Winning Dookey Dash Key sold for $1.63 million to Billionaire Entrepreneur
The big winner for Dookey Dash’s skill-based mint and Fortnite esports player Mongraal has sold his winning Dookey Dash key for 1,000 ETH($1.63 million) to billionaire entrepreneur Adam Weitsman.
The 18-year-old announces his sale on Twitter, providing his reasons for the sale and thanking Yuga Labs for hosting the competition. This sale comes after he has received numerous bidding for the key, including a bid for 690 WETH($1.1 million) or Wrapped Ethereum from UpDAO.
Colombia Courts Implement the Metaverse in Legal Courts
On February 15, a court hearing would occur in the South American country of Colombia. However, this was different from what the country had ever seen before. Its 2.5-hour court hearing was held entirely in Meta’s Virtual Reality platform, Horizon Workrooms.
It’s a sight you don’t often see. A super-serous event regarding legal principles but the individuals concerned such as lawyers and judges are dressed as cartoon avatars. The hearing has accumulated over 70,000 views on Youtube, notifying t
RPG NFT Game The Fabled Announces Next Alpha Phase
The highly-anticipated combat RPG, The Fabled, announces its next Alpha phase Slated for March 15, 2023. After recently launching its first alpha phase back in December 2022, the souls-like RPG game is back for its next phase bringing with it new content for hardcore gamers to beat.
The Fabled is an action-packed NFT game that models its difficulty after challenging games like Dark Souls and Sekiro. Set in a deep and immersive fantasy world, players can choose among a set of Fables(classes!) li
ImmutableX Faces Restructuring: Crypto Gaming Company Cuts 11% of Staff
Australian NFT gaming company, Immutable, has recently announced a cut in its workforce. According to news sources, the largest crypto gaming start-up is laying off 11% of its employees.
The layoffs are a part of the company's plan to make "hard choices" and put the focus on the essential aspects of the business. The company's Co-founder and CEO, James Ferguson, released an apology for the impact of layoffs on the employees, "I am sorry to all Immutables impacted by these changes." He said. “I
Metaverse Game Worldwide Webb Scores $10M in Latest Seed Funding Round
Worldwide Webb secures $10 million in funding for its retro-style NFT https://chainplay.gg/genre/metaverse/ game. Pantera Capital, a venture capital firm, led the seed funding round. The funding will focus on expanding its limited staff and attracting more veteran talent to the crew.
Worldwide Webb is an MMO game that features more than a million Ethereum-based NFT avatars in a pixel-themed universe. The game allows NFT holders from popular collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club, Doodles, and Cr
11 Web3 Game Studios Secure Funding from Magic Eden Ventures for NFT Game Projects
Magic Eden, the cross-chain NFT platform, has announced that it has invested in 11 web3 gaming studios to boost their respective NFT projects. Magic Eden Ventures, the venture firm of Magic Eden, has provided help to these gaming studios to develop their respective NFT projects ranging from NFT games to NFT platforms.
The studios range from web3 startups to studios that have traditional gaming backgrounds., providing a significant boost for the blockchain gaming industry. The investment will h
Axie Infinity Streamer Bounty - Everything You Need To Know
Content creators play a crucial role in growing video game communities, regardless of whether they're part of the developing team. Their contributions are essential in expanding the fanbase and encouraging people to try out new games, whether they're in the Web3 space or not
Axie Infinity’s Axie Streamer Bounty program seeks to reward streamers exactly for this contribution to its thriving community. Announced just this February, the program aims to reward 50 creators with a share of the 300 $A
Ready to Play Metarush? Limited Slots Available for Closed Demo Signup
Metarush NFT game is gearing up for its closed demo. Myria Studios, the company behind the game, announced that it is opening up its closed demo to the public. This means you and you friends have a chance to try out Metarush before it officially comes out to the public.
Metarush is described as a battle royale obstacle runner in which the primary goal is to reach the finish line, by any means necessary. The game is a new NFT game that has already generated a buzzing fanbase. Its Twitter accoun
Square Enix partners with Polygon for NFT Game Art Experience
Square Enix, the Japanese gaming giant behind iconic game franchises like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, has announced a partnership with Polygon for the launch of an NFT collectible NFT game project called SYMBIOGENESIS. This is a significant milestone for the Japan-based gaming giant as it marks the company's first digital collectible art project designed specifically for web3 fans.
The collection consists of 10,000 unique pieces of artwork with each piece said to hold gaming utility, offe
From Snow Crash to Reality: BlackRock's ETF Brings the Metaverse to Investors
Even as some institutional investors appear to have lost interest in the concept, investment firm BlackRock has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will focus on tech companies involved in the metaverse. The iShares Future Metaverse Tech and Communications ETF (IVRS) will invest in companies that are expected to contribute to the metaverse in areas such as virtual platforms, social media, gaming, 3D software, digital assets, and virtual and augmented reality. The fund's top holdings are
Rev Your Engines: Mishimoto and Grease Monkey Games Partner for New NFT Racing Game, Torque Drift 2
Grease Monkey Games, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has partnered with Mishimoto to launch an NFT racing game called Torque Drift 2. The game is the follow-up to Torque Drift, a well-received racing game, and it promises to offer gamers an immersive and authentic racing experience on the blockchain.
The game is set to launch in 2024 and will be part of the Revv motorsport blockchain ecosystem. The partnership between Grease Monkey Games and Mishimoto will bring iconic Mishimoto car parts to t
Ubisoft's Rabbids are hopping into The Sandbox metaverse
The French video game company Ubisoft has teamed up with the NFT metaverse game, The Sandbox, to bring Rabbids, one of their iconic character IPs, into the game. The in-game avatars feature the iconic Rabbids and are being released in four different tiers, with the higher the tier, the higher the rarity.
Ubisoft will be releasing 2,066 Rabbids avatars in celebration of the Lunar New Year. Furthermore, each character will contain special in-game benefits for the player, including exclusive drop
Champions Ascension Removes Wallet Requirement, Opens Pre-Alpha to All Gamers
Champions Ascension Removes Wallet Requirement, Opens Pre-Alpha to All Gamers
Currently, in its pre-alpha stage, Champions Asencion is an exciting fantasy virtual world where players can experience PvP combat in the arena-based battle mode. Users also have the opportunity to explore and engage in various activities such as breeding, land ownership, crafting, and trading with an in-game marketplace.
The pre-alpha currently only offers arena combat mode with select champions available and a few
Crypto Unicorns Hires Former Axie Infinity Esports Head, Andrew Campbell
Crypto Unicorns, Laguna Game’s flagship NFT game, has announced the addition of Andrew Campbell as its new Product and Market Growth Lead. Campbell is a well-known name in the esports and web3 communities, having previously served as an esports commentator for StarCraft and Dota as well as the Director of Esports for Axie Infinity.
Crypto Unicorns is a Polygon-based NFT game that allows players to own virtual NFT unicorns and engage in a variety of mini-games within the game's whimsical univers