Game7 Credits Campaign, Duper Raised $8.7M, Cartridge Raised $7.5M and Much More!!

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💡 This Week’s Highlights:

• Game7 Credits Campaign Starts with PlayMightyHero Quest 🥳 

• Duper Raised $8.7M ✦

• Cartridge Raises $7.5M for Onchain Gaming 🎮

• OKX Ventures and Aptos Kick Off $10M Accelerator Program 💪 

• Revolving Games x Animoca Brands 🌐

👀 GAMING INSIGHTS IN ASIA

Game7 Credits Campaign Starts with PlayMightyHero Quest 🥳

Game7 DAO is excited to introduce the first featured game of the Credits Campaign! Complete the PlayMightyHero quest to earn 2x credits. Rewards can be stacked by completing the Mighty Action Heroes quest directly on HyperPlayGaming. Finishing the Daily Quest in the Portal will maximize rewards. This launch of Game7 Credits offers the most exciting reward distribution yet. Enter the portal now to get started: Game7 Credits.

OKX Ventures and Aptos Kick Off $10M Accelerator Program 💪

OKX Ventures and the Aptos Foundation have teamed up to create a $10 million Ecosystem Growth Fund to help boost the Aptos blockchain. They’re launching an accelerator program with Ankaa to support and grow projects in areas like infrastructure, DeFi, and GameFi. The program will offer mentorship, market exposure, and a network of experts.

Revolving Games x Animoca Brands 🌐

Revolving Games has announced a collaboration with Animoca Brands to develop the Node Network and scale its gaming ecosystem. This partnership, supported by the RCADE Foundation, aims to create a scalable, gamer-governed economy leveraging Web3 technology. Backed by over $37 million from investors including Animoca Brands and Pantera Capital, Revolving Games plans to launch four internal games and ten AAA titles in the next 36 months. Their flagship game, Phoenix Flight, is set for early access in Q4 and will be the first to integrate the RCADE Chain and $RCADE token. The Node Sale will start this month, with opportunities for NFT holders to claim nodes and exclusive pre-sales for Scout Nodes.

Evermoon Announces Beta II Closed Test ✨

The Evermoon team has announced the Beta II Closed Test, offering gamers a chance to explore their innovative Web3 MOBA and influence its development. Participants will enjoy exclusive access to new features, a competitive environment, and a tournament with a $500 prize pool. Testers will receive rewards, including a Legendary Capsule NFT and $EVM tokens for completing matches. The testing phases include Warm-up Tests in SEA and expanded regions, leading up to the main Closed Test in SEA, EU, and JP/KR regions. Players can join through active participation in community discussions or via invitations from partnered guilds.

Avarik Saga: Red Covenant Closed Alpha Now Live with Exclusive Play-2-Airdrop 🪄

Red Covenant’s closed alpha is live, featuring a 7-day Play-2-Airdrop event! Dive into this epic anime mobile RPG and battle with a Waifu. Pre-registered users should check their email or visit Avarik Saga to link their accounts and start earning up to 840 dice and 120 stars (each star worth 7 dice). It’s a great chance to rack up points for the 10 million $AVRK token airdrop. New players can also register and join the action. Start the adventure now!

🌎 GLOBAL HOT GAMING NEWS

Duper Raised $8.7M ✦

Duper is excited to share its $8.7M raise to launch Season 1, where Poker, Catan, and Diplomacy mix for a wild gaming experience. In Duper, players can team up secretly, hatch conspiracies, and backstab in a mashup of strategy and card games. Starting today, you can dive into casual games every day, join ranked matches a few times a week, or hang out in the free Playground. Season 1 brings new features like Sparks as a key resource, a quest system, and rewards through leaderboards and tournaments. Emblems, from Common to Legendary, give players extra advantages, and the Season 1 pass offers even more rewards as you play. Check it out here.

Cartridge Raises $7.5M for Onchain Gaming 🎮

Cartridge has just raised $7.5 million in Series A funding, led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with support from other big names like StarkWare and Fabric Ventures. Since starting in 2022, Cartridge has been on a mission to improve onchain gaming by providing better tools and infrastructure. Their products, Controller and Slot, are designed to make game development and scaling easier. With this new funding, Cartridge is set to push the boundaries of decentralized gaming even further.

Battle Bears Heroes Launches Globally on Immutable 🐼

Get ready for the global launch of Battle Bears Heroes on Immutable! The highly anticipated game is set to launch on August 20th for both PC and mobile platforms. Players can pre-register now at BattleBears.com. Battle Bears Heroes promises an exciting experience on Immutable.

Pixelverse Early NFTs Mint Live on Ton 🔥

The Pixelverse Early NFTs Mint is now live on Ton! This exclusive opportunity provides players with the chance to own the first functional NFTs in the Pixelverse Multiverse, featuring unique in-game character skins. To claim an NFT, visit PixelTap and the Pixelverse Dashboard. Stakers of $PIXFI will receive bonus multipliers and enhanced odds for rare items in lootboxes. Minting will be open until August 14, 2024, with trading beginning on September 14, 2024.

The Machines Arena’s Play-to-Airdrop Now Live 🚨

The Machines Arena’s Play-to-Airdrop event is now live, offering players the chance to earn up to 70 million $TMA tokens. Enter the Arena and boost your score by playing PVP and PVE matches, minting Skins & Familiars on the Ronin Network, and teaming up to increase rewards through referrals. Complete both in-game and out-of-game quests to unlock Community Airdrop Milestones and maximize your airdrop. The event will run for up to 8 weeks, depending on milestone completion. Play the game here PC or Android.

Pixels Launched Guild Wars with $85k Prize Pool 💰

Get ready for Guild Wars, Pixel’s first-ever Guild vs. Guild LiveOps event with a massive $85,000 prize pool in $PIXEL tokens! This event adds some excitement with sabotage elements—use Goo to mess with rivals and Guano to speed up mushroom growth. Plant, water, and harvest as many mushrooms as possible, then deposit them in the Transmushtation Chute to rack up Mushroom Points. The Guild with the highest points takes the win!

Final Phase of Sipher's Play to Airdrop Season 1 ✨

The final phase of Siphers' Play to Airdrop Season 1 is here, and it’s time to wrap up your quests! Jump into ongoing challenges like Genesis Collector, Early Bird, Big Spender, and One More Pull, and don’t miss the one-time quests like Vessel Collector, Sipher, Arise!, Dungeon Crawler, and GM Friends to score points. Make sure to claim your rewards before Season 1 ends on August 11, 2024. Some quests kicked off on July 29, and snapshots will be taken towards the end to determine eligibility for multipliers and points. Claim the quests now.

Set Sail for Treasure in Spellborne Pirate Nation Quest 🏴‍☠️

Ahoy, Captain! Embark on Spellborne's latest quest by collecting clues and solving puzzles to uncover rare rewards. Dive into exciting in-game activities like the Task Board and Daily Missions to earn puzzle pieces. Complete each puzzle to unlock exclusive emojis and a unique skateboard.

Wild Forest Secures $1.4M in Strategic Round 🌲

Wild Forest has announced the successful closing of its Strategic Round, raising $1.4 million with leadership from L1D. This round saw participation from notable industry leaders including Web3Port Labs, Avocadoguild, Kahuna HQ, Meta Gaming Guild, W3GG, Presto Labs, BreederDAO, Suragaming Team, and Gamino VC. The funds will be used to enhance the Web3 gaming experience and onboard key partners.

HyperPlay Launches In-Game Quests with Massive Rewards 🏆

HyperPlay has unveiled its new in-game Quests, marking a major milestone in questing and airdrop collaborations. Partnering with G7 DAO, 0xMantle, and over 20 games, HyperPlay integrates quests directly into the games through its in-game overlay. Players can now earn liquid tokens, NFTs, and off-chain points as rewards, all delivered straight to their wallets. The new system addresses past shortcomings of web3 questing by fostering immersive, community-driven experiences. Players can choose from Playstreak Quests and Credit Quests, with the latter offering Game7 credits that hint at exciting future developments. Explore quests and start earning rewards at HyperPlay.

Wanderers Open Beta Now Live 🚀

Jump into The Wanderers Open Beta and take the pilot's seat in an epic sci-fi adventure. Play now to score an exclusive golden SMG, build a galaxy, and start earning $WANDER. Don’t miss out—get started here!

Shadow War x Castile 🤝

Shadow War is thrilled to announce its collaboration with Castile, a vibrant and growing community. This partnership will unlock new opportunities for both platforms, enhancing the next-generation 3A idle RPG+Roguelike game set in a Fantasy Cthulhu universe, which is ready to go live.

Sponsored Spotlight: Mocaverse 👁️

Mocaverse is a Web3 network powered by Animoca Brands, connecting a wide array of companies, projects, and partners. It’s more than just an NFT collection—it serves as a gateway to exclusive benefits and opportunities within Animoca’s expansive ecosystem, while also promoting the future of digital ownership. 

Recently, Mocaverse expanded the Cosmic Club with the introduction of Cosmic Bomber, now in Open Beta. Moca ID holders can participate in daily and weekly tournaments to earn RP. The game challenges players to blast through obstacles and outsmart opponents, whether playing solo or with fellow MocaFam members, in a quest for victory.

👀 YP Alpha Tracker 

@MedievalEmpires Genesis Commander NFT Mint TODAY

@RagmonNFT Pre-registration starts on August 13th

@XBorgHQ $XBG token launch on August 19th 

@PlayShadowWar playtest on August 30th 

🎮️ GAME OF THE WEEK: Lumiterra ⚔️

Lumiterra is an engaging multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where players can explore an expansive world, combat formidable monsters, farm alongside enigmatic creatures, and craft a variety of powerful items. Players can choose to go solo or team up with others, gather resources like grass, wood, and rock, and use these materials to forge weapons, equipment, and potions. The game offers endless opportunities for adventure, whether through battle, farming, or exploration.

The CBT#1 for Lumiterra is now live on Ronin Network. To join in the action, simply visit here and start your journey. Players can explore the game’s rich environments, engage in battles, and experience its crafting system firsthand. Please note that the iOS version is currently under review and will be available soon. Participate in community events and get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure

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