🛸 Exclusive Star Atlas Codes Up for Grabs | GAM3S Grid Weekly

Wanderers goes into Open Beta, Pulsar records 500M+ transactions, REDACTED secures Animoca Brands investment, Project Awakening playtest, and more!

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August 01, 2024

🔥Top headlines from this week’s digest:

  • Introducing the Vault: Unlock the Future of Gaming

  • How to Buy $G3 and Everything You Need to Know

  • Did NetEase's Fantasy Westward Journey Inspire Blockchain Gaming?

  • Anomaly’s Telegram Gaming Bot Hits 300k Users and 120k NFTs Minted

  • Pulsar Achieves 500M+ Transactions on Avalanche Testnet

  • Discover the Melodic World of Moonfrost

  • Global Mobile Game Revenue Hits $76.7 Billion in 2023

  • Manchester United Launches New Game on Tezos Blockchain

  • Over 90 Million Gamers in Japan and Korea Play Multi-Platform

  • Explore Wanderers Open Beta and Earn $WANDER Tokens

  • Almost 400 Web3 Games Building on Immutable

  • Jambo and Pixelverse Partner to Enhance Web3 Gaming in Emerging Markets

  • LFG City MixBot Mint: Exclusive MixBots and $2k Tournament

  • What is the Secret to Pixels Growth?

  • Seamless Web3 Integration for Game Developers

  • Router Chain's L1 Mainnet Launch: Chain Abstraction for Web3

  • XProtocol Launches Superchain Testnet with $KICK Token Airdrop

  • Web3 Gaming Attracts 40% of All Private Company Financings in Q2

  • Zeeverse Game Exchange (GEX) Launches with Magicswap Integration

  • Everything You Need to Know About Matr1x Fire's MAX Token Launch

  • How Classic God Games like Populous Inspired Apeiron

  • MetaCene Reveals New Gold Rush Experience with $3M Worth of Rewards

  • Fundraising in Gaming Down from $14 to $2.7 Billion

  • PlayFi Partners with Aethir, MultiversX, Squid, and Matter Labs

  • Gaming Market to Hit $189.3 Billion in 2024

  • Medieval Empires Unveils New NFT Collection on Immutable

  • True or False: What Are the Biggest Misconceptions About Web3 Gaming?

  • TapNation's New Mobile Game Coming to Tezos Blockchain

  • Everything You Need to Know About Uprising Labs

  • REDACTED Secures Investment from Animoca Ventures

  • Spielworks Reveals New Telegram Game Tapmonsters and P2A Event

  • CCP Games Announces Playtests for Project Awakening

⚔️ GAM3 Quests

Step into the late 13th century with Medieval Empires, a multiplayer online strategy game. Play as tribal warriors in modern-day Turkey, challenging the future King of England, Edward 1st, on his 9th Crusade to the Holy Land.

Complete the missions below for a chance to win one of the following:

  • 30 WL spots for Genesis Commander

  • 10 Starter Pack NFTs

Start Quest | Ends Aug 2nd

Star Atlas takes players on a futuristic journey to the year 2620 where three space-faring factions are in competition for intergalactic dominance.

Enjoy our latest YouTube video covering everything you need to know about Star Atlas in a "Before You Play" style.

Start Quest | Ends Aug 9th

Sipher is a multiplayer looter shooter ARPG, set in a dream-like universe of alien worlds, vibrant characters, and dangerous mysteries.

Complete the missions below to unlock a 10% multiplier on all Ather Labs quests and earn double the platform XP.

Start Quest | Ends Aug 9th

📝Over 90M Gamers in Japan and Korea Play Multi-Platform

Discover the latest insights on gaming behavior in Japan and Korea from Niko Partners' 2024 report. Multi-platform gaming is on the rise, with significant growth in cross-platform play among gamers.

What’s Going On Here?

Niko Partners' July 2024 report reveals a major shift in gaming habits among the 97 million gamers in Japan and Korea. Multi-platform gaming is on the rise, with over 70% of Japanese mobile gamers and 90% of South Korean PC gamers now playing across different platforms. This trend indicates a growing trend toward cross-platform engagement.

What Does This Mean?

The significant rise in multi-platform play reflects a broader acceptance of diverse gaming experiences, bridging mobile, console, and PC platforms. For developers, this trend underscores the importance of creating games that work seamlessly across different systems. The findings also suggest a potential stagnation in Japan’s mobile market but growth in PC and console sectors, while Korea’s market dynamics show similar trends.

Why Should I Care?

For those involved in the gaming industry, these insights highlight the increasing demand for cross-platform functionality, a key feature in blockchain gaming. As gamers become more engaged across various platforms, blockchain technology’s ability to offer secure, interconnected, and versatile gaming experiences becomes increasingly relevant. This trend offers opportunities for developers to create innovative, cross-platform solutions that cater to a growing and diverse player base.

Read the full report breakdown here

✍️ Reviews of the Week

Step into the Grim Syndicate universe for a unique TCG experience then create your own character to dive into neverending dungeon runs and loot to choose from in our two featured reviews:

Abysswalkers offers a well-designed TCG experience with an excellent tutorial that immerses players in the game's lore. The graphics are solid, with decent VFX, though additional effects for character play could enhance the experience. The audio design is competent but could benefit from more distinct sounds for attacks and effects. The gameplay is easy to understand and has depth, but the limited card variety restricts playstyle diversity.

Seraph: In the Darkness has shown consistent improvement through numerous playtests, though it hasn't reached perfection. The graphics are impressive with clear visual effects, and the audio design features well-made sound effects, though the English version has some dialogue errors. The gameplay is enjoyable and easy to understand, with initial acts being relatively easy and increasing difficulty in the void realm tiers. The endgame offers hours of play but may feel purposeless once high-level items are acquired, although item trading could appeal to some players.

🎮 Fresh Games

A dystopian cyberpunk world awaits you to rebuild humanity and try to survive the cruelest conditions and a universe where young athletes get superpowers and compete for glory, check out the latest games added to our platform!

Decimated is a third-person multiplayer survival RPG set in a dystopian cyberpunk world, where players must battle, scavenge, and build to survive.

Super Champs is an epic gaming universe where young athletes with superpowers duke it out in intense sports and combat games, brought to life through mobile games, NFTs, and animated stories.

🎙️ Conversation of the Week

This week we spoke with 3 guests from top web3 games and ecosystems on different topics to get their opinion and share their insights. This episode of Press Play featured:

  • Brendan Robb - Head of Communications at DARKTIMES

  • Matt Candler - CEO of Studio 369 / MetalCore

  • Bry - Marketing and Branding for InfiniGods

Topics Covered:

  • Misconceptions About Web3 Gaming: There are plenty of misconceptions about web3 gaming among those unfamiliar with the space. Join us as we debunk common myths and provide a clearer understanding of what web3 gaming truly offers and how it's shaping the future of the industry.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation recording here

📺 Star Atlas - Before You Play

Star Atlas is an upcoming open-world MMORPG built on the Solana network. Star Atlas strives to give ‘Power to the People’ by creating a fully immersive MMO gaming and metaverse experience which provides real-world ownership of in-game assets through blockchain technology.

Based in the year 2620, three space-faring factions are in competition for intergalactic dominance. Players can summon their own spaceships, walk around and inside them, and fly several models.

Check out Star Atlas gameplay, get the lowdown on the game in its current state, and decide whether it’s a game you want to PLAY or PASS!

Let us know what you think in the comments section 👇

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Until next time, happy gaming!