Volume 38

OpenSea: Are you noticing new aesthetic frontiers or style preferences in virtual spaces compared to physical ones?

Nicola Formichetti: Definitely. People are becoming more daring and experimental. Mistakes create magic. With AI, you can...

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77-Bit, a “Cyberpunk”-style MMORPG, is launching its open beta on the Abstract blockchain after three years of development. The game features a multiplayer open world with fast-paced combat, quests, dungeons, and modes like “roguelike” and “PvPvE.”

Shiba Inu’s much-anticipated metaverse project, “SHIB: The Metaverse,” opened for early access on Dec. 24. On X, the team stated that users have the opportunity to own land, build worlds, and explore “boundless adventures” inside the virtual environment, with digital land parcels available for Shiba token holders.

Messaging app Telegram just turned texting with your friends into a collectible experience. On Jan. 1, the platform introduced Collectible Gifts, a new feature letting users upgrade digital gifts into NFT collectibles, which can be customized, shared, and “unpacked” directly in the app.

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Wilder World, an open-world metaverse game based in the futuristic, Miami-inspired city of “Wiami,” released its first gameplay trailer in the days leading up to the new year.

The video showcases ultra-detailed cityscapes designed in art director Frank Wilder’s clean aesthetic, along with race scenes, gripping first-person-shooter combat, and social interactions between players.

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WanderCorp, a blockchain-based gaming and entertainment ecosystem, is launching its upcoming $WANDER token on Jan. 10. The drop will happen on Base, Coinbase’s layer-two blockchain network.

Cool Cats, the blue-chip NFT project following Blue Cat and his friends, teased plans for a token tied to future utility and ecosystem growth on Dec. 18. Meanwhile, Doodles founder Burnt Toast sent out a tweet that community members decoded to spell out “token is coming.”