Finding Forever (Games)
Hello and welcome to Dark Tunnels, a newsletter dedicated to exploring the emerging ecosystem of fully onchain games. Dark Tunnels is published by Always Scheming, a research consultancy focused on the future of interactive entertainment.
CoinGecko: AI, GameFi and Meme occupy the top three crypto narratives in 2023
CoinGecko Research data shows that in 2023, AI, GameFi, and meme coins will respectively occupy the top three positions in the cryptocurrency narrative, while Solana ecology, BRC20, RWA, and Layer1 rank fourth to seventh, and DeFi, Layer2, Ethereum ecology and other tracks rank lower.
Hooked Protocol announces integration with Sei Network
Web3 gamified social learning platform Hooked Protocol announced the integration of Sei Network in Hooked 2.0 expansion to enhance mastery of Web3 and achieve permanent growth.
Tokens in the game sector have generally risen, with AXS rising by 30.69% in 24 hours.
According to market data from DeepChain, game tokens have seen a general rise in prices, including:AXS with a 24-hour increase of 30.69%, currently priced at $10.56;<br>MBOX with a 24-hour increase of 23.03%, currently priced at $0.4;<br>AGLD with a 24-hour increase of 19.44%, currently priced at $1.446;<br>VOXEL with a 24-hour increase of 13.32%, currently priced at $0.2438;<br>SLP with a 24-hour increase of 14.22%, currently priced at $0.0036.
Prom announces strategic cooperation with DWF Labs
According to official sources on December 22nd, Web3 game trading market Prom announced a strategic partnership with DWF Labs. This collaboration will help Prom innovate and expand in the Web3 gaming field.
The Gaming Issue
Recently, I noticed two numbers from Lumikai’s gaming report for 2023:
India’s estimated revenue per paying user for gaming apps has grown from $2 to $19.2.Only about 0.3% of India’s gamers reported paying with cryptocurrency.
The Indian gaming landscape is a strange world that simultaneously fascinates me and goes above my head. Part of the reason is that, in my mind, gaming is the beautiful world one enjoys in Red Dead Redemption or Age of Empires, but in the market’s mind, a huge portion of what constitutes gaming is what is considered ‘real money games‘.
Levels of the game: the psychology of RetroPGF and how to build a better game
RetroPGF is a unique kind of repeated game. With each round, we are iterating on both the rules and the composition of players. These things matter a lot. To get better, we need to study whether the rules and player dynamics are having the intended effect.
The floor price of SERAPH Priority Pass Official series NFT rose to 2.88 ETH, an increase of 122.05% in the 7th day
According to Blur market data, the floor price of the SERAPH Priority Pass Official series NFT, released by the ARPG dark brush treasure class chain game "SERAPH: In the Darkness", has risen to 2.88 ETH, a 122.05% increase in 7 days.
Dear Lunacia,
I'm Masamune, Art Director at Sky Mavis and the creator of Axie.I've been looking forward to Parts Evolution for many years and now, launch day is finally here. Even though I'm the one who designed all the axie parts, the combinations that come from our Axie community always bring unexpected surprises. The Growth team sent me a list of questions related to Parts Evolution, but I didn’t really like the format, so I decided to write you this letter instead.
Web3 game Layer2 COMBO mainnet officially launched
On December 18th, according to official sources, Web3 game Layer2 COMBO announced the official launch of its mainnet, meeting the high-performance and low-fee requirements for game development, and building a convenient Web3 game development, deployment and operation ecosystem for developers.
