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Web3 mobile basketball title Rumble Kong League has held its soft launch, allowing players to earn an allocation of the upcoming $FAME token. This play-to-airdrop phase is expected to run into January 2025, with players able to acquire and spend League Tickets, complete in-game quests, open Rumble Pass Boxes, spin the Daily Wheel and more. The $FAME token is set to hold its token generation event (TGE) in early 2025. What is Rumble Kong League? Rumble Kong League is a Web3 3v3 play-to-earn basketball title, built on Avalanche, and available on both iOS and Android. The game is built first…

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Noted “pretend artist” Shilly Preston has listed a festive NFT, titled December 1529, available to purchase via art-focused NFT marketplace MakersPlace. Created using both Midjourney and Photoshop, the piece combines an oil-painted style with a distinctly Web3 flavour and the festive season, creating a piece that’s ideal for the period. The NFT is currently available on MakersPlace for a fee of 0.04 ETH. Who is Shilly Preston? Shilly Preston is a pseudonymous NFT artist and art collector that combines AI-generated imagery with compositing and furnishings in Photoshop to create Web3-inspired pieces. Their works – both in static and lightly-animated formats…

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Multidisciplinary artist Marta Timmer has seen one of her available NFTs, titled Heart of Glass, promoted by art-focused NFT marketplace Foundation. A bold, striking piece that combines glitch and collage in an eye-catching and thought-provoking manner, the NFT work is partnered with the description; “Throw your words like stones, and watch me shatter.” The piece is available on Foundation with an auction starting bid of 0.27 ETH, and a Buy Now price of 0.4 ETH. Who is Marta Timmer? Marta Timmer is a Calgary-based multidisciplinary artist, graphic designer, and illustrator who excels in combining glitch and collage styles. Her works…

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Web3 lifestyle platform 9dcc has minted out its Black Box NFT collection in just 45 seconds, generating huge excitement for this unique release. Priced at 0.069 ETH each, this 2,750-piece NFT collection – minted on Base – gives its holders a host of benefits. These include exclusive merch, tokens, eligibility for OpenSea XP and much more, with the biggest draw being that one lucky Black Box will contain a CryptoPunks NFT. Since the release, 9dcc have also launched a Daily Spin feature, allowing anyone in Web3 to earn a host of rewards, including network points and a slim chance of…

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Ragnarok Online’s spin-off Web3 MMORPG Ragnarok: Landverse has announced that it will launch on the Ronin Network in early 2025. This follows a soft launch on the BNB Chain in 2024, with this upcoming release on Ronin seen as the true start for the game. The BNB Chain servers will not be transferred at first, as focus shifts to the Ronin release – though legacy players can expect to see some utility for their previous items, characters and rewards in due course. Pre-registration for the launch of Ragnarok: Landverse on Ronin is now open, with wannabe players able to connect…

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Popular NFT collection Cool Cats has shone the spotlight on their companion collection Shadow Wolves, as rumours swirl regarding a new token arriving soon. In a post on X, Cool Cats shared a clip from a recent episode of their Titmouse-produced animated series The Milk Chug. In the clip, Blue Cat encounters a Shadow Wolf for the first time, with Cool Cats adding the caption “hope you didn’t forget about Shadow Wolves” to the post. This post – spurned on by rumours of a brand-new Cool Cats token that began the day prior – helped Shadow Wolves to rocket in…

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Popular Web3 metaverse platform Nifty Island has debuted its long-awaited $ISLAND token, allowing players to profit from their in-game experiences and holdings. With the launch of the $ISLAND token, Nifty Island have also debuted their $ISLAND staking feature, which allows players to gain a host of in-game benefits – such as boosts, consumables and upgrades. At the time of writing, $ISLAND has a market cap of $17 million USD, with a fully-diluted valuation of $47.5 million USD – having fallen slightly from a $50M+ valuation upon launch. What is Nifty Island? Nifty Island is a free-to-play metaverse game, built on…

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Web3 MMOFPS game MetalCore has entered its Season 2 phase, with a total prize pool of over $100,000 USD in $MCG tokens up for grabs. Titled Gearbreakers Glory, Season 2 sees the game complete its high-profile transition from Immutable to Solana, putting its faith in the Layer-1 to supercharge its future. Upon entering the game, players will return to the massive open-world gameplay MetalCore game is known for, the introduction of fresh leaderboards, brand-new features, and renewed opportunities to take home a share of this season’s $100,000 USD prize pool. What is MetalCore game? Developed by Studio369, MetalCore is a…

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Former art-focused NFT marketplace KnownOrigin have revealed the final details of their closure, updating their website to commemorate their 6-year journey. Alongside the new static homepage, the platform has also given a final set of instructions to its supporters. This includes laying out details regarding the preservation of their assets, how to download and access records of their data and activity, and where users of their site can now interact with their tokens. This marks – for now – the last message we’re likely to receive from the KnownOrigin team, and draws to a close their immense history in the…

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Art-focused NFT marketplace MakersPlace has unveiled an array of new benefits and features for its digital art collection service MakersPlace Concierge. Alongside these new updates, MakersPlace has announced private NFT club @100collectors as their first official partners, bringing together a host of website updates to make the digital art acquisition experience smoother, more enjoyable and more user-friendly. Art advisors or representatives acting on behalf of collector clubs are encouraged to reach out to MakersPlace. Consequently, this will allow them to gain access to these new services. What is MakersPlace Concierge? MakersPlace Concierge is a private online program that aims to…

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