Listen "22 August 2025 | Weekly news roundup"
Episode Synopsis
Jon Jordan and Jenny Jordan talk through the week's news including:[0:35] Proof of Play is shutting down fully onchain game Pirate Nation.[3:08] As well as combat, it had a deep crafting system but never attracted enough players. [4:00] Its play-to-airdrop seasons artificially boosted audience but not revenues. [6:06] The main reason it shut was it cost $150,000 a month to run the underlying blockchains.[7:45] The PVE mode from the game is now available to play on the Abstract blockchain. [8:40] NFT holders will get a final airdrop of PIRATE tokens.[9:00] Proof of Play will continue to operate, focusing on "profitable business operations".[14:30] Ronin strategy game Wild Forest is rebooting, including a new PVE campaign. [18:45] The WF token is up 400% but still down 80% from its original launch.[21:26] South Korean game item marketplace Overtake has raised $7 million.[24:52] It's a web3 project based on existing web2 markets ItemBay and ItemMania. [25:33] Splinterlands has launched its cheeky $500,000 Crypto Game Recovery Fund.[27:35] It's giving assets to holders of NFTs from games which have shut down. [32:53] TGC Project O has been announced for Immutable.
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