13 March 2026 | Weekly news roundup

13 March 2026 | Weekly news roundup

From Blockchain Gaming World by jon jordan

March 13, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

This episode covers the latest updates in blockchain gaming, including EVE Frontier's Cycle 5 and Night Crows' NFT Crusade.

EVE Frontier's Cycle 5, Night Crows' NFT Crusade, Shrapnel's early access and 1,000th Substacks! [0:43] EVE Frontier has launched Cycle 5, which will run for the next 3 months. [6:50] Changes include defensive turrets, collaborative options, tweaked ship controls, new ships. [8:10] You can also build and optimize Shells, the game's clone characters, for the first time. [9:14] Feral AIs are more aggressive in behaviors. [10:09] The game is also now using the Sui testnet, and for its $80,000 Hackathon. [13:44] Will EVE Frontier be the first successful blockchain game? [16:20] Night Crows is launching its NFT Crusade metagame for high-level players. [18:50] Wemade is committed, integrating blockchain into many of its MMORPGs. [20:27] It's using blockchain to improve its game's long-term engagement and monetization [22:06] NFT Crusade rewards players who have collected multiple character NFTs with exclusive gear. [28:52] Shrapnel has dropped its early access on Steam. It's a 4v4 team mode. [36:22] Jon published his 1,000th Substack about blockchain games. What has he learned?

People in this episode

Host: Jon

Topics covered

  • blockchain gaming
  • NFTs
  • game updates
  • early access
  • game monetization
  • metagames

Keywords

  • EVE Frontier
  • Night Crows
  • Shrapnel
  • NFT Crusade
  • blockchain
  • gaming news
  • early access
  • game updates
  • Wemade
  • Substack

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EVE Frontier, Night Crows, Shrapnel, Wemade

Products: NFT Crusade, Shells, Sui testnet, 1,000th Substack

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