22 August 2025 | Weekly news roundup

[0:35] Proof of Play is shutting down fully onchain game Pirate Nation.

[3:08] As well as combat, it had a deep crafting system but never attracted enough players.

[4:00] Its play-to-airdrop seasons artificially boosted audience but not revenues.

[6:06] The main reason it shut was it cost $150,000 a month to run the underlying blockchains.

[7:45] The PVE mode from the game is now available to play on the Abstract blockchain.

[8:40] NFT holders will get a final airdrop of PIRATE tokens.

[9:00] Proof of Play will continue to operate, focusing on "profitable business operations".

[14:30] Ronin strategy game Wild Forest is rebooting, including a new PVE campaign.

[18:45] The WF token is up 400% but still down 80% from its original launch.

[21:26] South Korean game item marketplace Overtake has raised $7 million.

[24:52] It's a web3 project based on existing web2 markets ItemBay and ItemMania.

[25:33] Splinterlands has launched its cheeky $500,000 Crypto Game Recovery Fund.

[27:35] It's giving assets to holders of NFTs from games which have shut down.

[32:53] TGC Project O has been announced for Immutable.