27 February 2025 | Weekly news roundup

[2:54] Yuga Labs has been struggling since 2023 but is now focused on its Otherside metaverse.

[4:03] It's testing Project Dragon, a FPS which reach 2,197 concurrent players - a new world record.

[5:40] It uses Improbable's MSquared networking tech to handle this in a cost effective manner.

[7:05] Improbable has also launched a new blockchain called Somnia.

[8:38] It claims to handle 1 million transactions per second.

[9:48] Why do we need another blockchain? The dial-up vs broadband comparison.

[11:37] Improbable's CEO thinks web3 gaming is too insular and focused on token price.

[14:45] Wemade's latest web3 MMORPG Legends of Ymir is #1 on Google Play

[17:30] Wemade has been successful with web3-gated MMORPG like Mir and Night Crows.

[19:10] These games are grindy. Jon's played Night Crows for a year and not unlocked web3 stuff.

[22:20] Overall, Night Crows has been successful with 250,000 web2 players and $200M revenues.

[26:55] Netmarble has revealed the 7 games it's bringing to Immutable in 2025.

[32:50] It's not clear (to Jon) Netmarble has worked out the best strategy for its web3 games.

[37:02] What is Immutable's signature blockchain game? What title is bringing in new players?

[41:09] It's unclear (to Jon) why Immutable isn't pushing highend games like Space Nation more.

[42:50] The very strange case of TOKYO BEAST.

[48:56] Social deduction game The Mystery Society is shutting down ... or will it be saved?