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ONEstore Debuts AI-Built Games Hub With 20 Launch Titles as NEXUS Wires the Store Into ONEchain
ONEstore has launched "AI Games," a new section featuring 20 titles developed using AI tools, with plans to integrate further with its parent company NEXUS's blockchain network, ONEchain. This initiative aims to leverage ONEstore's 38 million user base in Korea to promote on-chain games without the restrictions of other app stores. The platform, developed with AI game creation platform Verse8, allows users to describe games in plain language, with AI handling development.
NEXUS Brings Its DMCC Gaming Partnership to gamescom Following ChinaJoy Debut
NEXUS is expanding its gaming partnership with Dubai's DMCC Gaming Centre and other global partners at gamescom, following a debut at ChinaJoy. The company will showcase its acceleration program for game studios, which includes Web3 onboarding and distribution via its ONE store platform, boasting 38 million users. NEXUS also plans to demonstrate its AI agent economy on ONEchain and highlight titles like the agent battle royale ClawRoyale.
Gamescom Gets a Live Look at ONEchain’s AI Agent Economy
ONEchain, run by Korean studio NEXUS, will demo an AI-native gaming economy at Gamescom on August 26th. The demonstration will feature autonomous agents that compete, create, trade, and earn on-chain, with the battle royale game ClawRoyale serving as a primary example. This event highlights the growing integration of AI and blockchain in the gaming industry, with the Blockchain Game Alliance playing a key role in promoting and establishing standards for these technologies.
ONE skipped the claim page entirely and dropped CPLY into wallets, with no deadline attached
The gaming chain ONE, formerly known as CROSS, has distributed its CPLY token directly to qualified wallets via its ONEquest reward platform, bypassing the usual claim page. Details regarding the number of eligible wallets, total distribution, and eligibility criteria remain unpublished. This distribution method, described as 'No claim page, no deadline,' is part of ONE's rebranding from CROSS and follows Nexus's acquisition of a significant stake in One Store.
Nexus rebrands CROSS gaming chain as ONE, wiring it into a 38-million-device app marketplace
Nexus has rebranded its CROSS gaming chain to OneChain and its $CROSS token to $ONE, integrating them with the recently acquired Korean app marketplace, One Store. This move aims to transform One Store into a global Web3 game store accessible on over 38 million devices. The company, led by CEO Henry Chang, also plans to merge various web shop, payment, and community platforms into One Store, with future ambitions for an AI-native game platform.
One Store becomes a CROSS validator, bringing a 38-million-device app market onto the gamechain
Nexus announced that One Store, a Korean app marketplace pre-installed on over 38 million devices, has joined the CROSS Protocol network as a validator. This move makes One Store responsible for block production, transaction validation, and network security on CROSS Mainnet 2.0. The partnership follows Nexus's acquisition of a majority stake in One Store, with plans to rebrand the mainnet as OneChain and the native token as $ONE.
Nexus Purchases ONE Store in Korea, Aims to Create Worldwide Web3 Game Platform on CROSS
Nexus has acquired ONE Store, a major South Korean app marketplace, with plans to transform it into a domestic game hub and launch it globally as the first Web3-native game store. The platform will integrate AI for game discovery and curation, accommodating both human-created and AI-generated games. Strategic investments from SK Square, Naver, and Krafton support Nexus's vision to become the world's number one game platform.
