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January 18, 2024

🔥 Top headlines from this week’s digest:

  • Genopets Unveils P2P Marketplace: Buy, Sell, and Trade In-App

  • Last Remains Unveils Mobile Mini-Game and Epic Store Item Bridge

  • China Gaming Market Grew 5.2% in 2023 with $47.76 Billion in Revenue

  • Blockchain Game Alliance Industry Report: Key Trends and Insights

  • Axie Infinity Origins Season 7: Ultimate Guide

  • Animoca Brands Launches Anichess with Chess.com and Magnus Carlsen

  • 3thix Secures $8.5M Funding to Reshape Web3 Game Monetization

  • Nifty Island Open Beta Launch: Play to Airdrop Opportunity

  • Apeiron $ANIMA Airdrop Details: Earn Points & Unlock Tokens

  • Saga Community Genesis Airdrop Exclusive Eligibility

  • Nyan Heroes Early Access Play-to-Airdrop Exclusive Details

  • Ether's Raids: New Gamified Staking System with $200K+ Rewards

  • Polygon-based Hytopia Migrates to Arbitrum

  • Binance Leads $15M Funding for SkyArk Studio

  • Nike Expands Into Video Game Fashion with In-Game Wearables

  • Important Updates To Axie SLP Monetary Policy

  • XBorg Reveals Beta Version of GamerBase

  • Blockchain Game Alliance Industry Report 2023 Summary

  • GameStop Ends Web3 Gaming Venture, Closes NFT Marketplace

📝 Blockchain Game Alliance Industry Report 2023 Summary

Dive into the Blockchain Game Alliance's comprehensive 2023 report, revealing key insights from professionals, emerging trends, regional developments, and more.

What’s Going On Here? 

The Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) has released its 2023 Industry Report, providing insights into the state of the blockchain gaming sector. This report offers a longitudinal view by comparing current findings with data from previous years, giving a comprehensive overview of the industry.

What Does This Mean?

  • Regional Insights: Europe led the regional representation in the survey, followed by Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). MENA emerged as a strategic player in 2023, attracting significant investments due to regulatory clarity and commitments to web3 development.

  • Roles, Experience, and Diversity: The report highlighted diverse respondents, with affiliations ranging from gaming studios to freelancers. However, it also revealed a decline in the representation of women over the past three years, emphasizing the need for increased gender inclusivity in the blockchain gaming industry.

  • Industry Trends: Insights from respondents with experience ranging from one to three years highlighted trends such as the transition from web2 to web3 gaming, the growing influence of AI, and advancements in 'Web3 Growth Tech'.

  • Contributors: The survey included responses from over 320 companies, including prominent names like The Sandbox, Yield Guild Games (YGG), Upland, Star Atlas, DappRadar, Polygon, Binance, Square Enix, and more, showcasing the industry's diverse ecosystem.

Why Should I Care?

The BGA's 2023 Industry Report offers valuable insights into the current state of the blockchain gaming industry, emerging trends, and future prospects. This information is crucial for industry professionals, investors, scholars, and policymakers to understand the evolving landscape of blockchain gaming and drive innovation, inclusivity, and sustainable growth in the sector.

Read the full report breakdown here

✍️ Reviews of the Week

We flew all the way to Mars to shoot down enemies in Farcana then travelled back in time to build a Medieval Empire in our two featured reviews:

Farcana, despite its potential as an eSports hero shooter, disappoints due to major issues. Game-breaking bugs and subpar sound design detract from the experience. While the graphics are passable for the general environment, they lack detail in weapon animations, requiring significant improvement. Sound design also falls short, with most weapons lacking distinctive sounds expected in the genre. Gameplay struggles with team setup issues and occasional bugs, undermining the overall experience

Medieval Empires offers a nostalgic and engaging experience reminiscent of Age of Empires, providing hours of enjoyment with well-constructed graphics and effective sound effects. However, it could benefit from the addition of an ambient soundtrack to enhance the atmosphere. The core gameplay elements are well-designed for an empire-building game, but the combat system lacks excitement, resembling earlier Civilization titles.

🎮 Fresh Games

From hiring mercenaries to do the dirty work on your behalf to grinding for levels and equipment for your character, check out the latest games added to our platform!

Eternal Paradox is a captivating mobile RPG-4X strategy game that blends turn-based combat with expansive world-building.

Kryxivia is a unique MMORPG where fantasy meets the future. Adventurers collect and utilize mystical Kryxit gems, engage in strategic battles, and trade resources as NFTs.

🎙️Conversation of the Week

This week we spoke with Connor - Head of Growth and Marketing at Xborg - and Sinjin - Founder and Game Designer at My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend - to discuss the latest happenings in web3 gaming with a focus on the following topics:

  • GameStop Marketplace Shutdown: Explore the reasons behind the shutdown of GameStop's Marketplace and why they are leaving web3 gaming for good.

  • Discontinuation of 407 Web3 Games: Delve into the factors contributing to the discontinuation of 407 web3 games. Analyze what this means for the future of blockchain in gaming and the lessons learned from these closures.

  • Growth in Gaming in Asia & MENA Regions: Examine the surge in gaming popularity in Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. Discuss the cultural and economic factors driving this growth and its implications for the global gaming market.

  • Play2Airdrop Meta - A Facade?: Investigate the Play2Airdrop trend in web3 gaming. Debate whether this is a sustainable model for the gaming industry or just a passing fad, and consider its long-term viability and impact on player engagement.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation recording here

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