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How we doing fellow developers? In case you missed it, the No Re team has officially joined forces with the always modular, never monolithic network Saga as a Launch Partner and member of the innovator program.

What does this mean? For starters, we’ve got some announcements coming your way soon, so make sure to like comment and subscribe to NoReaga’s account for updates. We could share some details on the airdrop, but we’ve got more pressing things to cover first:

• Insert Coin to Continue: The latest funding rounds in web3 gaming.

• Co-op Campaigns: Who’s teaming up in the gaming world?

• Change Log: Updates, patches, and new features from games we’ve covered.

• Release Radar: Upcoming games, playtests, and drops.

• On-Chain Activity: New on-chain game announcements and network migrations.

• Other News: The other things that happened in web3 gaming this week.

• Bonus Loot: Cool media we’ve been digesting this week.

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The latest funding rounds in web3 gaming.

• Cellula ($2M). The on-chain life simulation game raised $2M in a pre-seed funding round co-led by SevenX Ventures and OKX Ventures with participation from Mask Network and Foresight Ventures.

• Today ($5M). AI-powered social sandbox game Today raised $5M in a seed funding round co-led by Sfermion and Big Brain Holdings with participation from GSR Markets, Builder Capital, Liquid X Ventures, Collab+Currency, and others.

• Yield Guild Games (Unknown). Decentralized gaming guild YGG received an undisclosed strategic investment from Newman Capital.

• Azuro ($3.5M). The liquidity layer and infrastructure provider for gaming and prediction markets raised $3.5M from SevenX Ventures, Arrington Capital, Red Beard Ventures, and others.

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Who’s teaming up in the gaming world?

• Arc8 x Mocaverse. Mocaverse and Arc8 reintroduce "Into the Mocaverse," a tournament for NFT holders, expanding gaming opportunities and community engagement.

• Gunzilla x Opensea. Gunzilla Games partners with OpenSea to integrate the GUNZ blockchain, allowing users to trade in-game items from any game built on GUNZ.

• Illuvium x Samsung. This collaboration focuses on technological innovation within the gaming experience. Merging advanced technology with gaming, enhancing user interaction between digital and physical realms.

• Imaginary Ones x Animoca Brands. Following investment earlier in the year, Animoca Brands collaborates with Imaginary Ones to support token economics and airdrop strategies, and to bolster Imaginary Ones' market presence.

• SKALE x ChainGuardians. ChainGuardians has launched NFTMining on the SKALE Network, providing a gas-less gaming experience with fast transactions, enhancing gameplay and NFT trading.

• XPLA x Soul Society. XPLA and Soul Society partner to integrate Growth-Type Soulbound Tokens, enriching digital identities and integrating gaming elements into daily life.

Change Log

Updates, patches, and new features from games we’ve covered.

• Age of Mars added parkour mechanics as well as a new map and game mode.

• Alien Worlds added a separate worker proposal system for governance that allows for longer-term funding for projects across multiple Syndicates.

• Citizen Conflict is hosting a $20K QORPO prize pool for the top players in its pre-season tournament.

• Goon Wars added six new cards, added a random mode switcher, and increased functionality on mobile.

Release Radar

Upcoming games, playtests, and drops.

• 🎮 MetalCore (Closed Beta): April 23

• 🪙 NIGHT CROWS, $CROW (Airdrop): Live

• 🪙 Delabs Games, $GAME (Token Launch): Announced

• 🪙 Mocaverse, $MOCA (Public Sale): Delayed

• 🖼️ Captain & Company (Skellies Mint): Tomorrow

On-Chain Activity

New on-chain game announcements and network migrations.

• Tiny Drift (Ronin). Tiny Drift is an Axie-themed racing game developed and released as part of Sky Mavis’ Mavis Hub Greenlight.

• Heir of Light: Eclipse (XPLA). Developed by Com2uS subsidiary XPLA, HoL: Eclipse is a Collectible Strategy RPG Game and the second title developed by XPLA.

• Ramen Rumble: Apocalypse Express (SKALE). Developed by Lapsus Next, Ramen Rumble is a mobile-first RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world where players fight using the culinary arts.

• World of Dypians (SKALE). Already live in the Epic Games Store, Dypians is an open world RPG bridging fantasy elements into modern day life.

Other News

• Block Games’ BLOCK listed today at a $9 million MC and price of ~$0.2866.

• Chain Games introduces AppChain Supernet, a blockchain leveraging Polygon L2 for improved player experience.

• Elixir Games is elevating the web3 gaming scene with a massive $1 million season pass airdrop.

• Immutable announced the launch of Immutable Nexus, its expansion into a multi-chain gaming ecosystem of interconnected, dedicated Immutable zkEVM chains.

• The Multiplayer Fellowship is inviting applications from on-chain gaming startups, offering $50k investments and mentorship to support their early development stages.

• Wagyu Games has acquired the zombie killer FPS, Undead Blocks.

Bonus Loot

Cool media we’ve been digesting this week.

• 📘 Alpha from Family & Friends Test of MapleStory N (Read)

• 🎧 Web3 Gaming 2024 - Citadel’s Economy Design (Listen)

• 📺 BGA Demo Day w/ GamingWire, Blackmouth Games, and Ordz Games (Watch)