15 August 2025 | Weekly news roundup

Jon Jordan and Jenny Jordan talk through the week's news including:

• [0:52] Jon's been talking to MMOG veteran John Smedley about new FPS Reaper Actual.
• [2:30] What's interesting about the project is how perceptions about web3 have shaped its vision.
• [4:31] Steam doesn't allow blockchain and some of the Steam community hates blockchain.
• [4:51] So the web3 version of Reaper Actual will only be available via its own website.
• [5:45] Splitting the game into web2 and web3 versions isn't strong from a marketing pov.
• [8:30] The problem is they'll have a web3 game with most players playing the web2 version.
• [11:57] Shrapnel has raised $19.5 million for its global launch in Q1 2026.
• [13:03] It's funny to see how all the Avalanche fanboys ignore Shrapnel now it's moved to Gala.
• [18:05] Fully onchain game Craft World now accounts for 50% of all transactions on Ronin.
• [21:40] Ubisoft's forthcoming TGC Might & Magic: Fates is doing a pre-sale on 3rd September.