Cryptocurrency and NFT The gaming world is busier than ever these days, with big-name games starting to be released, token airdrops piling up, and other things that always seem to be happening. There’s a lot to take in!
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In our weekend roundup, we bring you the biggest news from the past week and some other trivia you may have missed. We’ll also feature some original stories from the week, and end with a quick update on the hottest gaming airdrops right now.
Biggest news 🎮
GME2.0: there is Meme coin inspired by GameStop Solana, like most trending meme coins ( dogecoin and Bonk), that fired rapidly Before you start crash to earth. While this mirrors the story of GameStop’s own meme stock, the token is not an official project.
GME was down more than 50% as of early Friday morning; climb again It’s Saturday morning, so who knows where it will be on Monday. Interestingly, Friday was also the day GameStop’s own official NFT marketplace was shut down. announced in January.
Pixelmon’s plan: At the peak of the 2022 NFT bull market excitement, Degens dropped $70 million on the Pixelmon creature that encrypted Nintendo’s Pokémon sensation.Artwork drawn by the game’s founder It’s called a “terrible mistake” It became a punch line in the industry.
But two years later, new ownership (as of late 2022) and upgraded artwork, Pixelmon is turning into a true gaming ecosystem with games big and small. Newly minted $8 million seed raise Prior to the launch of the MON token, we collected funds from key supporters.
Early access to Shards: Built on the anticipated extraction shooter Shrapnel avalancheannounced. Early access begins on Epic Games Store Late Friday. The owner of an “Extraction Pack” key gets a limited portion of the early gameplay to compete in future sessions, contribute to shaping the evolving game, and potentially earn his SHRAP token rewards. You can earn some.
Binance counters this. Last weekend, Binance Labs called the game studio Because it clearly misrepresented its investments. Although SkyArk has apologized, public backlash from the crypto giant’s VC arm has left many skeptics and disgruntled NFT buyers behind.
Eye stain⏱️
- Immutable zkEVM Layer 2 Scaling Network on Ethereum released this week Games such as Guild of Guardians, Shardbound, and MetalCore will be available in early access mode as they plan to move to the chain before the end of the first half of this year.
- Card Battler Parallel, which earned GG’s 2023 Game of the Year honors while still in closed beta, begins a new in-game season this week featuring new NFT cards, with an open beta rollout that sounds imminent. I warned you.
- Yuga laboratory Teased a new Otherside-themed mobile game This week we’re in development with Studio Faraway. It appears to be some kind of management or casual strategy game, and comes during Faraway and Novel Labs’ launch of Serum City, a game featuring his Mutant Apes (but not Yuga’s official Ape branding) .
GG Spotlight 👀
Here are some original stories from last week that we think are worth reading over the weekend.
Airdrop arrival schedule 💸
Mix mob: Solana based game MixMob We airdropped MXM tokens this week To NFT owners and beta players. Debuts on ByBit, with staking rewards available and even more token earnings. Saga prefecture smartphone benefits To come.
Portal: Cross-chain gaming token PORTAL was expected to be Airdrop started in Januarybut this week what was announced instead was: Launch the dashboard before the impending decline.
Hehehe: The WAX NFT Network has taken its first wallet snapshot this week in preparation for the impending airdrop of gaming meme coin WUFFI (token name: WUF). Various WAX games We are planning the integration ahead of our planned expansion into Solana. Nothing has been announced yet regarding the actual token drop.
mocha: moca bathAnimoca Brands Metaverse Game Community MOCA token Via MOCA Foundation.Timing and airdrop details have not yet been announced, but Mocaverse Officially support tokens At the same time, we are lining up partners.
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
