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Web3 Weekly 2/15
šØ KSI is back on crypto Twitter and we're back with another Web3 Weekly. We promise we won't rug you.
Web3 No Re
February 15, 2024
KSI is back on his crypto Twitter account, so the bull run is pretty much confirmed. Or maybe heās just looking for rent money after spending the $850k he made dumping XCAD on his followers the last time he used the handle.
Does this still work?
— KSICRYPTO (@ksicrypto)
Feb 13, 2024
Wen CryptoZoo 2?
Anyway, weāve got some big news in the works, but here are some other stories in web3 gaming to keep you busy while you wait:
Insert Coin to Continue: The latest funding rounds in web3 gaming.
Partnerships:Ā Whoās teaming up in the gaming world?
Change Log:Ā Updates, patches, and new features from games weāve covered.
Release Radar:Ā Upcoming games, playtests, and drops.
On-Chain Activity:Ā New on-chain game announcements and network migrations.
Other News:Ā The other things that happened in web3 gaming this week.
Bonus Loot:Ā Cool media weāve been digesting this week.
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The latest funding rounds in web3 gaming.
Ginger JoyĀ ($1.26M).Ā Matchingham Games spinoff Ginger Joy raised Ā£1 million ($1.26 million) to develop an ecosystem of interoperable, web3 mobile games.
Great Big Beautiful TomorrowĀ ($3M).Ā The game studio led by ex-Disney and Club Penguin veteran Chris Heatherly raised $3M from GSR Markets, Sfermion, Polygon, and others to develop its web3 Clue and Among Us style game, The Mystery Society.
OverworldĀ ($10M). Game studio Overworld raised $10M in a seed round from Hashed, The Spartan Group, Galaxy Interactive, Big Brain Holdings, and others to launch an anime-inspired third-person RPG on Unreal Engine 5.
UltiverseĀ ($4M).Ā AI web3 gaming platform Ultiverse raised $4M at a $150M valuation in a round led by IDG and participated in by Animoca Brands, Polygon Ventures, ZetaChain, Manta Network, and others.
The most fun Iāve had playing a web3 game with a group of people has been @InviteToMystery
With their known game mechanics
But with a unique spin, I cannot wait for the wider release.
Excited to have partnered with them on this video
Itās one game YOU want to be EARLY on
— Easy (@EasyEatsBodega)
Feb 9, 2024
Partnerships
Alutra x Wagyu Games. Alutra is teaming up with game developer Wagyu Games to integrate Smart NFT functionality and a custom marketplace into Wagyuās Undead Blocks.
HashPalatte x Animoca Brands. HashPort subsidiary HashPalette partnered with Animoca Brands Japan to collaboratively develop and promote HashPalatteās metaverse game, THE LAND.
Oasys x Com2uS (XPLA). Oasys is onboarding Com2uSās The Walking Dead All Stars and Summoners War Chronicles onto the Oasys Hub through the development of a new XPLA Verse Layer.
Param Labs x Animoca Brands. Param Labs is teaming up with Animoca Brands for GTM support for its Pixel To Poly platform.
Sequence x Spellborne. Sequence partnered with Mon Studios to integrate its wallet-as-a-service solution into the game.
Release Radar
Upcoming games, playtests, and drops.
š® Shardbound (Playtest): Open Registration
š® Paradise Tycoon (Beta):Ā Late February
š¼ļøĀ Metablots Collection (Mint): February 26
š¼ļøĀ Wild Forest (Mint): February 22
Token Airdrops right now
— Vader (@VaderResearch)
Feb 15, 2024
On-Chain Activity
New on-chain game announcements and network migrations.
Pixelmon (Immutable zkEVM). Pixelmon is an open-world adventure and combat game that has somehow survived the worst NFT reveal of all time and a ZachXBT thread.
Legends of Elysium (SKALE ā WEMIX). LOE is a F2P card and board-based strategy game developed by DA GAMES SRL and Prime Bit Games.
The Walking Dead: All Stars (GALA ā Oasys). The Walking Dead: All Stars is a strategy RPG based on the TV series and comic books. Developed by Com2uS, the decision to move to Oasys comes with the announcement of the XPLA Verse on Oasys.
Look at Kevin go.
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