The crypto and NFT The gaming space is busier than ever, with popular games being released, token airdrops piling up, and other things happening all the time. There is a lot to enter!
fortunately, DecryptThe GG is above all. And if you want a quick way to get the latest activity around crypto video games, we're starting this week in Crypto Games.
Our weekend roundup features the biggest news from the past week, plus some other news you may have missed. We'll also feature a few of our top stories of the week.
The big news
PIXEL is about to arrive here: The popular Ronin social and farming game makes pixels Launch the expected PIXEL token On February 19, and already started Assign tokens Winners for Air-to-Air campaign. Crypto exchange Binance has Launchpool, which rewards token holders with PIXEL Awards, leading the 19th list. On top of all this, the Pixel Foundation has raised $4.8 million from various supporters.
Shrapnel opens: Avalanche first-person shooter Shrapnel The Early Access version has launched. late last week, and then began his first three-day game on Thursday. $100,000 in SHRAP token rewards. The game experienced some technical issues at the time, which is to be expected from early access games, and it was due to oversupply, which isn't a bad thing.
We went with the first access build:Read our Shrapnel insights And check out a few minutes of gameplay footage:
Bit on Bitcoin DFZ Labs, the studio behind the Deadfellaz NFT collection on Ethereum, announced on Friday Bitcoin Ordinals created a gaming ecosystem It's called bits. The project will launch on February 13 via Magic Eden with 10,000 character profile pictures (PFPs) and holders will be able to shape and contribute to the game they eventually develop.
MAVIA drop Heroes of Mavia, a Clash of Clans-mobile strategy game with crypt and NFT hooks was released last week and has continued to follow it ever since. Drop the MAVIA token on Tuesday. About 100,000 players have been given a share of tokens, having participated in previous campaign campaigns with NFT landowners. The MAVIA token has also been on the rise since hitting new highs on Friday.
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An NFT mint b other side Game Legend of Mara It's broken this week, high Ethereum network gas fees are coming. Yuga Labs' chaotic response didn't help, and it begs the question of whether the board monkey maker will dump ETH.
Secret Society, a new Among Us-style social deduction game with optional NFT cosmetics; It launched its beta test on Friday. Before the final free-to-play release. The creator of Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow also announced a $3 million fundraising event.
Worldcoin, which offers “proof of identity” will tap into the blockchain-based global identity of Web3 esports platform Community Gaming. Check the players for the tournament. An iris scanning orb is not required.
MasterCard and MoonPay have joined forces Start the European Champions League ordinary game, closed with an NFT access pass that is free for cardholders. Players can get tickets for matches including the Champions League final.
Shardbound, an indie PC strategy game from a few years ago, is being revived as an NFT game. Holding the next game challenge this month. Immutable zkEVM play allows up to 2,000 players on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ethereum NFT Collection Pudgy Penguins The group announced Along with Marketplace Magic Eden, that section explores the ways Magic Eden can be incorporated into Pudgy Games. Pudgy World is set to launch in alpha on zkSync this quarter.
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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 Ryan Ozawa.
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