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Alaska Gold Rush, Built By Baked Games, Launches Native Token on CoinMarketCap & CoinGecko

admin — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:37:09 +0000

Strategy/fighting game Alaska Gold Rush native token $CARAT now on CoinMarketCap & CoinGecko:

Alaska Gold Rush is “a free-to-play metaverse mining/adventure RPG” being developed by Baked Games on Polygon. Players get to mine for gold in 3D environments featuring animal wildlife and other dangers to face in FPS gameplay.

Core team members include: Luis Becker-Esteve CRO, Przemyslaw Bieniek CTO, Rafal Koczan CEO, Nicole Buss CMO, and Sylwia Slusarek Co-Founder.

Gala Games will airdrop its users on May 15th a new iteration of its native token $GALA

admin — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 17:53:38 +0000

Gala Games will airdrop its users on May 15th a new iteration of its native token $GALA:

Gala said v2 tokens are part of an ongoing upgrade to the Gala smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. The upgrade is designed to make Gala more secure and will introduce burn mechanisms, which may make the tokens more valuable in the future.

Gala Games is one of the largest gaming-focused crypto projects, with a market capitalization of $360 million (at the time of reporting). Users can play different types of games built on the platform, and the tokens are used as the primary medium of exchange between users.

The Gala Games ecosystem includes: Walking Dead Empires, Grit, Spider Tanks, Mirandus, and many more. In-game items are represented as non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain and users can trade them on marketplaces, such as OpenSea.

Jason Brink aka BitBender is currently President of Gala Games.

Intella X introduces new web browser version of their web3 wallet – built with gamers in mind

admin — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 23:51:12 +0000

Intella X introduces new web browser version of their web3 wallet – built with gamers in mind:

The Intella X “Web Browser Wallet” is aiming to offer the same features and services as their current mobile application but ensuring a “consistent and enjoyable experience for its users, regardless of the device they use”. By making the wallet accessible across various platforms, Intella X says it is reinforcing its “commitment to delivering advanced, reliable, and user-friendly services that promote Web3 mass adoption.”

Intella X was developed by the South Korean gaming firm Neowiz in partnership with Polygon Labs. It describes itself as a next-generation gaming platform aiming to remove high entry barriers and improve user experience in web3 through features such as their new streamlined wallet creation and metaverse transactions.

The platform will reward contributors to its ecosystem, including game developers and users, through its native token and the redistribution of shares of its revenue back to the contributors through its decentralized revenue distribution protocol.

Its website shows several upcoming games including an MMO, a poker game, and a slots game. It also has several projects featuring the IP from “Cats and Soup” – a popular mobile game.

Intella X recently raised $12 million ahead of its launch on Polygon.

The investors included: Polygon, Animoca Brands, Magic Eden, Planetarium, Big Brain Holdings, Crit Ventures, JoyCity, Pearl Abyss, XL Games, Wemix, and Global Coin Research.

ZEBEDEE and VIKER Partner To Incorporate Play-To-Earn Mechanics For and Other Exciting Updates

admin — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:08:40 +0000

Gaming payment processor Zebedee and mobile game studio Viker recently launched Bitcoin Chess & Bitcoin Scratch. Bitcoin Chess and Bitcoin Scratch are available on iOS and Android. They are among some of the latest additions to Viker’s portfolio of Zebedee-powered games, which already includes classics like Solitaire and Sudoku. Dan Beasley is the co-founder of Viker.

Zebedee is a fintech startup and next-generation payment processor for the gaming industry, backed by global VCs and gaming studios including Initial Capital, Lakestar, Kingsway Capital, The Raine Group, and Square Enix. Viker is a play-and-earn mobile game studio aiming to bring blockchain games to the masses.

Avalanche Reveals It Is The Exclusive Blockchain Partner For TSM To Build Gaming Platform Blitz

admin — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 20:29:33 +0000

Avalanche reveals that it is the exclusive blockchain partner for TSM to build the competitive gaming platform, Blitz. With Avalanche, TSM will be working to create “new experiences for players, fans, and creators, marking a major step forward in bringing player-first Web3 gaming products mainstream”. TSM and Blitz will also use Core to power all user payments and to store, sell, and purchase digital assets.

Andy Dinh, founder, and CEO of TSM and Blitz. TSM is described as an elite, holistic gaming brand composed of championship esports teams, world-class influencers, and gaming strategy platforms that level up the casual player all the way to the professional.

Blitz is described as a data-driven, AI-powered coaching platform. Blitz helps players of all skill levels all over the world get insights into how to improve their gameplay across the most popular titles.

John Wu, President at Ava Labs. Avalanche is a smart contracts platform built to scale infinitely and finalize transactions in under a second.

Early Access Alpha Launch of HyperPlay.xyz and Game7 Revealed Launch of Summon

admin — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:14:43 +0000

Early access alpha launch of HyperPlay.xyz and Game7 reveals the launch of Summon. Summon is a gamified community management protocol that rewards decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) members and web3 communities for their contributions. Each DAO member is given a soulbound NFT that evolves as they contribute to the community.

Summon’s automated reward mechanism can be used to fix one of the biggest challenges that web3 communities face. According to Game7:

“Web3 communities suffer from a free rider problem: early community members get allocated or buy up governance tokens at a lower price, but don’t contribute long term.”

JacobC.eth is the founder of HyperPlay and leads product for the Game7 DAO. Game7 is described as an Autonomous Institution with a treasury that’s managed and deployed by the community. This community helps shape capital allocation decisions, define gaming standards, fund open-source software and help make the gaming industry sustainable by ensuring it’s equitable and fair.

MetaMask Revealed Launch of The MetaMask SDK In Unity Asset Store and Early Adopter Program

admin — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 18:58:20 +0000

MetaMask reveals the launch of the MetaMask SDK in the Unity Asset Store. Developers can now connect their games to the MetaMask web3 wallet. MetaMask has also announced a Web3 early adopter program. Blockchain’s, including Solana and Tezos, also had their SDKs added to the store, alongside the developer platform ImmutableX.

The launch of the MetaMask SDK in the Unity Asset Store is significant for game developers. Unity is one of the most widely used game engines in the world. The MetaMask SDK will allow developers to connect their games to the MetaMask web3 wallet. Thus, enabling players to interact with web3-enabled features within the game itself. This means that players can use their MetaMask web3 wallet to buy and sell in-game items, participate in decentralized finance (DeFi) games, and more.

Aaron Davis is the Founder of Metamask. John Riccitiello is the chief executive officer of Unity Technologies. Previously, he served as CEO, chief operating officer, and president of Electronic Arts, and co-founded private equity firm Elevation Partners in 2004.

Aptos Foundation and Outlier Ventures Partner To Launch Aptos X Outlier Move Accelerator

admin — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:01:54 +0000

Aptos Foundation and Outlier Ventures partner to launch Aptos X Outlier Move Accelerator. The program will apparently support startups building on the Aptos protocol with a primary focus on gaming.

The Aptos protocol is a layer 1 blockchain with a high level of scalability. This allows developers to build massive consumer-facing applications like blockchain games and decentralized social networks.

The program will take 12 weeks in Palo Alto, CA. Applications for the first cohort of projects are currently ongoing and will close in mid-April. Participants will receive mentorship, education, and $100,000 in funding. The first cohort is scheduled will participate in person from May 2023.

Jamie Burke is the Founder and CEO of Outlier Ventures. Mo Shaikh is the CEO and co-founder of Aptos Labs.

MoonPay Announced Partnership With Magic Eden To Help Onboard Web2 Gamers

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 07:55:54 +0000

MoonPay has announced a partnership with Magic Eden to help onboard web2 gamers. The partnership allows Magic Eden users to purchase NFTs using debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, among other options. The announcement comes after MoonPay’s recent partnership with LooksRare NFT marketplace.

Magic Eden is a well-known cross-chain NFT platform featuring Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon NFTs. Zhuoxun Yin is currently Chief Operating Officer at Magic Eden. Last year, the company also teamed up with the biggest NFT marketplace in terms of daily active users OpenSea to enable NFT purchases using credit cards.

Bree Blazak, Vice President of Global Sales at MoonPay stated:

“At MoonPay, our mission is to onboard the world to Web3, and our partnership with Magic Eden is an important step forward toward that goal. Digital assets are revolutionizing the way we build human connections and maintain ownership of intellectual property, and at MoonPay we are committed to removing obstacles in this space so that greater numbers of people around the world can access this technology.”

Dune Analytics: Reddit Has More Than 9 Million NFTs Minted on Polygon In Run-Up To Super Bowl

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:14:08 +0000

According to Dune Analytics data, Reddit had more than 9 million NFTs avatars as of February 7th, all minted on the Layer 2 Ethereum scaling blockchain Polygon. In a previous report published on December 12th, 2022, Reddit had just over 5 million collectible avatars. The company also registered a significant increase in the number of multiple NFT avatar holders, who rose to 1.789 million up from about 306k two months ago.

Reddit’s massive NFT mint over the past two months comes ahead of the company’s upcoming NFT offer in collaboration with the National Football League (NFL). The company announced Super Bowl-themed NFTs for the two finalists competing for the trophy. The custom-designed football avatars dress in the colors of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

The company has minted 500 thousand limited-edition Super Bowl LVII Collectible Avatars, which went live on February 6th. Each fan will have an opportunity to choose one free avatar NFT before the Super Bowl event on February 13th.