Teenage Fortnite player sold his Dookey Dash prize for $1.6 million after yugalabs reported the game was played 7.5M times. WagyuGames launched a Kill To Earn shooter and D&D nuked its NFT ban. Check out this month's Web3 Gamer. (Via CointelegraphZN)
The game will be set on a fantasy floating continent and players will have to unlock storylines through NFTs, which can be bought, traded or earned through completing missions. Other AAA gaming studios in East Asia are also getting involved in Web3 projects.
But while they’ve generally been more willing to experiment than their U.S. counterparts, there are still some holdouts. The rumor in Kyoto is that the powers that be at Nintendo HQ aren’t keen on NFTs, despite some vague public statements of “interest” — so don’t expect Pokemon NFTs any time soon. And even the crypto-curious firms remain cautious. Nobody is risking their most valuable IP just yet, preferring to test out the response with lesser-known titles. Final Fantasy XVI, one of Square Enix’s flagship titles, is set to come out later this year. Source: Square EnixOne of the most highly anticipated Web3 games of the past few months, Wagyu Games rolled out its first-person shooter zombie game, Undead Blocks, at the end of February. With all the hallmarks of a classic zombie shooter – including a multiplayer mode – Undead Blocks claimed around 2,500 active daily players during its beta. But the full launch now includes “kill-to-earn” features for NFT holders. Players can earn in-game token ZBUX for slaying the living dead, which can be traded or used to buy NFT weapons and upgrade. The game also has a second token, UNDEAD, for governance that can be staked for rewards. The company has been hyping up the rewards for players at a time when other games are becoming more cautious in their approach to rewards and tokenomics. There are plenty of contenders out there vying to become the project that proves there’s aas a driver of growth. A Blockchain Games Alliance survey in 2021 found 67.9% of gaming professionals predicted play-to-earn would be a significant growth driver. A similar survey in January saw that number drop to just 22.5%.In January, Illuvium rolled out the private alpha for Illuvium: Zero, a building sim based around collecting and processing natural resources on Illuvium land NFTs. The Aussie company’s third game followed quickly on the heels of the December private beta release of Overworld.Reviewing an alpha is arguably a grossly unfair thing to do. Alpha versions of games are still in their early days. They’re supposed to have glitches and lack full gameplay. The fact that it’s almost as good as BuildIt says far more about BuildIt than it does about Illuvium.But it follows similar principles. There’s a select set of buildings you can add to your land, some of which require unlocking by building other buildings. You can then use these buildings to extract resources and store them. I’m curious to see what these resources will ultimately be used for. Despite numbers being capped at 6,500 players, Illuvium says that the game has been the most popular of the three it has released, potentially due to its availability on mobile devices and the use of NFTs that players have already invested in. “Regarding future versions of Illuvium, the team has several plans to enhance graphics and gameplay,” said co-founder Kieran Warwick.Gods Unchained announced plans for a mobile version in February. It’s currently rolling out the pre-alpha to active community members and requesting feedback. The test period will end on March 22.— Looking a little bit Pokémon-esque, the early access version of Chain Monsters will hit the Epic Games Store on March 6. Also available on iOS and Android, players can explore the open world of Ancora, catching and battling monsters.Illuvium’s fourth game will be a card-collecting game where players earn points based on how their cards are customized and by completing milestones within their collections. — Yuga Labs will launch a Second Trip to the Otherside at some point in late March, featuring updates to avatars and other new features. It will be followed by a second experience, Legends of the Mara, which will be a “stand-alone 2D experience powered by Apecoin.” Got tips, questions or comments? Please direct all vitriol, abuse and declarations of love to me on Twitter @quinnishvili.
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