Well, fellow degens, strap in—because Voya Games just announced they’re bringing their debut game Craft World to Ronin this summer. Yep, that Ronin. The one that survived a $600M hack and still managed to come out swinging. Quick rundown: Voya just bagged a casual $5 million in funding (because it’s not a proper Web3 launch without VC sugar). Craft World’s been chilling on the Polygon testnet under the name Angry Dynomites Labs—which sounds like a bootleg Looney Tunes episode—but hey, 240,000 wallets interacted with it, so who's laughing now? It’s a fully onchain idle resource management game (aka: tap, wait, tap again, pretend it’s strategy). Available on mobile and web, so you can burn gas and time, conveniently! But here’s where it gets chef’s kiss Web3:Every one of the 25+ in-game resources is an ERC20 token. Yes, they really said, “what if your wood and iron were tradable assets?”Enter: Dyno Coin, the game’s utility token with no cap and no value outside the game, but hey, it’s purely for trading between said resources. So, you know... perfect. And of course, there’s a metagame layer called Project Voyager (because naming things after space missions is apparently still cool). It’s a four-week “social farming + questing” thing where you grind for crystals, which you use to level up and eventually unlock your Dyno Coin airdrop.So yeah: farm, trade, upgrade, pray. Web3 gaming in a nutshell. Why Ronin? According to Voya’s CEO, Ronin is “built to last” and “thrives through sustained growth.” Translation: “We saw what Axie did in 2021 and hope lightning strikes twice.” Sky Mavis’ Jeff Zirlin chimed in too: “Craft World knows how to convert users and drive revenue.” Which is a polite way of saying “they figured out how to make ads tolerable.” Anyway, if you’re into: Farming for vaporware Collecting ERC20 tokens like Pokémon And praying your Dynogotchi becomes sentient …then Voya might just be your next obsession. Check their site, skim the litepaper, and decide if you want to be early—or early exit liquidity. 💸 — DYOR, but hey... at least it’s not launching on Solana.

So, CCP Games’ latest sci-fi brainchild, EVE Frontier, has finally popped out of stealth mode like a cloaked Stratios looking for fresh killmails. After lurking in closed alpha (under an NDA so tight it might as well have been a smart contract), the game is now sliding into what they're calling Founder Access: New Era, starting June 11. What’s changing?We’re entering Cycle 1: Promised Lands – which sounds vaguely biblical, but sure. You’ll be grinding for something called Grace now – no, not divine forgiveness for your gankboard sins, but an in-game currency to rank you and your “tribe” (guilds? DAOs? cults?) on a leaderboard. Every “cycle” will come with fresh content, new missions, and presumably more lore-drenched existential dread (their words, not mine – see trailer title: The Ancient Dark, which is basically space Vikings meets reincarnation therapy). In case you forgot, this is the fully onchain MMOG from CCP – yes, that CCP, the EVE Online folks who gave us space politics, betrayal, and billion-ISK scams. Now, imagine all that, but with smart contracts, NFTs (probably), and crypto-infused grinding. What could go wrong? Trailer dropped: The Ancient Dark – featuring your inevitable death and rebirth because nothing says “fun gameplay loop” like a reminder of your own cosmic insignificance. Founder Access available here if you're ready to ape in: evefrontier.com/founderaccessFAQ for the risk-averse (aka non-degens): evefrontier.com/faq TL;DR:Onchain EVE. NDA’s dead. You grind for Grace now. Welcome to the tribe. WAGMIGalaxy? 👀

So Sony — yes, that Sony — is diving deeper into the crypto rabbit hole with their L2 blockchain Soneium (still sounds like a sci-fi energy drink tbh), and they just dropped a new incubator program called “Soneium For All.” Basically, they’ve teamed up with Astar Network and Startale Cloud to fast-track the next wave of blockchain games and apps because, apparently, we haven’t had enough underbaked Web3 games yet. But here’s the kicker: If you’ve got a decent idea (or at least a Medium post and a roadmap), Sony might throw you a grant, give you core infra support, and even introduce you to the Sony Innovation Fund for more money and strategic hand-holding. Astar’s tossing in a $60K grant pool for projects that actually use their ASTR token, because incentives > product-market fit. They want projects to go live by Q3 2025, which is about two rug pulls and one bull cycle away. And yes, they’re already hyping that 100+ projects are live on Soneium. You’ve definitely heard of Evermoon and Yoki Legacy, right? ...Right? Applications are open now, and they’ll announce the chosen ones by late July. So if you’ve got a half-finished Unity prototype and a dream, now’s the time to shine. 👉 More info here TL;DR: Sony’s now playing Web3 accelerator — if you’re a builder (or at least a decent pitch deck designer), go grab some of that sweet corporate crypto cash. Worst case? You get ghosted in August. Best case? You get acquired and your game becomes the next Ghost of Tsushima: Chain Edition.

So apparently FIFA Rivals doesn’t officially go live until Thursday, June 12th — but hey, guess what’s already up on the Mythical Market? Yep. NFTs. Because why wait for launch day when you can already drop cash on a limited batch of digital footballs and England’s backup goalie? 🧤 There are currently fewer than 200 NFTs floating around: think balls, kits, victory animations, and a strangely curated player list (shoutout to Ramsdale, Mainoo, and Joao Felix for leading the charge into blockchain obscurity). Now, no one really knows why these are live. Maybe it's leftover junk from the soft launch. Maybe Mythical is just testing the plumbing on their marketplace before the floodgates open. Or maybe they just wanted to see who’s willing to pay pre-launch premiums for items that will be mass-produced in 48 hours. Spoiler: prices are probably way higher now than they will be post-launch — you know, once thousands of normies start minting NFTs by the dozen through IAPs. Bonus alpha? Some of these NFTs actually do stuff. Balls, for example, can apparently decide who gets home-field advantage by comparing their “aura” (seriously). Win with your ball and you get a gameplay bonus. Oh, and they're consumable — so don’t get too attached to your glowy orb of dominance. 💀 TL;DR: Game’s not live yet. NFTs are. Prices are high. Your ball might have an aura. And yes, it will eventually die. Welcome to web3 gaming, I guess? Anyone here degen enough to ape in early? Or are we all just waiting for the inevitable post-launch floor collapse? 

NFTs have transformed how digital artists earn from their work by introducing scarcity and ownership, and performance artists may benefit too, say art duo Operator. Speaking to Decrypt, they highlighted the challenges performers face due to the ephemeral nature of their medium. Their project Human Unreadable merges choreography, generative art, blockchain, and live performance, pushing the limits of on-chain art. Despite a declining NFT market, Operator stresses that artists create out of curiosity and expression—not just for commercial gain. Their work recently won the Experiential Award at the Digital Art Awards. 

Yuga Labs has sold the intellectual property rights of the Moonbirds NFT collection to Orange Cap Games, a trading card game company. This marks Yuga's second major IP divestment after selling Cryptopunks. Along with Moonbirds, Orange Cap will gain rights to related collections like Mythics and Oddities. The move aims to preserve NFT art in more sustainable environments. Following the announcement, Moonbirds’ trading volume surged by nearly 580%, and its floor price rose from 0.30 to 0.47 ETH. Orange Cap plans to expand the Moonbirds universe through games and real-world products while maintaining a partnership with Yuga Labs, including 3D avatar integration in its metaverse.

Well folks, just when you thought crypto couldn't get more "gameified," enter Sparkball — a PC-based 4v4 sport brawler running on the Monad blockchain (because apparently we’re still pretending gas fees don’t exist if you say "high throughput" fast enough). Opti Games is the dev behind this sparkly chaos, and they’ve just teamed up with Sequence — the web3 wallet company that promises no seed phrases, no MetaMask downloads, just pure “email me in, Scotty” login. Very normie-friendly. Because nothing says hardcore decentralized ownership like logging in with your Google account. 🔥 Chandler Thomlison (Opti CEO) said they were always focused on “core gameplay” but had trouble reconciling that with their web3 positioning. Translation: “We made a fun game and then someone told us to jam NFTs in it.” But now, thanks to Sequence, you too can brawl for on-chain skins and tokens without even realizing you’ve stepped into the crypto jungle. 🌴 They're currently running a pre-season event (May 22 - June 9), so now’s your chance to get in early and farm clout before the inevitable $SPRK token is announced and we all pretend it’s not a security. Oh, and they're also linked up with guilds like YGG, Paladins, and Tempest, because what’s a web3 game without a few whales lurking in the matchmaking? Did I mention they raised $2M last October from L1D, CMS Holdings, Impossible Finance, and YGG? So yeah, there’s real money in this. Or at least there was before they spent it all building this blockchain Rocket League-meets-Smash Bros fever dream. TL;DR: Sparkball is here. It’s flashy. It’s tokenized. It lets your grandma log in with Facebook. Let the brawling — and floor sweeping — begin. 🚀💥

Well folks, in today’s episode of “Web3 Games Try to Pretend Everything’s Fine,” Wemade just integrated its shiny new payment solution, WEMIX Pay, into Mir4 – their OG web3-enabled MMORPG that refuses to die, despite the competition from prettier games like Night Crows breathing down its neck. Now, with WEMIX Pay, you can flex your WEMIX tokens to buy all those juicy in-game items — DRACO, rare gear, you name it. And if you’re feeling lucky, you’ll earn some sweet, sweet Mileage points with each purchase. Those convert into PLAY tokens, which (presumably) play nicely with the rest of the Wemix Play ecosystem. See what they did there? Branding on point. 🧠 But wait – plot twist: WEMIX just got delisted from FIVE of South Korea’s biggest exchanges starting June 2nd. That’s right, the same token you’re now supposed to use more in-game just got a big ol’ axe out of game. It tanked 60% but hey, it’s “recovered marginally,” which in crypto-speak means "we stopped the bleeding... for now." Mir4 itself is holding steady, with 190,000 loyal grinders still logging in. Not bad for a 2021 title built on Unreal Engine and sprinkled with web3 glitter. Available on mobile, PC, and Steam – because why limit the grind to just one platform? Honestly, I can’t tell if this is a bold pivot or a PR distraction from the token’s delisting. But hey, if you’ve still got bags of WEMIX lying around, guess you’ve got a new in-game mall to blow it in. LFG? Or just GTFO? 🧐💸 DYOR, as always.

Ponke, a Solana-based memecoin, has teamed up with 223—a spinoff of licensed accessory company JCorp—to develop a new line of adult-focused collectibles and apparel. While official products are yet to be confirmed, Ponke is exploring surprise boxes, high-end novelty toys, and items linked to countercultures like cannabis. The collaboration will be showcased at this week's Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, where Ponke will present a dozen concept products alongside global IPs like Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel. Ponke is also in talks with major brands for potential co-branded items. New products will feature NFC chips enabling interactions via smartphones, potentially unlocking NFTs, token rewards, or loot box keys through Looty.fi. Ponke aims to use these products to introduce users to the broader crypto ecosystem through engaging digital ownership experiences. 

Well well well... OpenSea just officially ended its extended “beta vacation” and relaunched OS2 like it’s the next big thing. No SEA token yet (because obviously we all love a good “coming soon™”), but hey, we now have XP points! 🎉 Yes, you too can farm Voyages XP by doing life-altering crypto feats like buying $5 worth of tokens on Solana or making an NFT gallery no one will visit. Tasks refresh daily, and according to their CMO Adam Hollander, you can go full Degen or lowkey Degen—it’s the same XP if you spend $5 or $5,000. Capital efficiency, I guess? The real flex here? OS2 now supports assets and swaps across 19 blockchains, including newcomers like Ronin, Abstract, and Solana. So if you’ve got an EVM wallet, a Solana wallet, an Abstract wallet, and an unhealthy obsession with cross-chain NFTs, congratulations—you’re the target market. No official SEA token launch date, but let’s be honest: you’re doing all these XP tasks in hopes of some sweet token allocation when they eventually launch it. Because this is crypto, and everything is either airdrop farming or slowly dying. OpenSea, the OG of NFT marketplaces, is clearly trying to reinvent itself as the everything app for crypto users—NFTs, token swaps, and now... gamified loyalty points. So grab your wallets (all of them), start clicking those XP tasks, and prepare for SEA’s great reveal... sometime between now and never. DYOR. Or just farm XP and pray. 🙃 #Crypto #NFTs #OpenSea #AirdropSeason #XPFiends #SEAwhen