The Sandbox’s first $5,000 AI Game Jam is now live
The Sandbox is launching its first Game Jam for Alpha Creators, built around The Sandbox Studio and its new AI-led creator tools.
Running until 31st July, the…
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How MapleStory moves from game monopoly to game plus AI franchise
Originally launched in 2003, the MapleStory franchise has generated more than $4 billion from its over 250 million players. But publisher Nexon is always looking to…
MMORPG Avalon confirms Soneium for its AI-powered creator economy
Things had been very quiet when it came to blockchain announcements from AI-focused MMORPG Avalon. Would it still be using blockchain? But as it builds momentum…
MapleStory Universe’s $60,000 AI Vibe Camp ends with 693 submitted games
Nexpace has closed the first AI game jam for MapleStory Universe, with 693 games submitted, all built through purely via prompts using the Verse8 Ai game-making…
EVE Frontier’s Carbon game engine framework is now open source
Fenris Creations has completed the open source release of Carbon, the game engine framework behind EVE Online and the upcoming EVE Frontier.
Carbon is the…
Axie Infinity: Terrariums does $95,753 in first week
Sky Mavis is already preparing the first major update for Axie Infinity: Terrariums, only two weeks after launching the new land-based earning system that replaced…
Axie Infinity: Atia’s Legacy PVP playtest is live
Sky Mavis has opened the third playtest for Atia’s Legacy, its forthcoming MMO set in Axie Infinity's Lunacia, with the latest build focused entirely on real-time…
Wemade founder sells 39% stake to Chinese gaming investor for $600 million
Wemade founder Park Kwan-ho is selling control of the South Korean game company to NeoPulse, a Korea-based subsidiary of Hong Kong investment company Shengsong…
EVE Frontier’s Cycle 6 Sanctuary is now live
The universe has been wiped for the fifth time, so all players - or riders as they are known - have to start again from scratch to build their capabilities in this…
Fenris Creations open-sources EVE’s Trinity rendering engine
Fenris Creations has open-sourced Trinity, the rendering engine used in Carbon, the technology framework for EVE Online and EVE Frontier.
This marks the first…
Gumi’s transition from Brave Frontier Heroes to XRP treasury company
One-time Japanese mobile games company Gumi has announced what at first appears to be an odd strategic pivot.
It plans to reorganize its business around a new…
Immutable ditches internal game development as it focuses on new AI marketing platform
According to Forbes Australia, Immutable has cut 29 roles from its game development teams. The company will now move most of the work on its own games to external…
FIFA Rivals launch EXTi collab including in-game pack and UI remix
FIFA Rivals has added its first artist collaboration, bringing Argentine musician and visual artist EXTi into the game as part of its FIFA World Cup 2026 season.
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Sky Mavis launches Axie’s new land NFT game Terrariums
Sky Mavis has launched Axie Infinity: Terrariums V1, its new land-based earning system, giving landholders a simpler way to make use of their plots after the…
Ronin idler Craft World is up to 60,000 MAUs
Following its #2 placement on the first Ronin Proof of Distribution leaderboard (behind Axie Infinity), Voya Games has revealed some of the reasons its fully…
Updated: Sorare’s unlicensed gambling UK trial scheduled for 7th June 2027
Updated: The trial has been now postponed until 7th June 2027 at Birmingham Magistrates' Court. No reason was given for the change of date.
Updated:…
Gigaverse is the latest web3 game to launch a hackathon; GIGATHON #1 now live
Gigaverse has launched GIGATHON #1, its first official hackathon, encouraging developers and community members to build new tools and experiences around the onchain…
Pudgy Penguins winds down Pudgy Party to go all-in on Pudgy World
Pudgy Penguins has announced it is winding down Pudgy Party, halting further development of its mobile game with Mythical Games. Instead, it's shifting its gaming…
Fishing Frenzy shuts as developer Uncharted also closes down
Web3 game dev Uncharted has announced it is shutting down both the company and its flagship game Fishing Frenzy, after concluding it could not find a viable path…
YGG Play releases Planetarium’s AI-developed Ragnarok Breaker
YGG Play, the publishing arm of Yield Guild Games, has launched Ragnarok Breaker, a web-based roguelike auto-shooter set in the Nine Chronicles universe.
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