The online gaming world is always on the lookout for the next big thing. Enter Deadrop, a groundbreaking vertical extraction shooter that promises to deliver the most community-focused online PvP multiplayer experience to date. If you're intrigued, you're not alone. The team behind this ambitious project, Midnight Society, has built the game from scratch using the Unreal Engine 5, ensuring that it will have jaw-dropping visuals and unparalleled performance.

CCP Games, the creators of the legendary sci-fi MMO, EVE Online, have announced they have secured $40 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz for an innovative new AAA game that will utilize blockchain technology and be set in the EVE universe.

Trip Hawkins, the founder of Electronic Arts (EA), has made a significant move into the web3 gaming market. His latest venture, Games For A Living (GFAL), is a web3 gaming studio that has recently partnered with Seedigy, Enginstarter, and Bit2Me for its initial game offering (IGO). GFAL has also been listed on Gate.io, Bitmart, and Pancakeswap as of 13 March 2023.

Epic Games, the popular gaming company, has finally launched its self-publishing tools for game developers on the Epic Store. The development of this feature took 18 months and is now available for developers to release their own games, but there are requirements to qualify for self-publishing. Some of these requirements include PC cross-play for multiplayer games, Epic Games Store achievement features built into the game, age ratings for regional distribution, non-prohibited content, and game quality.

Sony Network Communications, a subsidiary of Sony, has teamed up with Astar Network to launch a Web3 incubation program for Web3 startups. The program is aimed at developers who are building decentralized applications (dApps) across multiple chains like Polkadot, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Cosmos, and many more.

Treasure DAO is a game console ecosystem that aims to connect game communities through a decentralized platform that includes 13 games, NFTs, and its native token, MAGIC. The team behind Treasure refers to itself as the “decentralized Nintendo,” intending to facilitate game publishing for developers and connect game communities through a common ecosystem like Nintendo. In this article, we will provide an overview of Treasure DAO, assess the game quality, tokenomics, user engagement, and value proposition. The Treasure team claims their ecosystem comprises three essential components: Games, Community, and Infrastructure, linked through the MAGIC token. The games are built from the ground up by Treasure and seasoned builders, while the Community is a composite of many smaller communities connected through lore, guilds, and resources. Finally, Infrastructure is shared through an economic engine, tooling, and resources that power the ecosystem and empower builders/developers. Development: While there is no public roadmap for the project, the team behind Treasure DAO consists of 30 anonymous team members, including developers, product managers, artists, brand builders, marketers, economists, and gamers. The co-founder also works for Osmosis, which is an automatic market maker on the Cosmos network. However, not much information about the team is readily available to the public.

Gala Games is a web 3 gaming project that aims to create a decentralized gaming platform that empowers both developers and players. The team behind Gala Games is led by CEO Eric Schiermeyer, who co-founded Zynga, a leading social gaming company. The platform includes a variety of games and genres ranging from MOBAs, RPGs, turn based strategy and card games. 

The Sandbox is expanding its reach into new realms of content with a new partnership with Toei Animation and Minto Inc. As a part of this collaboration, the platform will be launching a range of virtual games and experiences based on Toei's extensive library of intellectual properties.