Crypto Gaming News Made Simple – Weekly Roundup
The world of crypto gaming is always changing. With new games, crazy experiments, token price ups and downs, and even projects shutting down, it's hard to keep up.
That’s why Decrypt’s GG puts together this weekly roundup—so you can stay in the loop quickly and easily.
Top Stories
Dogecoin Games Are Coming
- A company called PlaysOut is launching around 15 mini-games based on Dogecoin throughout 2025. The first one drops in August.
- These games will be simple and fun, and you can play them using the MyDoge wallet or the PlaysOut app.
- Players can win DOGE tokens through leaderboards and challenges. Items in the game can also be traded as Dogecoin NFTs (also known as Doginals).
- Game styles will vary—from life simulation to puzzles—and they’ll show that Dogecoin is more than just a meme coin.
- PlaysOut is also working on bringing popular characters and brands into these games.
FIFA Rivals Kicks Off
- FIFA Rivals, a new mobile soccer game with blockchain features, launched last Thursday on iOS and Android.
- Created by Mythical Games, the company believes it could be 20 times bigger than their last game, NFL Rivals, which has 7 million players.
- Soccer is a global sport with over 5 billion fans, and that’s a big reason for the excitement.
- The game has a long-term deal with Adidas, including gear and stars like Lionel Messi.
- Built on the Mythos blockchain, it lets players trade game items freely. New features like AI agents, esports, and extra game modes are coming later.
Other News You Might’ve Missed (ICYMI)
- The VERSE token (from metaverse game Verse World) spiked at launch but has since dropped.
- Eve Frontier, from the creators of Eve Online, is now in public testing (alpha). Players are no longer under NDA.
- My Neighbor Alice is teaming up with Pudgy Penguins on June 17.
- GameStop is raising $2.25 billion through a convertible note deal, possibly to buy more Bitcoin. The stock dropped 26% last week.
- Rumble Kong League is adding a new 1v1 basketball mode soon.
- Immutable will launch IMX staking on June 19 as it merges into its new zkEVM network.
- BloodLoop, a new shooter game on Avalanche, hits the Epic Games Store on June 23.
- Fishing Frenzy, a game on the Ronin network, launched its second season.
- Tencent may buy game developer Nexon. Nexon’s MapleStory N just launched on Avalanche.
- MapleStory N also got an update last Friday to fix a serious game issue.
- Proof of Play launched a random number tool called Verified RNG on Avalanche.
- Angry Dynomites Lab, creators of Craft World, say they have enough funds to run for 24 more months.
- Gods Unchained, a card game from Immutable, will release a new expansion with Guild of Guardians on June 24.
