10 Gaming and Metaverse Projects to Watch in 2022
December 08 2021 - 6:37AM
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Earning opportunities in online gaming was once reserved for the
obsessives who spent every waking hour refining their skills.
Thanks to the advent of blockchain-based gaming, however,
professional status is no longer a prerequisite. Increasingly, a
generation of casual players is turning their casual gaming habits
into passive income. Projects variously operating under the
play-to-earn (P2E), GameFi and metaverse banners are flourishing on
a plethora of high-speed blockchains, delivering immersive gameplay
while enriching developers, gifted players, content creators and
DeFi veterans. In some cases, one doesn’t even need to be
especially good at gaming itself: if they have an eye for what
constitutes value in the metaverse, they can channel
antique-hunters and make a killing on the secondary market. With so
much happening in the sector – over 1.3 million users power daily
transaction volume exceeding $100 million – it can be tricky to
keep track of the truly valuable projects. Here’s a selection of 10
to watch out for. 1. AAG Ventures Developed to democratize the
growing play-to-earn field, AAG Ventures started out by building a
guild of over 2,000 players on Axie Infinity. Now, it’s expanded
into seven countries (Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, India,
Russia, Nigeria, and Argentina) in a bid to help those who’ve
suffered recent economic hardship earn a crust from the
cryptosphere. It aims to achieve this objective by forming more
guilds, offering performance monitoring and coaching, and enabling
players to convert in-game tokens to $AAG and, thereafter, cash out
to fiat. Because AAG Ventures believes NFTs shouldn’t be
off-limits, it also offers fractional ownership – meaning shares in
highly valuable NFTs can be purchased for as low as $1. As the
second-largest raise of any guild at $12.5 million, AAG Venture’s
upcoming public sale on December 12 is one to watch. 2. Cross the
Ages An NFT trading card-based metaverse project set in the
fictional realm of Artellium, Cross the Ages is free to play yet
with multiple profit-generating opportunities baked in. Featuring
hundreds of cards of varying scarcity, the game aims to create a
unique experience that blends the nostalgia of buying physical
trading card packs (who remembers Panini?) with the altogether more
immersive experience of modern digital gaming. To that end, NFT
cards can be ‘activated’ in the real world, with physical versions
available to those who collect a certain number of cards. An
integrated marketplace, meanwhile, is where players mint NFTs or
sell gems from their collection. Cross the Ages is our sleeper pick
of 2022 – be ready to be amazed. 3. Raini: Lords of Light Another
competitive trading card game that’s attracted attention is Lords
of Light, wherein players wage war with collections of crypto
legends and mythical beasts. Unveiled by the Raini farming platform
in August, this supercharged strategy game is very much about
beating other players to enhance one’s hoard. That said, high-level
cards can also be staked in yield farming pools, giving victorious
parties more opportunities to generate profit. Lords of Light is
built around a native currency, $PHOTON, that can be obtained by
winning battles, completing quests and renting out high-level
cards. 4. Rikkei Finance A cross-chain metaverse lending and
insurance protocol, Rikkei Finance lives on Ethereum and Binance
Smart Chain (BSC) and features five zones: Sport & Recreation
Center, Farming Zone, NFT Marketplace, RiWork and Governance, DAO
& Lending. Wherever you choose to spend your time, you’ll have
the opportunity to put your energies to good use chasing returns,
which are paid in the platform’s native $RIFI token. We especially
like the Sport & Recreation Center, which features coveted
lion-headed footballer NFTs like Frank Pamlard and Steve Regard.
Rikkei was recently listed on both Huobi and PancakeSwap. 5. Himo
World Another title offering a surfeit of modes is Himo World, a
metaverse game populated by a whole lot of bellicose troll-like
characters armed with swords and shields. Powered by Binance Smart
Chain, the release features tournaments, trading (sell heroes and
skill cards to other players), and betting (wager on the outcome of
battles) mechanisms. Ostensibly, the purpose of Himo World is to
explore while beating the snot out of other characters using
strategy and, from time to time, good ol’ fashioned button bashing.
6. Ancient Kingdom An immersive martial arts metaverse that
features both PvP battles and PvE missions, Ancient Kingdom offers
a range of earning mechanisms including staking, trading, farming
and P2E. Much of the game revolves around cartography: map-reading
to help players locate rare items such as NFT weapons and body
armour. Participants can also form guilds to give them a better
chance of defeating the powerful monsters that roam the lands. Next
year, the project will launch the game on Android and iOS while
implementing a buyback-and-burn scheme. 7. RaceFi Unlike the other
titles on this list, RaceFi has a somewhat narrow thematic focus:
it’s all about a need for speed. The first-ever AI/ML car racing
game to launch on Solana’s lightning-fast blockchain, the release
supports multiple game modes (PvP, PvE, battle race) while enabling
users to win rewards simply for owning property in the metaverse:
NFTs represent real estate like garages, show-rooms, racetracks and
billboards. Vehicles, meanwhile, can be equipped with guns,
shields, and powerful nitrogen fuel. In other words, it’s not all
about crossing the finishing line first. RaceFi is currently
conducting a series of IDOs and will be listing soon after. 8.
Galaxy Fight Club Dubbed the “Super Smash Bros” of the NFT
universe, Galaxy Fight Club is the first cross-IP, cross-platform
(mobile + PC) PVP fighting game on the market. GFC gives players
the chance to use any of their NFTs in battle in order to win and
earn rewards, including the company’s native token $GCOIN. Finally,
someone with a Crypto Punk can link their wallet and compete
against someone with a Bored Ape, without any friction or hassle.
Game modes include PVP, 3v3 tournaments, and battle royales. GFC is
eying an early Q1 launch on both iOS, Android, and PC. 9. Drunk
Robots As well as having the coolest name of any project on this
rundown, Drunk Robots offers seriously enjoyable gameplay. This
particular metaverse is made up of a city (Los Machines) parcelled
into districts, with land up for sale and players incentivized to
brew METAL ($MTL) – a local drink that keeps robots alive and
active. Speaking of robots, there are over 10,100, and each can be
enhanced by winning battles, robbing banks and glugging the
aforementioned tonic. According to the developers, good players can
earn between $400 and $5,000 per month, depending on time spent in
the metaverse. 10. Rise of Defenders Featuring a colorful cast of
weapon-toting heroes and villains, Rise of Defenders is a
play-to-earn project that provides both player vs environment (PvE)
and player vs player (PvP) modes. Inspired by successes like Final
Fantasy and Fire Emblem, and notable for its vast array of
equipment systems, the BSC-based game allows players to collect
NFTs and earn cryptocurrency for winning campaigns and tournaments
while preventing the destruction of their base by an army of evil
monsters. The metaverse sector is evolving at a phenomenal speed,
and over the coming months and years, it’s natural to expect more
developers and creatives to FOMO into the fray. After all,
play-to-earn hasn’t just proven a hit with gamers; it’s also been a
boon for the platforms facilitating play since each one earns a
share of the transaction fees generated by users. Revenue that can,
in turn, be reinvested to secure the best developer talent money
can buy. Whatever way you look at it, 2022 looks set to be a
helluva year for blockchain gaming.
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