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🗞️NEWS

• The Skypass is a new feature in Skyweaver that allows players to claim rewards each time they level up during a season. More here.

• Limit Break is introducing programmable royalties contracts that are compatible with any ERC-721 contract through a new staking solution. More here.

• Stella Fantasy updated its whitepaper and shared details on how players will earn $SFTY tokens. More here.

• Partnership announced between Vortex and LifeForce Games.

• Illuvium Zero is currently available in Alpha.

• Do not forget to pick-up your Gran Saga: Unlimited OAT here.

🎮GAME REVIEWS

Oscar reviewed The Fabled 

TLDR;

• The Fabled is a Soulslike action RPG game.

• Characterized by a challenging gameplay, combat focus.

• The game has been in development for almost 4 years and the team sees an opportunity in web3 gaming.

• Gameplay revolves around killing enemies, learning enemy moves, and upgrading gear/character, players have three classes to choose from and different subclasses.

• Loot drops can be minted into NFTs (non-fungible tokens) with the use of $ABYS. Characters, items, weapons and houses can be minted as NFTs.

• New content including worlds, characters, weapons, and items will be released every new season.

Annaz reviewed Champions Ascension

TLDR;

• Champions Ascension is a complex and comprehensive fighting game.

• Players move around a confined area exchanging punches and kicks, with the ability to move in all three dimensions.

• Different characters provide various combat styles that change players’ strategies in the game. Each character has its unique features.

• User-friendly abilities with distinct button mapping that makes it easy for beginners to get started.

Read the full article here.

Raiden reviewed Tearing Spaces

TLDR;

• Tearing Spaces is a 3v3 PvP game built on Polygon.

• Players select their characters, weapons, and talents to engage in both PvE and PvP battles : the goal is to kill the boss faster than the other team.

• The game features single player and multiplayer modes, and players can earn in-game tokens through combat, completing tasks, and winning tournaments.

• Different NFT collections will be released by the project, with the genesis collection being avatars which give holders benefits and rights in-game.

📚REPORTS / RESEARCH

• “Why the Heck are all the games late? The trouble with estimation in Web3 gaming” from AB 

• “Mapping the GameFi Ecosystem” from Fiona

• “Evolution of web3 games: Reflecting on 2022 and Predictions for 2023” from Derek Lau

• “What’s it like to work in blockchain games” from 0xLuden

💻JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• Undeads Metaverse is looking for a Head of Community: apply here

• Offchain Labs is looking for a Web3 Gaming Partnerships Manager: apply here

• Opensea is looking for a Communications Lead: apply here

• Lucky Kat is looking for a Community Manager: apply here

• Myria is looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer (L2) : apply here

See you next week 🫡