Weekly Gaming News Digest with CARV
This is the weekly gaming news powered by CARV, covering the game updates an industry news from July 16th to July 22nd.
As a platform focusing on gaming, CARV consistently strives to stay updated with the ever-changing game industry. In order to ensure that you are kept abreast of the latest gaming news, we are delighted to present you with a review of last week's highlights.
📌 Game Updates
Play and Earn in Tearing Spaces Open Beta
Tearing Spaces' open beta, starting July 24th, introduces Divine Stewards, playable characters offering exclusive rewards. Players earn TSC tokens daily and seasonally, with bonuses for rare Stewards. Guilds compete for prizes based on activity and referrals. The beta includes weapon adjustments, new monsters, a boss, and chances for raffles and rebates. And CARV will have exclusive cooperative events with Tearing Spaces on CARV.io.
Genopets Opens Season One of Crafting
Genopets' new Crafting Season One introduces 15 Augment styles, 15 cosmetic crystals, and 3 Energy Boosts. Pets and items now have a hit point stat, relevant for PvP. Set bonuses add strategic depth. However, 150 original crafting items are now uncraftable, making them potential collectibles. The game gets a boost with fresh content and limited editions, enticing players to explore the rejuvenated crafting system.
Celebrate Chicken McNuggets® 40th Anniversary in The Sandbox!
McDonald's Hong Kong introduces McNuggets® Land, a Web3 Metaverse game experience to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Chicken McNuggets. Users can interact with McNuggets characters, explore the history, play mini-games, and share selfies. The collaboration with The Sandbox enhances customer engagement and offers exclusive rewards, including free Chicken McNuggets and memorabilia. Global players completing all quests receive guaranteed rewards, while Hong Kong users have additional chances to win. Terms and conditions apply.
Axie Experience Points (AXP) are Here!
Axie Infinity introduces Axie Experience Points (AXP) and Axie Levels, allowing axies to evolve and improve over time. Players can earn AXP by playing Origins and can use it to level up their axies through ascension. The game aims to create a meta-game experience with vertical progression, making axies more than just collectibles. The introduction of AXP adds depth to the web3 gaming space and creates dynamic on-chain NFTs that can be improved with effort and skill. Players have a chance to win exclusive rewards, and future updates will include part upgrades and materials for axies.
'Galaxy Commanders' NFT Space Battler Coming to Immutable zkEVM
Galaxy Commanders, a PvP space shooter with NFT elements, is set to release on Ethereum scaling network Immutable zkEVM. Developed by MagmaByte, the game lets players engage in fast-paced space battles and planetary conquests using unique battleships. The game will make use of NFTs and in-game currency for ship upgrades. It will be playable on PC and mobile devices, utilizing Immutable's Passport wallet for streamlined transactions. MagmaByte chose Immutable zkEVM for its scalability and user-friendly onboarding. The release date is yet to be announced, and MagmaByte is raising funds with Shima Capital's leadership.
Mint a SkyReign Immortal for Alterverse
Alterverse plans to release the SkyReign Immortal PFP collection, offering NFTs with benefits like owning, creating, and monetizing storefronts in Sky City, the central Alterverse hub. The collection comprises 9,999 NFTs, with 7,999 available for minting. Whitelist spots can be applied for, granting access to minting at $50. Public pre-mint opens on September 5th, with 2,999 NFTs priced at $99. An additional 4,000 NFTs will be released during the Sky City open beta. SkyReign Immortals will have utility as in-game avatars, property owners, and faction members, among other perks.
📌 Industry News
A simple tile game is spiking daily txs on Sui Network — Data platform【Read More】
Sui 8192, an on-chain tile-sliding puzzle game on the Sui Network, has caused a surge in daily transactions, surpassing Solana's activity according to some data platforms. Each move in the game is recorded as a transaction, requiring a gas fee payment. Bullshark Quests by Mysten Labs has also contributed to Sui's momentum. Players can earn SUI tokens as rewards. Sui is a layer-1 blockchain launched in May 2023 and was referred to as a potential "Solana killer."
Mighty Bear Games Announces Significant Partnership with Treasure【Read More】
Singapore-based game studio Mighty Bear Games has partnered with Web3 game marketplace Treasure to migrate their game, Mighty Action Heroes, to the Arbitrum blockchain. The open beta for the Web3 battle royale game begins on July 13, welcoming all players for feedback. Treasure will host the game and NFT collections on its marketplace, providing access to a broader player base. The move to Arbitrum offers scalability and low transaction fees, enhancing the gaming experience. Mighty Bear Games aims to involve the community in the game's development through a live AMA session.
Eyeball Games raises pre-seed funding to scale Eyeball Pool【Read More】
Singapore-based game studio, Eyeball Games, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round from top investors, including White Star Capital and Polygon Ventures. They aim to develop a modernized pool game with web3 elements, offering players full ownership of in-game assets. Eyeball Pool, set to launch in early 2024, will utilize NFTs and a game ecosystem to enhance player engagement. The game will first be available to early-access pass NFT holders before a full mobile launch in Q1 2024. It will be among the first games on Immutable's zkEVM chain, powered by Polygon.
Playboy Teams Up with The Sandbox for Bunnies Treasure Island Contest【Read More】
Playboy partners with The Sandbox to launch Bunnies Treasure Island, a metaverse event on the Ethereum-based game platform. Participants can create game scenarios using The Sandbox Game Maker, centered around a Treasure Island theme, and stand a chance to win from a prize pool of 50,000 $SAND (approximately $22,230 USD). The event runs from July 17th to July 30th, 2023, with winners announced on September 2nd, 2023. The collaboration highlights the potential for well-known brands like Playboy to embrace the metaverse and engage with their audience in innovative ways.
AIP-280: Exploring New Frontiers: Bring ApeCoin ($Ape) into the Mobile Gaming World【Read More】
The proposal "Exploring New Frontiers: Bring ApeCoin ($Ape) into the Mobile Gaming World" aims to integrate ApeCoin into the Meta Merge game, a pet collection and mobile evolution game powered by AIGC and Ultiverse. This integration will provide new holders and players with gamified experiences and real-world utility using $Ape as an in-game asset. The ApeCoin DAO will not provide funds for the integration, and Meta Merge will cover the associated costs. The full proposal can be found at the provided link. Any material deviations will be disclosed to the ApeCoin community.
Cronos Onboards Ubisoft as Validator of Cronos Blockchain, Partners To Collaborate on Advancing Blockchain Technology and Use Cases in Gaming【Read More】
Blockchain platform Cronos announces a partnership with video game creator and publisher Ubisoft. Ubisoft joins Cronos as a node validator, contributing to the stability and security of the network. The partnership builds on their pre-existing relationship, with Ubisoft having previously participated in the Cronos Accelerator program. Ubisoft's expertise will aid in technology upgrades to support gaming use cases. Cronos previously launched Cronos Play, developer tools for blockchain-based games. Cronos is an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain network built on Cosmos SDK, aiming to make crypto adoption in Web3 easier and safer for users.
Scalo Technologies leads $3.5mln funding for Web3 mobile games publisher 【Read More】
Dubai-based tech venture company, Scalo Technologies, has led a $3.5 million investment round for Hexacore, a mobile game publisher specializing in hybrid mobile web3 games. The funding will support Hexacore's expansion and development of innovative mobile games with hybrid monetization, including In-App Purchases, NFT Collectibles, and rewarded ads. Scalo Technologies believes Hexacore has the potential to become a major player in the web3 gaming industry, revolutionizing how gamers interact with in-game assets and advancing the web3 ecosystem. The investment will help Hexacore bring its games to a wider web3 gaming community and scale among traditional gaming audiences.
Ambrus Studio has secured a new funding round led by The Spartan Group and participated by Axia8 Ventures. 【Read More】