1 May 2026 | Weekly news roundup

1 May 2026 | Weekly news roundup

From Blockchain Gaming World by jon jordan

May 1, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

This episode covers the latest news in blockchain gaming, including funding updates and NFT market movements.

Reaper Actual raises capital, tracking FIFA Rivals NFT sales, and whatever happened to Wildcard's Thousands? [00:25] FIFA Rivals NFTs have finally migrated to the Pulse market. [02:55] Pulse uses USDC stablecoin for all NFT trading, even for in-app trading. [8:11] FIFA Rivals is fairly simple; 90 second mini-games and build your team. [10:12] Even powerful players are not too expensive: Guimaraes for $74, Haaland for $40. [13:40] Playful is shutting down its Thousands platform. [14:21] Unclear what might remain of Wildcard as a game, but the IP is continuing it seems. [16:18] Wildcard’s very weak Steam Early Access performance - less than 150 concurrent peak. [18:38] How the timing of the WC token launched on Arbitrum played into this decision. [19:37] Was web3 forced onto Wildcard by its crypto investors? [21:46] Reaper Actual raises more funding ahead of its Steam Early Access in mid-May. [24:26] Explaining the separate web2 and web3 versions of Reaper Actual. [26:49] Steam is a big problem for blockchain-adjacent games. [27:59] Reaper Actual’s blockchain-light messaging. [30:28] Choosing the “hill to die on” when it comes to web3 game design.

People in this episode

Host: jon jordan

Topics covered

  • NFT sales
  • blockchain gaming
  • game development
  • web3
  • funding
  • market performance

Keywords

  • FIFA Rivals
  • Reaper Actual
  • Wildcard
  • NFT
  • blockchain
  • gaming news
  • Steam
  • web3

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reaper Actual, FIFA Rivals, Wildcard, Playful, Steam, Arbitrum

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