CIVITAS ANNOUNCED GREAT GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS
Civitas developers have added a new utility that diversifies the gameplay. Now players will be able to create crystals using fragments. Each crystal can be resource or bonus, depending on the player's game profile.
Civitas is a play-to-earn 4x MMO on the blockchain. A feature of Civitas is the subDAO system, which allows players to make government decisions by voting using the $CITI token.
In 2022, the Civitas project received support from about 20 major partners and funds worth $20 million, including BITKRAFT Ventures, CCP Games, CMT Digital Ventures, and Illuvium co-founder Kieran Warwick.
TOP 3 ROUNDS IN WEB3 PER WEEK
1️⃣ OP3N closed the Series A round for $28 million at a $100 million valuation. Animoca Brands was in the lead, Dragonfly Capital, SuperScrypt, Blizzard Fund, Galaxy Digital, basketball player Russell Westbrook and others took part.
OP3N is a social network on steroids between Web2 and Web3. With AI and DAO. Artists and developers can list their work for sale. Users can rate and buy works.
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2️⃣ Hadean raised $5 million in Series A extended round with Ericsson Ventures, VU Venture Partners, Metrea Discovery. In September 2022, Hadean already closed a $30 million Series A round for a total of $35 million.
Hadean is a B2B startup promoting its Web3 and 5G technologies. They close the full cycle of creating, managing and monetizing metaverses for brands. Collaborated with CCP GAMESSony, Minecraft.
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3️⃣ Aspecta has raised 3,5 million in a seed round, which will allow them to launch a beta version of their flagship product Aspecta ID. HashKey Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto and others participated.
Aspecta Id is an AI profile builder. With it, you can create personal pages like LinkedIn. Thanks to AI, the platform shows the profiles of specialists to potentially interested persons, which gives an advantage in finding a job. About 130000 users signed up for the Aspecta alpha waitlist.
START OF SEASON 2 IN BLANKOS
Seems like the passions have subsided litigation with former key employees of Mythical Games and the remaining team getting back into the game.
On March 29 at 17:00 UTC, a new season will be released in Blankos Block Party.
New NOOB skin, new party pass, fresh Blanko drop, new content in building mode awaits players.
In addition, the developers have fixed some bugs and promise to continue what they started during the season.
Recall that this is one of the most expensive and grandiose game projects in web3. Mythical Games raised over $260 million and put together a stellar team, but, judging by the numerous conflicts, they have not yet succeeded in working together.
METALCORE PARTNERS WITH IMMUTABLE
Oops, MetalCore announces a partnership with Immutable.
What will it give?
– Except for speed and zero fees when trading NFTs, thanks to a new Immutable zkEVM based on Polygonthen there is more...
– Immutable Passport, which will be released in April 2023. This is a non-custodial wallet that does not require a password, a long account creation process and permanent transaction signatures that negatively affect on-chain gameplay and user onboarding.
Recently, Immutable has become more active and it seems that it has become friendlier to developers. More and more projects are joining Immutable.
But is it worth trusting promises, especially in crypto? How many years has Ethereum existed, how many years have “Ethereum killers” been trying to kill it, but so far nothing has been done ... And its network effect has strengthened so much that it is already hard to believe that it will be shaken. Many have already reconciled themselves and are building their solutions taking into account the support of EVM or simply L2 solutions.
In short, we are waiting for all these new projects on Immutable in order to properly test their solutions. There really is not enough of such a market, but time will tell how successful this cooperation will be.
HOW TO MAKE A QUALITY AAA WEB3 GAME ACCORDING TO WILDCARD DEVELOPERS
Interview with former crypto skeptic Paul Bettner and veteran game developer from the 90s, now CEO of Playful Studios and creator of the Web3 game Wildcard.
Paul had a hand in such projects and studios as: Age of Empires, Halo Wars, Words With Friends, Zynga.
Yes, such interviews are often a way to promote, but there are useful insights for builders, researchers and enthusiasts.
In addition, Paul shared his vision of Web3 technologies, knowledge and experience. It turned out interesting. Happy reading!
RONIN NOW LUNCHPAD? | LAUNCH OF THE FIRST RONIN GAME AND RON Staking
Remember we wrote about the fact that there will be no more crypto games? A retrospective of some related news brought me back to the discussion about third iteration of cryptogaming.
For traditional gamedev, the use of blockchain is becoming a reality, and perhaps someday it will become commonplace. Welcome to web 2.5! But not everything is so clear!
SO, CRYPTOGAMING IS FORKING.
1️⃣ Alternative branch. Projects of the era of cryptogaming 3.0 (2023-…) are more high-budget and do not experience such a lack of professional staff as before. Moreover, they have crypto-expertise as they work in web3. The share of gaming funding from the total crypto-venture is not falling, given the overall decline and frustration. "Stars" are involved in projects. The global gaming market is in decline and some major players are testing new directions.
Some of the simplest web3 mechanics that have proven effective will make their way into web2 games. Goal: Improve retention, churn, and session time. Such projects can be called web 2.5. For their promotion, it is undesirable to use any buzzwords a la NFT, blockchain, Play-to-Earn, crypto game, which literally make ordinary gamers sick. Much better: open economy, digital collectibles, rewards.
It would most likely go on like this until FTX collapsed. It was then that the crypto community again remembered the fundamental primitives associated with decentralization. Yes, and L2 develop and new L1 appear. Why not… as they say.
2️⃣ Classic branch = on-chain true web3 gaming has a chance to develop. Only now such games can become even more hardcore, even more niche, have even more on-chain mechanics and can become a sandbox for testing various hypotheses and other things. Representatives: Dark Forest, Nine chronicles, realms.
3️⃣ Scam projects will remain and will probably become even more with the development of AI.
But back to the main news. Sky Mavis and Directive Games partnership was announced yesterday. The first game on Ronin will be The Machines Arena.
Yes, Ronin becomes a launchpad, and Axie Infinity tests the game protocol model (someone may call it a metaverse, but a metaverse in a narrow sense is different). Axie provides developers with everything: tools, assets, including their own open economy, certain rules, support, and intellectual property, in order to accumulate value in their brand. It is not yet clear what can shoot out of this, but it is interesting.
The Machines Arena is an F2P with P2E elements, a cross-platform team shooter. For now, only PvP mode is available. PvE will be delivered later.
$RON token staking starts on April 12, 2023. Not so long ago, in order to get $RON tokens, you had to use game resources. Now it will be enough to stake your tokens to receive passive income.
So, Axie Infinity is still more alive than all the living.
6 PRINCIPLES FOR CREATING LONG-TERM SUCCESSFUL WEB3 GAMES
Today we will talk about how to create a successful web3 game and what principles should be taken into account when developing.
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1.Alibaba Cloud opens blockchain lab for game developers in Japan.
2.Gucci partners with Yuga Labs.
3.Otherside announced 2D game in its own metaverse. Legends of the Mara. The launch is expected in May.
4.Disney, according to the media, closes the Metaverse Exploration Division.
5.Nine Chronicles announced important update. PFP NFT D:CC and pets D:CC are now available in the game.
6.GalaGames partners with Huobi. Purpose: listings, investments, co-branding, ecosystem development and audience exchange.
7.Legends of Elumia Developers announced the about the public launch of the game next week.
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