This Week in Crypto Games: ‘Hamster Kombat’ Trump Tribute, Pixelverse Token, Ubisoft NFTs

The
crypto
and

NFT

gaming
space
is
busier
than
ever
lately,
what
with
prominent
games
starting
to
release,
token
airdrops
piling
up,
and
a
seemingly
constant
array
of
other
things
happening
at
all
times.
It’s
a
lot
to
take
in!

Luckily,


Decrypt’s
GG
is
all
over
it.
And
if
you
need
a
quick
way
to
get
caught
up
on
the
latest
moves
around
crypto
video
games,
we’re
happy
to
present
This
Week
in
Crypto
Games.

Our
weekend
roundup
serves
up
the
biggest
news
from
the
past
week,
along
with
a
few
other
tidbits
you
might
have
missed.
We
also
showcase
a
few
of
our
original
stories
from
the
week.

Biggest
news

Hamster
Kombat
+
Trump:
Viral
clicker
game

Hamster
Kombat

served
up
a
reference
to
last
weekend’s

failed
assassination
attempt

against
Donald
Trump.
The
game’s
new
“Fight
fight
fight”
special
card
reimagines
the
iconic
photo
of
a
bloodied
Trump
defiantly
raising
his
fist,
albeit
with
smiling
cartoon
hamsters.

It’s
a
recreation
of
the

immediately
iconic
shot

captured
by
Pulitzer
Prize-winning
Associated
Press
photographer
Evan
Vucci
at
Trump’s
Philadelphia
rally.
The
Trump
stand-in
is
still
bleeding
from
the
ear
and
raising
his
fist,
the
Secret
Service
protectors
are
clutching
him,
and
the
American
flag
has
been
replaced
with
one
showing
the
game’s
logo.

Pixelverse
token
+
airdrop:

On
Thursday,
crypto
gaming
franchise
Pixelverse
launched
its

PIXFI
token

on
Ethereum,
though
a
future
launch
on
The
Open
Network
(TON)
is
also
expected.
The
crypto
gaming
project,
which
has
rapidly
gained
prominence
in
part
due
to
the
success
of
its
PixelTap
game
on
Telegram,
revealed
plans
for
rewarding
players
with
an
airdrop.

PixelTap

players
and
users
of
the

Pixelverse

dashboard
will
receive
“common”
to
“legendary”
NFTs
based
on
their
engagement
levels.
Then,
holders
of
rare

NFTs

and
above
will
receive
tokens
via
the

airdrop.
Those
who
choose
to
immediately
withdraw
their

PIXFI

tokens
will
only
receive
10%
of
the
total
allotment,
with
90%
being
recycled
into
the
ecosystem.
Continued
play
and
engagement,
meanwhile,
will
boost
players’
claim
amount.

Notcoin
perks:

The
game
that
ignited
the

Telegram
crypto
gaming

craze,

Notcoin

(NOT),
is
now
teaming
up
with
rising
games
in
the
scene
that
it
created—and
Notcoin
players
who
have
reached
a
certain
account
level
can
get

exclusive
benefits.

Pixelverse’s
PixelTap
and
the
Elon
Musk-themed

Musk
Empire

both
announced
team-ups
with
Notcoin
on
Wednesday.
Pixelverse
will
offer
staking
rewards
for
NOT
token
holders,
along
with
Pixelverse-themed
quests.
Meanwhile,
Musk
Empire
is
offering
special
missions
for
Notcoin
players,
particularly
those
with
Gold
or
Platinum
levels.

Ubisoft
free
mint:
Ubisoft,
the
storied
video
game
publisher
behind
the
Assassin’s
Creed
and
Just
Dance
franchises,
rolled
out
a
free
NFT
mint
last
week
for
its
first
original
blockchain-based
game,

Champions
Tactics:
Grimoria
Chronicles.

Launched
on

Oasys,
a
gaming-centric
network,
the
mint
let
players
collect
a
total
of
75,000
in-game
champion
figurines.
The
collection
minted
out
amid
anticipation
for
the
upcoming
game
launch.

ICYMI

GG
spotlight

Here
are
a
few
of
our
original
stories
from
this
past
week
that
we
think
are
well
worth
a
weekend
read:

Edited
by
Andrew
Hayward