Web3 Gaming Moves Fast

Here's what just dropped, what's gaining momentum, and what you don't want to miss this week

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Blockonaut
July 28, 2025

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

Web3 gaming moves fast.

Here's what just dropped, what's gaining momentum, and what you don't want to miss this week.

What To Expect

  • Web3 Gaming Updates

  • Community Spotlight

  • GUNZ mainnet

  • Job Opportunities

Weekly Web3 Gaming Updates

Upcoming:

  • Dante Games is launching a $100,000 tournament series starting July 29, beginning with the free-to-enter Open Arena event in Hellmaster and followed by additional competitions with increasing prize pools and entry requirements tied to $DANTE token holding or staking.

  • Illuvium's ILV Summer D1SK Sale kicks off on July 31 at 20:00 UTC, featuring exclusive collectibles for a limited two-week period.

  • Bullieverse is launching early access to "Bullieverse Play," its browser-based MMO, on August 13, coinciding with its fourth anniversary and featuring wallet integration, large-scale multiplayer, and enhanced in-game environments.

  • RavenQuest's first major expansion, "The Treasures Below," launches August 15, introducing ranked PvP, new Expeditions, $QUEST token systems, and additional gameplay features to the sandbox MMORPG.

  • Delabs Games has unveiled its ecosystem whitepaper, outlining the $DELABS token launching summer 2025 to power payments, governance, and staking across its cross-game Web3 platform, following a $17.2M fundraise and aligning with the release of new titles like Ragnarok Libre.

Ongoing:

  • Cross The Ages is running its second Arise closed playtest from July 23–30, offering new weapons, co-op gameplay, and $25,000 in CTA token rewards to participants who compete on fresh leaderboards.

  • MapleStory N’s summer update, live from July 24 to September 17, brings the massive Heroes Fiesta event featuring six new hero classes, daily and weekly missions, minigames, boss challenges, and generous growth rewards—giving all players more ways to earn coins, upgrade gear, and enjoy fresh content all summer long.

This past week:

  • Medieval Empires, a blockchain-based strategy game set in the 13th century, has officially launched on the Epic Games Store, introducing Web3 gaming and digital asset ownership to a wider PC audience.

  • Ultra has launched a $1M Developer Grant Program, offering up to $250,000 per project in milestone-based funding to support developers building Web3 games, dApps, and tools on its ecosystem, with applications open as of July 2025.

  • WAX has released new SDKs for React Native and Unity that let game developers easily integrate blockchain features like wallets and authentication into their games—no need to learn complex smart-contract languages or blockchain infrastructure.

  • GUNZ Mainnet is now live, letting you trade and showcase your Off The Grid items by connecting through MetaMask on desktop or the GUNZ Wallet app on mobile (just remember to complete KYC verification first). You can now withdraw NFTs to MetaMask and trade them on OpenSea, which is a big step for GUNZ's vision of an open gaming economy.

  • HYTOPIA has launched a $125,000 Creator Fund, offering milestone-based grants, development support, and revenue sharing to web3 game studios and creators, with applications now open as of July 2025.

  • Cambria is rolling out a new Burn-to-Earn system, allowing players to burn Cosmetic Shards earned from staking Core NFTs to receive Arena Tokens or bid in premium auctions for exclusive in-game cosmetics, enhancing both rewards and marketplace activity within its ecosystem.

  • Pirate Nation has completely removed $PIRATE token rewards from its current Infinite Tides Season 3 event, marking a shift away from the play-to-earn model and focusing on new in-game competition without onchain token payouts.

  • Youmio is a newly launched Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for AI agents, enabling autonomous software agents to operate transparently across apps, games, and digital environments—with onchain identity, memory, and modular skills—through a partnership with Avalanche to deliver scalable, agent-native infrastructure and agent-token rewards frameworks.

  • TOKYO BEAST, a web3 mobile game, will officially shut down all services on August 24, 2025, due to high operational costs and sustainability issues, with compensation in USDC offered to eligible asset holders.

The Alchemists Community Spotlight

Off The Grid: How to Join the GUNZ Mainnet Economy

The GUNZ Mainnet is now live, opening the doors for Off The Grid players to trade, showcase, and truly own their in-game items. Here's a quick guide on what you need to know to participate in this new economy:

1. Connect Your Wallet

  • Desktop: Use MetaMask, a popular crypto wallet extension for browsers.

  • Mobile: Download and use the GUNZ Wallet app.

2. Complete KYC Verification

Before you can buy, sell, or withdraw assets, you'll need to complete KYC (Know Your Customer) verification. This process helps ensure secure trading and compliance with regulations. Have your identification documents ready, and follow the on-screen prompts in the wallet app or website.

3. Trading and Withdrawing Assets

  • Withdraw Your NFTs: You can now move your Off The Grid NFTs from the game to your MetaMask wallet.

  • Trade on OpenSea: Once your NFTs are in MetaMask, you can list and trade them on OpenSea, a major NFT marketplace. This gives you more freedom and liquidity than ever before.

4. Showcase Your Collection

Use your connected wallet to display your unique Off The Grid assets. Share, trade, and show off your collection with the community.

To Summarize:

  • Set up MetaMask (desktop) or GUNZ Wallet (mobile)

  • Complete KYC verification in your wallet

  • Withdraw NFTs to MetaMask

  • Trade or showcase your assets on OpenSea and beyond

This integration moves GUNZ closer to its vision of a truly open gaming economy, where your in-game items hold real-world value and ownership.

💼 Web3 Gaming Job Opportunities

  • Aethir: Web3 QA Engineer Apply

  • Offchain Labs: Marketing Manager Gaming Apply

  • Swissborg: Business Developer Gaming Brands Apply

  • Immutable: Project Manager, Gamer Experience Apply

Websites to Continue Your Job Search

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Until we meet again in the gaming realm,