NFT & Blockchain Gaming Weekly (24/03/2023)

Cronos Labs releases new updates for Unreal Engine and C++ game developers. Sony files a patent for transferable NFTs. Immutable is partnering with Polygon for Web3 gaming.

New Project Spotlight

NFT Collectibles

[COMING SOON] ‘Fragments of the Future’ is a project by Alex Fernández, a photographer and cinematographer. This drop showcases a collection of surrealist photographs that attempt to show a dystopian future through visual elements and colours. The collection goes live on Crypto.com NFT on 27 March.

[COMING SOON] ‘TMK GEN 2’ is Luca De Massis’s second collection. Dropping on 31 March on Crypto.com NFT, it features inspiration from the 80s & 90s, such as the popular music and shared cultural experiences during those two periods.

Blockchain Games

[LIVE] Cronos Labs is participating in the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in San Francisco, California. The Cronos booth features merchandise giveaways from the company’s partners, including Loaded Lions and D.G.Pals.

[LIVE]CroSkull Adventure Season 4 has reached a total of 6,105 CroSkulls in the adventure, as well as 479 Pets Eggs minted. In addition, Croskull will be releasing the Eggs for Dragons of the Underworld in a future update.

NFT Metrics

The following table shows select top collections (by weekly sales volume on each platform) and a sample of their art:

Platform	Collection	Sales Volume (USD)	Floor Price (USD)	Sample
OpenSea	Mutant Ape Yacht Club	$27,345,000 (-22%)	$22,100
OpenSea	Azuki	$18,230,000 (-1%)	$23,700
Crypto.com NFT	Loaded Lions	$69,300 (+50%)	$1,300
Crypto.com NFT	Crypto.com Land – The First Frontier	$34,000 (+56%)	$50
Minted	VVS Miner Mole	$26,100 (-41%)	$210
Minted	MarbleVerse	$10,500 (—)	$20

Blockchain Game Metrics

The following table shows select top games by weekly Unique Active Wallets (UAW):

Gaming Token Performance

The total market cap for gaming tokens now stands at US$10.26 billion, up +3% from last week.

News Highlights

• Cronos Labs has released new updates for Unreal Engine and C++ game developers. These updates include the ability to connect to the Crypto.com DeFi Wallet and MetaMask, and Dynamic Contract support, which allows developers to interact with smart contracts on the fly.
• Sony has filed a patent that would make NFTs transferable between different games and consoles. This would allow users of Sony products, such as its flagship PlayStation console, to have an interoperable Web3 gameplay experience.
• Web3 gaming platform Immutable is partnering with Polygon to accelerate the development of Web3 gaming. Immutable plans to power its platform using Polygon’s zero-knowledge technology to simplify the process of onboarding game studios and developers in Web3.

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