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Deadfellaz Taps Unity to Create New Digital Trading Card Game
DFZ Labs, the creative force behind the popular Deadfellaz brand, unveiled its latest gaming project in development with Unity on September 8. The new project, a digital trading card game (TCG), is currently being developed alongside a team of Unity developers. The game is set to expand Deadfellaz’s “undead” universe and reshape TCG gameplay for users through animation and music. “Psych & I both believe TCG gaming is in need of a serious upgrade when it comes to gameplay, animation, music, and the overall experience of playing and collecting – and with Unity, we finally have the perfect collaboration to […]
Yuga Labs Offers Bitcoin Prizes In Ordinal Puzzle Series
Yuga Labs, the parent company of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), unveiled a 13-week cipher puzzle series on September 5th centered around their TwelveFold Bitcoin NFT collection, aiming to reignite interest in Bitcoin Ordinals Inscriptions. The TwelveFold collection, introduced in February, is a generative art series consisting of 300 unique pieces, artfully crafted on a 12×12 grid. Now, Yuga Labs is set to challenge the community with an engaging puzzle series spanning 13 weeks. …or Xverse wallet. You get the idea. Whichever wallet you have, we’ll use your submitted Bitcoin to inscribe your answer on a satoshi and then check […]
Yuga’s Otherside Gears Up for ‘Legends of the Mara’ Open Beta Launch
Yuga Labs announced that it will be debuting the open beta for its upcoming Otherside metaverse game, Legends of the Mara, sometime in September. Yuga first demoed Legends of the Mara to a small group of Otherdeed holders in July. First announced in March 2022, Otherside continues to represent the largest expansion of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) universe, serving as an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) that is directly linked to the BAYC ecosystem. Tapping into virtual land ownership, Otherside enables players to own virtual land, authenticated through their Otherdeed NFTs, to then explore an open-world game. […]
OpenAI Branches Into Video Games With Minecraft Clone
OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, recently announced its acquisition of a small “digital product company” called Global Illumination. Global Illumination, founded by Thomas Dimson, Taylor Gordon, and Joey Flynn, will reportedly be working on OpenAI’s “core products, including ChatGPT.” The team, according to the blog post, has previously designed and built products early on at Instagram and Facebook, including having “made significant contributions” at YouTube, Google, Pixar, and Riot Games. Notably, Global Illumination’s standout creation is an open-source video game called “Biomes,” which the OpenAI community has already started to draw comparisons of the game’s graphic design to Microsoft’s […]
Immutable, Polygon Labs Testing New Scaling Solution for Web3 Game Devs
Prominent Web3 gaming studios are beginning to trial a new solution for their upcoming AAA blockchain games. Web3 gaming platform Immutable and Polygon Labs announced Wednesday that it has begun the public testing of its Immutable zkEVM – a solution that is tailored specifically to the needs of Web3 game developers that reportedly offers low cost, massive scale, enterprise-grade security, and Ethereum smart contract compatibility. “This chain, combined with our suite of platform products, is the first end-to-end EVM solution dedicated exclusively to making games successful,” said Immutable Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder Alex Connolly in a press release shared […]
Inside Pixel Vault’s Acquisition of Wolf Game
In the constantly changing landscape of blockchain gaming, few projects stand out for their innovative and strategic approaches. Wolf Game, a notable play-to-earn (P2E) game within the NFT community, has embarked on a new chapter. Pixel Vault, with a vision to merge the strengths of intellectual property with blockchain technology, has now acquired the Web3 gaming company. We had the opportunity to speak to both Wolf Game and the Pixel Vault team, along with the person who acquired the company, GFunk, to discuss how the acquisition came about and what this means for the future of both entities. “I have […]
Gala Games Shifts NFTs to GalaChain; Partners with Elixir Games
Web3 gaming platform Gala Games announced on Monday that it would be relocating its unsold and reserved NFT game items from the Ethereum network to its newly launched proprietary blockchain, GalaChain, which will allow gamers to use their NFT game items without paying Ethereum gas fees. The platform is committed to creating AAA game experiences that concentrate on player ownership, with several releases this past year and “over a dozen games in late stages of development.” Gala Games will offer players multiple tiers of new “NFT Mystery Boxes” that will feature game items no longer available through the Gala Games […]
Amazon Prime’s Web3 Game ‘Mojo Melee’ Offers Users Free NFTs
Amazon Prime has added an exciting expansion to its Amazon Prime Gaming portal on August 3, as part of a new six-month partnership with the Polygon-based NFT game Mojo Melee. Mojo Melee, accessible via web browsers like Google Chrome and an Android application, offers a fresh take on the “auto battler” genre. This genre, a fusion of chess and real-time strategy elements, has been popularized by non-blockchain games like Auto Chess and Teamfight Tactics. Mojo Melee’s beta version, released in May, received positive feedback for its user-friendly approach to the genre, especially given the inherent complexity of auto battler games. […]
Yuga Labs Acquires Roar Studios to Help Build Otherside Metaverse
Yuga Labs announced on July 31 that it would be acquiring the metaverse startup Roar Studios. This move will push the ongoing development of its Otherside metaverse forward and open up new avenues for communities to connect and express themselves. We are proud to announce Yuga Labs is acquiring Roar Studios, a music and metaverse startup led by long-time entertainment Executive, Eric Reid, to execute our expansive vision for @OthersideMeta. For more, read here: https://t.co/Ll9OMrSwEP. pic.twitter.com/o2FankWun2 — Yuga Labs (@yugalabs) July 31, 2023 Building immersive experiences Roar, the brainchild and flagship product from Roar Studios, is an immersive media experience […]
Exclusive: Cool Cats to Release Three New Games Inspired by NFT Collection
Cool Cats Group, the Web3 firm behind NFT collection Cool Cats, is joining forces with three gaming publishers: nWay, iCandy—entities within the Animoca Brands ecosystem—and Sync Studios. These collaborations aim to create fresh games featuring the Cool Cats brand and characters. The triad of games is currently under production and set to launch between late 2023 and early 2024. The announcement marks another step in Cool Cats’ ongoing venture into the mainstream. Notably, the enterprise recently disclosed a strategic investment from Web3 titan Animoca Brands, along with a strategic alliance with leading metaverse infrastructure and content firm, Futureverse. “Gaming is […]