17 January 2025 | Weekly news roundup

Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan chew through the week's news.

• [0:23] Sky Mavis has announced a new $10 million grants program for developers on Ronin.
• [3:22] Is the ease of onboarding users to web3 games still a big issue?
• [7:08] Mobile basketball game Rumble Kong League is migrating to Ronin.
• [9:50] What will be most interesting about Ronin going permissionless is new non-gaming apps.
• [11:55] Axie Infinity added $4 million to its treasury in 2024.
• [15:31] Axie and Pixels believe they can make play-to-earn work as a sustainable business strategy.
• [16:20] Wild Forest demonstrates that pure token airdrops still don't.
• [18:08] Explaining Pixel's 2024 financials.
• [27:34] AI agents doing a live podcast and soon to be playing poker against each other.
• [32:44] Blocklords launched its Elisa Revard AI agent; people tried to win her hand in marriage.
• [36:30] Saga has announced Metropolis, which allows AI agents to launch their own blockchains.
• [38:50] Mighty Bear Games has announced its AlphaGOAT AI agents, dropping 6th February.
• [44:06] What's happening with The Sandbox in 2025?