Welcome back to Currents. This week, we sit down with Kohji Nagata from Parallel Studios to talk about their new release, plus we dive into news like Cozomo de’ Medici acquiring Beeple’s first ‘Everydays in Motion’ piece, Pixelmon’s MON Hub at Token2049, CCP Games’ new EVE Frontier space survival game, Coinbase’s Wrapped Bitcoin product, Dookey Dash: Unclogged becoming available on iOS and Android, and International NFT Day, which is today! |
- Parallel Studios’ new 3D shooter game
powered by Unreal Engine - Cozomo de’ Medici acquires Beeple’s first ‘Everydays in Motion’ piece
- Pixelmon’s MON Hub at Token2049
- CCP Games’ new EVE Frontier space survival game
- Coinbase launches a Wrapped Bitcoin product
- Dookey Dash: Unclogged available on
iOS and Android - September 20 is International NFT Day
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Screenshot via Parallel |
Parallel Studios’ new 3D shooter game powered by Unreal Engine |
This week at Token 2049 in Singapore, web3 game developer Parallel Studios unveiled a new expansion of its popular trading card game that will flesh out the existing artwork into a 3D third-person shooter game built on Unreal Engine 5. |
We sat down with Parallel Studios’ Kohji Nagata for an exclusive interview to hear all about the new release... |
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“MARCH INTO THE F*CKING LIGHT” by Beeple |
Cozomo de’ Medici acquires Beeple’s first ‘Everydays in Motion’ piece |
Beeple just announced the first acquisition of his new series, “Everydays in Motion,” and the collector is none other than art influencer Cozomo de’ Medici, who curates an online collection described as “the defining works of the digital renaissance.” |
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via Pixelmon |
Pixelmon’s MON Hub at Token2049 |
Pixelmon, the monster-collecting web3 game that crowdsourced $70 million in 2022, made a splash at Token2049 this week by launching MON Hub, a free open house where visitors played games and kicked off a night of networking. |
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via CCP Games |
CCP Games’ new EVE Frontier space survival game |
Icelandic game developer CCP Games just announced a new blockchain-based survival game. Titled EVE Frontier, the game is set in a harsh hypothetical future swarming with feral drones. From the looks of the teaser trailer, players can expect some visually stunning graphics, intriguing subplots, and strategic collaboration among fellow gamers. |
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via WBTC |
Coinbase launches a Wrapped Bitcoin product |
On September 12, Coinbase launched Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), an ERC-20 token backed by a 1:1 ratio of Bitcoin held by Coinbase. This development gives Bitcoin holders a new way to interact with popular decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. |
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via Bored Ape Yacht Club |
Dookey Dash: Unclogged available on iOS and Android |
Bored Ape’s viral runner Dookey Dash: Unclogged dropped on iOS and Android this Thursday. The team at BAYC celebrated with a live Download Party on X Spaces at 2 p.m. ET, where co-founder Greg Solano and chief product officer Spencer Tucker made an appearance. |
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International NFT Day |
September 20 is International NFT Day |
Today marks the second annual International NFT Day, which honors the day the ERC-721 non-fungible token standard was first developed. |
You can read more about how to get involved in International NFT Day on our blog. |
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