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The crypto and NFT gaming space is busier than ever lately, what with prominent games starting to release, token airdrops piling up, and a seemingly constant array of other things happening at all times. It’s a lot to take in! Luckily, Decrypt’s GG is all over it. And if you need a quick way to get caught up on the latest moves around crypto video games, we’re happy to present This Week in Crypto Games. Our weekend roundup serves up the biggest news from the past week, along with a few other tidbits you might have missed. We also showcase…

After amassing some 300 million players last year in a tap-to-earn bubble that made unexpected waves across the mainstream, Telegram game Hamster Kombat dropped its HMSTR token on The Open Network (TON) last September—to mostly negative reviews from recipients. And then it just sort of… disappeared. What was planned to be a couple-weeks-long “interlude” gameplay season stretched on for months, and stopped being updated after a while. The anonymous devs teased a second full season of gameplay, then went quiet, eventually saying it would be part of a broader “HamsterVerse” of games. Now the HamsterVerse is here, led by Tuesday’s…

Ethereum-based metaverse game Nifty Island has added support for interactive AI agents, letting creators drag and drop them into their in-game islands to turn them into interactive characters. Players can choose to easily integrate a selection of popular AI agents like Luna, AgentYP, or VaderAI, or they can create and deploy their own custom agent. Once placed on an island, players can then engage with the agents who can talk back, dance, and take actions on-chain. “Just as we’ve done with NFTs and meme coins, our goal is to bring the things people are excited about on-chain into Nifty so…

Immutable has announced plans to launch a new blockchain game dubbed “REVENGE” on its highly recognized Web3 gaming platform. Immutable is a major cryptocurrency firm that develops blockchain games and NFTs. Register now for Early Access to @_GETREVENGE_ on Immutable.Pre-Alpha launches Q1 2025.pic.twitter.com/eGoTvzxTzJ — Immutable (@Immutable) February 22, 2025 REVENGE game launch in March The development follows Immutable’s partnership with Everreach Labs to launch the REVENGE crypto game on the Immutable Web3 gaming platform. According to the report, the two companies will launch the REVENGE pre-alpha release in Q1 2025. With the release, the crypto game will be available on…

NFTScan, an NFT infrastructure provider, is now officially launched on Conduit Marketplace. This integration aims to streamline non-fungible token (NFT) development and data accessibility across multiple blockchain networks. A notable rollup solution provider Conduit allows teams to expand their decentralized applications efficiently. NFTScan is officially on Conduit Marketplace.Built by the same team behind @Mint_Blockchain, @nftscan_com has the biggest NFT database spanning 20+ blockchains, providing professional and comprehensive NFT data services to web3 users and developers. pic.twitter.com/H8oGpkCIXJ — Conduit (@conduitxyz) February 21, 2025 NFTScan supports over 20 blockchain networks and provides users with a powerful explorer service that enables tracking of…

SuperGaming, an Indian game developer that has attracted more than 200 million players to date, is teaming with blockchain gaming ecosystem B3 to launch a dedicated gamechain, the companies announced this week. The collaboration will allow SuperGaming to bring its games onto the blockchain, all while maintaining a unified gaming environment where players can move seamlessly between different games. B3 is a gaming-centric layer-3 gaming network built on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network created by crypto exchange Coinbase. The network launched its B3 token last week. with over 200m+ players across 5 titles & multiple “Best Made in India Game”…

Several gaming companies with over $1 billion in valuation are now actively considering token launches, according to Immutable co-founder Robbie Ferguson. In a Feb. 21 post published on his X account, Ferguson revealed that he has had multiple conversations with gaming firms valued at over $1 billion that are open to the idea of launching tokens. Ferguson emphasized that these companies, including publicly traded ones, would not have even considered discussions about tokens a year ago. He believes 2025 is accelerating years of development into a much shorter timeframe, signaling a potential shift in the adoption of blockchain gaming assets.…

Antoine Mingo left his role of concept artist for popular Ethereum NFT collection Pudgy Penguins in early 2023, due to creative differences with leadership. Now, he’s leading the art for a new NFT project called Burrrs on buzzy layer-1 network Berachain, giving him the creative freedom he’s craved since entering the industry. The Washington-based artist picked up the Pudgy Penguins job in 2021 via gig-work platform Upwork, back when founder Cole Thereum was at the helm of the collection. After a brief consulting gig, Mingo went on to create 8,888 NFT profile pictures for the Ethereum project, right as the…

Ethereum gaming franchise Illuvium has undergone a company restructuring, resulting in layoffs along with some core contributors opting to take pay cuts or receive their wages in the gaming IP’s own token. The downsizing comes after Illuvium released a trio of interconnected games last year—Overworld, Arena, and Zero—that covered varying genres. Despite its ambitious vision, the community’s reaction wasn’t overwhelmingly positive following years of development. In December, co-founder Kieran Warwick admitted that “concerns” about the franchise’s gameplay were valid and that things had to change. Part of this included that Illuvium had “significantly” reduced its costs via capping wages at…

Analysts and investors have largely pronounced NFTs dead, with the market plunging to a three-year low in January. But NFT holders and creators aren’t ready to consign them to the graveyard just yet. That much was clear as crypto entrepreneurs, degens, and investors alike paraded around NFT Paris 2025 last week. Image: NFT Paris The two-day conference, which bills itself as Europe’s largest Web3 fair, brought an estimated 20,000 attendees to La Grande Villette, an imposing fortress-like structure at the edge of Paris’ sprawling La Villette park. The former slaughterhouse was a fitting stomping ground for a celebration of an…