Latvian streamer Raivo Plavnieks lost over US$31,000 (AU$47,286) after downloading a malware-infected Steam game. The malware compromised his Solana token, affected hundreds of devices, and prompted investigators to trace the attackers. The crypto community responded, boosting his token’s market cap and replacing stolen funds, including a donation from Alex Becker.Continue Reading
YGG Play and Delabs released GIGACHADBAT on Abstract Chain, launching 18 Sept 2025. The game targets the Casual Degen audience with light, fast-paced mechanics. Pre-launch interest is strong, with nearly 26,000 X followers. YGG Play has teamed up with Delabs Games, the Web3 division of 4:33 Creative Lab, to releaseContinue Reading
Pudgy Penguins has launched Pudgy Party, a mobile Web3 game that quickly rose to the top of Apple’s App Store and garnered over 50,000 downloads on Google Play. The game is a party-royale format built on the Mythos Chain on Polkadot, allowing players to earn in-game items that can beContinue Reading
Wilder World, an Ethereum-powered metaverse project, has released its second major game mode, a high-intensity first- and third-person shooter, at Gamescom. The new shooter, available on the Epic Games Store, is part of a phased rollout to refine individual game modes before a full open-world metaverse launch planned for earlyContinue Reading
YGG Play, the publishing arm of Yield Guild Games, has signed its first external publishing deal with the on-chain RPG Gigaverse. The partnership provides Gigaverse with YGG Play’s marketing, community growth, and player acquisition support. The deal highlights live Web3 interoperability and features smart contract-based revenue sharing, allowing developers toContinue Reading