Gala, the main company behind blockchain gaming platform Gala Games and later, web3 music hub Gala Music, once again surprised newsletter insiders (like me, on July 26) as it teased out Gala Film. It’s the latest decentralized platform to join the Gala Web3 ecosystem.

In the sweet newsletter issue, Gala briefly described its evolution from a gaming company to an entire universe of entertainment applications, sharing rewards and control among creatives and fans.

Previously, Gala focused on developing Gala Games. It has since then launched popular and fun titles such as Town Star. Later, it introduced Gala Music, partnering with artist Snoop Dogg to release one of the earliest and most polished adaptations of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in music.

Gala Film: The Next Frontier of Gala

Gala’s vision for Gala Film involves the same principles it embraced with Gala Games and Gala Music. It’s all about empowering creators and making sure they own and get rewarded for the content they produce.

Having popularized the role of “nodes” in the decentralized Web3, Gala is bringing the concept of “shared ownership and rewards” to movie-making. This means everyone can rightfully own their entertainment content, and at the same time, support their favorite film creators worldwide.

A “democratized future for film”

With Gala Film, users can watch, own, empower, and earn. From play-to-earn to listen-to-earn, Gala now brings watch-to-earn to its platform.

This genius move by Gala empowers both the independent animator or movie creator and their fans. Since its video entertainment arm is built on the decentralized node ecosystem that is Gala, it allows fans to directly support the projects they love. Plus, it makes it possible for creators to connect with their loyal audience even more closely.

Upcoming projects at Gala Film

Gala has listed its first four upcoming projects to launch on its decentralized movie platform. They all look promising!

Ghosts of Ruin

This one’s an animated drama series. If you’re a fan of dystopia, you’ll love this Gala creation. The series explores gaming through a world of advanced technology and then an unexpected disaster.

The synopsis reads:

“This gritty dystopic animated series explores gaming through a world of advanced tech that allows players to feel their games, but a rogue program emerges to turn their paradise into a living nightmare.”

The Making of The Chronic

It’s a documentary on the 1992 album from Death Row Records. If you’re a fan, you could watch and earn from this.

The VOX Feature

Gala and Blue Eyes Entertainment are also unveiling a new partnership with this film project. They got plans for this upcoming animated feature film based on VOX and the Gala Games platform.

Into the Galaverse

This adventure short film celebrates Web3 experiences as imagined by Gala. It will feature IRL (in real life) experiences in the metaverse.

How does Gala Film tie in with Gala Games?

Since this creative video and storytelling platform is powered by Gala, you can expect that whatever $GALA tokens you’re holding now will have more use cases for web3 entertainment.

At this point, we’re still early on the news. We have little to know about this movie platform and how it will welcome film creators. But, as with the success of Gala Games and Gala Music, Gala Film has the potential to give power back to independent moviemakers and their fans.

By the way, if you hold a Gala Film pass, you may now exchange it so you can redeem a Gala Film node and NFT, as well as a whitelist spot for a future title. You can even receive exclusive platform rewards in the future.

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This TOWER Game Jam promo began on July 25, 2022, and will end on August 14, 2022, at 3 pm UTC. That’s also the deadline for you to submit your entry. Now, you still have time to create an entry!

Create a tower defense game at The Sandbox

Yes, that’s your goal. Inspired by the Crazy Defense Heroes (CDH) play-to-earn game, you need to create your own tower defense game using The Sandbox Game Maker software. If your game plays great, then you got a chance to win!

TOWER Game Jam prizes

Since this is a TOWER franchise x The Sandbox mashup, the prize pool is a combination of $SAND tokens and Crazy Defense Heroes-inspired PFP (profile picture) NFTs called “The Crazos.”

• 1st place: 6,000 $SAND + 4x “The Crazos” PFP NFT
• 2nd place: 3,500 $SAND + 3x “The Crazos” PFP NFT
• 3rd place: 2,000 $SAND + 2x “The Crazos” PFP NFT
• 4th to 10th place: each receives 500 $SAND + 1x “The Crazos” PFP NFT

Bonus prizes for CDH players 

If the wallet you used for the contest is connected to a Crazy Defense Heroes User ID (you can create one if you haven’t yet before the results announcement), and you belong to the top 10 placers, then you can get:

• The Sandbox Game Jam winner’s badge NFT
• 399 USD Crazy Defense Heroes in-game item package

Now that’s huge! But wait, there’s more.

If you have your CDH User ID connected, and you join the TOWER Game Jam, then Crazy Defense Heroes has gifts for you, even if you don’t win! Here they are:

• 3 Crazos mint pass
• 199 USD Crazy Defense Heroes in-game item package

And that’s incredibly awesome.

Dates you need to watch out for

Again, this promo began on July 25. You still have time to develop the game in roughly two weeks and submit your entry on or before August 14th, 2022, at 3 pm UTC.

The team will then vote among the submissions from August 15th till September 4th. Yes, it takes time because they need to experience the games the participants have created at The Sandbox.

And then, when everything’s finalized, the team will announce the winners on September 11.

Guidelines for a valid TOWER Defense Game Jam entry

As I mentioned above, you need to create your tower defense game using The Sandbox’s Game Maker software. You may include original assets that you yourself have created. Your game also needs to be playable. That means it would help if you’d add quests and missions for players to fulfill.

If you had created a The Sandbox experience before, your entry for this special TOWER x The Sandbox Game Jam needs to be different. You may get inspiration from your previous creation, but your entry into this promo needs to be unique.

To filter entries, The Sandbox x TOWER collab team also emphasized that you can’t just spam the submissions with low-quality experiences. You may even be disqualified.

Both The Sandbox’s and TOWER’s staff members will judge the entries, so make sure to please both worlds.

By the way, here are the more detailed guidelines for each entry:

• The game length needs to be at least 5 minutes. This excludes timed and collection quests.
• You need to use at least 25 different assets.
• Follow the theme. Your game should be a tower defense experience, much like the game Crazy Defense Heroes.
• Only entries created after the start date (July 25) are acceptable. If you’ve built some for previous game jams, you can’t submit them here.

Where to submit for the TOWER Defense x The Sandbox Game Jam

Submit your TOWER Defense experience in both the Game Jam gallery at The Sandbox and in this Google form. If you miss one of either, your entry won’t be considered.

For more info about this promo, read the full post by Animoca Brands here.

Good luck!

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Polium claims this console will be able to run games from different blockchains. It’s said to be powerful enough such that it can run high-performance games, but will also be easy to use even for traditional players.

By “traditional,” we mean those who don’t understand Web3 or blockchain games.

The company is planning to release the console in Q3 2024. Only those players who buy a Polium Pass will be able to make pre-orders. The Polium Pass is a non-fungible token (NFT) on the Ethereum network. There will be 10,000 of these passes.

Polium One will include a fingerprint scanner

To give added security, Polium One will include a fingerprint scanner plus a “wallet” button. These features should be able to give the user quick access to the multi-chain wallet in the console. Plus, the wallet will enable “trading, swapping, staking, and receiving cryptocurrency.”

Interestingly, Polium has admitted that only four people are working on this console’s hardware. But, it has also claimed that it will feature 8K HDR at 120 fps, plus ray tracing.

Skeptics have expressed their concerns

Unfortunately, some have not received the announcement well. Among these are players who do not yet believe in blockchain gaming.

In Polium’s Discord server, some users have expressed that “this entire project” was a scam. Polium responded as follows:

“We have been receiving FUD and criticism regarding our ability to execute. To clarify, it’s four of us that are building the functional prototype for the console and controller.

“We have experience in hardware and software development. We are currently doing the power tree for the console’s board. We should have a functional prototype by November or before.

“We will show the prototype live on YouTube or have a well-trusted influencer show you all. The prototype will prove that the console can run games that are on different blockchains and built with different programming languages.

“We will not take any pre-orders/funding until we show the prototype and if the community is interested. Once we have a functional prototype, we will build the console for manufacturing.”

By the way, ‘FUD’ is an acronym meaning ‘fear, uncertainty, and doubt.’ And many gamers seem to see the Polium One project with much FUD.

All that said, will you be interested in following this project? In any case…

You don’t need a gaming console for now to enjoy blockchain gaming

A console makes hardcore gaming handy, but, you don’t need one to enjoy blockchain games right now. Although it’s still too early to judge Polium One, we aren’t placing our bets entirely on waiting for gaming consoles to join Web3 gaming. In fact, we’re enjoying NFT games now.

You see, mobile (iOS and Android) plus macOS and PC NFT games are already doing great so far. If you’re new to NFT games, we have a quick guide set up for you. Also, if you want to take advantage of free-to-play and play-to-earn games but don’t know the difference, we’ve demystified that here. You can even explore some of our favorite free-to-play NFT games now!

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For July 2022, the reward pool is set to a whopping 1,800,000 TOWER tokens. The more XP (experience points) you gain in the game, the more TOWER tokens you can earn.

Get this Crazy Defense Heroes Elite Badge NFT

The game creators have teased out an initial design for the Elite Badge NFT. Players who get to the top 10% in terms of the highest XPs gained will get this exclusive badge. If you belong to these top 10% of players, your badge could be displayed in the upcoming TOWER blockchain PC game.

By the way, you can avail of this reward starting from July 2022 onwards.

Reward Pools for July and August

There will be three reward tiers for July and August 2022. Tier 1 requires 315,000–450,000 XP. If you get this much XP, you will get your share of the 900,000 TOWER token reward pool.

Meanwhile, Tier 2 requires 450,000–600,000 XP. Players reaching these numbers will enjoy a prize pool of 600,000 TOWER. The TOWER tokens are much less, but that’s because there will be fewer players who’ll get to the second tier. It’ll be much more challenging to get to Tier 2.

Finally, players who get 600,001 XP and up will share 300,000 TOWER. Plus, each one who will get to the top 10% of players will have one Elite Badge NFT.

Crazy Defense Heroes Avatar Levels and XPs

What does 315,000 XP look like?

Every time you win a battle in Crazy Defense Heroes (CDH), you will need to gain experience points (XP). Certain XPs are required for you to progress from one avatar level to the next.

Hint: If you don’t plan on buying extra lives or gems or maps, and all you want is to play for free, then you can get one avatar level higher per day. At least that’s been my experience so far.

Suppose you started at Avatar Level 20 in July 2022. That’s equivalent to 250,000 XP. To gain 315,000 XP more—that is, to qualify for Tier 1 of TOWER rewards—you’ll need to have 250,000 + 315,000 XP = 565,000 XP in total. And that’s equivalent to Avatar Level 29.

And, given the hint I gave you a while ago, Avatar Level 29 looks like it’s doable in just 9 days.

That means you can aspire for more. You can gain more than 450,000 avatar XP within the month. If you do that, you can earn your share of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Reward Pools. 

What’s crazy (in a very good way) is that you can earn TOWER from all the 3 Tiers if you gain more than 600,000 avatar XP!

If you want to be geeky, you can see this table some Crazy Defense Heroes fans have made to learn how much XP you’ll have to gain to reach certain avatar levels and vice versa. There’s even a calculator!

What is Crazy Defense Heroes?

Crazy Defense Heroes is a tower defense and card strategy game. It’s free to play on iOS and Android but it also has play-to-earn mechanics, which I’ve just described roughly above. That is, if you earn TOWER from this game, you can exchange it for other crypto or even real-world fiat currency.

Produced by Animoca Brands, Crazy Defense Heroes is promising when it comes to giving players earning potential and game satisfaction. Initially, I thought it was just a game for lazy players. But, it turns out it can be pretty challenging as you reach higher avatar levels and you won’t opt for the auto-play.

Start playing Crazy Defense Heroes today and let us know what you think of it!

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What’s in the Gala Games Town Crush Challenge?

The Town Crush Challenge: June (July) Mayhem and its rewards are open to Gala Gold members. If you’re one of them, you can crush your way to your share of $400k rewards. This GALA reward pool will grow by $50 each time an Egg Storage building is sold.

If you’re joining the challenge, you have until July 8, 12 pm PT to complete all 12 levels of Town Crush. 

Upgrade to a Gala Gold status

To be eligible to share in the rewards of the Town Crush challenge, you need to be a Gala Gold member of Gala Games. 

Can you play Town Crush even if you’re not yet a Gala Gold member?

Good question. Interestingly, the answer is yes. You can do your best to crush all 12 levels and then upgrade right away to Gala Gold membership before the challenge ends.

That is, if you succeed before July 8, you can then decide to upgrade and pay $50 for a lifetime membership, since you’ll reap a share of GALA rewards anyway. By the way, as of this writing, 50 USD is about 956 GALA, as you can see below.

Exciting ways to win in the Town Crush Challenge

To get more lives (hearts) and play some more after failing, you might want to purchase some Bag o’ Stars from the Gala Games store. By the way, you need to use the TOWN token.

You can then buy a lot of lives using your Bag o’ Stars and proceed to win all Town Crush levels.

Or, if you want, you can purchase an Egg Storage building for Town Star, and then use it to store 40 Eggs. If you own an Egg Storage, you’ll get two extra Eggsecutioners per Town Crush round. Again, you can only use TOWN to buy an Egg Storage.

What is Town Crush?

In a way, you could describe Town Crush as the blockchain game version of Candy Crush. Gala Games launched Town Crush in April 2022, hoping to test their new blockchain, the Gala Chain.

Basically, Town Crush is a “match 3” type of game. That is, you mix and match three items until you get the same type together. The items in Town Crush are from Town Star, which includes fruits, crops, special equipment, and buildings.

When you play Town Crush and complete levels, you can earn an on-chain token called TEST. That name literally points to how Gala Games uses Town Crush to test its Gala Chain.

What is Gala Games?

Gala Games is a blockchain gaming ecosystem that integrates non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with games. Part of its mission is to bring back the power to the players and give them freedom through play.

This gaming platform is home to some of the most thrilling play-to-earn titles. These include Mirandus, The Walking Dead: Empires, and Town Star.

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Before you take out your digital wallet to buy a Hero Pack, let’s get you some details about what this non-fungible token (NFT) game is going to be.

What is The Walking Dead: Empires?

The Walking Dead: Empires is a survival MMORPG (massively-multiplayer online role-playing game). The game is set in the scary world of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Players need to survive attacks from the “dead” characters, which are essentially zombies.

While the Hero Pack NFTs are now on sale, the game is still being developed by Ember Entertainment.

TWDE Game Concept

Fans of AMC’s horror TV series The Walking Dead might love to try out what it feels like to be in the same horrific setting as their favorite characters, Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes, Carol, or Michonne.

In Gala Games’ blockchain game version, your goal is either to:

• Battle. You need to fight for survival. You also craft weapons. In fact, some crafting NFTs are already on sale now.
• Create. You get to build your defenses to keep yourself safe from the walkers. You can own a piece of land in the game.
• Collaborate. No man is an island, they say, so you can invite other players if you want to share resources and survive together.

What’s in a The Walking Dead: Empires Hero Pack NFT?

A whole pack of hero NFTs in The Walking Dead: Empires contains not one but three hero cards. Hero cards are divided into different rarities, such as common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary, or ancient. 

According to the game’s website, one of these hero cards is guaranteed to match the rarity of the pack.

The Hero Pack NFTs are sold for $GALA

As of this writing, 1 GALA is equivalent to less than 0.1 USD, specifically, 0.08 USD. Last year (2021), it peaked at about 0.7 USD. That sounds totally affordable until you get to see the price of one Hero Card Pack.

The epic card you see in the above photo costs 6,618 GALA or about 523 USD. That’s already a huge amount to spend on one set of characters for a game, especially if you’re a beginner.

But for those who are used to the entry pricing of play-to-earn NFT games, that amount is totally understandable.

You see, in-game NFTs have (at least) triple significance. You could either play with them, lend them to others (called the NFT game “scholars”), or sell them on secondary markets for a profit.

If you think anything made by Gala Games is going to hit big on the market, then now’s probably a good time to purchase The Walking Dead: Empires NFTs.

But then again, this is not financial advice, i.e., when it comes to going solid on NFT investing, it’s best to DYOR (Do Your Own Research) first. Meanwhile, if you’re here for the fun of blockchain gaming, then we’re pretty confident hero NFTs would do you well to win.

What is Gala Games?

Gala Games is a decentralized blockchain-based ecosystem that aims to bring fun first into blockchain games. It is home to games such as Town Star, Mirandus, Legacy, and Fortified.

The platform has also given birth to Gala Music, which has already produced music NFTs in partnership with artists such as Snoop Dogg.

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The developers have introduced these additions in order to increase the game’s appeal and make it more approachable for the mainstream audience. Axie Infinity Origin will also contain improved mechanics to make battles more engaging and fast-paced than the V2.

According to the release plan, there will be an initial launch of the alpha version. The developers will then gather feedback from the experience of the global audience, analyze it and effect an upgrade to the game, called Season 0. Season 0 will serve as the final test launch before the game is released to the mainstream audience.

What’s New About Axie Infinity Origin (Battle V3)?

Real-Time Selection of Cards

Currently, in V2, the players will have to choose the cards simultaneously at the start of the round. This feature is upgraded in V3, as players will now take sequential turns during the match to select their cards.  In other words, players will now select cards and play them in real-time, rather than playing a pre-selected group of cards.

Cards Will No Longer Accumulate

Another change to the game comes in what happens with unused cards. For V2, unused cards accumulate and players can save them up and use them in the next round. But in Origin, unused cards and energy will no longer accumulate. So, players won’t be able to apply the strategy of skipping a turn and saving energy or cards.

Six Cards Per Axie

Card descriptions and effects will also change, along with the attack and defense value of each card. Players should also expect a slight alteration in the number of cards per Axie, from 4 cards to 6, as ears and eyes will now provide cards.

New Power-up Mechanisms: Runes, Charms, and Moonshards

The developers have also hinted at the introduction of new power-up mechanisms. Runes and Charms will equip your Axie to gain various buffs and enhancements. Players will be able to make their Runes and Charms themselves using a new resource called Moonshards which you gain by battle along with SLP.

Just like the energy and cards do not accumulate, Runes, Charms, and Moonshards do not accumulate as well. The only difference is that Runes, Charms, and Moonshards expire after a season, not after one round. 

This means that players will have to continuously hunt for resources to upgrade their Axies. In addition, players can disenchant depreciated Runes and Charms to recover some resources for crafting.

Players can also collect or get the extremely rare Legacy Runes and Charms as a reward.

Introducing Rage

The developers introduced a new feature called Rage to eliminate randomness in critical hits, which often affect the game’s outcome. A unique feature of Rage is that it will also accumulate throughout the battle and can be used against opponents.

Who Is Axie Infinity Origin For?

The Axie Infinity Origin caters to those who cannot afford to get a team of Axies. Numerous starter Axies will be available to play the game free, both in Adventure Mode and Arena Mode. These Axies are not NFTs and will not earn SLP rewards. So, the free mode will not come with the opportunity to earn.

Be that as it may, Axie Infinity Origin players will still be able to gradually unlock different features as they progress through Adventure Mode (PVE). 

By the way, if you want to play Axie infinity for free and still earn, you can try out Axie Infinity scholarships. Click here to learn about the best Axie Infinity scholarship opportunities you can apply to right now.

Conclusion

Finally, a vital point this new version addresses is the education of players. Players need constant education on the best war strategies. So Axie Infinity Origin will provide a catalog of tutorials to players to help them adapt to these new changes. 

Players can also revisit the tutorials to review new mechanics and features anytime.

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Netmarble Metaverse starts off with a solid reputation

The company has already made a name for itself, having created mobile games that gained global fans for years.

Netmarble, the Korean gaming company founded in 2000 by Bang Jun-hyuk, has been known for developing Lineage 2 Revolution (L2R). L2R easily became one of the highest-grossing mobile games in the market.

Other games Netmarble is famous for include Seven Knights, Everybody’s Marble, and Raven (Evilbane in the US).

My personal favorite is Netmarble’s Marvel: Future Fight, being a Marvel fan myself.

Meanwhile, K-pop fans worldwide have gushed over BTS World, the game Netmarble developed in partnership with the internationally renowned group BTS.

A3: Still Alive will be the first NFT game in Netmarble Universe

Bang made the exciting announcement that Netmarble is preparing to launch 20 new games. About 70% or around 14 of these upcoming releases will use blockchain technology.

Among these new creations, A3: Still Alive will be Netmarble’s first play-to-earn NFT game. Everyone is expecting the release of its blockchain-based features in March 2022.

Pre-register now to Netmarble’s A3: Still Alive Inetrion Dungeon Update

A3: Still Alive and its blockchain-linked update is now open for pre-registration. As of this writing, the game’s main landing page is already showing the iOS and Google Play download links.

The game was first launched in November 2020 and has gone through several updates. This year, in the wake of Metaverse and blockchain games, A3 is adding a new Inetrion Dungeon update.

If you pre-register soon, you’ll receive rewards such as in-game items.

Mint a new coin, INETRIUM, and use it in the real world

True to its promise of “breaking the barrier between game and reality,” A3: Still Alive will feature crypto coin minting.

Players can enter the “Inetrion Dungeon” and kill Inetrion monsters to acquire an Inetrion Ore. You can then go to the Refinery to refine the ore, and therefore mint a new coin called “INETRIUM” or ITU for short.

ITU is A3’s first global blockchain-based coin. Soon, you’ll be able to exchange INETRIUM for external cryptocurrencies.

The primary premise of the game is you have to “stay alive,” so you could actually collect Inetrion Ores and convert them into the coin INETRIUM.

If you change your mind, you could also convert INETRIUM back into Inetrion Ore and use it to power yourself up in the game.

Netmarble Metaverse and NFT games to target gamers worldwide

Gaming industry regulators in South Korea have banned play-to-earn games for fear of fueling addiction and gambling among their youth.

Thus, Netmarble will focus on developing its NFT games for a more global audience. After all, from 2020 alone, it looks like only about 33% of its gamers are from South Korea. North American gamers also compose about the same chunk, while European fans comprise about 12%.

The rest are from Japan (8%), Southeast Asia (10%), and other countries (4%).

In 2021, 74% of Netmarble’s sales came from its global audience. This number might rise to above 80% in 2022.

Netmarble is expanding itself fully into the blockchain business

Netmarble is indeed advancing into the blockchain industry. Bang announced in an official Netmarble event that the company will develop itself into a full-fledged blockchain business.

Among the other NFT games Netmarble is working on is Everybody’s Marble: Metaworld. This game will use blockchain technologies to allow players to purchase land in a virtual, metaworld. Game players will be able to build a real-estate-based metaverse platform.

Moreover, Netmarble plans to combine blockchain not only with games, but also with webtoons, web novels, and commerce.

Another interesting plan is for Netmarble to introduce metahuman virtual female idols, some of which have been named Lina, Hena, and Siu. They could appear as in-game characters and perform as virtual actors and singers.

This and the next few years will certainly be an exciting time not only for gamers but also for fans of everything Korean.

With everyone jumping into the metaverse age, the possibilities in the entertainment and gaming industries are endless.

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Also, the recently proclaimed pair is offering a $100M dev grant—something builders should definitely keep their eye on. 

Read on to learn what’ll set GameStop’s offer above all the other existing NFT marketplaces. Plus, uncover the intrigue behind the choice of Immutable over Loopring—or, is it the case?

Why GameStop chose Immutable X

Apart from any sort of controversy, GameStop has chosen to partner with Immutable for at least five good reasons.

1. Zero gas fees. Immutable offers zero gas fees for trading and minting NFTs. That equates to a smoother, frictionless, and more newbie-attractive NFT experience. This feature will be key to long-term gamers who, at the same time, still find themselves noobs in the NFT space.
2. Smooth asset trading. Having a global order book is Immutable’s solid advantage. For example, assets you’d list on a website can be purchased in-game. If GameStop uses Immutable X’s technology, it would be so much easier to trade assets across several games.
3. Getting gamers fascinated. Gods Unchained is a strong element of Immutable’s portfolio. Immutable’s selling point in the matter is simple but useful: prioritizing a good gaming experience. And that’s something GameStop has considered pretty valuable.
4. Drawing more developers. Attracting devs is quite natural to Immutable, given its preference to using REST API’s to mint NFTs instead of using solidity. Devs will clap their hands for the more user-friendly APIs. Again, this will then be a solid anchor for GameStop if they’re dreaming of scaling.
5. High PR. Immutable is already quite credible with partners such as TikTok and OpenSea.

Moreover, we’d like to recall Immutable’s USP (unique selling proposition) in the NFT and blockchain industry. Immutable X boasts itself as the very first L2 (Layer 2) for NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. 

GameStop and Loopring is still happening, apparently

So was that thing about Loopring and GameStop exchanging vows a mere hype?

When almost everyone on the planet anticipated the partnership, the handshake of building the GameStop NFT marketplace with Immutable X was quite a shocker.

What most people didn’t know about is this 8-K revelation, with a very interesting section on page 22:

Quite dramatic, isn’t it? If you want a cheesier version, let’s turn you over to this Reddit meme. It seems to sum up the story in a hilarious way.

Loopring vs Immutable X

Both Loopring and Immutable X offer Layer 2 scaling. Loopring, however, is mainly offering an L2 wallet for tokens and NFTs, while Immutable provides an NFT marketplace.

To make that a little bit digestible, picture this. Loopring is like PayPal, while Immutable is like eBay. At least that’s how some people would view it.

Anyway, to keep both Loopring’s and Immutable’s fans hopeful, it looks like they’re both going to work with GameStop. I mean, Immutable X may take care of NFTs for GameStop, sure. And yet, Loopring would still be there, soon. And it will be for everything else in GameStop’s blockchain adventure, whatever “everything else” might mean.

Now on to something powerful.

GameStop and Immutable X offer a grant program

It’s like their very first gift together.

Yes, the GameStop and Immutable X partnership is said to bring back the power to players, creators, and collectors. It’s their way to make a change in the gaming industry.

The funding is open to “game changers”

A whopping $100M grant program awaits the qualified applicants. If you’re keen about building your own Web3 gaming, I suppose this must ignite your interest.

You could be any of the following to apply:

• public company
• venture-backed private company
• private company
• DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)

If you’re not any of those, you could also fall under the “other business/organization” classification.

Moreover, the grant application form is asking if you’re a:

• game developer
• game studio
• Web3 developer
• Metaverse developer
• brand
• service provider

You also need to share your company or project name, website, name, and email address.

Finally, and perhaps the most important part, is for you to describe the nature of your partnership proposal.

If you could showcase what makes your project so interesting, that could give you a better fighting chance for the grant. It’d be best if you could describe your progress. Also, provide some prototypes or whitepapers, and any achievement your project has already gained.

What’s next for GameStop NFT marketplace with Immutable X?

Immutable X will provide GameStop’s “upcoming NFT marketplace w/ security, speed, 100% carbon neutrality & zero gas fee.”

Both companies are still building out the details while supporting interesting NFT game projects. 

In the meantime, mainstream users can stay excited, while game devs can take advantage of the grant offer. Who knows your project could be the next Gods Unchained?

And who knows what GameStop x Immutable x Loopring could bring?

I guess it’s immutable—the game isn’t stopping anytime soon.

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If that looks like a bunch of indigestible words from an alien world, picture it the following way.

The Lens Protocol will pave the path for a Twitter-like experience, but powered by NFTs.

If you could recall, graphic artworks were among the first to be represented by non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Games then rushed into the scene, hence the NFT games we’re now playing. Also, musical creatives will soon have their music NFTs celebrated outside of the reign of record labels.

In short, everything is going “decentralized.”

And now, even quotable thoughts often shared as “tweets”—every content you create, essentially, may soon be represented by NFTs.

It’s Kulechov’s vision.

After putting the power of lending back to an open-source finance protocol, Aave Founder and CEO Stani Kulechov is saying “content creators should own their audiences in a permissionless fashion.”

Decentralized social media has been in the works for some time. Finally, Aave has given birth to Lens.

The “permissionless” nature of this Lens Protocol rings good news to wordsmiths and creatives alike. Anyone can “mint” their own profile and build their following based on the value they offer with their masterpieces. 

Share “any media type that inspires you.”

So, imagine this. You can snap a photo and post it just like on existing Web2 social media. You may also type in your deepest thoughts into a poem. That’s your content, your “publication.”

A publication may also be in the form of comments and “mirrors.”

Mirroring would simply be re-sharing content you like. Essentially, it’s like retweeting. 

Lens is in; Facebook and Twitter are “social media platforms of the past.”

That’s how the Lens Protocol dev site is describing our current social platforms. They’re already part of the past.

And now the dawn of the “new” social media builds itself on one big promise. Users will have the power and control over their content. That includes “native content monetization,” too.

Everything builds on the idea of “ownership.”

With a decentralized social graph, users can now own their content, social network, data, and even the way they monetize.

Your profile, your content, and even your follows will all be NFTs. Your digital identity will now be yours.

“Lens Culinaris” is the inspiration behind Lens.

It’s a plant. It’s tall and has branches with pods of small lentils. The lentils have the shape of a lens.

This plant has a symbiotic relationship with a particular soil bacteria. If you leave its roots in the ground, these roots will provide a nitrogen source for its neighbor.

So, the idea is that the Lens Protocol has taken inspiration from the truly “organic” nature of the Lens Culinaris plant. Growing the root network organically brings benefits back to the individual parts of that network.

With such inspiration from a plant, the Lens Protocol uses terms such as “developer garden,” “digital garden,” and “native soil.” Even its cute illustrations represent the plant with all its developed root network.

Building Lens on Polygon agrees with the whole garden and eco-friendly idea.

Polygon is a Layer 2 chain that runs alongside the Ethereum blockchain. It processes transactions faster, and it’s more eco-friendly.

That means each “publication” of content on the Lens Protocol will have a low carbon footprint.

The Lens Protocol may shape the future of social media.

After all, they’re already claiming it.

As funny as the following graphic might look, it has a strong point. “Twitter” and “Discord” are already considered “previous gen social media.” The next-gen thing is here.

Just a reminder though: the Lens Protocol is not yet a social network of its own.

It’s a protocol. It’s an open-source, “permissionless, composable, and decentralized social graph” that allows devs to build their own social platform using Lens.

Try developing an application with the Lens Protocol.

Lens has issued a primer on how developers can start building with this new protocol.

If you’re on the genius end of the human spectrum, you could start taking advantage of Lens. The project is even offering a grants program so devs can help accelerate the ecosystem’s growth. 

You can imagine the infinite possibilities. Tools, front-ends, social apps, content moderation platforms, and analytics systems are just some of them.

Get excited to reserve some of your golden tweets for Lens.

If you’re a wordsmith or any creative of any sort, you can step back for now and reserve your precious creations for the first social platform built with Lens.

Imagine truly owning your every post and everything you’re doing with your followers. In the meantime, if you resonate with what the Lens devs are fighting for, you can endorse their open letter to the Web2 era here.

As they said in that letter, “It’s time to own our digital roots.”

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