Author: Rich

Riding crypto waves since 2012, bridging digital and physical worlds through prose.

Zillion Whales, the team behind Wild Forest, a card-based real-time strategy game that offers NFT rewards, has announced that its Play-To-Airdrop (P2A) Season 2 is now live. All in-game progress to date has been reset to create an even playing field, with the team remaining tight-lipped on the exact duration of Season 2. Wild Forest is now playable on iOS and Android via their respective app stores, and on PC or Mac via the Mavis Hub gaming client – a hub for Ronin-based games. What should players expect in Season 2? With the game entering its next phase, and all…

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Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based web3 venture capital firm focused on the metaverse and blockchain gaming, is considering returning to public financial markets in the second half of 2025. Yat Siu, co-founder and Executive Chairman, disclosed plans for a potential public listing either in the Middle East or their native Hong Kong, noting that; “It’s contingent on many factors, but we feel confident that we will go public.” This would mark Animoca Brands’ return to public markets, after the company was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange in 2020. How did Animoca Brands get to this position? Founded back in…

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Gaming communities remain uncertain following the dismissal of Dr. Disrespect, legal name Guy Beahm, from his role at game development studio Midnight Society, creators of web3 shooter Deadrop. The news comes on the heels of serious accusations against the streamer involving his interactions with a minor.  The event casts a shadow over the future of both Midnight Society and the Deadrop title, with which Beahm had been closely involved in the development, funding and marketing. How did Midnight Society respond? The studio reacted quickly to the controversy, announcing the end of their relationship with Beahm through a Twitter release. Studio…

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