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When it comes to game releases, November can sometimes be a slow month. When it is, there’s a reason for it: There’s a heavy hitter coming and everyone wants to get out of the way. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 hits this month, which is why September and October were pretty jam-packed this year.Even…
In brief Yuga Labs is launching the Koda Nexus, a social and interactive hub in its Otherside metaverse, on November 12. The firm is also teaming with Amazon Gaming to launch a co-branded NFT avatar that can explore the metaverse. The Otherside has been in development since 2022 after Yuga Labs sold tokenized plots of…
In brief Electronic Arts entered a strategic partnership with Stability AI to help power game development. Krafton also said this week that it’s becoming an “AI-first” company and using AI to transform its workflows. Generative AI is being widely adopted across the video game industry, despite concerns from players and developers. Two gaming industry giants…
Sci-fi survival game Eve Frontier is transitioning from the Ethereum-based Redstone gaming network to the layer-1 blockchain Sui. Game developer CCP Games told Decrypt the move wasn’t motivated by a financial grant, but because the network is aligned around a “deep philosophical direction for the game” and the “future of virtual worlds.”Over the coming months,…
In brief Reaper Actual has entered “Foundation Alpha” playtesting, with gamers required to pay at least $29.99 to get their first base and Reaper characters. John Smedley, who helped bring EverQuest, H1Z1, and PlanetSide to life, said that the game’s crypto elements are entirely optional and estimated just 8% of the player base will use…
In brief Addicted is a Solana-based cannabis farming simulator that pays users in WEED tokens. Players have taken to social media to brag about their crypto earnings as the price of WEED surges. However, the play-to-earn format has drawn claims that Addicted is a “Ponzi game.” Addicted, a Solana-powered cannabis farming simulator described as “unhinged”…
In brief Ethereum gaming metaverse The Sandbox will soon have its own layer-2 network. SANDChain aims to be the core infrastructure built to empower the creator economy on-chain. The network will use The Sandbox’s SAND token as its native gas and utility token. Ethereum gaming metaverse The Sandbox will soon have its own creator-focused blockchain…
In brief A new study has unveiled Titan, an LLM agent that tests MMORPGs by reasoning and exploring game states. Titan found four previously unknown bugs and completed 95% of tasks in two commercial games. Already deployed in QA pipelines, Titan may reshape how games are tested across PC and mobile. Game studios have long…
When it comes to game releases, the fall months have typically been a brutal gauntlet of big releases. Despite the significant changes in the game industry, this remains true. This month features ninjas, science fiction, an 8-bit mouse, and more. There will be something for just about any gamer.One of this month’s releases, Ninja Gaiden 4,…
In brief Pixelverse is expanding beyond its successful Telegram tap-to-earn game, launching an arcade platform on Ethereum layer-2 network, Base. Its expansion is focused on delivering more Web3 mechanics to a receptive audience of crypto-native users. Its first game is Storychain, an AI agent-led game focusing on collaborative storytelling through social media. Pixelverse is moving…
