Stay updated on the latest in crypto gaming with highlights like Saga's airdrop, Notcoin trading, PlayStation's potential NFT integration, and surging gaming token prices.
The realm of crypto and NFT gaming is bustling with activity, featuring notable game launches, accumulating token airdrops, and a continuous stream of developments. Keeping up can be overwhelming!
Fear not, Decrypt’s GG is here to help. For a swift update on the latest in crypto gaming, we present This Week in Crypto Games.
Our weekly roundup brings you the most significant news from the past week, alongside some noteworthy highlights you might have missed. Additionally, we showcase select original stories from our team.
Key Highlights
Commencement of Saga Airdrop: Saga, a blockchain platform tailored for gaming, initiated the distribution of its SAGA token last week, allowing over 200,000 unique wallets to claim their share. These wallets include participants from Saga's play-to-airdrop campaign across various platforms like Solana, Avalanche, and more, as well as those engaged in DeFi staking across Cosmos, Celestia, and beyond. Find more details here.
Notcoin Trading: Notcoin, the viral Telegram game, is rapidly gaining traction in the crypto gaming sphere as it gears up for its forthcoming token mint on The Open Network (TON). Excitement reached new heights last week with the launch of pre-market trading. Users holding at least 10 million Notcoin can convert them into NFT vouchers, enabling speculative trading on the future value of the on-chain NOT token.
PlayStation NFTs: Is Sony considering embracing NFTs for user-owned assets? Details from a recently published patent application suggest so. The proposed "super-fungible token" format aims to bundle NFTs for in-game assets, facilitating portability across games and potentially enabling trading. While the fate of this concept remains uncertain, it marks Sony's continued exploration into gaming NFTs.
Surge in Prices: As reported by Decrypt’s GG, gaming tokens experienced a surge in value over the weekend. Pixels (PIXEL), Beam (BEAM), and Parallel (PRIME) reached new all-time highs, while Gala (GALA) and Immutable (IMX) achieved multi-year peaks. For a comprehensive rundown of the current top gaming gainers, click here.
In Case You Missed It
- Ubisoft, the gaming giant, is set to introduce its Watch Dogs franchise to the card-battler Cross the Ages through NFT cards slated for sale in April.
- Ubisoft made dual crypto announcements last week, revealing its participation in the XPLA gaming network as a validator.
- Coinbase and Base—the Ethereum scaling network it incubated—are offering free in-game cards and currency for NFT game Parallel.
- Shrapnel, an Avalanche-based first-person shooter, announced revisions to its token unlock schedule last week, with approximately 75% fewer SHRAP tokens unlocking in April.
We're thrilled to unveil the Portal @DOTA2 World Invitational—an international Esports tournament featuring top-tier professional teams, streamed to millions of fans.
Additionally, we're launching exclusive DOTA2 collectibles via Portal. Open your lootboxes to acquire in-game items & skins.
March 2024 👀 pic.twitter.com/kcJ1iuYqy1
— Portal (@Portalcoin) March 7, 2024
- Following the token launch, Portal announced its plans to host an esports tournament for the popular PC game Dota 2 later this month, offering collectibles and loot boxes. Further details are yet to be disclosed.
- BloodLoop, an Avalanche-based hero shooter reminiscent of Overwatch, initiated its play-to-airdrop campaign last week and has already attracted 100,000 players.
- Apeiron, a hybrid god game and roguelite on Ronin, will kick off a sale for its APRS token on March 12. Meanwhile, the game's play-to-airdrop campaign is currently underway.