Weekly Digest

April explodes into action as gaming influencer Payton discusses the importance of marketing and distribution in Web3, pointing out an obvious flaw.  Crypto: The Game, the IRL challenger, is set to launch its second season, dubbed Anon Island, on Base. Affyn partners with Immutable, whilst Wax partners with AWS. Monster-catching MMORPG  Spellborne announces an airdrop session for NFT holders. GTA rival Wilder World launches on the Epic Games Store. Neopets launches its NeoPass. Bitkraft Ventures secures a $275M funding round and could NFTs be coming to Pokeman?

Also in our weekly digest:

• Linux Foundation creates 3D game engine for mobile NFT shooter

• Magic 8 Ball to land on Android and iOS 

• Nine Chronicles M introduces the Helheim Season Pass

• Nakamoto Games gearing up for three major releases

• Pixelverse to launch on Raiser.co with unique bots and PvE battles

• Dawn of Heroes: Origin uses UE5 and will be available via early access

• METALCORE Closed Beta 2 sign up is open

• a16z launches its third $75M Speedrun accelerator program

Intella X Spotlight 

Web3 Gaming News of the Week🎮

• Pixelverse is set to launch on Raiser.co in April, featuring narrative-driven quests, PvE battles, and the creation of unique bots

• Spellborne has announced an airdrop session for Apartment NFT holders

• Wilder World, an innovative MMO metaverse game, has been launched on the Epic Games Store

• Nifty Island has launched its Break the Targets Speedrun Challenge

• Crypto: The Game, an IRL challenge game, is set to launch its second season, dubbed Anon Island, on Ethereum scaling network Base

• Valannia has announced early access to Dawn of Heroes: Origin, a strategic game based on Unreal Engine 5

• Serum City has introduced daily challenges for players to earn Soul Gems, Doubloons, Season Points, and more

• Hytopia, an Ethereum game reborn as NFT Worlds, is set to launch a closed beta test on April 

• Pixel Vault's BattlePlan, an on-chain strategic auto-brawler, has announced a strategic partnership with Xai Foundation

• Spellborne has completed the Season 1 build, adding 48 monsters and over 100 attacks

• Nakamoto Games is set to launch three major releases in the coming weeks

• Linux Foundation subsidiary develops free 3D game engine for mobile NFT shooter game MadWorld

• METALCORE is launching Closed Beta 2 on April 9th, and early access is available by signing up for the platform

• Affyn has partnered with Immutable to launch an exclusive NFT collection on Immutable zkEVM

• Chainers, built on side chain powered by Polygon network, has attracted over 400,000 players and minted over 25 million NFTs globally

• Neopets has launched NeoPass, a cross-platform gateway for seamless gameplay and exciting rewards across Neopia

• Nine Chronicles M has introduced the Helheim Season Pass, allowing players to earn rewards by leveling up through adventure and arena

• LumiTerra, a multiplayer open-world survival crafting game, is set to launch its Beta 2 phase on April 9

• NFL Rivals has launched Part 3 of the 2024 Combine program, Vertical Jump, which ends on April 10th

• Arcas Champions has officially announced the beta version of the game to be released on Gaiminlo on April 4th

• Meta City, by Netmarble, offers exploration, creation, and interaction while promoting digital asset ownership and secure transactions

• Space Nation Online has released a new patch with bug fixes, adjustments, and additions

• Cards Ahoy! launched Arena gameplay on April 3rd, allowing players to compete for $CAC tokens and prizes by buying Arena Tickets

• Seraph, the world's first action RPG NFT equipment collect & loot game on the blockchain, is set to launch its pre-season phase in mid-April

• Ethlas has introduced the innovative SkillFi model in its flagship game, Battle Showdown: Gambit

• NFT Battle Miners announces Season 4 of Shadow Depths, a browser-based space MMO on the WAX, with a prize pool of $30k

• MagicCraft has announced Magic 8 Ball, coming soon to the MagicCraft Ecosystem on Android and iOS devices

• WAX partners with Amazon Web Services to integrate its blockchain tools into the Amazon Managed Blockchain service

• Eagle Battle Gaming plans to incorporate NFTs into its gaming platform

• IXOR Digital introduces Rebel Cars, a racing game featuring Unreal Engine 5 on the Elysium blockchain

• Illuvium is preparing for its Private Beta 4 test, the final closed-doors test before its official mainnet release

• The Winners Circle, powered by Zilliqa, is introducing horse racing to a new generation of Web3 fans by creating a more interactive experience

• Coachella is launching Coachella Quests, a blockchain game that allows attendees to win prizes through Avalanche NFTs

• Nova Frontier X is a mobile game with third-person flight combat and strategic base management

• Palio Odyssey introduces "Meet Your Anima," offering participants the chance to earn Palio Points exchangeable for Xterio Ecosystem Airdrops

• Mahjong Meta celebrates flower season with the Riot of Cherry Blossoms, featuring multiple events and a significant Airdrop

Web3 Gaming Trends 🚀

• Mirror World is launching its first gaming rollup chain on Solana, introducing the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) computation engine, Sonic

• Ava Labs has adopted a different marketing strategy that has sparked debates on the future of blockchain gaming

• Madotsuki discusses the issue of Pokemon bridging in video games, suggesting NFTs could help improve interoperability

• 5th Scape, a VR blockchain project, has raised over $3.5 million in its ICO, sparked by its potential to reshape gaming

• Payton discusses the importance of marketing and distribution in web3, highlighting the lack of formulas for achieving desired outcomes

• DGI's partnership with an AI engine and passive rewards will help mainstream adoption of Web3 gaming

Web3 Funding News 💸

• Bitkraft Ventures has secured a $275 million funding round to invest in early-stage gaming projects

• Parallel has raised $35 million to expand its web3 trading card game (TCG) and other titles

• a16z has launched its third $75M Speedrun accelerator program, offering up to $750,000 in investment for tech and gaming startups

• Gomble Games has secured $10 million in cumulative investment from various investors, advancing its ambitious web3 gaming vision

• Helika, an AI analytics firm, has launched a $50 million accelerator, Helika Accelerate, to support Web3 game studios

Alpha Test, Early Access & Hands-On Gaming ⚒️

GoGo Mojo airdrop event begins, 4-12th April.

Kaidro NFT mint on Ronin, 9th April

Hong Kong Web3 Festival, 6th April

Paris blockchain week, 9-11th April

Autonomous Anonymous fully onchain game event, Lisbon, 16-18th April

Southeast Asia Blockchain Week, Bangkok, 22-28th April

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