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SoftBank to participate in Japanese gaming blockchain Oasys as a validator
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- SoftBank has revealed that it will participate in the Japanese gaming blockchain Oasys as a validator. 21 initial validators currently operating the Oasys blockchain include game companies such as Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco Labs and GREE, as well as Web3 companies such as bitFlyer and Aster. It is reported that four more companies will participate in the Oasys network as the second batch of validators, aiming to further expand the ecology and network stability.
NFT Gaming approved to list on NASDAQ, intends to raise $7 million through IPO
Digital game development company NFT Gaming announced that the company has been approved to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the common stock trading symbol NFTG in an initial public offering of 1,686,747 shares of common stock priced at $4.15 per share of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $7 million, Globenewswire reported, with trading expected to commence on February 2023 15, subject to final approval by Nasdaq. The offering is expected to close on or about February 17, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.
British famous e-sports player Mongraal won in the MINT game Dookey Dash
The NFT series Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) tweeted that the Golden Key winner for the MINT game Dookey Dash is Sewer Pass 21915, the holder of the well-known British e-sports player Mongraal (nicknamed Mongolia), with a score of over 928,000. on March 8 players will be able to use Passes to summon energy sources, and all Sewer Pass holders will be able to re-enter the sewers on February 22 with a chance to earn partner traits for their energy sources in the bonus round. Note: Mongraal, whose real name is Kyle Jackson, is known for playing Fortnite and was once part of the TeamSecret squad.
Yuga Labs: Dookey Dash game players engaged in a total of more than 700,000 hours
On February 16, Yuga Labs released Dookey Dash game data on its website, showing that a total of 25,525 Sewer Pass NFT holders played the game 7,487,850 times, for a total of 706,436 hours (80 years). During the launch of Dookey Dash, the BAYC ecosystem grew by 40%.
"BAYC completes Dookey Dash game score review and validation: Only 2% of players' scores were reset
BAYC, the "Bored Ape", announced on social media that it has completed the Dookey Dash game score review and validation, with @Mongraal taking first place for the Gold Key. In addition, BAYC announced that all Sewer Pass NFT holders can refresh their metadata to see their final scores and can use their NFT to summon power sources on March 8.
Final Fantasy developer Square Enix to launch NFT game on Polygon
Square Enix, a well-known Japanese video game developer with game IPs such as Final Fantasy and G.I. Joe, announced today that it will launch the NFT-based game "Symbiogensis" on Polygon. Square Enix has already shown off in-game NFT items, including the Dragon Tarot and Monster Storybook, but has yet to share specific details about the cost and how NFT items affect the game experience.
Calvaria, a crypto gaming project, announced that it has closed a $2.5 million pre-sale round of funding for its Play to Earn battle card strategy game Duels of Eternity, which will be available as a full free-to-play (F2P) version on mobile app stores and PCs, bringing traditional and casual gamers to the blockchain. According to Calvaria, the game is built on the Polygon blockchain, and they are planning to form an in-house eSports team and invite major eSports brands to compete. (cointelgraph)
Binance NFT to launch new round of IG0: "Fusionist-Bi-Mech" NFT series
Binance NFT Marketplace announces the launch of a new Initial Game Asset Offering (IG0) "Fusionist-Bi-Mech" NFT series on January 11, which will be released following the BNB prerequisite feature as part of the subscription mechanism, with the preparation phase to begin on January 09, 2023. The preparatory phase will start at 08:00 on 09 January 2023. The subscription phase will run from 10:00 to 17:00 on January 11-12. Fusionist is said to be a scalable and sustainable sci-fi world that combines complex game design and deflationary token mechanics.
Korean gaming giant Wemade to launch Ether Layer 2 platform with zero-knowledge proof technology
South Korean gaming giant Wemade is entering the "Ether Layer 2" market, and as a first step, the company will go live in March with a beta network for the Layer 2 platform, which will use technology researched within its zero-knowledge proof research center, which was established in December last year. Wemade plans to release the official version of the platform in June and believes that linking the blockchain platform "Wemix 3.0" to the Ether Layer 2 platform will help expand the Wemix ecosystem.
Korean game developer Com2uS makes strategic investment in blockchain gas pedal FactBlock
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- South Korean game developer Com2uS announced a strategic investment in the country's blockchain gas pedal FactBlock for an undisclosed amount.Com2uS intends to expand business and technology exchanges with domestic and international Web3 experts through its investment in FactBlock and seek cooperation using Com2uS' own blockchain master network, XPLA, and the NFT exchange. According to the report, FactBlock has held an annual blockchain conference "Korea Blockchain Week" (KBW) since 2018 to provide a venue for information sharing for the development of blockchain business and technology.
Com2uS subsidiary Com2Verse receives approximately $9.5 million in strategic investment
Com2Verse, the meta-universe subsidiary of Korean game developer Com2uS, announced that it has received 4 billion won in strategic investments from Asiana Financial Group, Kyoho Bunko (a major Korean bookstore chain), and Kyowon Group, for a total of 12 billion won (approximately $9.5 million), Decenter reported. With this, Com2Verse has raised an initial capital of 15 billion won (approximately $11.85 million) from Com2uS, WYSIWYG Studios, and others at its inception, and has received an additional 16 billion won (approximately $12.64 million) in funding by attracting outside investment.
Korean 3A game studio NPIXEL will launch Web3 game "GranSaga: Unlimited" on Aptos
January 3 - South Korean 3A game studio NPIXEL will launch a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) "GranSaga: Unlimited" on Aptos, which will be based on NPIXEL's original Web2 game GranSaga, where users will have the opportunity to earn in-game assets and cast gaming devices as NFTs, and be able to trade freely in various NFT marketplaces built on the Aptos network, which will first launch on the PC platform and will later be able to access the game via mobile smartphones, in addition to beta testing that will begin in the first quarter of 2023 and is expected to be released globally in the second quarter. Previously Golden Finance reported that last November Aptos announced a partnership with Korean 3A game studio NPIXEL, which will build the Web3 game ecosystem METAPIXEL on Aptos.
Web3 sector received more than $7.1 billion in financing last year, with game creators accounting fo
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Startups in the Web3 space received $7,169,997,888 in funding in 2022, according to Metaverse Post's year-end report. The report divides startups into categories such as gaming, metaverse, social networking, infrastructure, AR&VR, and AI. Gaming, metaverse and social networking were the top three investment categories, receiving $4.49 billion (62.5% of total Web3 investments), $1.82 billion (25.4%) and $259.1 million (3.6%), respectively. The infrastructure, AR&VR and AI categories were $208 million, $178.6 million and $136.5 million, respectively.
Game7 Launches $100 Million Grant Program to Accelerate Web3 Game Development
Nov. 28 - Game7 launched a $100 million grant program to accelerate Web3 game development that will allow developers to build tools, create educational programs, host events, and conduct research to make the Web3 video game industry more diverse and accessible. The $100 million grant will be distributed at $20 million per year for the next five years. Grants will be distributed to Web3 game projects through five categories: technology, events, diversity, education, and research, and developers can apply on the Game7 Grants Portal. Game7 is said to be a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) based in San Francisco, USA, supported by BitDAO and the Forte ecosystem.
Solana Labs: $250 Million Social Media & Gaming Fund Only Partially Exploited in the Past Year
Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko said in an interview at Breakpoint 2022 in Lisbon that Solana Labs' $250 million crypto social and gaming fund has only been partially deployed over the past year, focusing on small seed rounds, with the social media fund The social media fund has deployed "far less than half" of that amount to date. Current social media products include Dispatch, Squads, Dialect and Wordcell, and 37 games are either live or ready to go live. Solana Labs previously announced two flagship funds at Breakpoint 2021: a $100 million fund focused on decentralized social media, and a $150 million fund to encourage blockchain gaming.
Web3 Games and Entertainment Studio Heroic Story Completes $6 Million Seed Funding Round
Web3 games and entertainment studio Heroic Story has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Multicoin Capital and Polygon Technology, and angel investors including Jonathan Lai of Andreessen Horowitz and Miramax's head of film Wolfgang Hammer, among other angel investors. Heroic Story was founded in 2019 at Y Combinator by brothers Jay and Scott Rosenkrantz to re-imagine traditional tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) similar to Dungeons & Dragons for the web3 era ).
Meta-universe game development company Rekt Studios closes $1.5 million in funding
Dubai-based technology startup Rekt Studios announced the closing of $1.5 million in funding to launch Unseen, its first gaming metaverse project that supports content creators in creating games, metaverse buildings and digital assets.