According to ChainCatcher news reported by Decrypt, the Ethereum chain game Ember Sword, which attracted $203 million in revenue through NFT land sales four years ago, has now announced its closure. The developer Bright Star Studio stated that the game servers have been permanently shut down due to the failure to secure the funding needed for ongoing operations, and the related Discord channel has also been restricted.Project history shows that this MMORPG game attracted 35,000 players to purchase virtual land NFTs worth $203 million at its peak in 2021. The project advisory team includes industry veterans such as former Blizzard Chief Creative Officer Rob Pardo. The game received poor feedback after its closed testing began in July 2024, and ultimately failed to turn around even after migrating to the Ethereum Layer 2 network Mantle. The game token EMBER has seen its market value plummet to $80,000, a decline of over 96% from its peak.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Ember Sword previously completed a $2 million financing round on May 27, 2021, led by Play Ventures, with participation from Mechanism Capital, Delphi Digital, DeFiance Capital, Animoca Brands, YGG, OKX Ventures, Dialectic, Coingecko Ventures, and Weak Simp Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to official reports, the blockchain game GOAT Rocket has recently launched, featuring a gameplay theme centered around a cartoon goat riding a rocket. The game offers three leverage betting options: 2x, 4x, and 8x, allowing players to place leveraged bets on the game outcomes.The official game website GOATRocket.io is now live, and the official X account @GOATRocketio has been activated. The game developer stated that the product focuses on casual entertainment and is currently in the market promotion stage.

ChainCatcher message: According to the official announcement from Nyan Heroes, due to the latest product failing to reach the expected user scale, combined with the current challenges faced by the Web3 market environment, the project has not secured the funding needed to maintain studio operations and has ultimately decided to cease operations.It is reported that Nyan Heroes has received over 250,000 player reservations on the Epic and Steam platforms, with four testing events attracting more than 1 million players in total. The game has repeatedly topped the Epic Games popular and most played lists and has garnered attention from traditional media outlets such as IGN, Business Insider, and Game Rant.Although the project team explored various options for issuance, new investments, grants, and acquisitions, they ultimately failed to raise the funds necessary to complete game development.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Sui Foundation blog, the Sui ecological chain game Xociety will collaborate with adidas to launch an NFT. The whitelist group can mint from May 14, 21:00 to May 15, 21:00, and the public minting round will open on May 16, 21:00, with the sales deadline on May 23.ChainCatcher previously reported that the developer of the Sui ecological chain game XOCIETY, NDUS Interactive, announced the completion of a $7.5 million Series A funding round, led by Hashed and the Sui Foundation, with participation from Spartan, Neoclassic, Big Brain Holdings, and PUBG game publisher Krafton.

ChainCatcher news, the on-chain game engine MagicBlock announced the completion of a $7.5 million seed round financing. This round was led by Faction, a subsidiary of Lightspeed, with participation from institutions such as Maven11, Mechanism Capital, Robot Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Equilibrium, Pivot Global, and angel investors including Solana co-founder Toly.

ChainCatcher news, the AI-driven autonomous world platform WORLD3 has partnered with Soneium to launch the first AI-driven on-chain game, Crystal Caves.Supported by Sony Block Solutions Labs, Soneium provides WORLD3 with a "next-generation blockchain ecosystem designed to inspire emotions and empower creativity," thereby enhancing the functionality of WORLD3's autonomous gaming environment.This brand-new "play-to-earn" gaming experience allows players to explore virtual caves while mining blocks, earning USDC and Astar Contribution Scores (ACS). The collaboration with Soneium marks an important step for WORLD3 in its mission to create innovative blockchain gaming experiences.The game features a special event called the Crystal Caves Soneium Summit, where players can complete various tasks to earn additional rewards. Players can participate by simply visiting the official Crystal Caves entrance on the WORLD3 platform and connecting to the Soneium chain.

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain gaming platform Ultra announced the completion of a new funding round of $12 million, with NOIA Capital, based in Luxembourg, participating through its digital asset fund. Additionally, the company announced the appointment of former Circle Strategies partner Maxime van Steenberghe as Chief Operating Officer. The new funds will be used to support the development of a game distribution platform similar to Stream built on blockchain, as well as to recruit talent, expand and upgrade the platform, and pursue strategic acquisitions.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the Web3 chain game Champions Ascension has announced that its servers will be temporarily shut down as the development team shifts its focus to REACH Labs. This shutdown includes the Champions Ascension servers as well as related features such as Imperial Expeditions and Dudo, which took effect last Friday. Although the game is temporarily paused, the team has confirmed that KEYS rewards will still be distributed.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the on-chain game Kamigotchi built on the Interwoven Stack based on Initia has announced the completion of a $1.3 million seed round financing, with angel investors including Seed Club VC, TempleDAO, and DCF God participating.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Kamigotchi is a Web3 game project that allows players to hatch, raise, and customize digital pets. Players enhance their pets' abilities through tasks and interactive activities, experiencing a rich virtual pet-raising process. The game incorporates blockchain elements, giving players true ownership of their pets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the NFT game project Illuvium is undergoing restructuring and layoffs due to poor performance, with some core contributors opting for pay cuts or receiving their salaries in tokens.Last year, Illuvium released three interconnected games: Overworld, Arena, and Zero, covering different game genres, and the layoffs occurred around that time. Despite Illuvium's grand vision, the community's response has not been very positive after years of development.In December, co-founder Kieran Warwick acknowledged that concerns about the gameplay of the series were "valid" and that changes needed to be made. This included significant cost reductions, such as setting a salary cap of $85,000. However, this week, Warwick stated that more substantial cuts must be made.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report released by DappRadar, shows that the number of daily active wallets (UAW) for blockchain games reached 7 million in January 2025, a year-on-year increase of 386%. OpBNB became the most active gaming public chain for the month, with Matchain in second place, and Polygon's gaming activity grew by 100% month-on-month.The report pointed out that although investment in blockchain games in 2024 decreased by 38% year-on-year to $1.8 billion, the industry is entering a mature stage, with continuous development in areas such as Layer-2, token economics, and AAA game collaborations.

ChainCatcher news, according to Venture Beat, blockchain cloud gaming infrastructure company The Game Company (TCG) has completed a $10 million equity and token round financing, with participation from Telcoin and its CEO Paul Neuner, BullPerks, NodeMarket, HyperCycle, and Singularity DAO.The company stated that over the past two years it has built a platform that allows any game to be played on any device globally via PC or console, utilizing its proprietary ultra-low latency cloud technology to deliver high-performance gaming.