TAKE3, 02 October 2024

Monthly Recap | September 2024 | PLAYA3ULL GAMES

Welcome to the monthly recap by PLAYA3ULL GAMES! Here, we’ll give you updates on each game, team, partnerships, and other exciting events happening for PLAYA3ULL GAMES (PG).  These include three new team members, an exciting closed beta release in ORDINEM and more previews of DOGS OF WAR.  Let’s jump in!

 

Web3 Gaming Update - PLAYA3ULL GAMES TEAM

We’re excited to share that we’ve hired THREE new people to the PG family this month!

 

A new Lead Artist has joined us on the Dogs of War project. 

 

We now have a full-time Quality Assurance Engineer on board to work across all games.

 

We've also added another Level Designer to the Dogs of War project.

 

NEXUS

NEXUS is a competitive third-person Multiplayer Online Battle Arena shooter that soared to the #1 trending game on the Epic Games Store in its first week of release.  

 

Lock onto these exciting updates this month:

• Buff ability animation upgrade. 

• Improvements to the Flamestrike ability.

NEXUS improves the buff ability animation.

 

ORDINEM

ORDINEM lets you command one of five mythical factions, using your deck of cards to cast spells and summon creatures.

 

Summon your eyes on these updates:

• The closed beta of ORDINEM is now ready to be played.

• Updated wiki page with all information about the 200+ cards.

• Brand new animations that show where the cards are coming from and going to improve player clarity in-game.

• Improved card readability by right-clicking to view all the card details.

• New visuals like scratches, dirt, stains, and glowing frames.

• Stunning new holographic foil effects.

• New updated token artwork.

• NFT card visuals fully integrated.

• Extensive testing in preparation for open beta.

 

The closed beta of ORDINEM is ready to be played!

 

STARVIN MARTIAN

Build your farming empire on Mars with STARVIN MARTIAN. Through challenges and rewards, expand your holdings by growing intriguing alien crops and raising exotic livestock. 

 

Voyage into the latest updates:

• New batch of buildings: 

• Soup central - players make food for STARVIN MARTIAN’S to eat.

• Lightweave loom - where clothing products for the STARVIN MARTIAN’S are made.

• Blacksmith - smelt metal bars to craft advanced tools.

• Scavenger factory - users can construct robots.

• Jupiter Juice Maker, Celestial Cake Baker, Printer Anvil, Scavenger yard, Warehouse, Silo, and Fridge.

New Web3 Gaming animations from STARVIN MARTIAN.

 

WAR OF STEEL

WAR OF STEEL delivers fast-paced Battle Royale action, combining quick decisions, lightning reflexes, and explosive mech combat. 

 

Dive into its highly anticipated updates:

• WAR OF STEEL team reveal.

• Holiday skin concepts.

• Sneak peek at the diverse range of weapons.

• Design change with the skins.

• Grazer - focused gamma radiation.

• Heavy Flame projector - a stream of burning fuel.

• Missile launcher - a guided missile with armor-piercing ammo.

• Plasma cannon - magnetic fields and supercharged plasma.

• Precision cannon - designed for mechs.

 

Meet the WAR OF STEEL team.

 

DOGS OF WAR

DOGS OF WAR delivers stylish survival gameplay with a twist - you play as a hybrid canine-human genetically engineered for combat. 

 

Sniff out the updates here:

• Redesign models to be modular.

• Trading with NPC merchants.

• Detailed view of the ‘Riverside.’

• A glimpse of the Underground Cave.

 

The DOGS OF WAR team is experimenting with NPC merchants.

 

Partnerships Update

TaskOn

We're thrilled to announce our partnership with TaskOn, a leading Web3 Task Collaboration Platform, as we celebrate their 2nd Anniversary!  

 

TaskOn has been pivotal in fostering user engagement and retention within Web3 communities. Their innovative platform makes collaboration and reward-based tasks a breeze, enhancing community activity and building core user groups. 

 

"We're delighted to partner with PLAYA3ULL GAMES during our anniversary event. This collaboration exemplifies our commitment to expanding the Web3 community and introducing more people to the exciting opportunities within PLAYA3ULL GAMES." - TaskOn Team

 

That was another strong month for PLAYA3ULL GAMES.  With so much going on, stay in touch via Discord to find all the information you need about our upcoming games.

Did you know that we also release weekly video updates? Watch the video below for more sneak peeks of the fantastic games PLAYA3ULL GAMES are releasing.

Subscribe to the PLAYA3ULL GAMES YouTube Channel to catch our weekly updates on our games.

Until next time, gamers - GG Well Played!

Want to experience the thrill of NEXUS?  The third-person MOBA is free to play now on the Epic Games Store.  Download it here.

TAKE3, 25 September 2024

Crypto Gaming - ORDINEM Closed Beta Now Available

We’re over the moon to announce that our second game ORDINEM is now available to play in closed beta!  Find the access code by joining the discord.  ORDINEM lets you command your own combination of the five mythical factions, using your deck of cards to cast spells and summon followers.  It is a Trading Card Game (TCG) which features cards as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and 3ULL coin integration.  The game is heavily inspired by Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone and other similar online card games.

We are going to unveil  how ORDINEM is pushing forward crypto gaming.  You can browse the ORDINEM Wiki page for a much more in depth look at the over 200 cards themselves, and the specific in game rules.. Let’s enter the frontier! GLHF.

 

Watch this video to get an exclusive look at ORDINEM.

 

The Basics of ORDINEM

ORDINEM challenges players to strategically play cards in battle that give them the best opportunity to defeat the opposing player. All cards have archetypes, which determine how you use them on the battlefield. Followers, for example, are your troops, and have strength (attack) and resilience (hit point).  They also have a 'thread cost', determining how many threads you need to put onto the frontier. For a full breakdown of the rulebook, click here.  Below are card archetypes that can be found in ORDINEM.

Follower

Followers are ‘creatures’ or ‘minions’ that can be summoned.  Followers have Strength and Resilience. Strength is how much damage the follower deals when it attacks, and Resilience is how much it can take. If Resilience is ever 0, the Follower is destroyed.

 

Relic

Relics are mechanical contraptions that serve various purposes. They stay on the Frontier and usually have passive or activated abilities.

 

Twine

Twines are magical objects or enhancements made from woven threads of magic. They stay on the Frontier to give permanent or repeating effects.

 

Spell

Magical spells that are played for a ‘one off’ dazzling effect. They don't stay in the Frontier.

 

Weave

Weaves are your primary Thread sources. You put them into the Frontier by Enweaving at the start of your turn.

 

More information about the order of play can be found here. ORDINEM has many exciting blockchain integrations, including the cards themselves acting as NFTs.

 

Battle it out in ORDINEM.

 

ORDINEM cards are NFTs

ORDINEM continues to push crypto gaming boundaries by creating digital playable cards as NFTs. Actual asset ownership gives players the confidence to see global market card activity on the blockchain and keep assets forever. Every pack and card purchased in ORDINEM can be listed and bought on the marketplace, which players can test now in closed beta! By making the process permissionless via smart contracts and instant transactions, players can set their desired price for a card, and buyers can purchase the NFT without a middleman involved.  ORDINEM solves one of the greatest pain points for players: they can now freely distribute their cards for their desired price. Online TCGs like Magic: The Gathering prevent players from selling and trading cards leaving them with cards they would never use.

 

Another game that has embraced TCG cards as NFTs is Splinterlands. It has opened up unique cases for players to earn yield by allowing them to rent out their cards for others to use. To upgrade Splinterland cards, the player must burn multiple copies of the same card, which creates scarcity by limiting the supply.  The game also includes an auto-battle system where the result is recorded on the blockchain.

 

ORDINEM, in contrast, encourages players to test their card battle and deck-builder skills in real-time turn-based combat.  Another way PLAYA3ULL GAMES pushes blockchain boundaries as a Web3 gaming studio is more use cases in ORDINEM for the 3ULL coin.

 

ORDINEM cards as NFTs are a total game changer.

 

The Bullish case for 3ULL coin and blockchain gaming

 

The blockchain utility continues for the 3ULL coin, which will be used to purchase ORDINEM card packs.  This continues the trend of 30 games in 10 years by PLAYA3ULL GAMES and using the 3ULL coin for all games released.  Using one coin simplifies the blockchain gaming experience for users as it does not require constant searching for new token contract addresses, which will save time.

 

Blockchain rewards for ORDINEM will also come in 3ULL coins, and players already love the earning aspect with our first game, NEXUS.  If players hunger for more 3ULL coins, they can be claimed daily by owning a PLAYA3ULL GAMES node.

 

New blockchain games are breaking boundaries by giving back to the players who graciously provide their time and feedback to help improve games.  The ORDINEM  Testnet NFT marketplace can be accessed here to see the future of player-owned economies. Feel free to explore and give feedback to the PLAYA3ULL GAMES team.

 

Buy ORDINEM packs with 3ULL coin.

 

We hope this gives you a quick rundown on ORDINEM's benefits and how it continues to push crypto gaming to uncharted territories. We’re incredibly excited to launch the open beta on the Epic Games Store, and the closed beta is ready for your competitive skills!  The closed beta can be accessed with a secret code available ONLY in the PLAYA3ULL GAMES discord.  Join here to get the exclusive ACCESS CODE.

Until next time, gamers - GG Well Played!

 

TAKE3, 18 September 2024

Blockchain Gaming in 2024 and Beyond

Blockchain gaming has been on a rollercoaster of a ride since its inception.  From ‘play-to-earn’ to ‘tap-to-earn,’ and now the general term of blockchain games.  The new wave of Web3 games is taking Web2 fundamentals and years of hard work to create the best gaming experience for users that also reward their time spent. This shift redefines gaming by blending high-quality visuals built in Unreal Engine 5 with blockchain technology offering true asset ownership for users. Below, details the seismic shift in blockchain games. GLHF!

Telegram’s tap-to-earn rise in popularity 

Users may have heard of the latest craze ‘tap-to-earn’ which has gained popularity in the blockchain gaming space due to Telegram allowing games natively in their app.  With over 950 million users, one of Telegram’s most prolific games ‘Hamster Kombat’ soared to over 300 million users.  Additionally newcomer ‘Catizen’  has accumulated over 27 million daily active users.  A flurry of new mobile-friendly games have now crash landed into Telegram, but why?

 

‘Tap-to-earn’ offers a simple and accessible way for users to engage with blockchain applications and earn tokens with minimal effort. It incentivises participation and interaction through easy tasks and constant activity, making it appealing to crypto enthusiasts and newcomers. Unlike other games, all gamers need is the Telegram app and a phone with an internet connection to play.

 

With ‘tap-to-earn’ essentially replacing the ‘play-to-earn’ model, many users still believe the gameplay mechanics aren’t strong enough for long term sustainable growth for these games. With all hyped up blockchain game narratives, users must take caution to zoom out and assess the longevity of projects.  Games that have proven fundamental gaming models should be prioritised.

Hamster Kombat ignited the popularity of tap-to-earn games.

 

Bringing Web2 fundamentals into blockchain gaming

 

Blockchain gaming integrates fundamentals taken from Web2 into a new digital landscape. These include fun multiplayer aspects, free-to-play, and higher-quality games to match the current state of video games. The Epic Games Store has embraced blockchain gaming by showcasing these new innovations. Unlike previous generations of blockchain gaming that focused on simple browser-clicking games, new blockchain games are built in Unreal Engine 5 and prioritise enjoyment over rewards.

 

A key aspect of blockchain gaming is the shift from traditional play-to-earn models to more dynamic systems. While Fortnite and Roblox have popularised cosmetic skins and in-game purchases, blockchain technology takes this a step further. Blockchain technology has introduced actual ownership of digital assets through Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the potential for players to earn from their gameplay via tokens.

 

Blockchain companies like PLAYA3ULL GAMES will release 30 games in 10 years that all utilise the 3ULL coin. As blockchain gaming evolves, it will blend the best of Web2 practices with advanced blockchain technology to create immersive and rewarding experiences gamers have yearned for.

 

Unreal Engine 5 graphics are being prioritised in blockchain gaming.

 

Best blockchain games to play in 2024

 

Blockchain gaming is booming in 2024. While new titles emerge constantly, these addictive games are ready to devour your free time.

NEXUS - is a competitive third-person Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) shooter that soared to the #1 trending game on the Epic Games Store in its first week of release. 

 

Illuvium - is a series of games in which players explore a vast world to capture and battle creatures called Illuvials.

 

Axie Infinity - is a pet breeding and battling game where creatures called Axies inhabit the world.

 

Shrapnel - is a competitive shooter, launching on PC with early access in 2024.

 

Wilder World - is a vast multiplayer metaverse that utilises cutting-edge advancements in photorealism, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology.

 

Parallel - is a sci-fi-based competitive card game where players build decks and face off in epic battles.

 

ORDINEM - lets you command one of five mythical factions, using your deck of cards to cast spells and summon creatures. Open Beta release is scheduled for Q4 2024.

 

ORDINEM is set to release in Q4 2024.

 

PLAYA3ULL GAMES hope this article gives you a VIP pass into the current state of blockchain gaming and beyond. Video games that have been in the space for multiple years with proven teams and experience are readying up to give gamers the best gameplay with rewards.

Until next time, gamers - GG Well Played!

Want to experience the thrill of blockchain gaming? Play NEXUS!  The third-person MOBA is free to play now on the Epic Games Store.  Download it here.