think it's time we made it official @MaplestoryU 😎
MapleStory Universe, the web3 world based on the epic MMO created by Nexon, the largest publisher in Korea, is moving to an Avalanche subnet!
the team's been cooking the biggest thing in web3 gaming. more to come at GDC!
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The @playSHRAPNEL subnet had 120K active wallets during their last STX with the launch of their marketplace
@tiltyard_gg with 100K transactions since public launch last Saturday
All aboard the @GamingOnAvax hype train
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With the launch of factional advantage, @PlayCrabada has done more volume in the last 24h ($4.2M) on #avax than Solana NFTs (24h - $3.5M) or Polygon on OpenSea (2/14 - $3.36M)
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Next week will be my last at Ava Labs.
It’s insane to see how far @GamingOnAvax has come in the last two and a half years, from a handful of games to the strongest lineup in web3 gaming.
First and foremost, we would be nothing without the ecosystem of game developers, infra partners, and community members who have chosen to build on Avalanche. It is an honor that so many top teams have put their faith in us, and I am extremely proud of the AGL community we have built.
Ava Labs is a special place to work and this decision didn’t come lightly. I’ve worked in gaming for most of my career and felt like it was time to do something new and more early stage. I have no doubt that the vertical is in great hands with @Parkk___ and @coopernicus01 and they will continue to cement Avalanche’s place as the king of gaming chains.
It takes a village to build out an ecosystem and there are so many coworkers here that have helped us deliver on this vision. Thank you all, and I’ll be rooting you on wherever I go.
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Day 1 at @avalancheavax today joining the BD team to head up gaming! I started diving deeper into blockchain technology about a year ago and inevitably got sucked into the web3 gaming rabbithole. I've met such smart and helpful ppl&communities during my own exploration and I'm
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Today @avalabsofficial reveals a massive partnership: @TSM and @theblitzapp #ChoseAvalanche ! This is special - let's dive into why this is such a big deal for @avalancheavax and web3 gaming 🧵
T…S…M! T…S…M! T…S…M!
@TSM #ChoseAvalanche as their exclusive blockchain partner, and will be launching a Subnet to bring @theblitzapp, the competitive gaming platform, on chain.
Buckle up, because this collaboration could revolutionize gaming.
@GamingOnAvax
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excited for the caliber of games coming to avalanche this year - got my hands on the demo of a mobile game last week and have been playing it everyday
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Nothing’s changed about the mission but people are starting to notice Gaming on Avalanche.
The journey is still early but here’s our *TOP SECRET* playbook.
Depth over breadth:
We find the best teams and go really deep with them - we see ourselves as an extension of our game teams, whether it’s fundraising, dev support, marketing, or just a listening ear, these relationships are the basis of all the exciting announcements you see.
Subnet season:
Why are so many projects like DeFi Kingdoms, Merit Circle, TSM, Shrapnel, and Gunzilla deploying on subnets? Your own execution environment supporting high throughput, ability to customize everything (transaction fees, native gas token, validator set), and AvaCloud, our subnet hosting product giving you the ability to spin up your own blockchain in minutes. Here’s how we’re leveling up even more:
▪ Avalanche Warp Messaging, which will allow all subnets (and the C-Chain) to seamlessly send messages/assets back and forth
▪ Full support for some of your favorite custom VMs (Movement: Move, Landslide: COSM/WASM, HyperSDK)
▪ Avalanche Community Proposal (ACP) 13, which will significantly lower the requirements to launch a validator, which will enable thousands more subnets
Fish where the fish are:
Blockchain marketing has traditionally focused on a web3 audience. That may work well for DeFi protocols, but we’re constantly leveling up how we’re reaching out to normies.
▪ Our @GamingOnAvax brand
▪ Activating at gaming (not crypto) conferences like GDC, TwitchCon, and GamesCom
▪ Gaming content focused on what gamers care about and sponsoring authentic voices like Gamified
▪ Actively partnering with our games to create fun, rewarding esports experience with partners like Owned, BluMint, and more
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2024 is the year of @GamingOnAvax
if this doesn't get you excited about web3 gaming, nothing will.
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GM! This is a huge week for not only @GamingOnAvax but the industry as a whole as the team will be at GDC! Before we get into all the areas we're activating, some sizzle to go with your morning coffee.
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We're excited to be welcoming one of the ORIGINAL web3 gaming studios, @TheMiraiLabs, makers of Pegaxy, to @GamingOnAvax.
The Mirai Chain is live today on a subnet with Petopia, a f2p mobile game, a new SocialFi experience for guilds, a wallet, and when it launches, Pegaxy V2!
Perseverance is one quality I've noticed in the best teams - the ability to focus amidst the noise, retool around a vision, and build through the bear, and this team has just that.
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It's official! @wildlifestudios, a top 10 mobile publisher, is bringing @PlayCastleCrush (75MM downloads, >1MM MAU) #AVAX ! I get asked a lot about tips for web2 publishers moving into web3, we're still so early but some big brain moves from the WLS squad:
The card-based iOS and Android strategy game, @playcastlecrush , will implement premium #NFTs amid rising gaming momentum on #Avalanche.
decrypt.co/95091/wildlife-hi…
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I have seen the future and 2022 will be the year of gaming on @avalancheavax #gamevax
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With a trailer only @NeillBlomkamp could produce, the @GunzillaGames gives us the first sneak peek of the Off the Grid universe, your new favorite Battle Royale! More to come after #Gamescom 👀👀 gamesradar.com/off-the-grid-…
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An ecosystem is only as good as it’s community and for @GamingOnAvax, avalanche summit was a movie. Thank you to all who participated, spoke, presented, or vibed, you all crushed it. Can’t wait to see everyone again soon, might need a dome just for gaming next year… 🫡
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Today is a huge day - Shrapnel opens its doors to a larger audience for its STX1 playtest on the Epic Games Store! Insane amounts of blood, sweat, and tears went into this and all of @GamingOnAvax (and hopefully all of web3 gaming) is cheering for you guys.
✦ STX1: 1PM PST - 9PM PST (FEB 8-10) ✦
Prepare for extraction!
And don't forget to set a reminder for our spaces today ⬇️
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One of my earliest childhood gaming memories was playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time on the SNES, made by @Konami. Many hours and coins were spent sitting in front of the TV on the SNES or at the arcade. Decades later, they haven't skipped a beat - the 3rd largest gaming company in Japan and one of the most respected gaming companies in the world, with an IP library including Metal Gear Solid, Pro Evolution Soccer, Yu-Gi-Oh, and more.
You don't stick around this long by following the status quo and I'm thrilled to announce that they will be launching their own L1 on Avalanche! Resella, as their platform will be called, will allow game developers anywhere to integrate digital collectibles within their titles across multiple platforms.
Stay tuned for more in the upcoming weeks!
KONAMI is building a blockchain.
Resella, a gaming focused L1 powered by Avalanche, is the latest innovation from a company that’s made video games for half a century.
Crafted to meet the needs of both game developers and users, here’s what to expect from @Konami’s Resella.👇
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Really excited to welcome the Owned team! Platform is really cool and you can tell is built by gamers who put a lot of thought into this. Avalanche will also be the SocialFi chain.
Gaming and SocialFi are an inevitable combination 🤝
And Owned, powered by Unix Gaming, is pairing them up with the introduction of Battle.tech 🎮
A SocialFi layer for gamers, their backers, and fans, here’s a breakdown of the new platform from @PlayOnOwned 🧵👇
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And there we have it folks, @playcastlecrush is live with NFTs integrated ingame, web2.5 at it’s finest *chefs kiss* now who’s got a good deck built around Valkyrie or Black Witch?
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We’ve come a long way in one year - real games built on Avalanche. Come check out the gaming lounge today, play the games, and meet the devs behind @ParadiseTycoon @PulsarGame @BloodLoopGAME @DCGgamefi @Aten7Game !
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🚨web3 gaming opp: @PlayCrabada is looking for a Head of Community to lead CM as the team ushers in the next wave of growth in Battle Mode and @swimmer_network! crypto knowledge, 3y of experience running communities, and ability to work in GMT+8 preferred - DMs are open
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in one of the craziest weeks in crypto history and in spite of last minute roadblocks, HUGE congrats to the crabada team for getting the 2nd #Avalanche subnet running. lots of late nights and special props to @oxtender @_patrickogrady @luigidemeo @j0eferrara and more! #snibsnib
Dear Crabadians!
We hope you've had a smooth journey transiting to @swimmer_network so far! Here are some stats 2 hours in!
~18K Crabada have been bridged onto @swimmer_network so far!🦀💦
1/ IDLE-GAME
A total of 2,293 Mines have already been opened!⛏️
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The term m*tav*rse is extremely overused but today we're proudly welcoming @itspocketworlds and the 2M MAU on their flagship product @HighriseApp as the first native Avalanche metaverse! What's special? 🧵
We're excited to announce our partnership with @avalancheavax as we launch the Highrise Blockchain as an AVAX subnet in the coming months!
❄️❄️❄️
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really cool to see @playSHRAPNEL @GunzillaGames @fableborne represented as well as many friends of @GamingOnAvax, good luck to all the nominees in the final round!
JURY SPOTLIGHT: Meet @EdC Head of Gaming @AvaLabs building @GamingOnAvax ✨
Ed has onboarded 40+ projects into the Avalanche gaming ecosystem, including @TSM / @theblitzapp / @GunzillaGames / @playSHRAPNEL & more.
Learn more about Ed & our #GAM3Awards ⬇️ gam3s.gg/news/gam3-awards-me…
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Huge news for builders! The full suite of Thirdweb tools (AA, gasless relayer, fiat onramp, etc) will be offered to anyone launching a subnet on Ava Cloud. Thirdweb's 25K-strong devs will also be able to easily spin up their own chains on Avalanche. Have known @FurqanR @JasonHitchcock @atifkhan31 for years, excited to be finally partnering!
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One of the largest NFT sales on #AVAX to date, excited to see Fief bring novel strategies and protocols to the guild space
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ICYMI... @GunzillaGames is launching GUNZ, a platform built on an #avalanche subnet. Their first game is @playoffthegrid , a new take on the battle royale genre which features heavy web3 integration via NFTs, custodial wallet, validators, a companion mobile app, and more!
Gunzilla Games, an independent triple-A game studio, launched GUNZ, a blockchain-based digital economy platform fully built on an Avalanche Subnet.dsa venturebeat.com/games/gunzil…
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Congrats to the Beam team for hitting 2MM txns! Other gaming subnets who have reached the milestone:
- DFK (614MM txns 🤯)
- Shrapnel (7.2MM)
- Gunzilla (2.3MM txns)
State of the network ❇️
Total transactions: 2,011,377
Latest block: 1,530,789
Total addresses: 653,000+
To view the current state of the Beam mainnet and testnet, you can always check 👇
subnets.avax.network/beam
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Last week you probably saw a lot of excitement about this release. Who cares? Great question - here's what it will unlock for the @GamingOnAvax ecosystem.
If you've read this far, you're well aware of the value prop of subnets - your own blockspace, custom gas token and validator set, VM agnostic. Trusted by TSM, Shrapnel, Gunzilla, DFK, Merit Circle, Mirai Labs, SK Planet, JP. Morgan, Tiltyard, Solert Games, and Playa3ull.
But Durango is the first step in implementing Teleporter at scale by introducing Avalanche Warp Messaging (AWM) on Fuji testnet. Together, they will allow you to seamlessly communicate across subnets - one subnet can signal events or send assets to another. What can this mean for games?
👉 Seamless liquidity for tokens/NFTs on a subnet: one click and your gun skin or $SHRAP gets bridged to the C-Chain, swapped for fiat, and bridged back into your subnet wallet. Going deeper, imagine being able to borrow against your skins or tokens from the subnet
👉 Interop with other gaming subnets: Merit Circle has demonstrated what a best-in-class gaming platform looks like but imagine being able to spend your $BEAM on other gaming subnets is the next step
👉 Achievements: AWM will allow for polling of onchain events (level reached, $ spent, tokens held) and user-targeting opportunities cross-subnet
Durango: Avalanche Warp Messaging Comes to the EVM 🌀
The pre-release code has been released for Durango, a proposed upgrade to the Avalanche Network set to activate on Fuji Testnet on February 13th, 2024 at 11am ET.
Durango brings Avalanche Warp Messaging to the C-Chain, bringing native cross-chain communication to every EVM Chain in the Avalanche Ecosystem, and establishes a standard for future VMs to communicate using AWM.
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hello sub 30 gwei my old friend, good to see you again. with the launch of swimmer, @PlayCrabada now using 8.66% (down from >20%) of c-chain gas and dropping, this subnets thing just might work
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some huge announcements from my colleagues at @avalancheavax so far in 2023 but it's feeling like full send february (and march) for @GamingOnAvax
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I want web3 gaming to succeed as much as anyone but the incentives between chain and game studios are largely misaligned today.
Game studios need funding to build the product and acquire users, and they want to open the floodgates to onboard hundreds of thousands of (free) players.
From the chain perspective, we need to drive onchain activity (wallets, transactions, volume) but a payoff period in years and a low success rate for games makes it hard to see the ROI on that spend.
So where do we go from here? A couple of thoughts:
⬨ Fully onchain games
FOG have been popularized by OGs like Dark Forest and now we're seeing projects like DeFi Kingdoms and Pirate Nations move more and more of their game logic onchain. However, most protocols can't handle the load a game at scale will put on the blockchain, that's where Avalanche comes in with 15+ gaming subnets in the pipeline
⬨ Make the chain decision later
In the last bull market, games were choosing chains with no DD based on financial offers. Blockchain is still early enough that there are stark differences between the tech - take your time and DYOR! When possible, raise from traditional methods of capital before locking yourself into a platform that may not suit your needs. Being able to come into a conversation with us with defensible user and growth metrics makes it that much easier to make the case.
⬨ Chains become publishers
In the analogy that the blockchain is the web3 equivalent of AWS or Stripe, neither of those web2 vendors are investing into projects not provide the support expected of us - as this type of support gets productized, there is an opportunity for blockchains to function similar to traditional game publishers, where in return for providing funding, they receive a rev share on game revenue, which reduces reliance on only recouping through txn fees.
⬨ Add more faucets and sinks:
Assuming a range of 0.3-6% monetization of F2P players and the only blockchain elements being NFT in-game items, even on the high end, you'd need to have 16MM+ MAU to achieve 1MM monthly active wallets in your game. Adding on other innovative features (onchain currency, wagering, UGC) can unlock even more engagement.
If you're working on something cool, @GamingOnAvax wants to hear about it! DM's are open 🫡
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"games and avalanche, for some reason go together... i don't really know, hopefully you can tell me"
great question @bankless!
Why Avalanche?
🌐 Formidable, scalable, secure tech
💡Ava team: intelligent, collaborative, dependable
🔧 Configurable for gaming
🆓 Keeping ‘free to play’ free in web3
Exciting program 'Codebase' open now!
Apply ➞ avax.network/codebase-apply
#Avalanche
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Pumped to announce @playascenders is building their open world RPG on #avax! Zelda: BOTW experience crossed w/ an Eve Online economy. Have been impressed with @0xArcyl since we started talking, from how he assembled a dev team with deep AAA roots to how he thought
.@PlayAscenders, an open-world #RPG inspired by Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is launching on an #Avalanche subnet!
Quest and build cities on your own digital properties, while using and trading #NFTs of in-game weapons, skins, and much more.
medium.com/@avalancheavax/as…
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we're over here building the netflix of web3 games - something for everyone. did we mention that former dota2 pro @1437_MT8 is also a cofounder of BFG? that's a BFD.
🔺🔺🔺
After thousands of years, the Giostone wakes from its slumber.
Ranvir, Akuma, Auri, Gurluk, Gogmangog, and Lucius are the 6 Heroes who could wield its power.
Good or Evil?
Salvation or Destruction?
It's your choice.
#AVAX #GameFi #PlayAndEarn #moba #eSports
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Rumble Kong League is coming to #avax! Rockstar team, vibrant community, fast-paced NBA Jam-style 3v3 basketball, and stars like @StephenCurry30, @Yg_Trece, and @TyHaliburton22 on board
Rumble Kong League is excited to announce that we've chosen Avalanche, to support the RKL ecosystem as our L2 solution.
We're super pumped to finally reveal @GamingOnAvax, and couldn't be more excited for what's to come in the future! 🔥
Of course, this announcement brings questions, that's why we've compiled a list of some below, to get you started and keep you up to date with what's next.
As always, feel free to drop us a comment if you're needing any extra points answered, or head over to our Discord.
Together, with @avax, we continue to build out the RKL universe and this is yet another exciting milestone for the Rumble Kong League.
Why Avalanche?
We’ve met with every major scaling solution, blockchain, L2 and clicked the most with the team over at Avalanche.
From day 1, we’ve been speaking the same language when it comes to usability, and player experience in web3 gaming.
Avalanche offers us the most straightforward tech, developer tooling, and our ambitions have been fully aligned with the team for quite some time now.
After all, the team has been following RKL closely from mint day and knows the project inside and out!
What will happen to ETH NFTs once they are migrated?
We will gradually transition to Avalanche, but want to make sure that the experience is as smooth as possible for all of you.
As an RKL player, you should only have to worry about scoring buckets, and less about all the technical aspects, happening under the hood.
We don’t have any specific timeline for existing ETH NFTs at this point, but will keep you in the loop.
How will interactions between L1 and L2 look?
Our goal is that all transactions and interactions will happen on Avalanche, yet, we won't be shutting ourselves off from communities and collections from other chains.
Our goal has always been to build an inclusive game, and we will find ways to make avatars from various chains playable.
Will future collections be released on ETH or Avalanche?
Our mid to long-term goals are focused on the Avalanche network. We will implement solutions that will make interactions with the RKL ecosystem as easy and straightforward as possible, so you can focus on what's important; playing and winning basketball games.
Feel free to drop us any questions below, or jump over to our Discord and we'll respond there!
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come build the future of web3 gaming with us! i'm hiring for an analyst to help us with our #AVALANCHE of deal flow: boards.greenhouse.io/avalabs… (remote OK, DM's open)
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One of the top guilds in web3, @MeritCircle_IO, is coming to #Avalanche ! @BuildOnBeam is a platform that will publish numerous portfolio games, starting with @TrialXtreme @walkerworld_ and @PlayHashRush - and of course, on a subnet 😎
Meet Beam.
Beam is a sovereign network focused on gaming brought to you by @MeritCircle_IO and @Avax.
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Y'all are not bullish enough on Avalanche Gaming - I believe this is the first web3 game to be listed on the Xbox Store*, also built on an Avalanche subnet.
* If I'm right, quote me. If I'm wrong, quote Coop.
Xbox'ers, Assemble! A wild Off The Grid page has appeared on the @Xbox Store, ready to be added to your wishlist 🦾
👉 xbox.com/games/store/off-the…
Come on Zeroes, smash that Wishlist button and share it with your friends, your gamer grandma, drunk-text your ex, tell the WHOLE world!
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End of the year is always a time for reflection, and I couldn't be more excited about @GamingOnAvax going into 2024. It's been a slow burn over two years, finding the right long-term partners, building a meaningful brand and voice, and identifying the right narratives.
The joke about one of my favorite publishers, Riot Games, used to be that it should be called "Riot Game", because League of Legends was the only game they had out for 13 years. A few years later, they've got a full best-in-class lineup of games including TFT, Valorant, and Wild Rift, and a media arm that any other studio would die for, with Arcane and K/DA.
Next year will be the time for web3 gaming to prove itself, and I can't wait to unveil everything else we have in store. Thank you to everyone who has believed in us - the fun's just getting started.
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Today we're welcoming another experienced web3 innovator to the Avalanche network.
@SpeculatorArt and the new @tiltyard_gg platform are focused on building a competitive ecosystem for on-chain games.
On-chain games require a significant number of transactions and gas fees add up quickly for players, which is why building a Subnet makes perfect sense.
The first game for Tiltyard, called Midnight Heist, is nearly ready to go. They describe it as "team fight tactics with the strategy and feel of Rainbow Six Siege".
Tiltyard will facilitate daily tournaments and fantasy sports like events for Midnight Heist and their future games.
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this is so cool - onchain dungeon crawler built in unity by the @openfortxyz team on #AVAX feat. account abstraction, progression, and NFTs. send your screenshots - highest score in a dungeon run by EOD today gets your pick of an item from the swag shop, play here: lostdungeon.openfort.xyz/
Launch time: LOST DUNGEON 🔫
A dungeon crawler game with NFT based weapons and an onchain currency, built on @GamingOnAvax
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had a great time talking to @wiiichang and team, thanks for having me on the pod!
Just released a new episode w/ our friend @EdC, Head of Gaming at Ava Labs ($AVAX)!
In this episode, Ed shares with us:
- Ed's vision of building the Netflix of Web3 games
- Why Web3 games are choosing @avalancheavax
- The future of Web3 gaming
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1iI…
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Building a game in the bear market isn't easy but proud to have founders from @1DynastyStudios, @BloodLoopGAME, @PulsarGame, @MindbornSons join me on stage to share their experiences at Avalanche Summit: piped.video/watch?v=9IyN8DNq…
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1/ Excited to meet everyone at #AvalancheSummit but especially looking forward to all the gaming talks our teams are showcasing. I'll personally be in attendance for all of these but if you're not able to make it, all events will also be streamed:
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told you it was gonna be a good day for gamefi, ascenders launch and now swimmer network. proud to further support the @PlayCrabada team on this, also extremely bullish for team $tus #snibsnib
Dear Crabadians! 🦀
We are absolutely thrilled to announce news of the long-awaited arrival of our subnet, the Swimmer Network!
Swimmer Network is a dedicated blockchain for gaming that leverages on the existing infrastructure and security of @avalancheavax.
1/ 🧵🌊🏊♂️
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huge! second (announced) game in the avalanche ecosystem coming to @EpicGames - in great company with @raini_coin
We’re thrilled to announce that Defimons is coming to Epic Games Store, later this year!
(RTs Appreciated <3)
#IndieGame | #PixelArt | #RPG
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Epic games laid off 900 people yesterday.
Seeing a lot of hot takes on if gaming is dying but to me it’s more the result of reigning in aggressive spending coming out of the ZIRP phenomena.
Acquiring content for a new App Store even with Fortnite as the anchor is expensive, it’s why EA never full sent into Origin.
Epic also made some really curious acquisitions, including Bandcamp and Super Awesome, a “kidtech platform”, both of which are being sunset.
Even the Zuck had to cut burn at some point on reality labs at Meta.
Long Epic.
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a good @MessariCrypto dive into @GamingOnAvax in Q2 - team is in the lab working on more 🧪
1/ How did @avax perform in Q2'23?
#Avalanche witnessed remarkable growth in daily active addresses and transactions on the C-Chain. This heightened network activity had a positive impact on revenue 173.1% QoQ.
@JamesTrautman_ dives into insights and developments below. 🧵
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"best crypto conference i've ever been to" -heard from multiple people at summit 2022
hope to see both familiar and new faces when we run it back in 23!
Avalanche Summit II is returning to Barcelona at the Poble Espanyol from Weds. May 3 through Fri. May 5!
Be the first to know when tickets are on sale: avalanchesummit.com
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honored to be sharing the stage with these folks, please reach out to me or any of the @GamingOnAvax to connect in-person!
📣 @3XPgg Panel Announcement
Winning Over Gamers - Strategies For Successfully Promoting Web3 Games
🎙️ Moderator: @SamSteffanina of @WolvesDAO
🎤 @lukemulks of @brave
🎤 @louisregis of @xborg_official
🎤 @EdC of @avalabsofficial
🎤 @paytkaleiwahea of @ChampionsIO
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watching live playtest right now 🔥 game is slated to launch in September! not sure I was supposed to leak 🤔
Welcome to Pulsar - a Web3, MMO Real-Time Strategy Game brought to you by @12RandomWords. Our team has been hard at work on bringing this game to life, and we are excited to bring you the first public facing look at Pulsar. #playpulsar
piped.video/watch?v=46yatpaR…
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Biggest misstep I see from web3 gaming influencers today is too much tweeting and spaces and not enough actual content creation (VOD or live).
Not easy or fun to build viewership from 0 but what happens if/when web3 gaming hits mainstream? The top web2 creators will come and eat your lunch.
Engaging content has proven to be the most effective way to bring new players into a game, which is ultimately where your biggest draw will be for a game publisher. CPM's will also be much higher for sponsorship/advertising.
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2023 is still not over yet 🙃
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Content creators are the top of the food chain.
⬨ Twitch moves to non-exclusive deals to combat Kick's new 95/5 rev split
⬨ Rise of influencer-led game studios (Doc x Midnight Society, SypherPK x SuperJoy)
⬨ Independent creator coverage (Jonah Blake, VGDunkey, EasyEats) rivaling traditional media
⬨ Enthusiast Gaming stock $EGLX down 60% YoY and voluntarily delisting from Nasdaq - coincidence that top gaming creator xQc went independent in January 2023?
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never made games myself but worked with a lot of really talented ones in my career - it takes a special kind of passion (and crazy) to do this, i'm honored to have teams like the one at @playSHRAPNEL building here
I started my @playSHRAPNEL day around 6:30am this morning speaking to 3 continents at once around Shrapnel development efforts. I then came into the office and helped on a ridiculously cool live stream and headed right in for an interview conducted by the always-awesome @TripleAmArA.
@Atheris and I then had discussions and planning throughout the day on the map, the map name, weapon skins, release management, weapon attachments, environment textures, head scanning, UGC, contracts, audio, loot spawning, economics, and probably a few other things I'm forgetting.
And we threw in one more evening playtest for good measure. It's 9:00pm, and I'm wrapping up.
This is a normal day here at Shrapnel for me and MANY others on this rockstar team over the past weeks and months. We are dedicated to bringing the absolute best experience we can to our #shrapfam, and we ain't taking our foot off the gas pedal anytime soon.
We are committed, we are relentless, we are unstoppable.
We are Shrapnel.
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the news is out! opensea is directly integrating their first subnet, which @playoffthegrid will be deployed on. huge commitment from the @opensea gaming team, a lot more to come 🤯
NFT marketplace @OpenSea has added support for @GUNbyGUNZ, the @avax subnet powering the anticipated battle royale shooter @playoffthegrid. Click to read via @ggDecrypt: decrypt.co/225358/opensea-of…
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I'm really excited for Avalanche to be a part of GG by @decryptmedia
They're building a hub for gaming content launching today and I'll be swinging by their kickoff!
Ava Labs is supporting. It's important that we build up content from reputable sources to support web3 gaming.
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I come from esports - it’s an industry that’s near and dear to me and I’m bullish long term as it continues to mature and scale. However, most of the blockchain moves I’ve seen esports orgs make are missing the forest for the trees. The vast majority lump exchange partners
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.@PlayCrabada subnet delayed to may, I remain bullish
1/ Swimmer Network Status Update (31/3)
Dear Swimmers! 🌊🏊♂️
Swimmer Network will be delayed due to committing to longer-term benefits of using @avalancheavax's SubnetEVM.
🧵👇
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FaZe Clan, one of the most storied esports teams of all time, is getting acquired at a $16M valuation, down from it’s initial $725M market cap. Can this business be saved?
I won’t rehash low-hanging fruit like SPAC insanity, the unprofitability of esports, or general mismanagement of the company, but FaZe’s problem was that they had massive reach numbers across player socials that were largely unmonetizable.
As the org got bigger, they brought in bigger names (Bronny James, Offset, Nyjah Huston) that contributed to the increasing burn rate but weren’t helping increase ad dollars.
I’d bring FaZe back to first principles - a talent incubator that kingmakes homegrown creators. It’s there for the taking - for all the celebrity star power they’re known for, don’t forget that Banks, Temperrr, Apex, Rain, and Rug all got their start with FaZe.
Offer salary, equity, and mentorship in exchange for representing teamwide sponsor categories and businesses, then use it as a feeder program for a CAA competitor (which FaZe always wanted to be) or crossover parent company initiatives.
There are few that have tried this, and even fewer have succeeded. MrBeast announced a $2M creator program in 2021 but seems to be focusing on larger initiatives now. LOUD, one of the most underrated esports brands in the world, has done this successfully with homegrown talent but is focused on dominating the South America Massive market.
FaZe's comeback story can be defining the future of the esports business model instead of trying to chase the same broken strategy as other teams and projects.
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currently @theblitzapp at ~13K monthly active wallets with subscriptions only, signups for battles (paid matches) for league start today. what happens next?
8 Million gamers may have their first experience with crypto soon, all thanks to @theblitzapp.
Today, the platform adds a significant feature to their Subnet through their Blitz Battles competitions.
All Blitz Battles will now run through the Blitz Subnet, burning AVAX with each entry and helping Blitz streamline their payment systems and add value to their ecosystem via tokens.
Battles are weekly Fortnite and League of Legends competitions that run directly in their app.
This is still early days for the Blitz Subnet, with more features to come as they continue to integrate their Subnet with the entire app.
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Excited to join as a judge for the second year in a row for the #GAME3Awards! Come nominate your favorite games and creators 📝
Back to award the best gam3s 🏆
19 categories. 50+ industry leaders. $2M prizes.
Livestreamed 14 December 2023, presented in partnership with @MagicEden.
Nominations now open ➡️ gam3s.gg/gam3awards/
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Avalanche and @playSHRAPNEL represented at the NFL Pro Bowl. All in a days work.
From making homemade videos on a camcorder in our bedrooms…
To getting flown out by the NFL to make dance videos at the pro bowl 🤯
@SamSteffanina
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the talent in web3 is super impressive today but equally bullish on the number of smart folks in web2 gaming i know actively looking to move over - gamefi is so early
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Imagine Binding of Isaac as an FPS. Should @GamingOnAvax fund something like PAPERHEAD?
PAPERHEAD
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a snail, a crab, and a chikn walk into barcelona...
🏁 Racers, start your engines! The Snail Trail mint is coming to #Avalanche faster than a purebred Atlantis snail jacked up on coffee.
🔥 Retweet if you’re excited!
👇 More info down below.
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Idea for the next big web3 game to announce their chain selection:
1) Founder sits at a table with hats of all the blockchains in front of them
2) Founder chooses one on livestream and says “I’m taking my talents to <chain>”
3) The crowd goes wild
We’ll call it “The D3cision”
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less than a week before we see familiar (and new) faces - we'll have our full squad so don't be a stranger!
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I can't tell you how many times I've been asked "wen @GunzillaGames??" The wait is almost over! Check out the world premiere gameplay trailer revealed at #gamescom2023
Check out the first gameplay trailer for Off The Grid, a new battle royale third-person shooter directed by Neill Blomkamp. #gamescom2023 bit.ly/47KlXKD
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team's been hard at work, can't wait for them to share more - watching this gameplay also reminds me of when i killed @TSMReginald at GDC 2023... and got smoked by @P4RRK
Shrapnel is now live exclusively on Epic Games Store. Wishlist today and get ready to extract in one of the most anticipated FPS games!
〉go.shrapnel.com/wishlist
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Excited to unveil this new program focused on bringing web2 publishers into the ecosystem, announced onstage today at @3XPgg 🤌🏼
Avalanche Arcad3 is open!
We’re proud to present Arcad3, a new program to help traditional game developers transition into Web3 gaming seamlessly.
Arcad3 offers support for these Web2 brands in the form of onboarding education, marketing support, tokenomics advice and more.
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try here, these platforms all miss subnets: frostymetrics.com/gaming
- dfk: 18MM txns last month
- shrapnel: 120k wallets last week
- beam: 160k wallets last month
- tiltyard: 120k+ txns since saturday
- maplestory, gunzilla, pegaxy v2, and many more launching this year
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