5 September 2025 | Weekly news roundup

[1:18] Looking at the most popular blockchain games, we can start to see some trends for 2025.

[1:42] Axie Infinity and Aliens Worlds have been very stable throughout 2025.

[4:17] Games such as Pixels and Nine Chronicles have decline sharply as they rethink their vision.

[6:00] MapleStory Universe is the big growth story of the year so far - c. 70,000 DAUWs.

[8:41] Craft World has launched its first mainnet collab with Ronkeverse.

[15:16] Gigaverse has raised $2.3 million to build out open world gameplay.

[16:55] We're seeing a rise of degen-focused onchain games. Niche but generating revenue.

[20:42] LOL Land is a good example. It's basically an onchain lottery but generated $1.5 million.

[22:15] Similar are RWA platforms for Pokemon cards like Courtyard. $125 million of trading in August.

[27:10] Animoca has announced MocaPortfolio, which will be rewarding $20 million to stakers.

[28:43] This is part of a wider narrative for Animoca to boost the MOCA token around a possible IPO.

[32:33] Stakers will burn their staked points to get various free tokens. The first is Magic Eden's ME.

[34:01] How is Mythical Games doing with its three mobile games now live?

[35:06] This is in contrast to the trend towards more niche, onchain degen-focused games.