Planetside Dev’s ‘Reaper Actual’, What’s Next for ‘MapleStory Universe’

It is robust to maintain tabs on the ever-changing crypto gaming house, because of the fixed circulate of reports: all the things from huge recreation launches and enjoyable degen experiments to token worth swings and occasional challenge collapses. It is so much to observe.

Fortunately, we’re plugged in at Decrypt‘s GG. We cowl the largest happenings all through the week, after which this weekly roundup offers a fast technique to catch up, in addition to discover a bunch of different little bits of reports from all through the week.

Prime tales

Reaper Precise revealed: Sport trade veteran John Smedley has launched Distinct Chance Studios with a brand new blockchain-integrated first-person shooter known as Reaper Precise. The PC-based open-world multiplayer recreation options what Smedley mentioned is the most important FPS map ever created—4 instances bigger than Name of Obligation: Warzone’s Al Mazrah.

Set on the war-torn island of Marova, gamers develop into “Reapers” who improve and defend bases whereas navigating conflicts between 5 AI-controlled factions. The sport combines parts from Name of Obligation: DMZ, Escape from Tarkov, and Rainbow Six Siege, Smedley advised Decrypt.

Following a $30.5 million funding spherical, the pre-alpha Basis model is ready to launch quickly, requiring gamers to buy a limited-edition base—both as an NFT on Tezos layer-2 community Etherlink, or through supporting Web2 platforms. The total launch arrives early subsequent yr with an identical entry scheme, earlier than going free-to-play roughly six months later. Objects shall be tradable on each Web3 and Web2 marketplaces.

“That is the kind of recreation that may convey tens of millions and tens of millions of individuals in, if the historical past of the video games I’ve labored on are any proof,” mentioned Smedley. “We’re going to have the ability to promote Web2 gamers on this concept of Web3 finished proper.”

MapleStory strikes forward: MapleStory Universe is the crypto-powered evolution of the beloved 20-year-old MMORPG franchise. The ecosystem facilities round MapleStory N, a PC-based recreation that recreates the unique side-scrolling expertise for its 260 million-strong participant base, with in-game gadgets as NFTs on the Avalanche-based Henesys L1 community.

Developer Nexpace plans to launch over a dozen cell and net experiences by Q1 2026 to enrich the core recreation, Nexpace Head of Technique Keith Kim advised Decrypt. These lighter functions will permit gamers to grind, stage up, and improve gadgets throughout commutes or breaks, addressing the truth that the unique fanbase has grown up and has much less time for intensive PC gaming.

The imaginative and prescient mirrors EA FC’s Final Crew mannequin, the place cell apps help console gameplay. An online app for merchandise enhancement launches in late July/August, adopted by a personality rental system by Q1 2026. Kim mentioned that third-party builders will assist construct a few of these experiences utilizing API keys, with the sport ultimately transitioning to a permissionless system with NXPC token rewards.

ICYMI

• Ubisoft added AI brokers to its Arbitrum-based blockchain recreation Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E., in a team-up with developer LibertAI. Tied to NFTs, the brokers can vote on behalf of gamers within the recreation’s governance issues.

• Main esports staff Ninjas in Pyjamas has established a Bitcoin mining unit, and expects to mine upwards of $6.5 million value of BTC month-to-month based mostly on its whole hashrate.
• Bitcoin layer-2 community Botanix launched its mainnet final week, together with an academic recreation known as Bitcoin 2100 that pays out actual BTC rewards to gamers.
• Token Yugijo, a coin-flipping betting recreation, launched on Ethereum layer-2 community Optimism. Bella Protocol’s recreation options an AI companion.

• Scor on Candy, a Telegram gaming app, has launched Flappy Racquet—a Flappy Fowl-inspired tennis recreation that includes real-world tennis stars like Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios. The SCOR token airdrop is on the horizon.
• Ronin recreation Realms of Alurya has shut down for good, simply weeks after builders mentioned they’d misplaced funding and had been in search of methods to maintain constructing.
• Meme coin challenge Floki launched its long-awaited Valhalla metaverse recreation final week.

• Off the Grid launched its newest battle move growth, with Fourth of July-themed in-game gadgets.
• FIFA Rivals has racked up over 500K downloads on Android since releasing in June.
• Moonray will maintain an invitational event this month.
• Frontiers, an MMORPG constructed on the Minecraft-like Hytopia, launched in alpha final week.

• The upcoming Steam launch of Off the Grid will start on the GUNZ testnet, providing an identical stage of behind-the-scenes blockchain integration because the Xbox and PlayStation variations. Steam has limitations on crypto and NFTs, nonetheless, so Gunzilla says it can “work with Valve to satisfy platform pointers.”
• Infinite Clouds launched its END token airdrop tied to Treeverse, with token claims opening up Friday.
• The Xai gaming community handed out about $1.25 million value of XAI tokens to NFT holders.
• The Echelon Basis burned 11 million PRIME (about $26 million value) to attempt to “right-size the PRIME ecosystem” PRIME is the token behind card recreation Parallel.

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