7 February 2025 | Weekly news roundup

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

• [1:05] Planet Mojo has announced WWA Season 1, in which humans and agents play, stake and win.
• [4:13] Humans play using $MOJO and earn World Points and AgentXP, which is staked on the AIs.
• [7:43] A key question is will it be fun to watch AI agents playing poker?
• [9:30] Mighty Bear Games is minting its AlphaGOAT AI agents, which can earn tokens.
• [13:44] Faraway has announced more about RIFT, including its RIFT Arena battler for AI agents.
• [18:52] NFL Rivals had a difficult year 2 in terms of balance, but big plans for year 3.
• [21:30] Mythical has "re-upped" the NFL license for future years.
• [22:08] FIFA Rivals will be Mythical's big launch for 2025.
• [23:48] Pudgy Party will also be a high profile launch in 2025.
• [25:32] Luca Netz from Pudgy Penguins expects Pudgy Party to be a #1 mobile game.
• [27:10] Over the next 18 months, Mythical Games hopes to onboard 100 million gamers to web3.
• [29:49] The growth strategy of Immutable vs Ronin vs Mythical.
• [31:20] Mythical's plan to get third party developers releasing games on the Mythos chain.
• [32:55] Is blockchain a revolution for gaming or just an evolution?
• [35:38] Are web3 games more about profit or digital identity?
• [38:50] How is Soccerverse doing three weeks into its first season?
• [48:15] What are Apptokens and why has Jon changed his view about them?