Weekly Digest

As April springs into full flow, playtests are plentiful. My Neighbour Alice launches Beta Season 1. Axie Bounty Board and its Playto-Rice campaign is underway. Spellbourne pre-season event is in motion as is NFT Rivals Bench Press Part 4. Faraland hosting a PvP tournament for The Era of Legionnaire. TikTok’s parent company partners with Mysten Labs. Xai launches its staking pools. Anomaly launches AI-powered L3 gaming platform, with Telegram's 900M daily active users in sight. Max level Studios is integrating AI character creation into MMORPG Uldor. Param Labs appoints former Activision Blizzard head to the board. Doo-Key Dash builders to acquire the Legends of The Mara and HV-MTL brands from Yuga labs and Azuro raises $11M.

Also in our weekly digest:

• Wilder World partners with Samsung

• Ragnarok: Monster World to be fully integrated into Ronin ecosystem

• Game studio run by former EA and Ubisoft executives joins Immutable

• Oasys partners with LayerZero

• Official Smolbound video welcomes everyone to the life-sim RPG

• a16z raises $7.2B for five venture strategies—Web3 gaming included!

• The Machines Arena will launch in open beta next week

• Metable open beta is now open

Exclusive Interview with Illuvium

Web3 Gaming News of the Week🎮

• Yuga Labs announces Faraway, the builders behind Doo-Key Dash, will acquire the Legends of The Mara and HV-MTL brands

• My Neighbor Alice has launched Beta Season 1, introducing new features such as an Emote System and Trading System

• Spellborne has launched its pre-season event, "Prepare the Hunt," offering players exclusive rewards and engaging activities

• Wilder World has partnered with Samsung to expand its Web3 gaming metaverse through Smart TV offerings

• Ronin has partnered with Ragnarok: Monster World, a popular MMORPG IP, to integrate into its ecosystem

• Oasys is partnering with LayerZero to enhance interoperability in its gaming ecosystem

• Immutable has partnered with Octavian Studios, a game design studio managed by former employees from EA and Ubisoft

• BytePlus, the parent company of TikTok, has partnered with Mysten Labs to enhance Web3 gaming and SocialFi projects

• Axie Infinity has introduced a "Play-to-Rice" concept with the Axie Bounty Board

• Xai has launched its staking pools, aiming to boost collaboration among stakeholders and enable third-party rewards

• Mon Protocol is partnering with Pixelverse, a play-to-earn quest-based battler game

• RobotHero has revealed its NFT ecosystem, including Genesis, Survivors, Lands, Mines, Skins, and Robots

• Ethereum hero shooter The Machines Arena will launch in open beta next week

• Boss Fighters is launching an airdrop season for 1 million BF tokens

• Gala Games has partnered with Singapore-based EMERGE Group to disrupt the gaming industry using blockchain technology

• Cyberpunk City developers have announced the upcoming demo map release and a new car collection

• Anomaly has launched its first AI-powered Layer-3 gaming platform, targeting Telegram's 900 million daily active users

• The official trailer for Smolbound, a cozy life sim RPG, has been released, featuring colorful animated cinematics and cozy gameplay

• Blackpool Finance's Blackpool Seed Club gives retail investors exclusive access to gaming project early-stage investment rounds

• Param Labs has appointed Steve Young, former President of Consumer Products at Activision Blizzard, to the board

• Metable has launched its open beta of its education-focused metaverse platform, built on the Polygon blockchain

• Sidus Heroes has partnered with Swiss luxury watchmaker Franck Muller to host a $250k Cosmic Gears Tournament on Telegram

• Faraland is hosting a PvP tournament for The Era of Legionnaire, with a prize pool of 45,685 $FARA tokens for the top 300 players

• NFL Rivals' Part 4: Bench Press is live until April 25th, offering new player cards and chase events

• Notcoin, a Telegram game, will launch its token on The Open Network (TON) on April 20th.

• Illuvium is set to launch Private Beta 4 on April 30th, featuring an integrated experience across its three main games

• FlokiFi has formed a partnership with Mars Battle to improve gameplay and bolster security

• The Sandbox has introduced the "Backrooms Games" game template, based on the concept of an abandoned office space

• GameFi Blockchain Saga has launched the "Power-Level Over 9000" crypto airdrop campaign

• Lussa and the Enjin Ecosystem are partnering to create fresh blockchain gaming solutions

• Web3 game developer Trailblazer has announced the shutdown of its deck-building PVP game, Eternal Dragons

• Forest Knight has launched its third season, Steam Punk, featuring a massive PvP expansion and a 250K $KNIGHT prize pool

• Max level Studios is integrating AI character creation into its MMORPG Uldor

• Forge and Xterio have partnered to expand their Web3 gaming reach

• Extra Mile and TV Asahi Group have launched Japan's first blockchain gaming accelerator program

• Creta has announced the launch of "Project Creta," a new entertainment content project by game producer Yoshiki Okamoto

• Cloudborn, Antler Interactive's latest game, successfully demoed at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco

Web3 Gaming Trends 🚀

• SERAPH: Into the Darkness is introducing an NFT leasing system for its upcoming preseason

• AI is swiftly becoming a pervasive buzzword in sectors including Web3 gaming

• ArenaX Labs has introduced two AI innovations: ARC AI game infrastructure and SAI research platform

• Bitcoin halving is expected to boost funding for Web3 gaming, according to Jonmo Kwon, CEO of Delabs Games

• Tabi Chain is a modular gaming blockchain on Cosmos designed to revolutionize Web3 gaming infrastructure

• DeFi and Web3 gaming have become dominant forces in the blockchain industry

• Web3 gaming, a shift in the digital gaming landscape, uses blockchain technology to redefine player interaction and ownership

Web3 Funding News 💸

• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has raised $7.2 billion for five venture strategies, including AI and Web3 gaming

• Azuro has raised $11 million to improve its blockchain prediction platform

• Bored Slot has raised $10M from PlutusVc and LD Capital, forming a strategic partnership to redefine social slot gaming

• Avalon, an independent game studio, has raised $10 million to develop their debut game, Avalon

• Saakuru Labs has secured $2.4 million in a private funding round to accelerate the adoption of its Saakuru Protocol

• Paradise Tycoon has successfully closed a seed round, raising a total of $2 million in funds

• Circle of Games has secured $1 million in equity funding from Nazara Technologies FZ LLC and The Hashgraph Association

Alpha Test, Early Access & Hands-On Gaming ⚒️

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