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Luke Barwikowski, CEO of web3 Game Pixels, on The Current State of Web3 Gaming, Growing to 500K Daily Active Users, and Building on Ronin Blockchain | Ep. 322
2.4.2024
Luke Barwikowski, the founder and CEO of Ronin-based social Web3 game Pixels, discusses Pixels’ development and successes, its move from Polygon to Ronin, the token going live on Binance, what it takes to launch a Web3 game, and why projects should wait before launching a token.
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$62 Million Munchables Hack: Rogue Developer Returns All Funds, No Ransom Demanded
29.3.2024
Web3 gaming app, Munchables, announced on March 27 that an individual who exploited the system agreed to return the stolen funds without a ransom demand. This announcement came just hours after a former developer siphoned off more than 17,400 ethereum coins by gaining access to the Munchables lock...
Web3 Gaming Platform Elixir Raises $14M Funding From Solana Foundation and Square Enix
28.3.2024
Web3 gaming platform Elixir Games has raised a $14 million seed funding round from Square Enix, the Solana Foundation and Shima Capital, and others.
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Munchables Retrieves All Funds from Exploiter, Refund in Progress
27.3.2024
Former Munchables developer opts to return the exploited funds without ransom as the web3 gaming platform recovers $97 million user funds and prepares for compensatory refund.
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Avalanche claims that Web3 Gaming Sucks, but there’s more to it
26.3.2024
Avalanche had a bold tagline when it appeared at the Game Developers Conference. It specifically said, Web3 Gaming Sucks. While it sounds terrible to have such a tagline at the top of the counter, the move surprisingly did well for Ava Labs. It managed to catch the attention of those who were...
OKX and Immutable launch GameFi Launchpad to transform Web3 Gaming
22.3.2024
OKX, a major Web3 technology firm, and Immutable, the leading Web3 gaming platform, announced a new partnership that includes a GameFi NFT launchpad and Immutable’s gaming-focused zkEVM chain in OKX Marketplace and OKX Wallet. This alliance will change how over 50 million gamers use NFTs...
Yield Guild Games Launches Token on Ronin Network Reaching More Gamers
22.3.2024
Decentralized gaming startup Yield Guild Games (YGG) has announced it has launched the YGG token on the Ronin network, expanding to the Web3 gaming community.
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Blockchain Games Firm Sequence, Google Cloud Partner to Bring Web3 Gaming to Cloud
20.3.2024
Sequence aims to remove the complexity of Web3 technology by offering its full-stack gaming solution to Google Cloud customers.
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Immutable, King River Capital, Polygon Labs Set Up $100M Web3 Gaming Fund
19.3.2024
Immutable and Polygon Labs will identify investment opportunities while King River will manage the investment process and deploy the capital across game studios and web3 infrastructure firms
Web3 gaming on rise: Funding, partnerships, and emerging trends
12.3.2024
Web3 gaming has gained momentum, with several titles entering the market. The fundamental distinction between traditional and Web3 gaming is that of its backend operations. Traditional gaming utilizes centralized infrastructure to enhance the user experience. On the other hand, the Web3 gaming...
‘Web3 Gaming Offers a Pathway to a More Inclusive and Vibrant Gaming Ecosystem’ — Weiwei Geng
12.3.2024
While the traditional gaming industry’s free-to-play model is largely credited for its past and projected success, on the downside this model only prioritizes building games that “optimize for addiction and profit maximisation” rather than “innovative entertainment,”...
Entry of Tradfi Institutions Can Help Reshape User Perceptions Towards Crypto — Sami Start
7.3.2024
The recent adoption of cryptocurrency by traditional financial (tradfi) institutions is likely to reshape user perceptions of this asset class and may even foster broader acceptance of blockchain technology, Sami Start, co-founder and CEO of the crypto trading platform Transak, has argued. Start...
David Johansson, CEO of BLOCKLORDS, on Blockchain Gaming, Web3 Gaming Airdrops, and User Acquisition for Web3 Games | Ep. 310
20.2.2024
BLOCKLORDS CEO David Johansson discusses the indestructible link between crypto and gaming; how BLOCKLORDS came to where it is today, despite the obstacle; how the team utilized the circumstances in the space and the knowledge they gained to set up a platform to help others launch Web3 games;...
Linea begins the Voyage period of Web3 gaming with Linea Park
20.2.2024
Linea is taking its community of gamers on a voyage period with Linea Park. The ecosystem thrives on bringing a blend of Web3 gaming and social dApps, that is, decentralized applications. The adventure is scheduled to commence on February 20, 2024, and end on April 2, 2024. The flag-off time is...
Moonbeam Network joins Animo Industries for Web3 gaming
16.2.2024
Moonbeam Network said that it is venturing into the Web3 games segment in association with Animo Industries. The smart contract platform joining hands with a gaming studio has paved the way for another player to enter the market. It would do so with Stars Arena, which will likely go live...
Coinbase Suspends PLA Token Trading After PlayDapp’s Smart Contract Suspension
14.2.2024
Coinbase suspended PLA token trading on Wednesday after Web3 gaming platform PlayDapp paused the smart contract’s functionality. “We will continue to monitor developments related to PLA from the issuer and update our customers as more information becomes available,” Coinbase said on X. PLA’s...
PlayDapp Suffers Security Breach with $32 Million PLA Token Exploited
12.2.2024
The web3 gaming platform PlayDapp has suffered a major security breach, resulting in the unauthorized issue of 200 million PLA tokens. The blockchain security and analytics firm PeckShield Inc. spotted the breach on Feb. 10 and alerted PlayDapp about the exploit in a social media post. Security...
Animoca Brands Japan and HashPalette help globalize Web3 gaming
9.2.2024
Animoca Brands Japan, a key affiliate of Animoca Brands, has formed a partnership with HashPalette. The joint goal is to provide enough support for the international expansion of Japan’s Web3 gaming industry. The deal states that Animoca Brands will help promote HashPalette’s THE LAND...
GameFi Star Meme Kombat Hits $8 Million Raise As ICO Heads for Sellout
2.2.2024
Friday, February 2nd, 2024 – Meme Kombat ($MK) has raised nearly $8 million for its battling iGaming ecosystem, which will see meme characters go toe-to-toe in its battling arena. The Web3 gaming platform is a first-of-its-kind offering as far as meme battling goes. But the innovation doesn’t stop...
Web3 Gaming Company Saltwater Raises $5.5M Seed Funding
1.2.2024
Saltwater closed its seed round on the heels of acquiring gaming developers Maze Theory, Nexus Labs and Quantum Interactive