Weekly Digest

October is bursting with exciting developments as the number of web3 games available to play increases when compared to previous months, major players are also making big moves as industry heavyweights Immutable partners with Amazon to level up its startup accelerator programs, Gods Unchained is releasing a new version on Oct25, Deadrop continues to onboard players as Drivers Key Packages are announced, and Yuga remains committed to Otherside despite their restructuring.

Also in our weekly digest:

• SKALE is home to 3 of top10 games by users

• Highly anticipated Big Time preseason starts

• Star Atlas surpasses Polygon by 256k txns

• Gods Unchained token surged upon on Coinbase listing

• Dr. Disrespect slams the gaming industry's focus on microtransactions

• Immutable’s Metal Core started it’s pre-registration

• Game of Silks raises $5M and ties NFTs to real-life thoroughbreds

• Upland partners with NFLPA licensing NFL assets

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Web3 Gaming News 🎮

• Animoca Brands, BGA and others to host Gaming Demo Day showcasing seven new projects in the Web3 gaming space

• Big time just started the preseason and everyone is trying to get a hold of it

• Number of web3 games available to play increases in October, many offer leaderboard and exclusive battlepass rewards

• Yuga Labs confirms restructuring plans amind staff layoffs but remains committed to Otherside 

• METAPIXEL developed by Korea's NPIXEL, is put on indefinite hold, with all team members removed from the project

• Immutable partners with Amazon Web Services to expand its startup accelerator programs

• Star Atlas made up 15% of all Solana activity on Sunday, surpassing Polygon's network total by 256,000 transactions

• ZED RUN the virtual horse racing platform, launches a new wagering channel to transform the digital sports industry

• Gods Unchained is now listed on Coinbase with a new expansion, Tides of Fate coming out

• Epic Games launches Torque Drift 2 Garage, an NFT racing sim offering modification opportunities and real-life drifting adventures

• Mythical Games launches Nitro Nation World Tour mobile drag racing game with cars from McLaren, Aston Martin, and Jaguar

• Deadrop, announces Drivers Key Packages, with a legendary vehicle wraps, and license plates, five exotic crates, and pre-alpha game access

• Brickken, a tokenization platform, holds competition for indie devs to raise capital, attract players, and accelerate their projects

• PlanetQuest launches a preview of its planet development feature, Outposts, allowing players to grow and manage their planets

• Berserk Game announces Season 4 "Winds of War" with platform fortification, card game dynamics, and NFT advances

• Sweet Monster Guardians from Line Next is a strategic defense game combining NFTs with its existing mobile game, Sweet Monster

• Skyborne Legacy, an MMORPG in development by Revolving Games, is now live

• Jon Jordan discusses the growth of SKALE as a platform for high-performance dapps like Untitled Platform, Gamifly, and StrayShot

• PokerGO Play introduces Sit-N-Go tournaments and a weekly Sweepstakes with a prize pool of 350,000 $GALA

• Axie Infinity Origins Season 6 launches with over $500k in prizes, the 49-day season features multiple Eras and a final tournament

• OKX Wallet integrates with ACE Animals gaming ecosystem, allowing users to access in-game items

• Polker launches its debut game on the Epic Games Store and prepares to release its game on mobile in 2024

• Haven's Compass reaches a milestone on Epic Games Store with over 20,0000 downloads thanks to its FPS Open Alpha

• Rogue Nation, now offers weekly leaderboards for players to earn prizes, first week's event includes Gen1 Chonkies and Elemint pets

• Wemade, the South Korean game developer, signs deal with Polish gaming company and onboards Hoomeez on WEMIX PLAY

• FIFAWorldCupAILeague, an AI-powered soccer manager game on XRP Ledger, becomes the top NFT minter

Web3 Gaming Trends 🚀

• Online gaming enters a new era of security, anonymity, and fairness, changing internet transactions by switching to crypto

• Dr. Dirsespect criticizes the gaming industry's focus on microtransactions and cosmetics over fresh content

Web3 Funding News 💸

• Game of Silks, a fantasy horse racing startup, raised $5M. The firm has raised over $10M since its launch in June 2021

• NexGami secured $2M in seed funding, propelling the gamefi leader to a $20M valuation. Polygon Ventures, Fundamental Labs, and Ledger Capital all participated in the round

Exploring the Metaverse 🛸

• Yuga Labs' Otherside team is showcasing its new metaverse features during a play-test tour the metaverse developer in Berlin

• Pixoverse has unveiled its metaverse, the platform offers virtual environments for gaming, live concerts, movies, and social interaction

• Upland, the metaverse SuperApp, partners with NFLPA licensing NFL players for three years adding new NFLPA bundle types

• The Sandbox, partners with Agora to enhance real-time communication in the metaverse

• Drecom and The Sandbox announce a collaboration to bring Wizardry franchise's web3 experiences to the metaverse

Alpha Test, Early Access & Hands-On Gaming ⚒️

Sugartown’s Oras Beta Charge event, 10th-13th October

Influence limited mainnet release, Exploitation starts 12th October

Axie Game Jam 2023 launches, 15th October

Synergy Land, early access testnet release, 16th October

Formula E: High Voltage mint, 17-18 October

Formula E: High Voltage, game launch, 19th October

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