# Playlist V10

> Feb 27 - Mar 6

**Published by:** [Playlist](https://paragraph.com/@playlist/)
**Published on:** 2023-03-08
**Categories:** gamefi, blockchain gaming, web3 gaming, playlist
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@playlist/playlist-v10

## Content

GM! Welcome to the 10th edition of Playlist 🎮A weekly newsletter containing a curated list of the week’s most notable Web 3 gaming reports, podcasts, events, quotes and threads for you to catch up on 👇Subscribe📁 Reports / Research / EssaysAncient 8: Polygon is a game changer for Web3 Gaming & NFTs Read MoreAncient 8 is Vietnam's largest blockchain gaming guild enabling everyone to build & play in the Metaverse through scholarship, education, community, institutional-grade research, and blockchain software productsMessari: Analyzing the Market Potential of Fully On-chain GamesRead MoreMessari is a distributed crypto data library helping researchers, investors and regulators in their decision-making processes by providing funding & data disclosure servicesFrostlam (Qiming VC): Unleasing the Secrets to GameFi's Success A 20-year journey of Open Economic Gaming MasteryRead MoreQiming VC is a chinese-based VC firm with $9.4billion in capital investing across T&C and healthcare industriesDeFrag DAO: Knights of the Ether Research ReportRead MoreDeFrag DAO is an NFT lending protocol on Arbitrum enabling instant NFT loans for Treasure DAO assetsDavid Amor (Playmint): Digital Physics in On-Chain GamesRead MorePlaymint is a game studio building category defining games for the Web3 era starting with on-chain gamesMint Ventures: Limit Break and its DigiDaigaku NFTs are a true Paradigm Shift in Web3 GamingRead MoreMint Ventures is a research-driven venture firm that specializes in cryptocurrency and early-stage blockchain projects.Balthazar DAO - NFT marketplace update (Feb 2023)Read MoreBalthazar DAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization that funds and supports projects in the web3 gaming space through its Research Portal, Guild Infrastructure, Launchpad & SDK tools for developers🎬 Podcasts / AMAs / Watches+FOGcast #33 — NFT Marketplace Drama, Creator Royalties & The Future of Game MonetizationListen InFOGDAO is a dedicated team of investors, operators, and content creators with a passion for Web3 games creating a place for users to express their ideas, participate in constructive debates & contribute to the ongoing discussion of where the gaming industry is heading towards.FOGcast #34 — Bitcoin NFTs, CSGOs Success & Gaming NFTs v2.0Listen InFOGDAO is a dedicated team of investors, operators, and content creators with a passion for Web3 games creating a place for users to express their ideas, participate in constructive debates & contribute to the ongoing discussion of where the gaming industry is heading towards.Navik — Manish Agarwal (IndiGG): Bringing Web3 Gaming to IndiaListen InNaavik is a research, consulting, and advisory firm that enables professionals to master the business of gaming.📝 Notes / SummariesRich Cabrera (Ready Player DAO) — CS:GO GDC 2014 Talk Summary Rich Cabrera 🎮 @ReadyPlayerRich CS:GO gave a talk at GDC in 2014 around the launch of their economy that is VERY important for everyone developing games in web3 I watched the entire hour long talk so I could break it down for you but feel free to check it out here: MEGA 1/13 gdcvault.com Building the Content that Drives the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Economy When our team set out to add an economy to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, we were faced with two huge challenges. First, we needed to create enough content to satisfy over a million players with... 78 1:05 AM • Jan 17, 2023 🧵ThreadsBen (Crypto.com) — Reflections on the Web3 Gaming Thesis and how has it evolved from 2021 to now Ben @benhwx I spent most of late 2021 and early 2022 looking at Web3 Gaming VC. Some reflections on the Web3 Gaming thesis, and how my views have evolved over time 89 1:14 PM • Mar 7, 2023 A ZEUS — Quick thread on Avalon raising $13m to build an interoperable digital universe A ZEUS @0x_zeus Avalon raises $13M to build an interoperable digital universe. The company was founded by leaders from games including • EverQuest • Call of Duty • Diablo • God of War • Elden Ring @avalon The round also included @kevinlin co-founder of Twitch. 50 10:27 PM • Feb 28, 2023 Degen Wars — Basic Gameplay Thread DEGEN WAR$ (FREE,MINT) @Degen_Wars DEGEN WAR$ is a PvP digital card game that lets two opponents battle each other. How the basic gameplay works, and all relevant information for the players is explained below 62 4:37 AM • Mar 2, 2023 Reboot GG — All about Reboot.gg Reboot @rebootgg_ The current video game production and distribution model is broken. Developers are funneled into centralized platforms with high fees and restrictive content policies, leading to predatory monetization tactics that harm players. 163 3:06 AM • Mar 2, 2023 Andrew Chen (a16z) — Why its going to be hard for AI startups to break into the gaming industry andrew chen @andrewchen there's been a rush of AI startups trying to break into the games industry It feels obvious to use genAI to create avatars, environments, levels, NPCs - plus sound, music, and so on - and maybe entire games But it's going to VERY hard for these cos to break in. Here's why 292 9:34 AM • Mar 3, 2023 ggQuest — Thread about ggQuest & its Progression System ggQuest @gg_quest_gg We’re developing a unique progression system that will bring a true paradigm shift among gamers. Interested in some alpha? 96 7:08 AM • Feb 27, 2023 Kalos (Parallel) — ETH Denver Gaming Takeaways //Kalos @templecrash Eth Denver Gaming Takeaways I met a lot of friendly, talented and passionate people with different models/approaches to Web3 gaming... no one is better or than the other, just sharing observations. 90 7:08 AM • Mar 6, 2023 Sachi Kamiya (Polygon) — Why am I bullish on Web3 Gaming Sachi Kamiya 💜 🦇🔊 @0xsachi Why I am bullish web3 gaming: Gaming VCs increased in size vs. 2018. A lot of funding is available for gaming projects. 80% are actively investing in web 3 gaming. Buts it’s a tough industry to invest— there are only 19 notable exits in the past 10 years. Cc:@naavik_co 56 7:31 AM • Mar 6, 2023 Simon (Mighty Bear Games) — What's next for projects that didn't get to raise enough Simon 💪🏼🐻🕹 - WE'RE HIRING! @skilllevel7 In 2022 I shared my perspective that projects raising <$5M in Web3 were raising just enough to fail. I got a lot of pushback for that but after the last few months I'm even more certain that 2023 is going to be a brutal year - a on what's next 1/17 Simon 💪🏼🐻🕹 - WE'RE HIRING! @skilllevel7 Watching the funding announcements in Web3 gaming over the past year or so, it’s obvious that the bulk games in this space have raised not enough money to succeed but just enough money to fail (<$5M). We saw this in mobile in the 2010s, thread on why and what’s next 1/22 116 1:15 AM • Mar 6, 2023 Makai Witch (Otaku Guild) — Web3 Gaming WL Tier List MakaiWitch🧙‍♀️Web3Game情報屋 @akiii345 個人的ランキング ・3月にNFTを発行する ・今からWL獲得に向けて行動可能 ・3月中何かしらのイベント そんな40のWeb3 Gameプロジェクトを個人的にランク付け！ WL獲得やMINTの参考になれば……と思います！ ↓ 91 6:56 PM • Mar 5, 2023 Kartoha (Metaguild) — 5 Decks to play around with in Parallel kartoha // 💚, 🎮 @kartohao Need help figuring out what to play in @ParallelTCG? As someone who thoroughly enjoys the deckbuilding aspect of the game, I had a blast creating 5 decks during the Parallel Closed Alpha that you'll enjoy. Don't forget to have fun! // 82 5:58 PM • Mar 5, 2023 Recloner — 🧵 on Mithraeum's 1st Autonomous-Algorithmic Wipe Recloner @MagicBets4 Today, the first autonomous-algorithmic wipe took place in @MithraeumIO. Its concept is that it happens not according to a predetermined schedule or not by the will of the admins, but when the Game decides that something going is wrong in it 24 1:33 AM • Mar 4, 2023 lordOfAFew (Loot Realms) — On chain gaming teams are realizing the limits of bare EVM / solidity 🍞 👑 @lordOfAFew Interestingly every serious onchain gaming team is realizing the limits of bare EVM / solidity @ArgusLabs_ - New execution engine closer to the metal @latticexyz - Iterating on MUD to be more performant and closer to the bits. @0xcurio - Building their own chain for games 76 11:34 AM • Mar 6, 2023 Vulcan Forged — New Chapter for Vulcan as Vulcan Studios Rebrands Vulcan Studios @VulcanStudiosHQ A new chapter begins for @VulcanForged's portfolio of games Introducing: our new Vulcan Studios logo & brand identity! A thread 508 4:19 PM • Mar 4, 2023 ZTX Financial District — An introduction to the metaverse that Zepeto & Jump are creating ZTX @ZTXofficial Now introducing: ZTX Financial District (1/10) 1,309 9:03 AM • Mar 4, 2023 Mystis Game — Intro to Mystis, an on-chain fighting game on StarkNet Mystis @MystisGame [THREAD] What is Mystis? Step into the Mystis world, a web3 on-chain fighting game on #Starknet and try to become the best Mystidian (Our testnet is almost finished ! Interact with this tweet to have a chance to be whitelisted) 202 1:52 AM • Mar 7, 2023 Mystic Games — Intro to Mystic Games & their Web3 Roguelite ARPG Call of the VoYd ❤️‍🔥 @CallOfTheVoYd Who are Mystic Games? 1/7 Mystic Games is soon releasing their latest game called Call of the VOYD - a fast-paced, easy-to-play Roguelike Royale that combines MMO longevity and monetisation of Mobile RPG and #web3 . 25 12:18 PM • Mar 7, 2023 Wale.Swoosh (Azuki) — Amazon is building an NFT Marketplace wale.swoosh 🐳 @waleswoosh Amazon is building an NFT marketplace: Is this the moment we've all been waiting for? (1/16) 1,314 7:05 PM • Mar 7, 2023 📰 News / Updates / Action ItemsWeb3 Gaming News, Launches, Demos, Airdrops & Mints🔍 Newly Spotted ProjectsBlock Born Studio — No info yet — moreSpectarium — A Nordic, fantasy world RPG — moreBor3d Games — Game Publisher & Studio by Kyler Frisbee (w/ Robin Chan, Matt Sorg & Justin Kan as Advisors) — moreGalaxy Throne — Fully on-chain Sci-Fi Strategy Building Game (Won 1st in TRON Hackathon: GameFi Track) — moreDragon Crossing — Web3 RPG launching in May 2023 — moreTrudan Studios — Game studio developing KuroroBeast on Arbitrum — moreAvalon — Game Studio building an interoperable digital MMORPG (Recently raised $13m) — moreStarfall Gates — Project related to the Web3 MOBA, Starfall Arena — moreZTX Official — Metaverse being built by Zepeto & Jump — moreMomometaverse — NFT Metaverse Project — moreMagic Block — Web3 studio building on-chain mobile games — moreGarbles Fun — Mobile game that cleans up the planet (Developed by Magic Block) — moreDCL Studios — Studio for Decentraland — moreReboot GG — Reboot GG is a decentralized, scalable framework for skill-based games that rewards players & developers — moreWaifu Force — Waifu Force is a AAAAA multiplayer shooter powered by Worlds Org & Unreal Engine 5 — moreSpac3 GG — Space 3 is a Web 3 gaming loyalty platform being developed by Ancient 8 — moreDark Bright Games — Dark Bright Games is a game studio launched by Treasure DAO that is developing Smolville — moreStarknet Gaming — Gaming on Starknet (Not much info yet) — moreWebe Studio — Web3 Metaverse gaming studio — moreChess Olympiads — On chain Chess — moreShadow War Games — Hero-based web3 hybrid-action title being developed by Patriots Division — morePatriots PMC — Studio developing Shadow War Game — moreBisonic Games — Game Studio behind Runiverse — moreRunes TCG — Runiverse-themed Trading Card Game (TCG) — moreWarped Canto — Fully onchain PvP MMO RTS on Canto — moreKamigotchi World — Web3 Pet Idle game by Asphodel Labs on Canto — moreFun Dream Games — Istanbul based game studio developing web3 mobile games — moreBlink Moon Games — Indie game studio building for cloud gaming — moreEchoplus Studio — Game studio building Code Sekai — moreCode Sekai — Anime Universe being developed by Echo Plus Studio — moreAradena Warrior — Trading Card Game (TCG) being developed by Litoja Labs — moreL1523Kick Games — Russian indie gaming studio building Worldshards (Sandbox RPG) — more🗨️ Quotable QuotesMitch Lasky (Benchmark) — The laziest VC move in games is "pedigree chasing" Mitch Lasky @mitchlasky The laziest VC move in games is "pedigree chasing": only funding ex-Riot, Epic, or Blizzard employees (and not always leads). The founders of those massive companies (and countless other successful ones) had zero "big game company" experience. But now they're the Ivy League. 622 11:17 AM • Mar 1, 2023 Jon (Play Ember) — Web3 UA is a billion $ opportunity for whomever cracks it Jon | PlayEmber | ✈️ ETH Denver @JonHook Great discussion with a gaming VC's about web3 UA/ad network models Agreement on what it wont look like: - NOT a mobile ad network 2.0 - high ECPM/crypto ads - NOT Google Ads 2.0 - NOT wallet ads ( at least in the current form) Billion $$ opp for whoever cracks it. 16 9:29 PM • Feb 28, 2023 Tommy Ngo (Zynga) — Higher user demand than product supply makes Web3 gaming promising. Esp since there's no playbook yet. tommy ngo @tommyngo On gaming — PC/console gaming is all about IP and graphic mobile gaming is all about microtransactions and LTV no web3 gaming playbook yet, but cannot be more bullish on a space with higher user demand than product supply 2023/2024 should be fun 1 10:27 AM • Feb 26, 2023 Derek Lau (Guild of Guardian) — We are now seeing Web2 gamers onboarded to NFTs, NOT because of good gameplay, but because of the idea of playing for profit Derek 🌌 @xdereklau It's interesting to the second order impacts of the $1.6m @yugalabs key sale We are now seeing Web2 gamers onboarded to NFTs, NOT because of good gameplay, but because of the idea of playing for profit 17 4:25 PM • Mar 7, 2023 Thanks for reading! 🥰If you got value from this, do consider subscribing to stay updated!ShareCute and motivational drawings to brighten your day!

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