NFT Review 64 - First web3 game on Epic Games
NFT Review 64 - First web3 game on Epic Games
RMRK ambassador program, Metamask release Portfolio dApp, 3AC to be liquidated, and more.
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Dear NFT enthusiast,
Last week saw the arrival of the first blockchain gaming title on a flagship game store as Solana NFT game Star Atlas launched its playable demo on the Epic Games store for its NFT holders.
Star Atlas is one of the most ambitious NFT-based games on the horizon, although it could be years before the Solana-based outer space strategy game takes complete shape. The game’s developer ATMTA also released a toolkit that lets other studios connect Unreal Engine 5-based games to the Solana blockchain.
It is interesting to see how this develops further. With recent reports by DappRadar on the surge in blockchain gamers, news like this will only increase the pressure on hardcore gamers to adopt web3 gaming. While it may still be a long way out, the facts are obvious. When gamers get a taste of truly owning a piece of the games they play, they will find it impossible to return to the status quo.
Thank you for reading and have a great week.
— NFT Review
📬 NFT News from Kusama & Polkadot
RMRK announced the resumption of its ambassador program. Read all about it here.
Unique Network has released its SDK and announced a partnership with OG Protocol.
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Enjin has released its first Unreal Engine SDK.
Legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano curates his first NFT collection on Astar Network.
Evrloot released a video exploring the Prologue of the story that powers the dark RPG.
The Exosama reveal happened last week to great fanfare.
Moonsama released a new website.
RMRK sent out branded shirts to winners of its Skybreach land sale campaign in partnership with Airlyft.
Talented artist EJVII completed his amazing collection on Singular.
🗞 NFT News from Ethereum and Beyond
Yuga Labs announced a new BAYC community council to help the project “grow and thrive.”.
Animoca Brands partners with Cool Cats.
Solana NFT sales volume surges past $100M in September.
Gary Vaynerchuck’s NFT project VeeFriends has penned an exclusive deal with Macy’s and Toys “R” Us.
Horizon Blockchain Games, the developers of popular NFT card game Skyweaver, have raised $40 million in Series A funding.
Three Arrows Capital's NFT collection to be liquidated.
Illuvium co-founder shares plans for new “interoperable blockchain game” model.
The world’s cultural heritage is being preserved one NFT at a time.
Beeple’s Discord URL ‘hijacked,’ directing users to wallet drainer.
Japanese prime minister says gov't investment in digital transformation will include Metaverse and NFTs.
JPG, an NFT curation protocol, just opened to everyone and launched a revamped curator tooling system.
MetaMask rolled out its new Portfolio Dapp, which includes support for NFTs across multiple chains.
OpenSea launched support for the Optimism L2 and announced that it would allow users to submit bulk NFT listings and purchases.
Beans, a Nouns DAO fork, published “An Anatomy of a Bean” ahead of its upcoming mainnet release.
Meta opened up digital collectibles support for all users on Instagram and Facebook.
Art Blocks is ending its Curated drops series designations — there will still be Art Blocks Curated releases but they will no longer come in numbered series, e.g. Series 1, Series 2, etc.
SuperRare unveiled its first $RARE token-gated merch drop, designed by artist Bryan Brinkman.
Axie Infinity launched its 3rd Esports Grants wave to the tune of 160k AXS tokens.
GameStop ran a campaign that offered free Gods Unchained cards to its PowerUp Rewards Pro users.
Future Tape, the first mobile music NFT app, is out via Zora.
Warner Music Group partnered with OpenSea to create web3 opportunities for WMG musicians.
Someone borrowed 1,000 $ETH using two MAYC NFTs as collateral via NFT borrowing and lending protocol Arcade.
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That’s all for this week, see you in the next edition! Got some links to share with us, artists to feature, NFTs to sell, jobs to promote, or events to popularize? Get in touch with Bruno or gbaci!