18 October 2024 | Weekly news roundup

⁠Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 18th October 2024 including:

• Off The Grid has gone into early access and gotten everyone talking about it. [0:30]
• There's been 6 million wallets created on its Gunz testnet. [3:10]
• Twitch stats are down at lot from weekend peak of 160,000 viewers/hour. [4:05]
• Should we view Off The Grid as triple-A console shooter or a gaming blockchain platform? [8:35]
• Azra Games announced its $42.7 million Series A funding. [10:05]
• Faraway Games has announced its own Avalanche-based L1 gaming chain called FCHAIN. [18:21]
• Avalanche is gaining momentum - Off The Grid, Shrapnel, DeFi Kingdoms, MapleStory etc. [22:04]
• Talking to Sky Mavis' Jeff Zirlin about the rise of Ronin. [23:40]
• Dragginz is launching its early access on ICP in November. [29:14]
• Oxalis has raised $2 million for launching farming sim Moonfrost. [32:50]
• Investment into blockchain gaming in Q3 2024 was $128 million, down 57% from Q2. [35:59]

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