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November 6 · 17 min
6th November 2026 | Cambria Genesis revealed
Degen RPGS Cambria and Gigaverse reveal their different plans for the future. [00:20] Cambria launched its RSPG token last week. It's up about 40% from its Saturday ATL. [02:45] Cambria Genesis will be the first persistent version of the game. [03:00] The Cambria Genesis whitepaper is now released. [03:22] It will be a pay-to-play experience with high-risk and extraction rewards gameplay. [05:00] There are also crafting, transportation and financial service layers. [05:54] Because of skill and luck requirements, the average player is unlikely to make a profit. [07:08] Is the design too complex to expand the audience? [08:29] Abstract Chickens (aka Chikins) is now live, migrating NFTs from Abstract to Ethereum. [12:06] Gigaverse is teasing new projects such as Giga Noob and Pocket Noob. [14:37] EVE Frontier had trimmed its workforce; perhaps AI-efficiency related? [16:19] The Sandbox is paying $50 for 100 games to be made.
October 30 · 12 min
30th October 2026 | Cambria launches RSGP
Cambria launches RSGP, Gigaverse's Giga Legends NFT and MCPOLIS sign ups. [00:42] Cambria launched its RSGP token on Base via the Aerodrome DEX. [02:08] 25% of the total supply was released without lockup to set a price for the next stage. [02:57] Expectations were for a $30 million FDV, but it's now down to $9 million. [04:54] If nothing else, it provides a baseline for the future success of Cambria Genesis. [05:42] Details of Gigaverse's new Giga Legends NFTs have been announced. [06:00] GLHFers holders will be airdropped a Giga Legend automatically. [06:52] ROM NFTs can be burned for points. Eight entry-level ROMs convert to one Giga Legend. [08:00] The price of buying one GHLFers is now the same as eight ROMs. [09:20] MegaCryptopolis is rebooting as MCPOLIS, an AI agent-based USDC economy. [11:40] You can sign up now at https://mcpolis.com/
October 23 · 20 min
23rd October 2026 | Return of NFT Worlds
NFT Worlds is back with Worlds, plus Giga Legends and Yield Fields NFT reveal. [00:35] The original NFT Worlds is back with new project Worlds. [04:30] Worlds is a Minecraft survival mode experience with solo and co-op options. [09:31] Yield Fields revealed its Deeds NFTs. Floor price dropped 25% but the rarest are 2.8 ETH. [14:25] You can claim your rewards in Gigaverse's The Awakening event until 15th November. [15:36] It's announced its new Giga Legends NFTs, doubling the price of its GLHFers PFPs.
October 16 · 15 min
16th October 2026 | Yield Fields' $8 million NFT mint
Cambria, Gigaverse and Yield Fields all make the news. [00:44] What's happening with degen games Onchain Heroes, Gigaverse and Cambria? [02:42] All 3 games are shutting down their Abstract versions and launching new products. [04:20] Gigaverse has completed its 2-month Awakening event. Rewards will follow. [05:52] Cambria will launch its RSGP token on Base. Its 4,096 Charter NFTs are revealed soon. [07:33] Yield Fields - from Onchain Heroes - completed its 3,333 Deeds mint, raising $8.3 million. [10:33] The top holder owns 156 Deeds NFTs. [11:26] These games show niche, highly financialized web3 games can be successful. [13:20] Can they expand their audience as they add persistent MMO game features? [14:00] We have to acknowledge highly financialized games are what's sustainable at present.
October 9 · 15 min
9th October 2026 | Abstract is shutting down
Byebye Abstract. Cambria's already minting its Genesis NFTs on Ethereum. [00:21] Abstract will shut down on 15th December 2026. [00:50] Pudgy Penguins' Igloo Inc. launched it in January 2025 as a simple, L2 consumer chain. [02:23] But even simple L2s cost millions of dollars to run. Abstract didn't have enough users. [03:16] Its biggest mistake was launching an XP farming mechanic without launching a token. [05:17] Abstract did well early on with games like LOL Land, Gigaverse, Cambria etc. [06:28] Igloo will now focus on Pudgy Penguins as an IP and the Pengu token. [08:10] Cambria Genesis minted its 4,096 Founders NFTs on Ethereum this week. 09:28 First day volume was $230,000 with a floor of around $150 for Citizens NFTs. [11:58] It looks like MetaCryptoPolis is rebooting with AI agent gameplay. [12:53] GFAL is launching a WWII TCG, a football game, and Diamond Jewels Solitaire.
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October 7 · 39 min
214 | EVE Frontier, AI agents and the future of gaming
Hilmar Veigar Pétursson talks AI, agents, Fenris' DeepMind partnership and EVE Frontier. [02:42] EVE Online as the ultimate boss of all online games - no win conditions, partial data etc. [03:49] You could argue that EVE Online provides the benchmark test for AGI. [04:25] Google DeepMind has its agents running in a private playground version of EVE. [04:33] This is important for continual learning, partial information, long-term memory. [07:55] Contrary to belief, EVE rewards trust and honesty, soft skills and conflict resolution. [09:28] Agents need an environment in which to develop a sense of morality. [10:26]In future, we could run tests with humans to harden the agents against manipulation. [14:09]Players don't care what technology is in the game. They care whether it's a good game. [16:53] In EVE Frontier, we've designed a game that humans and AI can play. [19:16] There has to be a boundary to agency. There has to be a cost. In EVE Frontier, it's fuel. [21:59] The rise of AI means that skilled players and hackers have been commoditized. [24:48] No blockchain game has the breadth and depth and scope of EVE Frontier. [28:19] EVE Frontier has attracted some of the earliest EVE Online gamers back to play. [30:35] The biggest milestone for EVE Frontier will be moving from Sui testnet to mainnet. [31:56] EVE Frontier's high fidelity controls are part of its richer physics and data asymmetry. [34:10] It's the case that humans tend to be more skilled in these situations than AIs. [37:34] EVE Frontier is designed to allow players to legally earn money. EVE Online isn't.
October 2 · 20 min
2nd October 2026 | Degens games ➡️ Robinhood Chain
Why are degen games moving from Abstract to Robinhood Chain? [00:42] Cambria, Gigaverse and the momentum of degen blockchain games. [03:35] These games have been running on Abstract, in part because of its XP farming feature. [05:52] Robinhood Chain is the new blockchain attracting degen games. [06:47] Gigaverse Online is launching on Robinhood Chain. [08:45] Yield Fields is also launching on Robinhood Chain, and it's minting 3,333 Deeds NFTs. [11:20] The top player spent over $40,000 farming Yield Fields' NFT whitelists. [13:04] These degen games provide interesting data into financialized product-market-fit. [14:29] Seedphrase has sold the only 7-trait CryptoPunk for $3 million. He bought if for $18,000. [15:48] Animoca's Moca Chain has gone live with its mainnet. [17:35] 90 games from the Axie Vibeathon are now live. Winners announced next week. [19:19] The Sandbox founders have launched crowdfunding for their new cosmic horror film.
September 25 · 28 min
25th September 2026 | Sorare's optimism for 2027
Sorare's new funding round, Animoca's Nasdaq listing pause and EVE Frontier Cycle 7. [00:25] Animoca has called off its reverse Nasdaq listing via a merger with Currenc Group. [02:00] Its situation is particularly complex as Animoca was previously listed in Australia. [03:51] Animoca still plans to list on a major exchange at some point in the future. [04:46] One key issue appears to be the time taken to audit Animoca's past accounts. [05:24] Dealing with crypto within standard accountancy rules is always very complex. [07:05] It was taking so long, it made little sense for either company to keep this deal in place. [08:26] Animoca is now an AI and stablecoin company so this also changes its positioning. [11:06] Sorare has raised another investment round - an undisclosed eight-figure sum. [12:00] Sorare raised a lot of money in 2021, but most of it was spent getting sport licenses. [13:21] Some of Sorare's original investors continue to have confidence in the company. [13:49] Sorare's new Arcade has been successful, with +$15 million revenue projected for 2026. [14:48] Sorare now expects to be profitable by the end of 2027. [18:00] Prior to TGE, Cambria has hit $40 million of volume for its Genesis event. [21:10] EVE Frontier is launching Cycle 7 on 29th September. [22:15] The big change is full freedom controls for the space ships, requiring player skill. [24:00] This is different to EVE Online's simple control method - spreadsheets in space!
September 18 · 32 min
18th September 2026 | Cambria's MMORPG transition
Risk/reward pixel games Cambria and Gigaverse are going all MMORPG. [01:20] Pixelmon has stopped all game development. [02:02] The original Pixelmon NFT mint was peak 2022-era degen disaster. [02:32] Green goggle-eyed zombie Kevin became a wider crypto gaming meme. [04:09] A new team attempted a reboot, launching various games but to little avail. [07:50] There are currently two models for making blockchain games. [08:05] MapleStory Universe and EVE Frontier are $100 million-scale projects. [09:10] They are from experienced teams who know what they are building and for whom. [14:52] When it comes to indie games, the examples are Cambria and Gigaverse. [18:20]Cambria is moving from a seasonal approach to a persistent degen game. [19:22] This transition will also see the launch of the RSGP token. [22:20] Long-term success likely only comes with a focus on in-game status, not rewards. [23:40] Gigaverse is less regen but also moving towards persistence with Gigaverse Online [27:14] Also worth noting, MapleStory Universe and Axie both have AI hackathons ongoing.
September 11 · 18 min
11th September 2026 | MSU did $10m revenue in H1 2026
MapleStory Universe announces its financials, Yuga talks Otherside resources, Colony: Survival is live via app stores. [00:15] MapleStory Universe has announced its H1 2026 financials. [02:22] Q1 had revenue of 14.4 M NXPC vs 13.2M NXPC given away in rewards. [03:55] Q2 was 16.6M in revenue vs 14.9M in rewards. [04:11] However, the NXPC price continues to drop; down 69% in the past 12 months. [04:38] Total H1 2026 revenue for MapleStory Universe was $9.9M. [05:00] Trading volume on the NFT marketplace was $10.4M. [05:36] MapleStory also burned $2M of NXPC as part of its quarterly burn process. [09:08] Yuga Labs has announced more details of Otherside's resource economy. [12:28] Parallel Studios has launched 4X strategy game Colony: Survival via app stores. [14:01] Animoca and AWS' Agentic Football Cup is now live. [16:03] Axie Infinity’s Vibeathon is live and submissions close on 21st September. [16:35] Axie and Onchain Heroes launch degen dungeon crawler Den of Mysteries 2.0.
September 4 · 18 min
4th September 2026 | Axie Vibeathon announced
Sky Mavis announces its AI-based Axie Vibeathon, while Animoca and AWS launch their Agentic Football Cup. [00:43] Sky Mavis announces Axie Vibeathon - using AI to make Axie Core games. [01:54] Registration is available until Monday 7th September. Submissions close by 21st. [03:10] You have to provide your own AI. [04:42] Sky Mavis provides a Builder Resource Kit that includes art assets and APIs. [05:35] The best 8 projects will get $250 of AI to build further, ending on 31st October. [07:08] Total prize pool is 20,000 bAXS, with the winner getting 9,000 bAXS ($8,500). [09:56] Animoca and AWS are launching Agentic Football Cup - Virtual League. [12:08] The 10 winners of the competition go to the AWS Re:invent conference in Las Vegas. [12:45] It's free to enter. You build/prompt a five-player AI football team. [14:08] There's also the ability to give live instructions during matches. [15:05] From 11th September, you play 10 games each weekend for 7 weeks. [16:05] All blockchain games should be running this type of AI hackathon. [17:12] Blockchain games are particularly suited for this sort of AI creation.
August 28 · 13 min
28th August 2026 | Pixels' community voting
The newly open-sourced Pixels has launched its community hub, including voting, curated tools, apps, mini-games, and Pixels-as-service hosting. [00:27] Wemix has opened pre-registrations for mobile roguelike Hellsquad Rrrush!: Stone Rush. [02:30] Pixels open-sources its frontend, backend and launches its community hub. [04:35] Pixels has also added community voting, which is now live. [05:47] Cambria is approaching its RSGP token launch; likely in September. [07:36] The TGE event has generated $27 million in volume; c.$500k in revenue for the dev. [08:20] But from a small user base - 2,427 wallets in the past week. [09:08] Talking to CEO Robby Yung about the AI vision for The Sandbox. [10:13] Sandbox Studio adds AI for pro developers to publish games across multiple platforms. [11:14] The vision is to be able to use multiple platforms as a revenue multipler for a single title.
S7 · E9
August 26 · 35 min
213 | How AI reboots The Sandbox
The Sandbox CEO Robby Yung explains how its new Sandbox Studio AI tools will reboot the blockchain gaming platform. [01:10] How Robby Yung sees the past 12 months in blockchain games. [03:30] How adoption of AI changes game development and distribution. [06:48] One problem for The Sandbox was its original tools were too simple for pro developers. [08:22] How can The Sandbox employ AI to support professional creators? [10:01] Can you maintain The Sandbox's brand if you move away from its voxel art style? [11:21] Adding AI to The Sandbox has been ongoing for around 3 years. [13:05] In the future, game studios will be much smaller because of AI. [14:50] But will indie devs actually use AI tools? Many seem to hate AI. [17:02] The Sandbox's AI tools are designed to give developers absolute control. [20:30] With AI, game devs will be more creative and publish across multiple platforms. [23:00] Does this level of AI portability undermine The Sandbox as a platform? [21:10] "We view the metaverse as the world and The Sandbox as a city." [28:14] The goal is not to automate game creation but to give creative people better tools. [29:02] Why The Sandbox is running game jams prior to Studio's planned October launch. [31:43] AI is amazing but only when it does what you ask it to do. You need granular control. [33:15] Sandbox Studio is designed for people who are already using Unity and Unreal.
August 21 · 15 min
21st August 2026 | From Pirate Nation to Booty Wars
Axie Infinity revives AOC NFTs, Pirate Nation's community regroups for Booty Wars and MapleStory Vibe Camp 2 is live. [00:15] Pirate Nation's community is attempting a new risk-to-earn game. [01:40] Booty Wars is not Pirate Nation 2.0. It doesn't use any of the old assets directly. [03:10] There will be a new mint of 6,969 Booty Pirate NFTs. [04:40] Booty Wars will be inspired by the likes of degen games like Cambria and Gigaverse. [06:24] Axie Infinity is reviving Origin Coins (AOC) to create up to 275 new Axie Origins NFTs. [09:04] This means up to 97 Mystic Axies (3.3 ETH floor) could be minted (35% chance per roll). [10:59] MapleStory Universe has launched Vibe Camp 2, which runs until 15th September. [12:09] Vibe Camp 1 had 693 game submissions, generating 88,000 gameplays. [13:30] This time the prize pool is $15,000 NXPC tokens.
August 7 · 22 min
7th August 2026 | The Sandbox reboots LAND for AI publishing
The Sandbox repositions its LAND NFTs for the AI era, Gigaverse Online is announced, Proof of Play shuts down. [00:20] The Sandbox is rebooting functionality for its LAND NFTs. [01:03] The original vision for The Sandbox didn't work due to the friction of mini-game creation. [01:49] It's fixing this with its new Studio AI tools, which are in beta. [03:08] This means it can also make LAND more useful as an enhanced publishing primitive. [06:10] Obviously this may not solve the issue of getting enough players into The Sandbox. [07:32] Gigaverse has announced its move to persistent MMORG Gigaverse Online. [11:40] Pirate Nation dev Proof of Play has shut down after open-sourcing code and IP. [15:10] MIR4 was released 5 years ago. It's hosted 40,000 character NFT trades. [20:32] Sunflower Land dev Thought Farm announces Pokemon-lite RPG Yakkamon for Ronin.
August 2 · 24 min
31st July 2026 | Pixels' open source future
Jon and Jenny talk about Pixels' roadmap for going open source, and Ronin's new Honor Score reputation system. [01:02] Pixels has open-sourced its frontend. [02:40] Why the concept of open source is back for blockchain gaming. [03:55] As well as Pixel, MapleStory Universe and EVE Frontier are also becoming more open. [05:30] How MapleStory's AI hackathon winners came up with very novel ideas for games. [07:54] Open source is important for Pixels because the core game isn't super deep itself. [10:35] This also increases the opportunity for interoperability between Pixels-based games. [14:25] Open source doesn't guarantee success but gives communities creative freedom. [16:53] Ronin has announced a new reputation system for users, called Honor Score. [22:42] Blockchain gaming is only now becoming sustainable. [23:32] Will building around a game with AI become more important than playing the game?
July 17 · 18 min
17th July 2026 | Pixels goes open source
Pixels goes open source, MapleStory Universe talks Action Modules, and The Sandbox get 12,000 sign-ups for its AI tools. [00:36] The Sandbox is quickly adding AI game creation tools. [02:45] The Sandbox reaches 12,000 sign-ups for its Studio tool. [05:05] YGG launches its first $5,000 Vibecode.game jam with Animoca's Mind AI tools. [07:30] MapleStory Universe changes its builder strategy, adding Action Modules. [11:18] Pixels' open source vision. [12:42] It's initially open-sourcing its frontend. [14:07] Pixels plans to open source its server too. [15:00] There will also be an asset-weighted community voting system for governance.
S7 · E8
July 6 · 24 min
212 | YGG shuts down YGG Play, pivots to AI gaming data
In episode 212, Jon talks to YGG co-founder Gabby Dizon. [00:48] Casual degen web3 gaming platform YGG Play is shutting down. [02:17] LOL Land launched well but overall revenue peaked in October 2025 at $3 million. [03:40][ Why was the crypto liquidation event on 10th October 2025 significant? [05:00] Why releasing more titles typically doesn't add revenue for crypto games. [06:19] Why this was a decision based on the market, not on the product. [07:35] Gabby's lesson is you can't control where liquidity flows to. [09:59] LOL Land, Waifu Sweeper and the YGG Play platform will run until 31st July. [11:26] As part of this restructuring, YGG has confirmed around 35 redundancies. [13:08] YGG will now focus on providing gaming data to AI companies i.e. world model training data. [14:15] In some way, this is a return of play-to-earn, just not earning in crypto tokens. [16:04] This data is useful, particularly for robotics and in-game agents. [18:33] YGG has already been working on this AI P2E with its AI Alerts system. [19:26] YGG was set up to allow people anywhere in the world can earn from technology. [21:20] YGG isn't shutting down. The founding team remains and it has 4 years of runway. [22:53] This doesn't mean web3 gaming is dead. This is just YGG's particular decision.
July 3 · 28 min
3rd July 2026 | MSU's AI Vibe Camp success
MapleStory Universe's Vibe Camp hackathon has closed with over 430 entries. [00:22] MapleStory Universe's Vibe Camp and the rise of web3 game jams in the AI era. [02:10] Why Verse8's AI platform made this hackathon easier to enter - over 430 entries. [02:48] Playing the Vibe Camp games -- many seems high quality. [03:12] MapleStory’s curation dilemma -- openness vs controlling the IP. [04:47] Axie Infinity has run the third playtest for Atia’s Legacy this week. [05:50] Combat was 8x8 bouts, 5 weapons. There was also a paid AXS tournament. [06:49] Axie Terrariums got an update with more ways of boosting your yield. [09:17] Terrariums generated $95,753 during its first week. [12:46] Wemade's founder has sold his 39% stake for around $600 million. [14:25] Why are Chinese-linked investors buying into Wemade? [17:38] What does the sale mean for Wemade’s blockchain strategy? [18:51] Avalon says it will be using Sony's Soneium blockchain (an Ethereum L2). [22:00] The blockchain will be used for ownership and payments but no wallets or gas. [24:40] EVE Online and EVE Frontier's Carbon game framework is now fully open source. [26:50] This is a key part of Fenris' vision for EVE Frontier as an open ecosystem. [27:20] MapleStory Universe vs EVE Frontier: two different blockchain philosophies.
S7 · E7
June 24 · 37 min
211 | MapleStory moves from monopoly to franchise
Jon Jordan talks to Nexpace COO Keith Kim about MapleStory N's first year, and how AI will power the MapleStory Universe ecosystem in 2026. [01:00] MapleStory N’s first year - $31M revenue, 3.8M accounts, 650K engaged wallets. [02:10] How the profile was different for MapleStory N to traditional MapleStory gamers. [02:57] What we have done well is being agile and altering our strategy, adjusting quickly. [03:25] The pace of updates for MapleStory N is 3-5x faster than for a web2 game. [04:20] The Winter update - new maps, new bosses - has driven really good numbers. [05:06] From Feb 2026, MapleStory N started recouping more token value than it emitted. [05:40] June could be MapleStory N’s highest revenue and biggest NXPC token deflation. [09:45] In web2, players play for fun. In web3, some players spend as much as $100k a day. [11:12] Players really try to make money during the first 3 months of any blockchain game. [13:36] Our goal is to work out how we can add blockchain to make MapleStory more fun. [14:40] It took 6 months to gain confidence in our direction from the reaction of real fans. [16:05] When Keith realized the eye-opening power of AI for games. [17:13] Nexpace has been encouraging the team to build their own games with AI. [18:55] We're trying to consider the scenarios of how AI changes the game industry. [19:17] Initially, we were worried that game IP becomes less important in the AI era. [21:18] You have to let your fans use AI to extend your IP. [21:58] We hope our MapleStory Universe builders make more money than we do. [26:05] Some IP holders want to tightly control their brand. We just want to limit AI slop. [28:20] We need to change our view of what is high-quality content. It's up to the users. [30:04] This is a very exciting time to be a builder, especially with MapleStory. [33:38] Professional developers can also build proper businesses on MapleStory IP.

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