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Pudgy World Doesn't Feel Like Crypto, And That's the Whole Point
Pudgy Penguins launched Pudgy World and CoinDesk called it their 'Club Penguin moment.' The game deliberately hides its blockchain layer, and that design philosophy may be the template for every Web3 game that wants mainstream adoption.
Portal 2.0 Pivots to AI-Native Gaming: Is This Web3's Next Chapter or a Retreat?
Portal relaunched as an AI-native game creation platform under a former Assassin's Creed developer. The pivot from Web3 gaming platform to AI game-building tools is either visionary timing or a sign that 'Web3 gaming platform' was never a viable category.
Parallel TCG's Haven Expansion Bets Big on Scarcity: Is Less Really More?
Parallel's new Haven expansion ships 75% fewer cards than its predecessor. In a market littered with over-minted NFT collections, the deliberate scarcity play is bold, but it only works if the gameplay keeps players coming back.
Immutable Completes Its Chain Merge, And Web3 Gaming Finally Gets a Single Front Door
Immutable merged its two competing chains into one. It's a technical milestone, but the bigger story is what it reveals about why fragmentation nearly killed Web3 gaming.
GAMEE's Gold Fest and the Rise of Telegram Gaming: Web3's Stealth Onramp
GAMEE just launched the largest prize pool event in Telegram gaming history, $500K in gold-backed tokens. But the real story isn't the prizes. It's that Telegram's 950 million users are becoming the biggest crypto onramp that nobody in traditional Web3 gaming is talking about.
Axie Infinity's Co-Founder Steps Back: End of an Era for Play-to-Earn
Aleksander Larsen, the co-founder who became the public face of play-to-earn gaming, is stepping away from day-to-day operations. His departure is a bookend on the chapter that defined, and nearly destroyed, Web3 gaming.
Animoca Brands' $300M Fund: Why Smart Money Is Still Betting on Web3 Gaming
Animoca Brands closes a $300M gaming fund backed by Temasek and Sequoia, even as the company itself quietly diversifies away from pure gaming. The mixed signal tells us everything about where Web3 gaming actually stands.
93% of Web3 Games Failed: What the Survivors Got Right
A new report by trading firm Caladan confirms the scale of Web3 gaming's collapse, but the real story is what separates the projects still standing from the 300+ that shut down.
Gunfire Polygon – Game Shut Down in 2023: What Happened and What to Know
Gunfire Polygon, the free-to-earn combat shooter on Polygon blockchain, permanently shut down on June 1, 2023. Here's what happened, what it means for GUNX holders, and what alternatives remain for Polygon crypto gamers.
Voxies Review – What Happened to This Voxel Battler and the VOXEL Token
Voxies, the voxel-based tactical RPG backed by Binance Launchpad, struggled to build a player base beyond its NFT collection. Here's our updated review and what happened.
NFT Panda: World of Fantasy – What Happened to This WAX Blockchain Game
NFT Panda: World of Fantasy, the WAX-based idle RPG, saw declining activity through 2023-2024 after its alpha stage showed promise. Here's what happened.
NFT Panda's Token Strategy – How the WAX Game's BAM Economy Worked
NFT Panda: World of Fantasy used BAM tokens for upgrades and crafting on WAX blockchain. The game's activity declined through 2023 as the P2E market contracted.
CryptoGodz – Dead BSC Game: What Happened to the GODZ Token RPG
CryptoGodz, the BSC-based RPG with arena battles and GODZ/SOUL dual tokens, went inactive by late 2022. Here's what happened and what holders should know.
Play-to-Earn Scholarships – Why This Model Collapsed and What Replaced It
Play-to-earn scholarships were the defining innovation of the 2021 crypto gaming boom. By 2023, the model had collapsed as token values crashed and guilds pivoted. Here's the full story.
Metaverse Use Cases – What Worked, What Failed, and Where It's Heading
In 2021, the metaverse was going to change everything. By 2024, Meta had spent $50B+ on Reality Labs with mixed results. Here's an honest look at which metaverse use cases gained traction and which flopped.
Crypto Gaming 101: The Complete Guide to Blockchain Games in 2026
Everything you need to know about crypto gaming in 2026: how blockchain games work, what happened to play-to-earn, which chains matter, and how to get started safely.
My DeFi Pet Review – Inactive Game: What Happened to DPET and TopeBox
My DeFi Pet, the BSC/KardiaChain pet breeding game by TopeBox, went inactive by 2023 as DPET token collapsed 99%+. Here's the full story and our updated review.
Illuvium Review – Did the Most Hyped Crypto RPG Deliver?
Illuvium launched after years of hype as an AAA crypto RPG on Immutable X. Here's our updated review covering the long development road, ILV token performance, and whether the game delivered.
Axie Infinity (AXS) Review – From Play-to-Earn Powerhouse to Cautionary Tale
Axie Infinity defined the play-to-earn movement in 2021 but suffered a $625M hack, token collapse, and massive player exodus. Here's our updated review of what happened and where Axie stands now.
Nyan Heroes Shuts Down After $11M Raise and 1 Million Playtesters, NYAN Token Collapses 99%
9 Lives Interactive has shut down Nyan Heroes, the Solana-based cat mech hero shooter that raised $11 million and attracted over one million playtesters. The closure adds to a growing list of web3 games that built real communities but could not outlast a funding drought.
Eigen Layer Projects Lock In More Ethereum LSTs, Can They Support That Value?
Eigen Layer is growing its influence, now in the early stages of distributing the new Eigen token.
Solana Meme Tokens: What’s Behind the New Boom of Crypto Assets?
Meme tokens can easily climb to all-time peaks, but get abandoned for the next hot meme.
Sunflower Land Game Now Ready With Roadmap for 2024 Updates
Sunflower Land is now in the top 31 spot for all NFT and Web3 games as it moves away from the need of constant on-chain transactions.
February 2024 Searches fo Web3: Searches Return to Bitcoin, but Growth May Be Around the Corner
Web3 is slightly trending in February 2024, on the back of a wider return of crypto trading.