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New Royal Rampage Season Wipes the Leaderboard and Reopens KEPI Rewards
Kepithor Studios has launched a new season for its game Royal Rampage, resetting leaderboards and reintroducing KEPI rewards. The prize pool, funded by advertising, Battle Pass sales, and in-game purchases, currently stands at approximately $28,000. KEPI serves as a universal currency across Kepithor's seven titles, allowing players to spend their winnings in any of their games.
Olderfall’s Immutable Hunt puts 100,000 wAURE on the line for the top 500 until Sept. 30
Olderfall has launched the Immutable Hunt, a leaderboard event offering 100,000 wAURE to the top 500 players, with the winner receiving 3,500 wAURE. The contest, which runs until September 30, awards points for acquiring and burning weapons, winning deathmatches, and contributing guild points. This event is part of the "Gaming on Polygon" hub created by Immutable and Polygon Labs.
SolFarmer Kicks Off Expedition Season 3 With 35 SOL on the Line and a Clean Slate for Every Camp
SolFarmer has launched Expedition Season 3, featuring its largest prize pool to date of 35 SOL. This season introduces a complete reset of all Camp standings, offering every player a fresh start without any veteran advantage. The game also details its 'Camp' progression system, which runs parallel to underground mining and involves dispatching farmers on expeditions to gather gear and lore.
Axie Infinity’s Terrariums V1.2 lands, lifting the evolved-part multiplier to 2.8x
Sky Mavis has released Axie Infinity's Terrariums V1.2 update, which increases the evolved-part multiplier for a single Axie to 2.8x and introduces Estates. Estates allow players to link adjacent land plots for an additional Atia's Flame bonus, though only one plot in the cluster collects the bonus. The update aims to enhance gameplay and rewards within the Axie Infinity ecosystem.
GAMEE Marks a Decade on Telegram With $1M Gold Fest Season 2 and a Brand-New Digging Game
GAMEE has launched Gold Fest Season 2 on Telegram, featuring a $1 million prize pool in nGRND Gold Protocol tokens and a new digging game, Gold Fest: The Game, built on the TON Blockchain. This event marks GAMEE's tenth anniversary on Telegram and aims to onboard users into web3 gaming with accessible gameplay and gold-backed rewards.
Craft World’s 88-Hour Moon Soon Season Puts $160 in Player Rewards Behind the Observatory
Craft World has launched its Moon Soon Season, an 88-hour community event focused on building the Observatory structure. Players can earn up to $160 in rewards, including alien Workers, avatars, decor, and limited-run Moon Soon Eggs. Additional rewards are available through the #RAWRFiles and #MoonSoonSelfie hashtag campaigns.
Meta Racing Puts Tactics Ahead of Chance, Paying Out in USDT
Meta Racing is a crypto racing game that emphasizes strategic decision-making over chance, with players earning in-game currency, IGT, pegged at $0.10. Competitors assemble car configurations, draft ability cards, and scout tracks to optimize their builds for turn-based races where skillful deployment of abilities leads to higher payouts. The game offers a low barrier to entry with starter bundles and encourages strategic spending on pilots and car upgrades for sustained earnings.
Alien invasion incoming: Craft World’s Moon Soon event lands Aug. 24 with rewards capped at $160
Craft World, developed by Angry Dynomites Lab (also known as VOYA Games), will launch its alien-themed "Moon Soon" event on August 24th. The event will feature exclusive rewards including Alien and UFO Workers, avatars, cosmic decorations, and up to $160 in resource rewards. This event follows a similar structure to previous in-game events like RAWRShine, which also had a $160 prize cap.
Guilds Go Live in AFK Heroes: Members Can Earn Up to 25% Extra $AFKHERO
AFK Heroes has launched its new Guilds feature, allowing members to earn up to 25% more $AFKHERO tokens, along with 100% more XP and Gold. This update is part of the game's Season 2 content, which also includes crafting, tournaments, and PvP. The introduction of guilds aims to boost player engagement and in-game rewards, though specific tier requirements for maximum bonuses have not been publicly detailed.
Shard Legends Locks In August 25 Date for SLCW Token Generation Event
Shard Legends: Clan Wars will hold its Token Generation Event for the SLCW token on August 25, 2026, hosted on a major centralized exchange. The game will introduce 11 days of gameplay expansions before the event to increase player engagement, with 83% of the total token supply allocated for player distribution. The game features auto battler and MMORPG elements on Solana and BNB Chain, with a player-driven economy and governance system.
KK Clicker wipes the board for a new season as KEPI prizes ride on Friday’s lock
Kepithor Studios has launched a new season for its mobile game KK Clicker, resetting leaderboards and gem counts for all players. The season concludes on Friday, with top players dividing a prize pool funded by advertising revenue and KEPI tokens. The game also features other titles from Kepithor Studios like Kingdom Karnage and KK Heroes.
Gigaverse Kicks Off The Awakening With a $20,000 Pot Fed by Juice Sales
Gigaverse has launched its new event, The Awakening, featuring a $20,000 prize pot that increases with player activity through juice sales and marketplace fees. This event serves as groundwork for the upcoming Gigaverse Online, an open-world social RPG, with collected assets carrying over to the new title. The current browser-based dungeon RPG integrates NFT elements and a rock-paper-scissors combat system.
Sunflower Land Chapter 15 asks players for 60,000 points across a 60-tier reward track
Sunflower Land has launched its new 'Ascension Age' chapter, featuring a 60-tier reward track that requires players to earn 60,000 Chapter Points by November 2. Players can earn points through NPC deliveries, weekly tasks, and bounties, with special rewards available for VIP holders. The game is available on Immutable Play, offering weekly IMX rewards and other in-game bonuses.
AFK Heroes’ first 45 days: $53K spent by players, $14.3K earned back
In its first 45 days, AFK Heroes saw players spend $53,000 worth of AFKHERO tokens while only earning $14,300 back. The in-game marketplace facilitated $48,060 in sales from over 391,000 listings. This voxel idle RPG, launched on Solana, has implemented changes to its reward system and introduced features like guilds and crafting with its Season 2 update.
Critters Quest goes live on Solana mainnet with Masters in first, Clones a day later
Critters Quest has officially launched its mainnet game on the Solana blockchain, concluding nearly two years of development. Master Edition NFT holders gain immediate access, followed by Clone Edition holders after a 24-hour delay. The game features a 4X gameplay loop involving building, gathering, crafting, hunting, and raiding, with an integrated economy powered by the $QUEST token and Solana NFTs.
Analyst: AI-focused M&A deals are "weakening" the games investment landscape
An S&P Global Market Intelligence report indicates a weakening investment landscape for the games industry, with capital increasingly directed towards AI-focused deals. Analysts note that investors recognize low revenue growth and compressed margins in gaming, leading them to keep funds on the sidelines. This shift, coupled with a focus on live services and play-to-earn models, could make it difficult for traditional PC and console development teams to secure financing.
MIR4 Character NFT Trades Pass the 40,000 Mark This Month
Wemade's MMORPG MIR4 has surpassed 40,000 character NFT trades this month, allowing players to monetize their in-game progress. The game also boasts 24 million accounts and 40 million characters created. Recent updates include the EXDRA4 utility token, deepening the game's blockchain integration and economic ecosystem.
Proof of Play winding down, says X post — studio silent so far
Crypto gaming studio Proof of Play is reportedly ceasing operations, according to a post from the account @yellowpanther. The studio, co-founded by Amitt Mahajan, has not confirmed the claims on its own channels. Proof of Play previously shut down its game Pirate Nation in September 2025 due to insufficient audience and operational costs.
Sunflower Land opens The Ascension Age with a 31-piece exclusive NFT set
Sunflower Land has launched its latest chapter, The Ascension Age, introducing 31 exclusive NFTs and a leaderboard race for rewards. This three-month event aims to re-engage its player base of over 40,000 participants. The free-to-play farming game, developed by Thought Farm on the Polygon blockchain, utilizes the FLOWER token for its in-game economy and trading.
Cambria Opens Dungeon Fishing Beta With Up to 30,000 Free Grub Up for Grabs
Cambria has launched the beta for Dungeon Fishing, an idle mode offering players in-game rewards like Grub, which can be traded for NFTs and cashable Keys. Newcomers can receive up to 30,000 free Grub during a limited promotional period. This mode aims to attract a wider audience by providing a more relaxed alternative to Cambria's high-risk extraction gameplay.
