The crypto and NFT The gaming space is more crowded than ever, with popular games starting to release, token airdrops piling up, and other things that seem to be happening all the time. There is a lot to enter!
fortunately, DecryptThe GG is above all. And if you need a quick way to catch up on the latest activity around crypto video games, we're happy to feature this week in Crypto Games.
Our weekend roundup features the biggest news from last week and beyond—this is an extended edition due to the holidays—along with a few other tidbits you may have missed.
The big news
Hamster Kombat TON Layer-2: After 2024's fourth largest gaming token launch, Telegram developers announced plans to create a layer-2 network on top of the Open Network (TON), a tap-to-find Hamster Kombat game.
This comes from A Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) vote More than enough 1.1 billion HMSTR tokens have the power to vote in favor and only 104,368 against. However, it is worth noting Top two voters As of this writing, they hold more than 88% of the voting power, which is a huge influence for two whales.
Before this, Devs announced That Hamster Kombat's long-awaited (and long-delayed) second season will be “more than just a game,” now that three games will use the IP to become an integral part of the entertainment ecosystem. It has been called. HamsterVersea closed beta for 30,000 community members is underway.
Standing tall off the grid: As the year ends, Avalanche– Established Shooter Off the grid It was praised by some media outlets. He didn't just win. GG's best game of the yearBut the battle royale shooter also won Gam3s The best game of the year Award and to a Rolling Stone Year End Game List.
Gunzilla Games has shared its 2025 plans with Decrypt alongside GOTY honors. In particular, this includes the estimated date of Q1 2025 GUNZ network to enter the mainnet, The GUN token allows for free trading. Before that, the studio wants to launch standard and solo queue modes and unlock the remaining 80% of the map while starting the game's storyline.
After that, Gunzilla is looking to onboard third-party developers to the GUNZ network and is even looking into a possible Telegram mini app for the ecosystem. It has to be one of the biggest success stories for the crypto game to date.
Iluvium next steps Crypto game franchise Eluvium announced How to move forward in the new year. The project earlier He launched three titles. Inviting each other and marrying in a narrative loop – but focusing on all three topics was very challenging. Going forward, the team will prioritize efforts starting with the Auto Fighter Illuvium Arena in a single game.
The long blog post explores plans to reduce microtransactions, add more content, and raise more funding. Perhaps most significantly, the post ponders the possibility of temporarily shutting down flagship title Eluvium Overworld until it becomes a “fully validated experience.” But coming to 2025, it's said to be an upgrade to the Overworld MMO experience. Illuvium The team's “first priority”
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Telegram game Katzen Rewards for Airline Pass Holders FridayIt saw holders receive three different tokens.
A well-known game brand is Atari revealed A new handheld console,My Arcade.“
Zoo, the top Telegram game with over 12 million players; Confirmed Mining will end on January 31st and one in-game ZOO token will be equal to one chain token in the future.
Sonic SVM has confirmed that players will receive a SONIC airdrop on the Solana blockchain of the TikTok tap-getting game.
Crypto trading card game Parallel Over 6 million games have been played in the history of its existence, with developers Making a claim It currently averages 200,000 games per week.
Telegram game Cat Gold Miner It announced that its token will be listed on Bitget, Gate, MEXC and other exchanges on Thursday, January 9.
Someone turned the iconic first-person shooter Doom into a CAPTCHA human authentication challenge.
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Here are some of our first stories from the past two weeks that we think are worth reading over the weekend:
Edited by Andrew Hayward.
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