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Where are the new Web3 games this year? — Illuvium Founder
Illuvium co-founder Kieran Warwick had an eye-opening realization this month of how few Web 3.0 games will be released in 2024.
“There would have been more games out there by now,” Warwick told Web3 Gamer, but added that it takes a long time to make a good game. Warwick knows firsthand how long it takes, having spent the last four years creating the open-world fantasy combat and role-playing game Illuvium. The highly anticipated game launched in beta on July 25.
“We’ve had our launch delayed several times, and we’re still in open beta, which means we plan to add a lot of new features to the game over the next 12 months,” he said.
It’s not the only big game to get a taste of the action this year. Shrapnel, a eagerly awaited blockchain-based extraction shooter, released early access gameplay in February. The full game won’t be out until 2025.
In terms of overall game releases, Warwick’s favorite game to release in 2024 is Heroes of Mavia, a blockchain-based strategy game built on the Ethereum blockchain.
“It’s the first sophisticated mobile game I’ve ever played. It’s gameplay first, economy second, and that’s the right approach,” Warwick explains.
“It was fun and I played for quite a while,” he said, adding that he then went back to work running a gaming company with a token market cap of $354 million.
“I’m not the type of person to play those types of games for long, so I quit after a while.”
The SF competitive card game Parallel is another 2024 release that Warwick says is a solid game, but admits it’s not really his “genre type.” The goal of Parallel is to reclaim control of the planet by fighting your opponents and building your card deck collection. Players can only do the same once they’ve reduced their opponents’ health to zero.
“It was aimed at Hearthstone players, and while it has a long way to go, the first time I saw mainstream streamers say they were going to move to Parallel was primarily because of the card ownership model,” he says.
Are you tired of losing your cryptocurrency airdrops to bots? This could be the solution.
Will Confiction Labs’ new system finally eliminate bots from Web3 games, or will they find another way to sneak back in? Only time will tell.
Proof of Exposure is a new non-fungible token (NFT) whitelist verification system developed by Confiction Labs, the team behind the co-op roguelite shooter Riftstorm, as part of an effort to combat the rise of bots in Web 3.0 games.
Through proof of exposure, impersonated gamers and bots are thoroughly vetted via third-party APIs, data queries, and user submissions to ensure they are real people who want to join Confiction’s Fict One community.
Essentially, it’s a “deep profiling system” that lets gamers share their careers, education, and writing skills with Proof of Exposure to show they’re real people with emotions and a beating heart.
Bots can increase your numbers like creepy extras at a birthday party, but they don’t do much for pure, natural growth.
“In the long run, bots are incredibly detrimental to the health of any gaming community, and allowing bots to roam free in any ecosystem will always be a barrier to new entrants,” said Arief Widhiyasa, CEO of Conviction Labs.
“The number of players a game can achieve through bots is just a vanity metric,” he added.
“The only benefit bots can provide to a project is a short-term image boost. In other words, a publicity stunt.”
According to data, bots are taking the majority of airdrops in games, which may be why you can’t quit your job just yet.
According to research by Web3 marketing platform Cookie3, approximately 70% of cryptocurrency airdrops end up in bot accounts. The problem of bots abusing airdrops has been a recurring complaint within the Web3 industry for years.
According to anti-bot service Jigger, 40% of users on Web3 services, including those on NFT whitelists and those participating in Web3 games, have been reported as bots.
“So it’s really important to reward not just the actual users, but above all, the quality users,” Widhiyasa said.
Who knows? If it goes well, you might see more of your favorite Web3 games actually dealing with bots, and maybe even get bigger airdrops.
PGA expects Web3 to bring more people to golf
A Web3 game for one of the oldest sports, golf, is being released. The game is the result of a collaboration between game developer Stratton Studios and the world’s largest golf tour, the PGA Tour.
“We believe Web3 has the potential to introduce new people to our sport,” Tom Jeffs, vice president of media business development for the PGA Tour, told Web3 Gamer.
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“PGA TOUR RISE” is a blockchain mobile game that will launch its first mini-game in late 2024, where you start as an amateur golfer and work your way up to the PGA.
You can enter online tournaments and even lie to your real-life friends that you’re playing at legendary courses like Valhalla Golf Club.
Personally, I can’t think of anything worse than a day on the golf course with my best friends. I’m not a cricket fan, but I do enjoy playing cricket video games, so this could be the gateway to golf in my life.
The full game is set to launch in 2026, and it looks like we’ll be hearing more details about which blockchain it will be based on soon. Perks like earning “Legend Bucks” are hinted at, but it’s unclear how Web3 elements, like earning cryptocurrencies or NFTs, will work into the game.
“Web3 allows fans to ‘own’ their gaming experience. In doing so, we are looking at Web3 technology as an avenue to unlock all sorts of new creative ways for fans to engage with the PGA TOUR,” Jeffs said.
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This is the first official popular blockchain golf game, but you can practice with other blockchain-based golf games before launch, such as Crypto Golf Impact, Blocklete Golf, and Birdie Shot.
Other news:
— Online gaming platform The Sandbox announced that Italian football club SSC Napoli will enter the metaverse for the first time through its platform. This partnership will give fans the opportunity to connect and create memories with SSC Napoli fans around the world.
— Blockchain network SKALE has announced SKALE Swell, a new interactive adventure game that aims to expand community engagement and reward players, bringing millions of users to the Web3 space.
— Uprising Labs, the team behind the Uprising L2 blockchain, sold out its Genesis NFT collection of 1,111 NFTs in minutes.
— Autoverse Studios has raised $8 million to develop Auto Legends, a social drag racing Web3 game featuring everything from hosting tournaments to collecting and racing cars.
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Sheeran Lyons
Ciaran Lyons is an Australian cryptocurrency journalist. He is also a stand-up comedian and has worked as a radio and TV presenter on Triple J, SBS and The Project.