Blockchain gaming trends for 2026
The positions of companies in our Blockchain Game Companies for 2026 list are clearly significant, especially for those companies. But what’s perhaps more…
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Mobile game PTA Tour Rise coming to SKALE and Base
From EA’s Tiger Woods and PTA Tour series to the cartoon fun of Golf Clash and Everybody’s Golf, there have always been plenty of great golf games. No-one has…
EVE Frontier’s migration to Sui planned for Q1 2026
CCP Games' in-development MMOG EVE Frontier is one of the most anticipated blockchain games of the year.
Thankfully, its dev team is also highly professional.…
Cartridge acquires web3 game dev Playmint
Consolidation is in the air. Following Polygon's purchase of blockchain game infrastructure outfit Sequence, US onchain gaming platform Cartridge has announced it's…
Polygon Labs acquires web3 gaming infra outfit Sequence for a rumored $125 million
The renewed dynamism of Polygon blockchain developer Polygon Labs continues apace with the news that it's acquired two web infrastructure companies - Sequence and…
Team Secret integrates Anichess’ CHECK token in an ecosystem activation
Esports outfit Team Secret is best known for its activities in games such as Dota 2, Valorant and Rainbow Six Siege X but it's also been testing the waters with…
MapleStory N launches month-long Pudgy Penguins collab
Blockchain games love a collaboration and the new hook-up between Nexpace's MMORPG MapleStory N and signature crypto IP Pudgy Penguins looks sure to get players…
Bitcoin web3 outfit BLIFE merges with EVM gaming layer Portal
In an example of the sort of consolidation we'd expect to see more of in 2026, universal gaming ecosystem Portal has merged with Animoca's Bitcoin-based BLIFE…
BlockchainGamer.biz’s most popular stories of 2025
It was a tricky year for blockchain games, but volatility generates news, so at least there were plenty of hot stories for us to write about in 2025.
According…
Blockchain gaming in 2025: Tokens failed so let’s try something new – Casual…
2025 was the year in which the dream formed in late 2020, and became a nightmare in 2024, finally expired.
No-one wants to own — let alone buy — your blockchain…
2026 Trends: CCP Games’ Hilmar Veigar Pétursson on fully delivering his vision for…
It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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2026 Trends: YGG’s Gabby Dizon says we need to build crypto games for crypto people
It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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Mythical launches EVM-based Pulse marketplace and arena platform
Mythical Games has introduced a major new platform to its ecosystem with the beta launch of its Pulse platform.
This includes Pulse Market, which uses the USDC…
2026 Trends: Mysten Labs’ Anthony Palma looks forward to EVE Frontier and…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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2026 Trends: Sei Foundation’s Jason Lim says don’t prioritize speculative…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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Mythical Games to launch new USDC-based Pulse Market
An email sent out to Blankos Block Party NFT holders has revealed that Mythical Games is going to be launching a new marketplace.
Called Pulse Market, it's…
2026 Trends: Sky Mavis’ Jeff Zirlin says ‘fewer than 5 games will matter in…
It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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2026 trends: Nexpace’s Sunyoung Hwang says only projects that implement ‘Invisible…
It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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2026 trends: Wearemighty’s Simon Davis says “Lean into what makes web3 gaming…
It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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2026 trends: SKALE’s Jack O’Holleran says gamers want value, not speculation
It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time to look back and consider what we learned during 2025 and how to make the most of that knowledge in 2026.
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