The crypto gaming world continues to grow rapidly. Every week, there is always new news, ranging from games shutting down, the launch of new blockchain-based games, to new technologies and tokens being launched to support this ecosystem. Here are some important updates from this week.
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Gala Games. They announced that the game The Walking Dead: Empires will officially shut down on July 31. This game previously allowed players to purchase assets in the form of NFTs, such as weapons and virtual land, which had sold for tens of thousands of dollars during the peak of the NFT trend.
Gala promises to compensate players with NFTs from other games with similar functions. However, many players are skeptical whether these replacement NFTs are truly worth their value.
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Flappy Bird returns in a new version for Android through the Epic Games Store. This version retains the classic gameplay, tapping the screen to avoid obstacles, but now includes a new 'quest' mode.
this version does not use crypto at all, unlike the previous Telegram version which was heavily criticized and eventually shut down. Nonetheless, through its official Telegram channel, the Flappy Bird team signaled that crypto elements may return in the future.
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MapleStory, the legendary 2D game from South Korea, will release a new version called MapleStory N on May 15. This game brings blockchain elements into the gameplay, where players can own and trade digital items directly through Avalanche technology. This is a significant step from Nexspace, the company behind this game, which aims to bring the MapleStory series into the Web3 era.
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Playtron announced it will launch a gaming-specific stablecoin called Game Dollar, which will operate on the Sui blockchain. This token is scheduled for release at the end of 2024 and will be used for purchases, subscriptions, and reward systems within Playtron's GameOS ecosystem, including the handheld console SuiPlay0X1. Game Dollar is designed to be programmable according to game needs and is backed by short-term U.S. Treasury assets, making it more stable and secure.
