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• 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.

• Anomaly ($1.45M). Anomaly, an AI game studio and Arbitrum Orbit chain developer, raised $1.45M in a pre-seed funding round from Shima Capital, BreakOrbit, Decasonic, and Round13 Capital.

• BAC ($1.5M). BAC (Blast Auto Club) is an auto racing game and the first game set to launch in the Blast ecosystem.

• Cross the Ages ($3.5M). Ubisoft’s web3 collectible card game Cross the Ages raised $3.5M in a strategic funding round from Animoca Brands and Sebastien Borget.

• Param Labs ($7M). Kiraverse and Pixeltopoly developers Param Labs raised $7M in a funding round led by Animoca Brands and participated in by Delphi, Merit Circle, P2 Ventures, Mechanism, and others.

• Sekuya ($1.6M). Singapore-based game developers Sekuya raised $1.6M from SingularityDAO, OIG Capital, Gains Associates, SeedThrift, and others ahead of the launch of its Immutable-based gaming ecosystem.

Co-Op Campaigns

Who’s teaming up in the gaming world?

• Anichess x Team Secret. The Animoca subsidiary and Chess .com and Magnus Carlsen developed game partnered with esports’ Team Secret to further elevate Chess in esports.

• Oasys x SBINFT. Oasys announced a partnership integration with SBI Group’s SBINFT Corporation, bringing Oasys Hub-Layer and MCH Verse NFTs to the SBINFT Market.

Change Log

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

• Cross the Ages released its litepaper alongside its update to unveil CTA x Watch Dogs cards.

• Crypto Unicorns successfully migrated to XAI, with the RBW to CU bridge now open.

• Delabs Games released new information around its P2A event, Ladybug’s Journey, Race for Riches, for its title Rumble Racing Star.

• Gods Unchained released its first balancing patch following the release of DREAD Awakening.

• Pirate Nation released a post-mortem following a faulty update that knocked out game servers and rolled back gameplay by 48 hours.

• Shrapnel revealed additional information surrounding METAL, the off-chain points system for the game.

Release Radar

Upcoming games, playtests, and drops.

• 🎮 Guild of Guardians (Mobile Launch): Live

• 🎮 Medieval Empires (Open Beta): Live

• 🎮 Paradise Tycoon (Public Beta 2): Live

• 🎮 Storm Warfare (Immutable Release): May 22

• 🖼️ Wild Forest (NFT Public Sale): May 23

• 🖼️ FAIRY TAIL (Quidd Release): May 24

• 🪙 Nyan Heroes, NYAN (TGE): May 21

• 🪙 Sekuya, SKYA (TGE): May 24

On-Chain Activity

New on-chain game announcements and network migrations.

• Chibi Clash (Immutable → Base). Chibi Clash, amP2E, PvP auto battler and fantasy gaming universe developed by Zynga, AWS, EA, and Bandi Namco Alums, launched on Base following a previous planned move to Immutable back in February.

• Counter Fire (Anomaly). Counter Fire, the mobile-based MOBA currently in beta testing, announced that it will launch future titles on the upcoming Anomaly L3.

• Immortal Rising 2 (Planetarium). The mobile-first sequel to the traditional dark fantasy idle RPG is launching on Planetarium with support from Nine Chronicles.

• Katana Inu (Immutable → SKALE). Katana Inu is a third-person battle royale game that’s raised $7.75M ahead of its closed beta on Immutable back in January before partnering and moving to SKALE.

• Space Nation (Beam). MMORPG space exploration and adventure title Space Nation is launching on Beam following its closed beta.

• Unipoly Games (SKALE). Unipoly Games, the developers behind the RaidField Series and Six Cube Mystery, annouced that they will be building future titles on SKALE.

Other News

• North American Major winner Clasia is replacing Rush in a roster development for Nouns esports.

• NRG won the David’s Cup, a charity Smash event that Nouns esports helped raised ~$13k for NAMI.

Bonus Loot

• 🎮 Pepsiman, KID Corp. (Play)

• 📘 Persuasive Games, Ian Bogost (Read)

• 📺 What’s Going on with AAA Games, A16z Games (Watch)