Bolt Radar

Early Project Alpha

• Pebble [8337 followers]

  • Free to play mobile game, social casino game

  • NFTs are assigned to a specific in game casino

  • NFT launch in October, Web3 elements implemented in November

  • NHN has 37M registered players and $335M in revenue last year

  I have covered a thread on this project before and that was sponsored, this segment has not been sponsored. You can learn more details about the project and the team here. Social casino games are definitely a popular and a good revenue generating model. With the NFTs including some distribution it could be interseting.
  

• Operation Safe Place [1260 followers]

  • Tower defense game with MOBA mechanics

  • Built with Unreal Engine and Third Web

  • Cyber neon themed

  • Trailer just got released!

  Not a heavily funded project, but it looks like they’re going to be going to Token 2049 to look for funding. The game looks pretty cool and has interesting concepts to it. Definitely something to keep an eye on.

• Zenith [400 followers]

  • Tower climbing FOCG blending auto chess and roguelikes

  • Got fourth place with their mud version at 2023 ETH Shanghai Hackathon

  • Built based on Loot Realms

  The team is looking to expand on the Loot Realms universe and IP. They have received a grant of $100k $LORDS previously. Will need to see more gameplay, most of the Twitter is filled with memes.

• Honor [360 followers]

  • Multiplayer combat game

  • Mobile game

  • Built on Aptos

  • Private playtest spots are going out

  
  Game seems to be pretty involved with the Aptos Africa scene. With recent audience statistics from creators there are a lot of Web3 users in Africa. The game is coming out with testing on mobile which means that it will be accessible. A live event was recently hosted for playtesting in coordination with Aptos Africa.

  What’s new in Arbitrum?

  As part of my Questbook grant, I will be working with Arbitrum to feature the ecosystem and their Web3 games. This will include newsletter features as well as gameplay videos and threads!

• AI Arena: Celebrates 3rd yr; begins new series

• The Lost Glitches: New quests ft. XAI

• The Beacon: Hints at future surprises 

• Pirate Nation: Finally goes Multichain

• Aavegotchi: Snapshot soon

• Caliverse joins Arbitrum

Gaming News

• Tales of Elleria shuts down

  The popular game, Tales of Elleria, will be shutting down. Despite best efforts, the development team has made the difficult decision to discontinue active development.

• Dark Times plans to launch on Sui

  By leveraging Sui's advanced technology, DARKTIMES will offer a seamless and immersive gaming experience, accessible to both traditional and crypto-native gamers.

• Maplestory shared details about their game economy

  The comic whitepaper provides valuable insights into the game's design, token utility, and future plans. Stay tuned for more updates on Maplestory's exciting developments.

• Kuroro Ranch surpasses 500k users

  Kuroro Ranch has achieved a major milestone, surpassing half a million users in just over a month.

  This rapid growth is a testament to the game's popularity and engaging gameplay.

• Pirate Nation finally goes Multichain

  Pirate Nation has made history by becoming the world's first multichain game with the launch of Boss. This groundbreaking feature allows players to seamlessly interact and trade across different blockchains.

• Catizen to airdrop $HSK to Catizens

  The plan is to reward the loyal community members with a generous airdrop of $HSK tokens.

• Aavegotchi: Grid Gladiator demo is here

  In the Roguelite deck builder, Choose your cards wisely and battle your way through 10 challenging encounters.

• Trial Xtreme raised $11m

  In new funding round led by Blockchain capital and Merit Circle, Trial Xtreme raised $11m.

• Double Jump secures $10m funding

  Tokyo-based Web3 game development company, double jump has successfully completed a funding round of over $10m in new funding round.

Action NOW

This section will provide things that you can currently action to put yourself ahead and get ready to earn access to games or other projects.

• Join Wanderers quests on Game7

  Wanderers is the latest game to feature on Game7 platform. This is your chance to participate and stack some Credits for yourself.

• Participate in Runiverse Open beta

  The wait is over! The Forgotten Runiverse, a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG, has launched its open beta.

  Players can now explore this magical world and embark on exciting adventures until September 7th.

• Don’t miss out on Duper $10k event

  For the lovers of onchain games, Duper bowl is a 1-week tournament where players compete for high stakes at high stages.

• This Goatgaming new tasks is for you!

  Get ready to compete for a share of the $10k prize pool by completing simple tasks.

• Boss Fighters in Game7 new quests

  Boss Fighters launches their Open beta with new quests with Game7.