What's Happening on Immutable Ep#36

Gamers Galaxie's weekly newsletter on all things Immutable

Table of Contents

Partnerships

Vendetta Games - Chalk River
Genre: Wild West MMO RPG
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: PC
Status: In development with gated closed beta testing Q1 2024
Special Note: Will have an extensive single player with an epic story line

Wild West themed games lovers are in for a treat with Chalk River. Launching with an open world metaverse and 7 appropriately themed mini game modes that will put you in the typical genre scenarios like defending a town from out laws or the opposite and being an outlaw and taking on the town sheriff.

Uforika
Genre: MMORPG
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: PC
Status: In development
Special Note: 3D/VR-with UGC elements

Another game with huge ambitions. AAA graphics, deep single player story line and many mini games or biomes to keep gamers engaged in variety and fun. They have received 10 million GBP in VC funding to see through phase 1 of development.

Fuse Wars
Genre: First & Third Person shooter
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: PC
Status: In development
Special Note: Considered by many as the first AAA game to announce building on their game on the blockchain

Paradise Tycoon
Genre: Build, Explore & Expand (Tycoon)
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: Browser & Mobile
Status: Open-beta
Special Note: Over 100k downloads to date but this experienced team has huge ambitions to bring millions of gamers to their game through Immutable.

Create, build, socialise, explore, expand. So many things to do! Download it now on browser or android in the play store with Apple soon available.

Hunters On-Chain by Boomland
Genre: Action RPG
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: Browser & Mobile
Status: Live (on Polygon DPos)
Special Note: Led by a team of veterans that have published over 200 games and secured 1.5 billion downloads to date.

Hunters On-Chain by Boomland

An action RPG utilizing where players face off against each other and nature in various game modes with the aim of becoming the ultimate hunter. A very cute art style. Play now on Android, IOS or Web Browser. Action packed RPG.

Keeping an eye on the landscape these next 4 games have not been announced officially just yet. We are aware that they have committed to building on Immutable recently and whilst verbal commitment are not concrete until otherwise shown officially we will include them in the new partnerships list.

Enders Gate
Genre: TCG
Chain: Multichain Skale & Polygon + zkEVM
Platform: Browser & Mobile
Status: Live (on Polygon DPoS & Skale)
Special Note: In a Medieval Sci-fi universe set in the distant past where magic and technology coexist, play as a Gatekeeper, a sworn protector of the ancient portals that connect the multiverse. Recent Ultraman collab drop. Collect, trade, and battle using your own prebuilt deck, each one unique to enable your favourite playstyle.


Kyrpto Mon
Genre: 3 games - RPG / TCG & MMORPG
Chain: Polygon (DPoS) _ Immutable ??
Platform: Browser & Mobile
Status: Live (migrating to Polygon DPoS from BNB)
Special Note: Massive mobile MMORPG set in a land of wonder, mystery, and adventure. It features a parallel world inhabited by elemental creatures called Kryptomon, where players craft, battle, and explore this vibrant landscape


BFK Zone
Genre: Action
Chain: BNB currently moving to Immutable
Platform: Browser & Mobile
Status: Beta (on BNB)
Special Note: Battle Fort Knox (BFK) is a series of character-based, multiplayer, NFT shooter games. They are fun, highly addictive, and made up of a number of game versions with increasing complexity and style to entice players on every level.


MetaClash: Digital Avatars of Destruction
Genre: MOBA-style PvP Action Shooter
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: PC
Status: In Development
Special Note: A third-person shooter MOBA-style vehicle PvP experience. Acquire parts, upgrade and customize vehicles for multiplayer matches in a post-apocalyptic world marked by Faction power struggles.

Landrocker
Genre: SciFi Sim
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: PC and mobile to follow later
Status: In Beta - play lite version now
Special Note: A unique Play to Earn game about discovery and space exploration. As a player, you'll embark on a thrilling journey through intergalactic space to launch mining missions to uncover rare and valuable resources.

Mahya
Genre: Casual board game
Chain: Multichain + Immutable zkEVM
Platform: Mobile
Status: Beta
Special Note: Monopoly like ecosystem of games with massive goals to grow to over 10 million gamers.

Pixelmon
Genre: RPG Monster Hunter & Real-Time Battleground
Chain: Immutable zkEVM
Platform: Mobile
Status: In development
Special Note: Pixelmon & especially Kevin needs no introduction. The project was acquired by LiquidX who are now building multiple games and experiences. This game IP is the story of the Phoenix rising!

A huge win for Immutable. Probably a top 3 game from a Web 3 community sentiment. Pixelmon is pioneering the concept of a fractionalized gaming IP, blending NFT technology with an immersive Pokémon-inspired virtual world.

SuperVerse
SuperVerse is being integrated into elite web3 games, creating a unified gaming network to help projects share users and liquidity.

SuperVerse

Highlight of the Week

Immutable zkEVM mainnet beta is finally here!!! The early access is limited to only 8 games to deploy on mainnet with all their games releasing early access in the first half of 2024.

Robbie has been heard saying that they expect over 30 games to launch before July 2024. Still the news and comms around the release has been heavily developer partner focused. As seen in the release trailer.

What's Happening #onImmutable

  1. Fenix Games disappears after legal dispute & settlement.

  2. Toolkit is released which utilises some of Checkout’s capabilities to enable Dex like features for Immutable zkEVM and X! You can now:

    • Buy Tokens

    • Swap (temporarily unavailable)

    • Send between wallets

    • View Balances of your Tokens.

    These are widgets and can be installed into any platform. So anyone can customise the look and feel and put it in their personal website.

  3. Kaidro internal testing happening with Alpha playtest to arrive soon.

  4. Meta Toy Dragonz Saga - decided to build on Wemix instead of Immutable zkEVM. No reasons given yet but we suspect they need the infra now not later.

  5. 50 VC funded games onboarded in previous 2 months! Bd team are on fire!

  6. Momoguro is getting a TV show!

  7. Gods Unchained is in final QA and should release to mobile in February.

  8. Transak will require KYC to use the onboarding and offboarding of Crypto tokens.

  9. Space Nation announce launch in 2024 following an open beta in March 2024!

  10. Rumours of Black Snow: Battle for Earth building on Immutable.

What new games can I play?

Battle Derby Season 2 live now!

Katana Inu enters open beta

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MoonStrike game for Android play test has finally arrived

ExVerse signups for Alpha are ongoing - Sign up here

Planet Quest Outposts open beta - Join the fight by clicking here

World Game Challenge - launched their mini game into beta.

Shardbound announce playtest for February 21st

Blade of God X will open their discord sometime in Feb & a Playtest will begin in March

Best Screenshots and gameplay clips of the week

Imaginary World

Imaginary Ones team are second to none in artistic capability. It’s just a constant flow of eye candy.

Dark Machine, The most under rated, under the radar AAA game in all Web 3. it is being designed by an industry legend Kieshii from Japan.

Get used to TreeVerse images and gameplay. Absolute fire!

Marketplace Activity

Cross The Ages is still going ham. Constantly growing its user base, approaching 20k unique holders. Averaging close to 60k a day in volume. Most other collections are down fairly heavily this week.

Sphere marketplace integrated into Immutable zkEVM being one of the first marketplaces to be ready for collections.

Game of the Week

Ponchiqs has been quietly building adding strategic partnerships and are now close to play testing. Click the image to be invited to their discord and be ready for the first playtests to go live!

They have been cooking:

  • Launched a sophisticated 3D AI bot on Discord, elevating our lore interaction to new heights.

  • Game Model Upgrade: Created a library and socket-based swap system for Ponchiqs, revolutionizing NFT and in-game item usage.

  • Storyline and Lore: Skilfully employed psychological principles to weave intricate hero and antihero stories.

  • Multiplayer Alpha: Nearing the launch of our inaugural online tournament, featuring state-of-the-art UI/UX and sound enhancements.

  • Toyfactory Concept Design: Completed the Toyfactory environment, integrating Elf-O’s 3D models.

  • Game Design Document: Introduced options for NFT holders to materialize their digital assets into tangible 3D figures.

  • Game Economy: Focused on developing a balanced and dynamic economic environment, prioritizing equilibrium in supply and demand

  • Blockchain Integration: Testing our partners' immutable passport for secure transactions.

Final Word

What a start to 2024 for Immutable! Signing and announcing another 12 games this fortnight including what many are saying is the biggest game to secure in all of Crypto. Pixelmon!

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