This week's events include tournaments, tournaments, and more tournaments. 

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This is the first episode of Onchain Fire, where we cover the latest news around web 3 shooter games. We will also look at web2-shooter as a potential influence on the development of the current blockchain gaming industry. But why Shooter Games? Between action games and shooters, many online games serve as a bridge. However, for 39% of all gamers, both genres are the first choice. And even though shooters are one of the oldest game genres, they continue to dominate sales. This is primarily because shooter games are great in reinventing the gaming experience around relatively simple and widely understood game mechanics. With that being said, let's dive into this week's news.

Midnight Society

Midnight Society, the newly established studio of Dr. Disrespect, provided information on its next game. The game will feature PvPvE gameplay, according to the studio's website, and is a "vertical extraction shooter." Snapshots, "playable experiences centered around specific milestones.", are only available to Access Pass subscribers. 10,000 access passes were sold to a small group of people via a "Founders Pass" NFT earlier this year for $50 each. Later on, the team will sell additional access passes. The first Snapshot, Player Hideout, uses various shooting ranges to show the surroundings and weapons of the game. Before this week, we knew little about Midnight Society; Beahm started the studio in 2021 with former Halo and Call of Duty devs. The first Founders Event will happen on July 29 in Los Angeles, and Founder Pass holders are encouraged to attend for a look at the game's early stages. Additionally, the event will be streamed live on YouTube and Discord. Dr. Disrespect admitted during the Day Zero live on March 15 that Midnight Society wouldn't "take years" to release Project Moon. In light of this, it might launch soon.

Undead Blocks

Undead Blocks can conduct another $10,000 free-to-play tournament thanks to Polkastarter Gaming. The MP5 Massacre will take place on the 29th and 30th of July. You may already practice with an MP5 in the 'Solo' mode. Connect your Wagyu Wallet to see your gains from last weekend's $20K Pistol SpeedRun.

Vail VR

On July 1st, the VAIL beta became available on Steam VR. The core crew currently numbers more than 40 people, with 400+ VR eSports members, 200+ Patreon supporters, and over 40,000 Discord users. However, the team has opted to make it a gradual open beta, with access granted in slow waves. To receive access to the Beta, join the Discord and request access on Steam. If you are a competitive player, check out the IVRL league, which has recently gained a lot of popularity and is gearing up for a huge event in August, September, and October. Over 140 teams have already signed up. Based on Discord and YouTube responses, preliminary reviews about the game are good.

Ev.io and Neo Tokyo #NTPlays

Following a thrilling Super Smash Bros. Tournament in June, Neo Tokyo has announced its next tournament in ev.io, a free-to-play browser-based shooter game. Both S1 and S2 citizens can now register. Ev.io is recognized for its low entry barrier and ability to win SOL while playing and defeating enemies. The team unveiled a new map called Drought earlier this month. Check out this thread to learn more about ev.io.

Age of Rust

Age of Rust, a first-person action-adventure game, is set to be published this year and will feature a new mechanism for players to gather in-game NFTs by solving puzzles. The Beta Playtest was taken from Steam last year, and the developer is currently looking for a new distribution channel. To play the basic game, you simply need to link your Enjin wallet to the game, but no tokens are required to begin. The game takes place in a gloomy sci-fi future in which AI has seized control of the cosmos. Exploring diverse locales, seeking clues, and completing difficult puzzles will all be part of the gameplay. Some screenshots from the team's release this week can be seen here:

XBorg

Let's look at an infrastructure project supporting and pushing this sector to its limits as more games start to host tournaments and the web 3 gaming market becomes more competitive. XBorg is creating a gaming and esports ecosystem. It establishes the framework for players, fans, and communities to interact, own, and increase their wealth while having fun. The solutions work for web2 and web3 games and are independent of the type of game. The XBorg app's development team provided some early app insights this week. In addition, the whitepaper was published.

Hunt: Showdown 

The makers of Hunt: Showdown already announced their intention to modify the revenue method towards the end of April. Since the introduction of battle royale titles and multiplayer shooters, most multiplayer games have become overly crowded and redundant. Hunt: Showdown is a fantastic game, but its economy has struggled. The team has now gone public to highlight why monetization is critical for the project's long-term viability. To explain its actions, the team claimed that the game has received several free upgrades and that they wished to continue for many years. Changes regarding monetization have been made to ensure that future updates to Hunt: Showdown remain free. The publishing manager also noted that the firm lost money in certain cases after introducing new items. There were plans to offer a new in-game currency, but this was regarded as too extreme and risky. Instead, Crytek has opted to make minor monetization modifications to Hunt: Showdown. The changes drew minimal criticism as the community embraced the generous modifications. It was a necessary step toward improving the economy in Hunt: Showdown and ensuring that the title will continue to get free content in the future.

Other News

• BR1 announced $3M Seed round and hired more than 5 people

• The CantinaRoyale lottery went live and the team had a successful $CRT IDO

• Shrapnel partners with This Thing of Ours - An NFT Gaming Collective

• Metaguilds list of the best #web3 video game trailers

• Epic War Beta Testnet Phase 2 has officially ended

• Blast Royale Trailer

• ChainMyth sharing more screenshots about their development progress

• The Spider Tanks Lite Paper

• The Sipher Character Explorer has gone live

• ThetanArena introduces a three-part series called QuestToEarn

• Phantom Galaxies ASTRAFER Token is now available

• It's been 10 months since the release of the first BETA Battle Royale version of Light Nite

• Development Update and Alpha Game Walkthrough Tryhards

• The Harvest Game Play & Earn Sessions are back

• Rainmaker Games announced partnership with Earth From Another Sun

• Cryptomeda Heroes announced a new partnership with UplinkDeFi

• Double Protocol announced new partner MetaShooter

• Boss Fighters announced its launch on Ethereum L2, powered by Myria

• Mini Royale: Nations $BUTTER is going live, and the Clan Wars Beta launched

• Haunted Space released the perks of the Genesis Pilot collection

• The Bornless licensed about 22 songs from artists like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more.

• A single-player Apex Legends FPS game is in the works

• Halo Infinite Forge will have easy file sharing at release

• Hyenas: Everything we know about the new Creative Assembly FPS

• The quirky Sega Saturn Quake is getting a fan-made PC port

• Level Infinite officially announces Free To Play FPS Alara Prime 

• New Doom 4 footage shows what the Call of Duty-inspired FPS would've played like

• Russia To Create Game Engine To Compete With Unity And Unreal Engine

• Battlefield 3 Reality Mod is now available to download

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