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Pudgy Penguins have announced that their popular toy line is now stocked in 2,000 Walgreens stores across the United States. This news comes as Igloo Inc. – the parent company of Pudgy Penguins – prepares to expand on its physical product lineup via the refreshed Lil Pudgys brand later this year. Two years on from their debut in May 2023, the Pudgy Penguins toy line is unquestionably the most successful physical product release in Web3 history – and continues to play a major role in the expansion of the Pudgy Penguins brand to this day. Key Insights Pudgy Penguins toys…

Web3 MMORPG ROM: Golden Age – a Web3 version of popular South Korean game ROM: Remember of Majesty – will launch on play-to-earn platform WEMIX PLAY in Q3 2025. The game is set to build on the stellar reputation of its predecessor, with 2024’s ROM: Remember of Majesty being awarded “Best Game” in the Google Play Games on PC category for Taiwan & Hong Kong in Google Play’s Best of 2024 awards. Thanks to a partnership between WEMADE and developers RedLab Games, ROM: Golden Age is built on the WEMIX Layer-1 mainnet, and will feature a straight-forward play-to-earn structure, integrated…

Web3 MMORPG Legends of Elumia has migrated from Ronin to Immutable – the latest major change initiated by new owners Triumph Games. Initially launched on Solana in late 2022, the game’s original developers announced a move to Ronin in January 2025, with news in March 2025 that the game’s Solana and Ronin servers would be merged. Upon Triumph Games’ acquisition of the title in April 2025, both the Solana and Ronin servers were re-activated. Triumph revealed that although the previous team sold game access via Ronin, the game had “never moved to the Ronin chain”, opening the door for this…

Telegram-based sleep-focused game Sleepagotchi Lite is now live on the Soneium blockchain, and has become available to the 200 million users of the Line Mini app. A companion of sorts to the sleep-based Sleepagotchi app for iOS and Android, Sleepagotchi Lite brings a different experience to Telegram and Line, whereby players can now earn points during the day that will carry over to the full 2.0 version of the Sleepagotchi app. With the game now on Soneium and Line, players can access Sleepagotchi Lite on both mobile and desktop browsers, with in-game payment options in both $USDC and $ASTR with…

Supremon 151, an NFT collection that reimagines the original 151 Pokémon in the style of suprematism, has minted out – and currently sits at over 30x its mint price. Created by French artist 8TH PROJECT, the project went from being under-the-radar to the talk of the NFT art community in rapid fashion, with the likes of @DeeZe and @AshleyDCan expressing their admiration for the collection. Minted at a reduced price of 0.019 ETH, all 151 NFTs minted out on OpenSea in rapid fashion. As of writing, the Supremon 151 NFT collection sits at a floor price of 0.6 ETH -…

To celebrate the recent release of PC-based MMO MapleStory N, the game is running a NESO and EXP Drop Event, with huge boosts to welcome new players. Running until May 31, players can enjoy a major boost to the start of their MapleStory N journey, with boosts that will see them fly up in level, and mintable reward coupons offering players with sought-after NESO drops. On top of these boosts for players, a $200,000 prize pool is up for grabs to content creators via their Global Stream Clash initiative. Running from May 31 to June 9, players that broadcast their…

Web3-powered mobile game Blast Royale has announced that it will officially close down, with development to be discontinued on June 30, 2025. Rather than letting the project cease, the development team have announced that Blast Royale will become open source from June 1, with hopes that members of the community will be able to take the blockchain game forward. In a statement posted to Discord, team representative Renny confirmed that all remaining scheduled $NOOB tokens will be unlocked for players, trading will remain open on Aerodrome, and that the Discord will remain open for players and the community to co-ordinate…

NFT collection Lil Pudgys – the companion project to the popular Pudgy Penguins brand – has released the first episode of its eponymous animated TV show. This 7-minute episode marks the start of the companion project becoming its own standalone brand within the Pudgy Penguins ecosystem – with its stated aim to “bring the Pudgy Penguins brand to households around the world.” This debut episode will be the first of many to be showcased over the rest of the year and beyond, with Lil Pudgys set to be the focus of an expansion to the Pudgy Penguins brand that focuses…

Web3 MMORPG Legends of Elumia has revealed its 2025 roadmap, offering the first glance at its future plans since its acquisition by Triumph Games in April 2025. Amongst a raft of major items, the team has stated that a pre-registration will open in Q2 2025, as well as a listing on the Google Play Store – with an Android release now expected to arrive some time before June 30, 2025. The roadmap also stretches into 2026, and includes additional in-game features such as skills, talents, mounts and more – with Triumph Games set to double-down on the development of the…

Web3 culture is an ever-changing beast. Forged by degens, innovators and the curious souls that have leapt into the world of blockchain technology, Web3 culture exists to unite, uplift and encourage all. One NFT brand serves as the true embodiment of that culture. That NFT brand is Rektguy. Built around a character that’s a true blockchain degen, Rektguy grew from small-time beginnings into a recognised icon for artistic merit, unity, and emerging Web3 culture. With Rektguy, holders experience a potent whirlwind of the best the Web3 industry has to offer – but what exactly is Rektguy, what has Rektguy accomplished…