17 April 2026 | Weekly news roundup

17 April 2026 | Weekly news roundup

From Blockchain Gaming World by jon jordan

April 17, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

This episode covers the latest developments in blockchain gaming, including EVE Frontier's hackathon results, Limit Break's new game, and updates on Xociety and SANDchain.

EVE Frontier's hackathon deconstructed, Limit Break's first game, Xociety pauses, SANDchain completes testnet phase 1. [00:15] Deconstructing EVE Frontier x Sui $80,000 hackathon [03:19] There were 123 submissions. Largest categories were bounty boards, insurance, gate tolls. [07:20] Data was another key theme - escrow-style systems for buying and selling information. [10:05] 25% of submissions were sketchy, either weak, irrelevant, or unserious. [17:49] Limit Break has announced DigiDaigaku-themed mobile match game Puzzle Panic. [28:06] It's seems like a Trojan horse for Limit Break's deeper web3 NFT and token stack. [30:21] PC web3 shooter Xociety has halted development. [35:15] The team is attempting to restructure with a more web2 focus using the Xociety IP. [38:03] Sandbox’s ZK-based SANDchain L2 has completed its first testnet phase.

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