Mastercard has launched a new program that includes giving away free NFTs and creating a Web3 Music Artist Accelerator Program
Mastercard is offering free Music Pass NFTs to provide access to the Mastercard Web3 music artist accelerator program. The program helps new music artists, creators, and brands leverage Web3 technology by providing exclusive content and experiences, such as an AI-powered music generator app, educational material, and advice from industry experts. The NFTs are available for free on Polygon until the end of April and can be used to win a live concert ticket featuring participating artists in June. This initiative is crucial for providing artists with the tools and resources they need to succeed in the rising popularity of Web3 technology.
The EARN Guild has teamed up with Ikonic.
Ikonic is a strong NFT marketplace that allows individuals to create their own legacy by connecting with fans. Earn Guild has partnered with Ikonic to excel economic progress and provide the best state-of-the-art games for play-to-earn gamers on the blockchain. Earn Guild offers a marketplace for the sale and rental of play-to-earn NFTs, coaching for inexperienced players, exchange for game tokens, fiat gateways with an Earn Guild Mastercard, credit scores for players, live streaming and AMAs for many incoming game partnerships, support of game partnerships by providing the community to participate in Alpha and Beta testing.
Join the Eldarune Public Testnet and get a chance to win rewards.(Report Bugs)
Players are encouraged to test their skills in campaign mode and report any bugs they encounter. The game offers various quests and challenges that reward players with NFT chests containing random items or champions. The more difficult the challenge, the greater the reward. Players can also participate in events to win free mint WL or seed investment WL.
Polygon has recently become the second biggest blockchain gaming network in the world.
Polygon has become the second-largest blockchain gaming network with a total of 138,081 unique active wallets (UAWs) involved in gaming on its chain. Hunters On-Chain, a game developed by BoomLand, is attributed to the surge in user activity on Polygon with an increase of over 17,000% in UAWs in the past 30 days alone. On-chain gaming activity decreased by 3.33% in March but games still accounted for 45.6% of the DApp industry activity in Q1 2023. Polygon has secured partnerships with major players such as Warner Music, Starbucks, and Adobe to develop and host NFT projects and recently launched its open-source Ethereum Virtual Machine equivalent zero-knowledge rollup on March 27. Polygon is well-positioned for further growth and adoption in the NFT, gaming, and metaverse sectors.
GameToEarn offers exciting utilities and rewards players with a prize pool worth $100,000.
Exordium is launching its gaming platform called AI GameToEarn, which combines the excitement of gaming with the rewards of earning money. The platform uses AI, blockchain technology, and AI NFTs to ensure fair gameplay and user-friendly experiences. Users can earn cryptocurrency by playing games and staking their AI NFTs in-game. The platform plans to introduce DAO governance, lending/borrowing features, buyback/coin-burning features, and third-party game development. The platform aims to create an inclusive environment for all players, regardless of age or gaming experience. The launch includes five games, with new games added monthly. The platform incentivizes users with a $100,000 prize pool and plans to share 95% of its shop earnings back to the community.
The 'Baby Shark BubbleFong Friends' Closed-Beta Test has been completed successfully and the global launch is now in full swing.
The Closed Beta Test of the P2E game 'Baby Shark BubbleFong Friends' has been successfully completed. The game is an arcade bubble shooter combined with a modern battle royale format, based on The Pinkfong Company's representative IPs, Pinkfong and Baby Shark. Developed by Day1 Entertainment and published by CityLabs, BBF Limited oversees the game. During the CBT, players competed globally in real-time, and NFT pre-sales will be held in the coming weeks to prepare for open service launch in Q2. The game is easy to play and suitable for all ages.
The official announcement has revealed the details of the Shiba Inu metaverse.
The development team of Shiba Inu has released an update on the progress of their metaverse project, including creating new designs for hubs and making structural changes within the team. They have also created a new Twitter account to update users on the project's progress and announced a contest to give away 10 plots of land. The team is confident that users may be able to access some hubs within the metaverse by the end of 2023 but not all areas may be accessible yet. The team has reported significant upgrades and promises a more immersive experience with photorealistic features. They have also provided updates on several tools set for the initial version of the Metaverse, including a plot builder, game maker, and avatar builder.
Unstoppable Games is preparing to release Influence, a sci-fi MMO game on the Starknet platform.
Unstoppable Games will launch its Web3 science fiction MMO game called Influence on the Starknet platform for the Ethereum blockchain. The game will be fully decentralized, and players' transactions will constantly be recorded on-chain. The sale of launch non-fungible token (NFT) assets for Influence started on April 11, and the game itself will launch this summer. Influence will be a space strategy MMO where humanity dwells among the asteroids and factions battle for resources. Starknet's Layer 2 scaling enables NFT transactions to be handled more efficiently and with far lower costs than Ethereum's L1. Unstoppable Games was founded to create games that work differently, evolving with no endings, as players will be able to assume control.
Razer plans on venturing into web3 through a newly established incubator.
Gaming hardware maker Razer is launching a gaming incubator called zVentures Web3 Incubator (ZW3I) to help developers create next-gen blockchain games and projects. Razer said that current web3 game offerings are severely lacking and that it wants to prioritize quality gameplay experiences above all else. ZW3I will favor developers with a proven track record of making great web2 games and will provide access to Razer's marketing and partnership programs, as well as its ecosystem of hardware and software services. The selection process will focus on the fun factor of the game, overall quality, safety and security, a sound roadmap, and the experience of the team behind any given project.
LimeWire has released a game that allows users to download nostalgic music and earn cryptocurrency rewards.
The music downloading service LimeWire has been resurrected in Web3 with the release of a browser-based game that simulates the old LimeWire software. Players can search for early 2000s music and movies to "download," with each successful download earning them 10 points. The top 1,000 players will receive rewards in the form of LimeWire's upcoming ERC-20 token and "merch packages." The game is available until May 15. LimeWire is now a creator membership platform and NFT marketplace where artists can paywall exclusive content for fans and sell every piece of content they upload as an NFT, earning royalties on secondary sales. Since its launch last year, the marketplace has seen $1 million in total volume traded, with a waitlist of 3 million users and 20,000 creators.
MetaPlayerOne has launched a new program that involves co-investment and acceleration for GameFi projects.
MetaPlayerOne has launched a new launchpad and standard for NFT game assets in GameFi, which allows GameFi projects to recognize specific smart contract asset holders and rare asset holders, providing them with various benefits. The company offers a co-investment and acceleration program for GameFi projects, which includes Initial Game & Collection Offerings (IGOs) via NFT drops and a comprehensive digital marketing package that guarantees maximum exposure. MetaPlayerOne's Web3 social media platform connects active communities from around the globe, ensuring that once a Game Asset NFT contract is deployed, the promo engine attracts new users and drives sales on a global scale.
Reddit has released their third collection of NFTs on the Polygon blockchain.
Reddit has launched its third-generation NFT collection, featuring 97 artists and based on the theme of futuristic realities. The first two collections attracted over 7.3 million wallets holding over 10.6 million unique Reddit avatars minted, with a total market cap value of roughly $74.5 million. Reddit's artist-centric approach and introduction of new Web3 users have been applauded. The Gen 3 collection implements a "tiered" system based on artist popularity and aims to attract a diverse collector base while avoiding the use of the term "NFT" in its marketing campaigns to simplify the user experience for mainstream audiences. Some have voiced concerns about oversaturation, but others emphasize accessibility and distribution of art over supply dynamics and potential impact.
The Early Access Playtest for Mighty Action Heroes.
Mighty Action Heroes, a free-to-play browser-based battle royale game on the Ethereum blockchain, is holding an early access playtest from April 28th to April 30th, 2023. Attendees of an upcoming game night on Klick on April 21st will also have a chance to receive access to the playtest. The game includes third-person shooter gameplay and features various hero classes with unique abilities. Premium heroes and equipment will be on-chain assets while some cosmetic items and novice level heroes will be off-chain. Players earn rewards based on their final standing in each match and can purchase a Season Pass for better rewards. The game plans to introduce its own ecosystem token called MGHTY.
Bluzelle has introduced the Capella NFT Marketplace which is intended for Web3 gaming.
Bluzelle has launched Capella, an NFT marketplace tailored to web3 games on the Cosmos ecosystem. Capella supports both NFTs and SFTs and offers a streamlined trading process with secure storage using Bluzelle's R2. The launch of Capella is a significant step towards Bluzelle's goal of being the go-to data layer for Web 3.0. Cosmos recently released Interchain NFTs, making it possible to move non-fungible tokens between IBC-compliant networks, and aims to bolster adoption by preserving non-fungibility, allowing permissionless token transfers, containing faults, and keeping records.
Azuki NFTs and Line Friends have teamed up for expansion in Web3.
Web3 startup Chiru Labs, known for NFT projects Azuki and Beanz, has partnered with IPX, the company behind Line Friends characters, to collaborate on content, merchandise, retail distribution, real-life activations and immersive metaverse experiences. The partnership will initially focus on Beanz NFTs and Line Friends characters. Chiru Labs' Azuki collection has netted nearly $888m in trading volume since its launch in January 2022. The partnership will mark an expanded IP business that encompasses Web3.
Gucci and Vans have partnered to create a virtual experience on Roblox's Metaverse.
Gucci and Vans have partnered to create a metaverse experience on Roblox called Gucci Town and Vans World. Players can explore the virtual locations to find exclusive digital items and gaming content. The scavenger hunt involves searching for swatches in shoe boxes, with a reward of a pair of shoes or skateboard-inspired backpack upon completion. The virtual environments reflect each brand's aesthetic, including Gucci's imagery and graphics and Vans' signature footwear and checkerboard pattern. This collaboration follows their recent real-life sneaker partnership, Gucci Continuum x Vans, launched on Gucci Vault. The scavenger hunt runs until May 13th.
DWF Labs has invested $16 million in RACA to boost the Web3 gaming ecosystem.
Investment firm DWF Labs has invested $16 million in RACA, a Web3 gaming ecosystem that started as a manager of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from Elon Musk's mother. The funding will help RACA continue expanding its gaming ecosystem, which already includes a sandbox game, social party game, cross-game wallet and NFT marketplace. DWF Labs has been active in investing during the crypto bear market, with recent investments including derivatives trading platform Synthetix and AI-focused crypto protocol Fetch.ai.
iLogos has teamed up with Immutable to develop web3 games.
iLogos Game Studios has partnered with Immutable to develop web3 games using their expertise in gaming and blockchain. iLogos is preparing for its web3 debut with My NFT Wars, a RPG title in partnership with Blockchain Cuties Universe developers. The company raised $2 million in a private seed round for the game in February. With the new partnership, iLogos developers will have access to web3 gaming infrastructure and technology, making their games "mainstream ready.”
OP Games is developing games that target the Web3 platform, with a focus on creating enjoyable experiences.
OP Games is targeting existing Web2 games with an established user base and offering a specialized onboarding toolset for Web2 studios to join the Arcadia ecosystem. They aim to bring fun-first games to Web3, with a focus on the hyper-casual model. The plug-and-play SDK offers seamless integration and allows for distribution through the Arcadia platform, where game teams can monetize their product immediately by introducing blockchain assets. Tournaments draw in hundreds of users with rewards in the form of a jackpot pool, usually in USDT or ARCD tokens.
The creators of Mega Man and Tekken are collaborating on a new Web3 platform.
Minnapad, a DAO launchpad and NFT marketplace, has announced plans for two DAOs in partnership with Japanese game creators Keiji Inafune and Seiichi Ishii. These DAOs aim to allow fans to collaborate with creators to develop new IPs and offer ownership of the created projects to holders. The first two DAOs are set to launch in Q2 2023, featuring post-apocalyptic worlds and small robots controlled by people's brain waves. Minnapad aims to become the premier platform for connecting fans to legendary Japanese creators and plans to explore additional partnerships and DAOs in the future.
Mindverse, an AI platform focused on Web3, is preparing for a global beta launch.
Singapore-based AI creation platform Mindverse is to launch a global closed beta in the coming weeks, with its core targeted industry being Web3. The platform offers a set of tools that allow customers to create intelligent virtual beings that can help businesses with sales and service delivery. MindOS technology allows users to train AI Geniuses or virtual beings by feeding them industry-specific knowledge that is supported by a customisable Large Language Model. The AI beings can also be deployed as NFT avatars in various Metaverses to offer guidance in a particular virtual world.
The playtest for Ember Sword will commence on the 18th of April.
Ember Sword, a social sandbox MMORPG, will have its first alpha playtest on April 18th and 19th. The test will allow players to explore the open world and undertake five main quests. The studio wants to give as many players as possible a sneak peek into the game, so players will only have 30 minutes to play. The result of the test will be used to polish the game for a future playtest scheduled for August. The alpha is open to all users with an Ember Sword account and a 3G+ internet connection via Chrome or Edge browsers. A live Q&A session and game showcase will be streamed on April 17th.
Covalent and Oasys Blockchain for Games provide a specialized onboarding experience.
Covalent API provides developers access to a variety of blockchains, including the Oasys blockchain which offers double scalability with public L1 and private L2 layers. Covalent has onboarded 100 blockchains into its API for detailed data access and specializes in infrastructure models for Web3 developers to integrate suitable blockchains. Oasys is an eco-friendly blockchain built for gaming and offers a zero-gas experience as well as real-time on-chain games. Covalent's tools offer direct access to on-chain gaming with high-capacity transaction counts and focus on metrics and detailed on-chain data.
The Sandbox has just revealed their fresh LAND roadmap.
The Sandbox, a Metaverse platform, has released an updated LAND Roadmap for Q2 of 2023. The roadmap includes a SELF-PUBLISH feature for LAND owners to launch experiences directly to anyone on the map, new Game Maker updates with upgraded experiences to version 0.8, and the ability for LAND owners to mint their assets to the blockchain as NFTs by the end of Q4. The platform will also continue to reward its community through special events and exclusive NFTs for those who hold their LAND for over three months. These updates show The Sandbox's commitment to empowering its community and promoting innovation among creators.
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