This Week in Crypto Games: Major ‘Off-Grid’ Moves, ‘TapSwap’ Airdrop ETA and Ubisoft NFT Mint

of 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 the past week, along with a few other news you may have missed. We'll also feature a few of our top stories of the week.

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The big news

Off the grid major activities Avalanche-based battle royale shooter after entering early access in October Off the gridThe hype has cooled a bit. But on Wednesday, the The game has received the biggest update Christmas, Reworked the aiming system, significantly increased performance and tweaked weapon performance.

This update, the patch notes claim, is in preparation for the upcoming level mode that will be added to the game. The most noticeable update was the improvement to the wide instruments, which now feel more natural than the previous builds. On top of this, the meta received major buffs and nerfs, and received a major overhaul of weapons.

And then on Friday, developer Gunzilla Games revealed exclusively to DecryptGG that it's launching the GUNZ Foundation, advised by Delphi Ventures. The foundation will oversee the mainnet launch of the GUNZ L1 network as well as the upcoming GUN token, which is scheduled for release in Q1 2025.

Oh, and one more thing: The addition of the Grid December content is called the “Crackhead Christmas” pack. Take it all in with the trailer below.

TapSwap and Tomarket: The developers of the Telegram game TapSwap announced last week that the long-awaited TAPS token and weather event will take place at the end of January after months of speculation. The simulation starts on the open network (ton).

One Telegram game that doesn't start with tons is Tomarket. Last week, the developers made a late change Apartments blockchain, a week before its planned launch.

This move sets the stage for the game to be eagerly awaited. Launching the Toma tokenIt has been the primary catalyst for bringing 50 million users to the game. Players are progressing through the game to get a healthy TMA airdrop, and the launch is now set for December 20th.

Ubisoft Launch and Mint: Game giant Ubisoft He confirmed the upcoming game Captain Laserhawk: The Game It starts on December 18 Ethereum Layer-2 network Decision. To honor, one Free NFT mint Tied to the game, giving away 10,000 total NIJI Warrior ID cards.

Set in the dystopian world inspired by the Netflix animated series “Captain Laserhawk: Blood Dragon Remix”—based in part on a game in the Far Cry game franchise—the competitive top-down multiplayer shooter features characters from the series. Assassin's Creed, Rayman, and Beyond Good and Evil.

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Mobile strategy game Heroes of Maya Token sale for MAVIA has started. Saturday.
Gomble Games, a 111% crypto division, has launched a new IP for game developers.
Guardians Guild has launched its Shield Breaker event with new dungeon challenges and other additions.
An AI-fueled crypto metaverse game for holders of ancient and legendary races Today They can claim their share of LIMBO tokens. Tuesday. Avalanche-based first-person shooter Shatterline has launched its first in-game season with prizes up to $40,000.

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Here are a few of our early stories from this past week that we think are good weekend reads:

Edited by Andrew Hayward.