
OP Gaming Weekly Digest #29
Greetings, gamers! This week, Epic has revealed its long-term vision for content creation, distribution, and monetization, while Aavegotchi is preparing to launch a dedicated blockchain for its games and apps. Otherside has announced a significant partnership with luxury fashion brand Gucci, and Pixelcraft Studios raised $30 million in a multiyear token sale for Aavegotchi. We also bring you updates from CCP Games, Jungle, Hadean, and more. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's news roundup!
📰News
Epic revealed its long-term vision for content creation, distribution, and monetization at the State of Unreal keynote, including the launch of Unreal Editor for Fortnite in Public Beta, engagement payouts for eligible Fortnite island creators, and the upcoming unified marketplace called Fab.

Aavegotchi is preparing to launch Gotchichain, a dedicated blockchain for Aavegotchi-powered games and apps, powered by Polygon Supernets. Lower fees and faster confirmation times are expected to make it the ultimate user experience for blockchain gamers, and the perfect building ground for developers and game studios, with a target launch of early Q3 2023.

Otherside has announced a new partnership with luxury fashion giant Gucci. The collaboration represents a significant milestone for both companies and signals a major intersection between high-end fashion and the emerging world of web3 technology.
In a place where worlds collide, we appear. @gucci pic.twitter.com/CnDVdienxp
— Othersidemeta (@OthersideMeta) March 27, 2023
The Tollan Worlds Genesis Avatars Free Mint event is taking place today! Be sure to check out our Discord thread for more details, as we will be hosting a giveaway very soon!
You can hear the Mines calling... 😈
— Tollan Worlds #onIMX 🅧 (@TollanWorlds) March 27, 2023
Pre-Alpha coming today, 5pm PST at https://t.co/b05chXA3pS
Prepare to get Marked! ⚔️
💰Raises
Pixelcraft Studios raised $30 million in a multiyear token sale for its popular metaverse game Aavegotchi, with no venture capital or investor participation. The funding round is one of the largest in the Web3 gaming sector this year, and the company said it will receive 25% of the treasury while the protocol’s decentralized autonomous organized treasury will receive the remaining $22.5 million.
🤯🤯🤯 THE CURVE IS NO MORE 🤯🤯🤯@PixelcraftStuds and #AavegotchiDAO are now funded with 30M DAI and ready to SHIP 🚢
— Aavegotchi 👻 💜 (@aavegotchi) March 17, 2023
A new chapter begins today for $GHST and #GOTCHIGANG
ARE
YOU
READYYY?!?! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/XWPcMLFCX1
CCP Games has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to develop a blockchain-based massively multiplayer online (MMO) game title set within the universe of Eve Online.

Jungle raised $6M and is currently in stealth mode. Check out more in the thread.
There is a new gaming studio that raised $6M and is currently in stealth mode..@jungle_xyz creates and releases hybrid games that are optimized for mobile and utilize blockchain technology.
— Metaguild 💚,💚 (@MetaguildCom) March 26, 2023
In this 🧵 we will cover
• Game
• Funding
• Alpha pic.twitter.com/ksiRVOyrhO
Hadean, a metaverse infrastructure solution provider, has raised an additional $5 million in funding to support the build-out of bigger and more immersive virtual worlds.

🕮Reads
Is Parallel $PRIME valued fairly by looking at these numbers?
25 days since $PRIME token unlock, so let's see where Parallel stands in the GameFi market!
— ARCHVIZ // (@Archviz1) March 26, 2023
I'll be diving into other metrics over the coming week to compare with the other projects listed to help determine if @ParallelTCG is valued fairly.
Follow for updates! @Delpadschnick pic.twitter.com/WS57zYWs0n
“Let's talk floor prices” by sparkc, the leader of WolvesDAO.
Let's talk floor prices
— sparkc | WolvesDAO (@sparkcsays) March 27, 2023
> “Teams whose main focus is floor price are going to fail”
> “A healthy floor price is very helpful for projects”
Both of these things are true.
There's legitimate benefits to a healthy floor price & real downsides to a low one 🧵
First impression from the Shrapnel gameplay. Looks solid overall.
My first impressions after winning in @playSHRAPNEL
— Hantao (@Hantao) March 24, 2023
👍
- More complex game loop than dead drop
- Game & graphics are amazing
👎
- Movement needs a lot of work
- Looting is not intuitive
- Locational sound needs work
Bullish on web3 games 🔥🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/3bKHxmzDKz
That's it for the week!
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