Exclusive: One of the original minds behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise has joined Portal, a cross-platform gaming token project.

The GameStop meme stock craze has given way to a GME tribute coin on Solana—and it’s still rising and rising.

The dark sci-fi card game is in closed beta, but already offers stunning character art, deep strategy, and rewarding gameplay.

Exclusive: Crypto startup Mirai Labs has moved to its own Avalanche subnet, heading to what it sees as green pastures for its horse-racing NFT game.

The NOT token is dropping in a matter of days, Notcoin’s co-creator told Decrypt’s GG. Here’s what to expect from the claim process.

The dark sci-fi card game is in closed beta, but already offers stunning character art, deep strategy, and rewarding gameplay.

ATMTA gives Solana developers and creators free access to build using its Star Atlas tools, starting with the SAGE Labs web game.

The Avalanche subnet token Beam is climbing back toward its highest price ever following two partial game launches and a memecoin launch.

After racking up over a million downloads in a matter of days, Skrice Studios has released the MAVIA token on Ethereum.

GameStop (GME) on Solana continues its rollercoaster ride, shedding enormous value before rebounding Thursday.

Can a gaming focus help Battle.tech outlast the typical SocialFi hype cycle? A look at the new “Kickstarter for esports” Avalanche app.

The Readyverse, based on the “Ready Player One” book and film, offers a first tease of a battle royale game called Open.

The MapleStory MMO franchise will launch on an Avalanche subnet instead of Ethereum scaler Polygon, as originally announced.

Arbitrum's "layer-3" gaming network is pushing back its XAI airdrop. Here's why, and who’s eligible for the rescheduled launch.

Why did farming game Pixels migrate from Polygon to Ronin before the big PIXEL token launch? Founder Luke Barwikowski explains.

It’s a battle between card game communities, as Hearthstone fans and devs take aim at Ethereum NFT game Parallel. What’s the issue?

Crypto game BattlePlan and Pixel Vault’s Reboot gaming protocol are shifting to Xai, the Arbitrum-based layer-3 Ethereum network.

Developers can now utilize Aptos Labs’ blockchain gaming suite, which includes a collaboration with Google Cloud for live service games.

A 'Web2' action game previously released via Steam and console systems will be the first tradable digital PC title on Ultra.

Zentry’s “superlayer” will benefit players across crypto and Web2 games alike, along with social media and real-world activities.

Fighting game Wreck League will feature the Bored Ape Yacht Club and other Yuga Labs IP, with both NFT and "Web2" versions available.

Upcoming mobile basketball game Rumble Kong League, which is being built on Avalanche, will feature Gatorade-branded items.

Avalanche first-person shooter Shrapnel has revised its token plans to spread its team and investor unlocks out further. Here’s why.

Gunzilla Games’ GUNZ network, built on an Avalanche subnet, will have its NFTs tradeable on OpenSea as the first game Off the Grid nears release.

First-person shooter Nemesis Downfall is PancakeSwap's third game, offering ND token rewards on BNB Chain in its upcoming open beta.

Pizza Ninjas brings an N64 emulator to the Bitcoin blockchain after its SNES success.

Originally planned for Immutable X, the webcomic-based Kaidro game will instead launch on Ronin, home of Pixels and Axie Infinity.

Proof of Play’s Multichain network will power fully on-chain games, starting with Pirate Nation, but will open up to other developers.

Despite offers from Optimism and others, the decentralized gaming ecosystem is doubling down on Arbitrum with its Treasure Chain.

Kevin lives! Under new ownership and with fresh funding, Pixelmon is ready to roll out games and debut its MON-powered IP protocol.

Avalanche turned heads at the Game Developers Conference with provocative branding—and flashy games that solidly debunked it.

Can a gaming focus help Battle.tech outlast the typical SocialFi hype cycle? A look at the new “Kickstarter for esports” Avalanche app.

Horizon Blockchain Games' Sequence development platform has launched Builder, which is designed to make adding crypto and NFTs to games easier and faster.

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Midnight Society showed off the latest Deadrop update, Snapshot VII, at a lavish Las Vegas event that showcased newly-added cars and modes.

Immutable zkEVM's testnet launched today. From strategy games to shooters, here are five of the biggest NFT games coming to the network.

Cupcake uses a TikTok-like feed of social games to help bring players deeper into the crypto world—and serves up Solana-based rewards.

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What is AI Arena? Decrypt's Kate Irwin dives into the upcoming video game in an interview with the game's founders, AI Arena CEO Brandon Da Silva and COO Wei Xie.

Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup.

Co-created by film director Neill Blomkamp (“District 9”), the Avalanche-based battle royale shooter Off the Grid is nearing release.

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Avalanche Arcad3 is connecting traditional game publishers with crypto firms to help bring legacy IP into the fledgling Web3 gaming space.

Powered by the Optimism OP Stack, Redstone enables “autonomous worlds” and other intriguing new types of on-chain Ethereum games.

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Android and iOS game Legends at War, endorsed by "Game of Thrones" star Hafthor Bjornsson, will get an NFT-powered version on Avalanche.

The free-to-play version of Dookey Dash is teasing a huge prize pool and an early access event that awards a Mutant Ape NFT.

Rising crypto game Pixels launched its PIXEL token Monday after airdrop campaigns and a surprise drop to Ronin token stakers.

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The Pudgy Penguins NFT empire is expanding and will open the gates for its metaverse experience Pudgy World sometime in 2024.

The team behind viral Telegram-based game Notcoin is racing to create a sustainable ecosystem of similar, interconnected experiences from third-party developers.

UPDATED: Here's what you need to know about gaming airdrops and rewards around Notcoin, Immutable zkEVM, Saga, Illuvium, Apeiron, and more.

The Notcoin launch is only days away, while Immutable is giving out rewards and Charles Hoskinson's studio released a game—not on Cardano.

Nyan Heroes developer 9 Lives Interactive revealed the early access timeline this week alongside word of a new funding round.

Just like the meme stock of the same name, the GME tribute coin based on GameStop is falling hard after this week’s spikes.

Prime subscribers can now snag a free Polygon NFT and in-game currency for Mojo Melee, with more freebies to come.

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Binance reports record-breaking demand for the Portal staking pools ahead of the cross-chain gaming token's listing next week.

RFLXT, the Charles Hoskinson-backed firm, is releasing Voyager: Ascension via Gala today—but has Cardano gaming in its sights, too.

Microsoft weighs in on Worldcoin's new Minecraft integration, giving it a pass despite the game's usually prickly stance on blockchain.

The makers of OpenSeason gave the major marketplace a reference in the Fortnite-like NFT game—and it's impossible to miss. Here’s why.

From Assassin's Creed Mirage to Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder, these are the can't-miss video game launches in October.

DFZ Labs incubated Bits, which will launch 10,000 Bitcoin Ordinals via Magic Eden and develop a game that holders can contribute to.

Team Liquid will be releasing themed NFTs for Illuvium, advise on game development, and help create the game's esports scene.

The AnimeCoin project, created by Azuki with multiple partners, has launched a gachapon-inspired game with collectible prizes.