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00:39:43

214 | EVE Frontier, AI agents and the future of gaming

Blockchain Gaming World ·

2026/10/07

Hilmar Veigar Pétursson talks AI, agents, Fenris' DeepMind partnership and EVE Frontier. [02:42] EVE Online as the ultimate boss of all online games - no win conditions, partial data etc. [03:49] You could argue that EVE Online provides the benchmark test for AGI. [04:25] Google DeepMind has its agents running in a private playground version of EVE.[04:33] This is important for continual learning, partial information, long-term memory.[07:55] Contrary to belief, EVE rewards trust and honesty,

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00:20:43

2nd October 2026 | Degens games ➡️ Robinhood Chain

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2026/10/02

Why are degen games moving from Abstract to Robinhood Chain?[00:42] Cambria, Gigaverse and the momentum of degen blockchain games.[03:35] These games have been running on Abstract, in part because of its XP farming feature. [05:52] Robinhood Chain is the new blockchain attracting degen games. [06:47] Gigaverse Online is launching on Robinhood Chain. [08:45] Yield Fields is also launching on Robinhood Chain, and it's minting 3,333 Deeds NFTs. [11:20] The top player spent over $40,000 farming

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00:28:18

25th September 2026 | Sorare's optimism for 2027

Blockchain Gaming World ·

2026/09/25

Sorare's new funding round, Animoca's Nasdaq listing pause and EVE Frontier Cycle 7. [00:25] Animoca has called off its reverse Nasdaq listing via a merger with Currenc Group.[02:00] Its situation is particularly complex as Animoca was previously listed in Australia. [03:51] Animoca still plans to list on a major exchange at some point in the future. [04:46] One key issue appears to be the time taken to audit Animoca's past accounts. [05:24] Dealing with crypto within standard

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00:32:58

18th September 2026 | Cambria's MMORPG transition

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2026/09/18

Risk/reward pixel games Cambria and Gigaverse are going all MMORPG.[01:20] Pixelmon has stopped all game development.[02:02] The original Pixelmon NFT mint was peak 2022-era degen disaster. [02:32] Green goggle-eyed zombie Kevin became a wider crypto gaming meme. [04:09] A new team attempted a reboot, launching various games but to little avail. [07:50] There are currently two models for making blockchain games. [08:05] MapleStory Universe and EVE Frontier are $100 million-scale projects. [09:10]

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00:18:55

11th September 2026 | MSU did $10m revenue in H1 2026

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2026/09/11

MapleStory Universe announces its financials, Yuga talks Otherside resources, Colony: Survival is live via app stores.[00:15] MapleStory Universe has announced its H1 2026 financials. [02:22] Q1 had revenue of 14.4 M NXPC vs 13.2M NXPC given away in rewards.[03:55] Q2 was 16.6M in revenue vs 14.9M in rewards. [04:11] However, the NXPC price continues to drop; down 69% in the past 12 months. [04:38] Total H1 2026 revenue for MapleStory Universe was $9.9M.[05:00] Trading volume on the NFT marketplace

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00:18:34

4th September 2026 | Axie Vibeathon announced

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2026/09/04

Sky Mavis announces its AI-based Axie Vibeathon, while Animoca and AWS launch their Agentic Football Cup. [00:43] Sky Mavis announces Axie Vibeathon - using AI to make Axie Core games. [01:54] Registration is available until Monday 7th September. Submissions close by 21st. [03:10] You have to provide your own AI.[04:42] Sky Mavis provides a Builder Resource Kit that includes art assets and APIs. [05:35] The best 8 projects will get $250 of AI to build further, ending on 31st October. [07:08] Total

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00:13:24

28th August 2026 | Pixels' community voting

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2026/08/28

The newly open-sourced Pixels has launched its community hub, including voting, curated tools, apps, mini-games, and Pixels-as-service hosting. [00:27] Wemix has opened pre-registrations for mobile roguelike Hellsquad Rrrush!: Stone Rush.[02:30] Pixels open-sources its frontend, backend and launches its community hub.[04:35] Pixels has also added community voting, which is now live. [05:47] Cambria is approaching its RSGP token launch; likely in September. [07:36] The TGE event has generated $27

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00:35:10

213 | How AI reboots The Sandbox

Blockchain Gaming World ·

2026/08/26

The Sandbox CEO Robby Yung explains how its new Sandbox Studio AI tools will reboot the blockchain gaming platform.[01:10] How Robby Yung sees the past 12 months in blockchain games. [03:30] How adoption of AI changes game development and distribution. [06:48] One problem for The Sandbox was its original tools were too simple for pro developers. [08:22] How can The Sandbox employ AI to support professional creators?[10:01] Can you maintain The Sandbox's brand if you move away from its voxel art

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00:15:10

21st August 2026 | From Pirate Nation to Booty Wars

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2026/08/21

Axie Infinity revives AOC NFTs, Pirate Nation's community regroups for Booty Wars and MapleStory Vibe Camp 2 is live.[00:15] Pirate Nation's community is attempting a new risk-to-earn game. [01:40] Booty Wars is not Pirate Nation 2.0. It doesn't use any of the old assets directly. [03:10] There will be a new mint of 6,969 Booty Pirate NFTs. [04:40] Booty Wars will be inspired by the likes of degen games like Cambria and Gigaverse. [06:24] Axie Infinity is reviving Origin Coins (AOC) to

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00:22:22

7th August 2026 | The Sandbox reboots LAND for AI...

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2026/08/07

The Sandbox repositions its LAND NFTs for the AI era, Gigaverse Online is announced, Proof of Play shuts down.[00:20] The Sandbox is rebooting functionality for its LAND NFTs.[01:03] The original vision for The Sandbox didn't work due to the friction of mini-game creation. [01:49] It's fixing this with its new Studio AI tools, which are in beta. [03:08] This means it can also make LAND more useful as an enhanced publishing primitive. [06:10] Obviously this may not solve the issue of getting enough

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00:24:44

31st July 2026 | Pixels' open source future

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2026/08/02

Jon and Jenny talk about Pixels' roadmap for going open source, and Ronin's new Honor Score reputation system.[01:02] Pixels has open-sourced its frontend. [02:40] Why the concept of open source is back for blockchain gaming.[03:55] As well as Pixel, MapleStory Universe and EVE Frontier are also becoming more open. [05:30] How MapleStory's AI hackathon winners came up with very novel ideas for games. [07:54] Open source is important for Pixels because the core game isn't super deep

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00:18:53

17th July 2026 | Pixels goes open source

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2026/07/17

Pixels goes open source, MapleStory Universe talks Action Modules, and The Sandbox get 12,000 sign-ups for its AI tools. [00:36] The Sandbox is quickly adding AI game creation tools. [02:45] The Sandbox reaches 12,000 sign-ups for its Studio tool. [05:05] YGG launches its first $5,000 Vibecode.game jam with Animoca's Mind AI tools. [07:30] MapleStory Universe changes its builder strategy, adding Action Modules. [11:18] Pixels' open source vision. [12:42] It's initially open-sourcing its

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00:24:50

212 | YGG shuts down YGG Play, pivots to AI gaming data

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2026/07/06

In episode 212, Jon talks to YGG co-founder Gabby Dizon. [00:48] Casual degen web3 gaming platform YGG Play is shutting down.[02:17] LOL Land launched well but overall revenue peaked in October 2025 at $3 million.[03:40][ Why was the crypto liquidation event on 10th October 2025 significant?[05:00] Why releasing more titles typically doesn't add revenue for crypto games. [06:19] Why this was a decision based on the market, not on the product. [07:35] Gabby's lesson is you can't control

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00:28:19

3rd July 2026 | MSU's AI Vibe Camp success

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2026/07/03

MapleStory Universe's Vibe Camp hackathon has closed with over 430 entries. [00:22] MapleStory Universe's Vibe Camp and the rise of web3 game jams in the AI era. [02:10] Why Verse8's AI platform made this hackathon easier to enter - over 430 entries. [02:48] Playing the Vibe Camp games -- many seems high quality. [03:12] MapleStory’s curation dilemma -- openness vs controlling the IP. [04:47] Axie Infinity has run the third playtest for Atia’s Legacy this week.[05:50] Combat was 8x8

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00:37:50

211 | MapleStory moves from monopoly to franchise

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2026/06/24

Jon Jordan talks to Nexpace COO Keith Kim about MapleStory N's first year, and how AI will power the MapleStory Universe ecosystem in 2026. [01:00] MapleStory N’s first year - $31M revenue, 3.8M accounts, 650K engaged wallets.[02:10] How the profile was different for MapleStory N to traditional MapleStory gamers. [02:57] What we have done well is being agile and altering our strategy, adjusting quickly.[03:25] The pace of updates for MapleStory N is 3-5x faster than for a web2 game. [04:20] The

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00:37:31

19th June 2026 | Sky Mavis relaunches Axie land

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2026/06/19

Axie: Terrariums goes live, Fishing Frenzy and Pudgy Party close down.[00:42] Sky Mavis is rebooting its vision for Axie land NFTs with Terrariums. [01:25] It builds on the complex learnings of the original Axie land game Homeland.[02:14] Homeland was an attempt to combine land-based gameplay and NFT staking. [04:31] It was a surprisingly deep resource-management game but a bad staking system.[07:10] Sky Mavis removed staking in early 2024, and everyone stopped playing Homeland. [08:39] Terrariums

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00:36:18

12th June 2026 | The Sandbox goes AI

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2026/06/13

The Sandbox announces its AI creation and distribution platform The Sandbox Studio.[02:05] The Sandbox announces The Sandbox Studio, its AI-powered creator tools. [03:00] Roblox as the obvious benchmark for AI-powered UGC in games[04:20] Did The Sandbox waste time in H2 2025 on Corners, its memecoin experiment?[06:40] What The Sandbox Studio actually is, and why it is still only in alpha[07:25] Why Sandbox’s old creator tools were already good, but never solved distribution[08:35] Roblox vs Sandbox:

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00:43:14

5th June 2026 | MapleStory's $60,000 vibe coding event

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2026/06/05

Nexpace announced a $60,000 Vibe Camp for MapleStory UGC using Verse8 AI tools. [00:32] MapleStory Universe, Verse8 and the $60,000 AI UGC VibeCamp[04:00] Why MapleStory Universe is one of web3 gaming’s serious IP plays[05:03] How Verse8 lets users vibe-code games[06:10] Why AI-generated games work better with existing emotional IP[07:40] Nexpace’s ambition for third-party creators to out-earn the core team[08:40] EVE Frontier did a similar hackathon in March[09:45] It's like there's a new

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00:46:19

29th May 2026 | DAOs, open source and AI agents

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2026/06/01

Can Aavegotchi DAO takeover the project, the State of Pixels, and the rise of open source in the agentic era. [00:35] Aavegotchi dev Pixelcraft is one of the OG web3 gaming studios.[05:16] It's looking to hand over control of Aavegotchi to the DAO.[06:28] DAOs haven't been successful for reasons like coordination and authority.[07:25] It's a nice vision, but the reality is Pixelcraft ran out of money. [08:01] By 1st September, the DAO has to have decided what's happening going

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00:46:19

22 May 2026 | Weekly news roundup

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2026/05/22

The big beasts arise as we talk EVE Frontier, MapleStory Universe and how Wemade's approach bests Ubisoft. [00:34] Jon attended EVE Fanfest 2026 in Iceland. What are his takeaways?[02:40] Why EVE Fanfest works beyond being just an event for players.[05:05] EVE Frontier is EVE Online if made from scratch now.[06:46] In Cycle 6 (out 25th June), EVE Frontier finally becomes more of an actual survival game.[09:28] Modular shipbuilding replaces fixed ships.[10:40] EVE Frontier is a game that rewards

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