This Week In Gaming | MetalCore Soon TGE, Sandbox Giveaway Season, Konvoy Ventures Gaming Report, and more FREE Mint News
Web3 Game Development
The mech shooting game MetalCore has been released on Immutable and is soon to undergo public testing and token launch Read More
The mech shooting game MetalCore, developed by Studio369, launched its latest internal test on April 9, 2024, becoming the first playable game deployed on the new Immutable zkEVM expansion network. Its token, named MCG, enables players to convert items such as mechs, weapons, and vehicles into NFTs that can be equipped and used in the game. The studio will reward players with 'Marks', which can be converted into MCG tokens upon generation and will qualify for future airdrops.
Extra Mile and TV Asahi Group Launch New Blockchain Games Accelerator Read More
Extra Mile and TV Asahi Group have launched a collaborative effort in blockchain gaming, introducing a Web3 accelerator program designed to support developers. The support includes assistance through various stages of development, incubation, release, community marketing, and token support. Among the projects launched by TV Asahi Group is Neobred, an NFT horse racing and breeding game.
Sandbox Launches Some Major Events to Reward Community Participation from April 11 to April 15, 2024
$MOCA Giveaway; $SAND Giveaway
Sandbox has launched multiple events to reward community participation, with the first offering $10 MOCA Guaranteed Codes to landowners and 4.5K Waitlist Codes for giveaways. The second event provides $100 SAND to users who engage with new games in the metaverse. New experiences include COLOSSEUM, SINISTER SEVEN, and DR BLOCKIX.
Mobile Game Honeyland Launches Airdrop Event Read More
Honeyland is a game where players build bee swarms, harvest rewards, and engage in missions and PVP battles. Players can earn $HXD by managing their bee swarms. Participants can also join in airdrop events and earn rewards on the leaderboard. A prerequisite for participating in the airdrop rewards is reaching level 7 in the game, passing facial recognition, and referring at least one friend.
'Everseed' Open Beta Launches with Bitcoin Rewards Read More
The free-to-play game 'Everseed' has entered open beta, offering players the unique opportunity to earn Bitcoin rewards. Developed by Green Thumb Studios, this farming simulator integrates real cryptocurrency rewards as an incentive for player engagement and progress. In the open beta phase, users can participate in various agricultural activities, enhance their farms, and complete specific milestones to earn Bitcoin. The game aims to attract both gaming enthusiasts and crypto investors by merging interactive gameplay with real-world financial incentives.
Gaming Industry Report
Q1 2024 Gaming Industry Report Released Read More
Konvoy Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm. They have invested in leading GameFi projects such as Axie and Genopets. In their report on Web3 Gaming, they presented the following viewpoints:
Market Overview:
2024 gaming industry projected at $189 billion, growing 2.9%.
Gaming ETFs up 4-12% YTD, outperforming S&P 500.
Venture Funding:
Q1 2024 saw $594 million across 124 gaming investment rounds, boosted by Disney's $1.5 billion in Epic Games.
Technological Integration:
Limited initial gaming use for Apple Vision Pro. Blockchain and NFTs increasingly integrated in gaming.
Investment Landscape:
Healthy, well-distributed VC investment in early and growth stages.North America and Europe are active investment hubs.
Game Financing
Azuro, a blockchain infrastructure and liquidity layer for gaming predictions, has secured $3.5 million in funding Read More
On April 10, 2024, Azuro received $3.5 million in funding from SevenX Ventures and Fenbushi Capital. Azuro is an infrastructure and liquidity layer for blockchain-based predictions, supporting thousands of sports markets and games. It offers features that allow the creation of applications and integrations without permission. Currently, Azuro has generated $237 million in transaction volume, $2.4 million in revenue, and has over 21,000 active users, 25 live dapps, and 4,400 liquidity providers.
Bored Slot, a slot machine game supporting the ape ecosystem, has secured $10 million in funding. Read More
A platform that combines the classic thrill of slot machines with blockchain technology, Bored Slot has received this funding from LD Capital and Plutus VC to be used for product development and marketing. According to the project's official Twitter, it supports the ape ecosystem and future integration with the BAYC/MAYC platform, along with community mining activities.
Airdrop & Free Mints & Launchpad
Just information sharing, not investment advice, please use your own judgment.
Crown Chaser NFT Mint Read More
Time: WL1 2024 Ongoing ; WL2 2024.04.16
The Royale Key is a mysterious and limited NFT on Ethereum, granting exclusive rewards within the Crown Chaser ecosystem. There are a total of 2356 available, and the minting price is free.
Eldarune Red Box NFT Mint Read More
Time: 2024.04.15
Eldarune integrates Avalanche with the ELDA token, Eldarune NFTs, and four distinct games, starting from the Red Box free minting event on April 15th. There are a total of 666 available, with minting being free, and the minting deadline is April 15th.
Cellula Mainnet Airdrop Campaign Launch Read More
Time: 2024.04.15-2024.04.28
The Cellula mainnet is set to launch on April 15th, distributing the first batch of $CELL tokens to BNB Chain ecosystem users through an airdrop alliance program. In this event, Cellula will distribute a total of 1,100,000 $CELL tokens to eligible users.
Phaver Genesis NFT Mint Read More
Time: WL2 2024.04.18 ; WL3 2024.04.25
Phaver is shaping the future of social media, where users can own their online social lives and enhance them with any blockchain-built blocks. The collection of 2000 free Polygon NFTs can only be obtained from the three weekly whitelists on Magic Eden or through airdrop challenges announced by Phaver's official profile @phaver on the Phaver application.
Castile NFT Mint Read More
Time: 2024.04.20
Castile is the next-generation 3A ARPG card game set in the Fantasy Cthulhu universe, poised to launch. There are a total of 600 available, with early access being free to mint.