11 Web3 Gaming Updates You May Have Missed

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Blockonaut
December 16, 2024

Welcome to This Week's Edition of The Alchemists Informer!

Cut through the noise

Here are 11 web3 gaming updates you may have missed

Let’s dive in 👇

What To Expect

  • Web3 Gaming Updates

  • Community Spotlight

  • Treasure DAO

  • Job Opportunities

Weekly Web3 Gaming Updates

  • Off The Grid introduced a controversial holiday-themed "Crackhead Santa" skin as part of their new Crackhead Xmas Content Pack, featuring a chaotic "Unhinged Santa" character described as having "Blitzin" as his only reindeer.

  • Boss Fighters has launched a Christmas-themed event featuring a snowy map, where players can collect cookies to climb a leaderboard and compete for festive rewards, including exclusive Christmas skins and Game Shares.

  • Ronin bounties are set to begin on December 17, offering opportunities for community engagement and rewards within the Ronin blockchain ecosystem.

  • Beam Node Tokens, available for minting starting December 17, enable validators to secure the Beam Network and earn rewards from transaction fees, protocol fees, and incentive grants.

  • Shrapnel has named Ken Rosman, a 20-year video game industry veteran from Microsoft's Xbox division, as its new CEO, while co-founder Mark Long moves to an advisory role, as the studio gears up for the game's free-to-play launch in 2025.

  • Immutable is set to enhance its web3 gaming ecosystem in early 2025 with the launch of "Chapter 2: Perpetual Rewards," allowing players to exchange gems for weekly rewards, while also reporting a historic milestone of over 250 new games signed in 2024, bringing the total to 460 and achieving 4 million Passport signups.

  • Moonray, a sci-fi combat arena game, has secured $10 million in funding through multiple rounds and NFT sales since 2021, with backing from notable investors like Animoca Brands and Polygon Ventures, as it prepares to expand to PlayStation 5 in 2025 and explores mobile development.

  • Treasure DAO launched its ZKsync-based Layer-2 mainnet on December 13, 2024, featuring a new gaming ecosystem with over 15 games, gasless transactions, and native account abstraction, while also introducing "Decentralized Entertainment System: Cartridges" - a campaign offering daily free NFT mints of game-themed collectibles inspired by retro gaming systems.

  • Apeiron launched on the Apple App Store and Google Play in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Japan on December 12, 2024, offering mobile accessibility to its blockchain-integrated gameplay, with plans for expansion to major markets like the U.S., China, and Latin America in 2025, while also introducing a battle pass system and webstore for in-game purchases.

  • Shatterline Season 1 launched on December 11, 2024, featuring up to $40,000 in prizes, weekly PvE leaderboard rewards, and monthly PvP ranked prizes.

  • Kaidro's Token Generation Event (TGE) for $KDR is set for December 18, 2024.

The Alchemists Community Spotlight

Unlocking MAGIC: How to Earn Tokens in Treasure's Ecosystem

Treasure DAO

Earn MAGIC tokens through the Treasure ecosystem by participating in the Cartridges campaign, playing games, mining, staking, and engaging in cross-game events.

You can earn MAGIC tokens through Treasure Cartridges in several ways:

Participating in the Cartridges Event

Treasure is currently running a special Cartridges campaign until December 24th, which offers opportunities to earn MAGIC tokens:

  1. Daily Minting: You can mint unique Treasure Cartridge NFTs daily, each celebrating a game within the Treasure ecosystem.

  2. Completion Bonus: If you mint all 15 Cartridges by December 31, you'll receive an exclusive achievement called "The First Edition."

  3. Lucky Draw: Ten collectors who mint all 15 Cartridges will each win 420 MAGIC tokens.

  4. Game Popularity Rewards: The game with the most cartridges minted will receive 42,000 MAGIC, with 16,900 MAGIC for second place and 10,520 MAGIC for third.

General MAGIC Earning Methods

Beyond the Cartridges event, you can earn MAGIC tokens through various activities in the Treasure ecosystem:

  1. Playing Games: Participate in games within the Treasure ecosystem to earn MAGIC.

  2. Mining in Bridgeworld: Engage in mining activities in Treasure's flagship game, Bridgeworld.

  3. Cross-Game Events: Take part in ecosystem-wide events like Harvesters.

  4. Staking: Stake MAGIC tokens to earn rewards and participate in governance.

  5. Marketplace Activities: Buy and sell NFTs on Treasure's native marketplace using MAGIC.

💼 Web3 Gaming Job Opportunities

  • MixMob: Full-Stack React/Node & NFT Gaming Developer, Remote Apply

  • Gamurs Group: Game Guides: Freelance Gaming Writer, Remote Apply

  • HyperPlay: Game Content Manager, Remote Apply

  • Sui Foundation: Web3 Copywriter, Remote Apply

Websites to Continue Your Job Search

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Until we meet again in the gaming realm,