Gm gamers

It's Thursday again, and we got Bored Apes on Roblox before GTA VI. What a time to be alive. If you missed us at Open D/I, don't worry because you didn't. The conference was moved back to next week due to a surge in demand, so you still have a chance to get your ticket, watch some quality Fortnite competition, and learn about the future of decentralized infrastructure with us next week.

Those big things we told you about last week are getting closer than ever before, and we've got our heads down, making sure we get it to you by the end of the year. While you wait, here's some weekly web3 gaming news;

• Neon Machine's Shrapnel Battle

• Change Log

• Partnerships x Partnerships

• Release Radar

• Other News

Neon Machine's Shrapnel Battle

Shrapnel developer Neon Machine is taking the battle offline and into a courtroom in Delaware. Six founding directors at Neon Machine filed a lawsuit against controlling shareholder Cort Javarone, stating that Javarone is "attempting to raid Neon's coffers"—the legal way of saying he's trying to steal their money.

4D Factory, the "future of digital entertainment" that's so future and so digital that it still uses HTTP for its website, filed for bankruptcy in SDNY earlier, and Javarone reportedly is trying to use Neon's fund to pay off $4.5M in debt. The situation escalated earlier this month when Javarone used his controlling stake to fire CEO Mark Long, take the title, and appoint two new directors to the board.

The complaint states that Javarone and his directors are preventing Neon from issuing preferred shares to Griffin Gaming and Polychain Ventures, which were provided in exchange for their $8M investment in Neon in 2021. Javarone is attempting to maintain his majority control over the company by prohibiting investors from taking control over the assets.

Altogether, the suit aims to distribute the shares to investors, seek damages for multiple breaches of duties owed to Neon stockholders, and have Long reinstated as the company's CEO. We are also planning on suing Javarone and company for the emotional distress they've caused us this close to the launch of Shrapnel.

Change Log

• Parallel's pack opening event for the Planetfall expansion is slated for December 13.

• Season 2 of Yuga Labs' Legends of the Mara is set to begin on December 5.

• Midnight Society released a patch for Dead Drop Snapshot VII, adjusting cooldowns, squashing bugs, and gifting new exotic wraps to Key holders.

• Portal opened up Portal DAO, offering airdrop opportunities and PORTAL earning potential for users.

Release Radar

• Illuvium (Beta 3, Epic Games): Live

• Splinterlands (Rebellion): December 5

• Symbiogenesis (Early Access): December 21

• Wilder World (Midnight in Wiami): December 21

• Shrapnel (Early Access): December

Partnerships

• Illuvium x Team Liquid. Illuvium is teaming up with esports powerhouse Team Liquid to bring collaboration between the two identities. The game is releasing Team Liquid Flare for Illuvitars and other brand-related IPs on the Illuvium side. Team Liquid will co-host a tournament for the Ascendant PvP mode and stream the game on Twitch.

• Polemos x Immutable. Polemos and Immutable collaborated on a newly released whitepaper, with most likely more to follow. The collaboration will provide deeper analytics to the Polemos platform at a time when it is capturing a unique audience north of 360k users per month. The whitepaper also details the launch of the Polemos DAO and PLMS governance token.

• Oh Baby! x Paramount. Oh baby, this one's big. Oh Baby! Games are partnering with Paramount before Oh Baby Kart's launch on Steam. While we don't have details on what the partnership will look like, we can only assume that Oh Baby! will be getting some brand IP from Nickelodeon, MTV, Dreamworks, Showtime, Viacom, CBS, or any of the other major brands within Paramount's portfolio.

Other News

• Sequence launched Sequence Builder: a full-stack, no-code platform for web3 game development.

• Animoca Brands welcomed Pixels into the Mocaverse, offering Mocaverse holders exclusive access to the Moca Clubhouse on Pixels.

• Bithumb announced the upcoming listing of BIGTIME on its exchange. Wemix probably isn't worried about it.

• Ultra launched on-chain user groups: a new way to create distinct communities on Ultra around interests and creators.

• Merit Circle announced the upcoming launch of Forgotten Playland, a free-to-play party game developed in collaboration with Auckland Games.

• MENA-based game studio Farcana received strategic funding from Animoca Brands.

• Defimons was rebranded to Spellborne ahead of its release on iOS, Android, and the Epic Games Store.