NFT & Gaming — 💎 Loaded Lions: Mane City introduced the Land Combos feature; FIFA selected Avalanche to build its L1 chain for its NFTs platform
Loaded Lions: Mane City introduced the Land Combos feature. FIFA selected Avalanche to build its L1 chain. Pudgy Penguins partnered with Random House to release its first children's book.
Quick Take
Loaded Lions: Mane City introduced Land Combos, a new feature enabling players to unlock bonuses by owning multiple lands.
FIFA is partnering with Avalanche to develop a custom Layer-1 blockchain to support its digital collectibles platform, FIFA Collect.
Pudgy Penguins partnered with Random House Children's Books to release its children's book.
Blockchain battle royale game, Off The Grid, is coming to Steam in June.
News Highlights
Loaded Lions: Mane City introduced a new feature called Land Combos, where players can unlock bonuses by owning multiple lands of different rarities within the same region, enhancing strategic gameplay. Players can benefit from up to a 10% increase in cash income, a 5% increase in diamond income, and a 2% decrease in business upgrade costs, incentivising strategic land ownership ahead of the game's Season 3 launch on 2 June.
FIFA is partnering with Avalanche to develop a custom Layer-1 blockchain, the FIFA Blockchain, to support its digital collectibles platform, FIFA Collect. This transition will move existing and future NFTs from Algorand to the new platform.
Pudgy Penguins partnered with Random House Children's Books to release its first children's book, Worst Birthday Gift Ever. The book is targeted at children aged four to eight and is set to be released on 4 November.
Off The Grid, a battle royale game built on Avalanche, is coming to Steam in June. The game, developed by Gunzilla Games, features a unique blockchain-based economy and has already been released on Xbox, PlayStation, and the Epic Games Store.
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