Today, Square Enix, creators of the classic Final Fantasy video game series, are kicking off their first auction for NFTs representing the characters from their upcoming “Symbiogenesis” blockchain-based game. If you’re wondering how to enter this auction, it’s probably not possible at this late stage—fans of the upcoming game, which will run on Polygon and…
Frenpet Mania: Inside the Latest Pixel Pet Craze in P2E Gaming
As the SocialFi trend slightly fizzles, with many friendtech keys tanking in price last week, Web3 is now abuzz with a new entrant on the scene: frenpet. This little app by @CaduVeloso and @surfcoderepeat, which has been around since September but exploded in popularity since Coinbase Wallet tweeted about it last week, lets you mint…
Mythical Games Takes Web3 Blankos Block Party to Mobile Gamers
Following the successful launch of NFL Rivals, the Web3 game studio Mythical Games, announced that it’s bringing one of its most popular titles, Blankos Block Party, to mobile gamers. Mythical Games specializes in building games around “player-owned” economies that have helped to develop leading game franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero,…
Bad news if you were hoping to see Fortnite NFTs: ‘We aren’t touching NFTs,’ says Tim Sweeney
On Monday, Tim Sweeney tweeted that Epic isn’t touching NFTs, in a public response to what was presumably an NFT pitch. He cites the space’s problem with scams as the reason for his hesitancy, which sparked some discussion in the comments (as strong statements about crypto tend to do). Sweeney has since clarified his views on NFTs a little, saying that,…