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Pixels Cuts Headcount to Extend Runway as PIXEL Token Sits Near All-Time Lows
Pixels CEO Luke Barwikowski confirmed a headcount reduction this week to extend the game's financial runway, citing a game that achieved sustainability but stopped growing. The PIXEL token trades near all-time lows with a $5.4 million market cap and a 91 million token unlock scheduled for June 19.
PIXEL$0.0056+2.5%Editorial·FIFA Rivals Passes 2.5 Million Downloads Four Days Before World Cup 2026 Kicks Off
FIFA Rivals has crossed 2.5 million downloads and 25 million in-game goals as the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off in four days, cementing its place as the most downloaded blockchain sports game to date.
Summer Game Fest 2026 Opens Today: Blockchain Gaming Is Still Missing From Gaming's Biggest Stage
Summer Game Fest 2026 kicks off today with its two-hour showcase, and blockchain games are again largely absent from the main stage. That absence tells us more about where web3 gaming stands than any token price movement this year.
IMX$0.1475+2.3%Editorial·Off The Grid Targets October 2026 Full Release With a Five-Phase Roadmap
Gunzilla Games has confirmed a full 1.0 release for Off The Grid in October 2026, backed by a detailed five-phase development plan covering AI anti-cheat, Legendary Weapons, Marketplace 2.0, and a new Ranked season.
Illuvium Deathmatch Launches June 4 with Permadeath and a Growing Prize Jackpot
Illuvium's Deathmatch mode goes live June 4 with a brutal 10-player permadeath format where defeated Illuvials are gone for good. Here is what you need to know before entering.
ILV$3.42+2.6%Editorial·Sui Blockchain Suffered Three Outages in 48 Hours, Freezing Web3 Gaming Transactions
Sui suffered three separate network halts between May 28 and May 30, wiping out $1.88 million in liquidations and freezing game transactions for players across its ecosystem.
World of Dypians WOD Token Lands on Binance US, Opening the American Market
World of Dypians has secured a Binance US listing for its WOD token, giving the open-world MMORPG access to American retail buyers and clearing a regulatory bar that most gaming tokens never reach.
DYP$0.0018-92.2%Editorial·Moonveil Studio Closes After Four Years: AstrArk Ends and What the Shutdown Reveals About Web3 Gaming
Moonveil Studio, the team behind blockchain action RPG AstrArk and stealth battle royale Bushwhack, announced on May 26 that it is winding down all operations after four years. The studio leaves behind over 2 million unique active wallets and a pattern that is becoming familiar in on-chain gaming.
Splinterlands and Electroneum Launch Voltage Event with Game's First Ever Double-Sided Card
Splinterlands partnered with Electroneum to launch 'Voltage: Powering Up in Praetoria,' introducing ElectroFox, the first double-sided card in the game's history, alongside a new Electroneum Voltage Points reward loop designed to link both communities.
SPS$0.0033+1.6%Editorial·Illuvium Open Beta Testnet Launches May 28 With 30,000 ILV on the Line
Illuvium's open beta testnet goes live May 28 at 21:00 UTC, offering 30,000 ILV in rewards across Arena, Zero, and Beyond. Gauntlet Mode, new Overworld NPC interactions, and Forge improvements are the headline additions as the team targets a July 25 mainnet launch.
ILV$3.42+2.6%Editorial·Star Atlas SAGE C4 Closed Beta Is Live, PTR Opening Expected Around May 28 Town Hall
After months of anticipation, Star Atlas's SAGE C4 overhaul has entered closed beta with NDA testers actively trying to break the game. A public test realm launch is expected around the May 28 Town Hall.
ATLAS$0.0001+3.4%Editorial·Splinterlands Launches Its First Escalation Conflict: 30-Day Staking Wars and an Exclusive Archon on the Line
Splinterlands has activated its first-ever Escalation Conflict, a 30-day staking event where players deploy Mage Wagons, stake cards and packs, and compete for the inaugural Escalation Archon card while helping to shrink the DEC and SPS supply.
SPS$0.0033+1.6%Editorial·XOCIETY Wraps Its Biggest-Ever Playtest With a $100K Prize Pool, Adidas NFTs, and 36K Wallets
XOCIETY's largest playtest to date ran May 15 to 23 on the Epic Games Store, combining a $100,000 prize pool with a concurrent Adidas mystery box NFT drop on Sui, and pulled in retention numbers that rival mainstream shooters.
Fantasy Top Is Shutting Down: Two Years, $20M Paid Out, and a Brutal Lesson About Crypto TCGs
Fantasy Top, the Ethereum influencer fantasy card game that paid out over $20 million to players, is shutting down at the end of June after two years, with the team admitting the trading card model was never the right fit for crypto.
Tomoland Raises $2M to Bring AI-Powered UGC to Web3 Gaming, Sells Out Founder Passes in 2 Hours
Tomoland has closed a $2M seed round led by Sky9 Capital to build an AI-powered user-generated content platform that bridges mobile gaming with web3 ownership, selling out all 2,222 Blueprint Founder Passes in under two hours.
Boyaa Interactive's Bitcoin Bet Meets a Hard Q1 2026: What It Means for Web3 Gaming's MicroStrategy Model
Hong Kong's largest card game publisher is doubling down on Bitcoin as the backbone of its web3 gaming empire, but Q1 2026 losses up 110 to 120 percent YoY and shares off 42 percent are raising hard questions about whether the strategy can hold.
Ronin Network in 2026: L2 Migration Complete, Axie Reshuffled, and a Stack of Live Games
Ronin spent the first half of 2026 completing its Ethereum L2 migration, sunsetting Axie Infinity Classic, and growing a slate of live games led by Axie, Pixels, and Fishing Frenzy. Here's the full ecosystem status, with links to our coverage of every major move.
AXS$0.9860+2.9%Editorial·What Happened to These 2022 P2E Games: 2026 Status Check on Gunfire Polygon, FantaVerse, and CryptoGodz
Three of the most-searched P2E games from the 2021 to 2022 cycle have gone fully dormant: Gunfire Polygon shut down in June 2023, FantaVerse went silent in 2023, and CryptoGodz stopped posting in late 2022. Here's the 2026 status on all three, with token data and what holders should know.
Ubisoft Kills Champions Tactics NFTs as Free Steam Version Goes Live
Ubisoft launched a fully web2 version of Champions Tactics on Steam on May 19 while confirming that all blockchain features in the original Grimoria Chronicles will be permanently removed on May 27.