Blockchain Gaming World

Cambria, Gigaverse and Yield Fields all make the news. [00:44] What's happening with degen games Onchain Heroes, Gigaverse and Cambria? [02:42] All 3 games are shutting down their Abstract versions and launching new products. [04:20] Gigaverse has completed its 2-month Awakening event. Rewards will follow. [05:52] Cambria will launch its RSGP token on Base. Its 4,096 Charter NFTs are revealed...

Byebye Abstract. Cambria's already minting its Genesis NFTs on Ethereum. [00:21] Abstract will shut down on 15th December 2026. [00:50] Pudgy Penguins' Igloo Inc. launched it in January 2025 as a simple, L2 consumer chain. [02:23] But even simple L2s cost millions of dollars to run. Abstract didn't have enough users. [03:16] Its biggest mistake was launching an XP farming mechanic with...

Hilmar Veigar Pétursson talks AI, agents, Fenris' DeepMind partnership and EVE Frontier. [02:42] EVE Online as the ultimate boss of all online games - no win conditions, partial data etc. [03:49] You could argue that EVE Online provides the benchmark test for AGI. [04:25] Google DeepMind has its agents running in a private playground version of EVE. [04:33] This is important for continual lear...

Why are degen games moving from Abstract to Robinhood Chain? [00:42] Cambria, Gigaverse and the momentum of degen blockchain games. [03:35] These games have been running on Abstract, in part because of its XP farming feature. [05:52] Robinhood Chain is the new blockchain attracting degen games. [06:47] Gigaverse Online is launching on Robinhood Chain. [08:45] Yield Fields is also launching on Robi...

Sorare's new funding round, Animoca's Nasdaq listing pause and EVE Frontier Cycle 7. [00:25] Animoca has called off its reverse Nasdaq listing via a merger with Currenc Group. [02:00] Its situation is particularly complex as Animoca was previously listed in Australia. [03:51] Animoca still plans to list on a major exchange at some point in the future. [04:46] One key issue appears to be th...

Risk/reward pixel games Cambria and Gigaverse are going all MMORPG. [01:20] Pixelmon has stopped all game development. [02:02] The original Pixelmon NFT mint was peak 2022-era degen disaster. [02:32] Green goggle-eyed zombie Kevin became a wider crypto gaming meme. [04:09] A new team attempted a reboot, launching various games but to little avail. [07:50] There are currently two models for making...

MapleStory Universe announces its financials, Yuga talks Otherside resources, Colony: Survival is live via app stores. [00:15] MapleStory Universe has announced its H1 2026 financials. [02:22] Q1 had revenue of 14.4 M NXPC vs 13.2M NXPC given away in rewards. [03:55] Q2 was 16.6M in revenue vs 14.9M in rewards. [04:11] However, the NXPC price continues to drop; down 69% in the past 12 months. [04:...

Sky Mavis announces its AI-based Axie Vibeathon, while Animoca and AWS launch their Agentic Football Cup. [00:43] Sky Mavis announces Axie Vibeathon - using AI to make Axie Core games. [01:54] Registration is available until Monday 7th September. Submissions close by 21st. [03:10] You have to provide your own AI. [04:42] Sky Mavis provides a Builder Resource Kit that includes art assets and APIs....

The newly open-sourced Pixels has launched its community hub, including voting, curated tools, apps, mini-games, and Pixels-as-service hosting. [00:27] Wemix has opened pre-registrations for mobile roguelike Hellsquad Rrrush!: Stone Rush. [02:30] Pixels open-sources its frontend, backend and launches its community hub. [04:35] Pixels has also added community voting, which is now live. [05:47] Camb...

The Sandbox CEO Robby Yung explains how its new Sandbox Studio AI tools will reboot the blockchain gaming platform. [01:10] How Robby Yung sees the past 12 months in blockchain games. [03:30] How adoption of AI changes game development and distribution. [06:48] One problem for The Sandbox was its original tools were too simple for pro developers. [08:22] How can The Sandbox employ AI to support pr...

Axie Infinity revives AOC NFTs, Pirate Nation's community regroups for Booty Wars and MapleStory Vibe Camp 2 is live. [00:15] Pirate Nation's community is attempting a new risk-to-earn game. [01:40] Booty Wars is not Pirate Nation 2.0. It doesn't use any of the old assets directly. [03:10] There will be a new mint of 6,969 Booty Pirate NFTs. [04:40] Booty Wars will be inspired by the l...

The Sandbox repositions its LAND NFTs for the AI era, Gigaverse Online is announced, Proof of Play shuts down. [00:20] The Sandbox is rebooting functionality for its LAND NFTs. [01:03] The original vision for The Sandbox didn't work due to the friction of mini-game creation. [01:49] It's fixing this with its new Studio AI tools, which are in beta. [03:08] This means it can also make LAND more usef...

Jon and Jenny talk about Pixels' roadmap for going open source, and Ronin's new Honor Score reputation system. [01:02] Pixels has open-sourced its frontend. [02:40] Why the concept of open source is back for blockchain gaming. [03:55] As well as Pixel, MapleStory Universe and EVE Frontier are also becoming more open. [05:30] How MapleStory's AI hackathon winners came up with very novel...

Pixels goes open source, MapleStory Universe talks Action Modules, and The Sandbox get 12,000 sign-ups for its AI tools. [00:36] The Sandbox is quickly adding AI game creation tools. [02:45] The Sandbox reaches 12,000 sign-ups for its Studio tool. [05:05] YGG launches its first $5,000 Vibecode.game jam with Animoca's Mind AI tools. [07:30] MapleStory Universe changes its builder strategy, addi...

In episode 212, Jon talks to YGG co-founder Gabby Dizon. [00:48] Casual degen web3 gaming platform YGG Play is shutting down. [02:17] LOL Land launched well but overall revenue peaked in October 2025 at $3 million. [03:40][ Why was the crypto liquidation event on 10th October 2025 significant? [05:00] Why releasing more titles typically doesn't add revenue for crypto games. [06:19] Why this wa...

MapleStory Universe's Vibe Camp hackathon has closed with over 430 entries. [00:22] MapleStory Universe's Vibe Camp and the rise of web3 game jams in the AI era. [02:10] Why Verse8's AI platform made this hackathon easier to enter - over 430 entries. [02:48] Playing the Vibe Camp games -- many seems high quality. [03:12] MapleStory’s curation dilemma -- openness vs controlling the IP....

Jon Jordan talks to Nexpace COO Keith Kim about MapleStory N's first year, and how AI will power the MapleStory Universe ecosystem in 2026. [01:00] MapleStory N’s first year - $31M revenue, 3.8M accounts, 650K engaged wallets. [02:10] How the profile was different for MapleStory N to traditional MapleStory gamers. [02:57] What we have done well is being agile and altering our strategy, adjusti...

Axie: Terrariums goes live, Fishing Frenzy and Pudgy Party close down. [00:42] Sky Mavis is rebooting its vision for Axie land NFTs with Terrariums. [01:25] It builds on the complex learnings of the original Axie land game Homeland. [02:14] Homeland was an attempt to combine land-based gameplay and NFT staking. [04:31] It was a surprisingly deep resource-management game but a bad staking system. [...

The Sandbox announces its AI creation and distribution platform The Sandbox Studio. [02:05] The Sandbox announces The Sandbox Studio, its AI-powered creator tools. [03:00] Roblox as the obvious benchmark for AI-powered UGC in games [04:20] Did The Sandbox waste time in H2 2025 on Corners, its memecoin experiment? [06:40] What The Sandbox Studio actually is, and why it is still only in alpha [07:25...

Nexpace announced a $60,000 Vibe Camp for MapleStory UGC using Verse8 AI tools. [00:32] MapleStory Universe, Verse8 and the $60,000 AI UGC VibeCamp [04:00] Why MapleStory Universe is one of web3 gaming’s serious IP plays [05:03] How Verse8 lets users vibe-code games [06:10] Why AI-generated games work better with existing emotional IP [07:40] Nexpace’s ambition for third-party creators to out-earn...

Can Aavegotchi DAO takeover the project, the State of Pixels, and the rise of open source in the agentic era. [00:35] Aavegotchi dev Pixelcraft is one of the OG web3 gaming studios. [05:16] It's looking to hand over control of Aavegotchi to the DAO. [06:28] DAOs haven't been successful for reasons like coordination and authority. [07:25] It's a nice vision, but the reality is Pixelcraf...

The big beasts arise as we talk EVE Frontier, MapleStory Universe and how Wemade's approach bests Ubisoft. [00:34] Jon attended EVE Fanfest 2026 in Iceland. What are his takeaways? [02:40] Why EVE Fanfest works beyond being just an event for players. [05:05] EVE Frontier is EVE Online if made from scratch now. [06:46] In Cycle 6 (out 25th June), EVE Frontier finally becomes more of an actual s...

Jon Jordan talks to Verse8 CEO Kevin Lee about the challenges and opportunities for the AI game-making platform. [01:09] Kevin Lee’s background at Planetarium doing web3 investing and private equity. [02:56] Verse8 started as a WebGL engine project inside Planetarium. [03:31] We first realized the potential of AI technology for game-making in 2024. [04:44] By 2025, it was clear that LLMs could gen...

The big news this week is CCP Games' MBO, rebranded as Fenris Creations and backed by Google DeepMind. [00:32] Fenris Creations (ex-CCP Games) has gained independence from Pearl Abyss for $120 million. [02:26] Pearl Abyss originally bought the company for $225 million in 2018. [03:26] Why CCP and Pearl Abyss were an awkward fit, culturally and corporately. [04:35] Pearl Abyss now has very succ...

Reaper Actual raises capital, tracking FIFA Rivals NFT sales, and whatever happened to Wildcard's Thousands? [00:25] FIFA Rivals NFTs have finally migrated to the Pulse market. [02:55] Pulse uses USDC stablecoin for all NFT trading, even for in-app trading. [8:11] FIFA Rivals is fairly simple; 90 second mini-games and build your team. [10:12] Even powerful players are not too expensive: Guimar...