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NFL Rivals creator Mythical Games is gearing up to launch its next officially licensed sports game, FIFA Rivals—with an assist from Adidas.

Popular mobile game Flappy Bird is once more taking flight in Web3 after closing down its Telegram game and launching on Android.

Bonk has just launched its very first video game, with Bonk Arcade featuring a pay-to-spawn, win-to-earn economic model.

Video game retailer GameStop makes its first big Bitcoin purchase, even more crypto games go offline, and other news from the last week.

June is stacked: The Nintendo Switch 2 drops with 20+ games, while Death Stranding 2 and Dune: Awakening bring the heat to PS5 and PC.

From Deadrop to Nyan Heroes and plenty in between, many promising crypto games have closed up shop this year. These are the biggest so far.

Realms of Alurya and Wonder Wars—both building on Ethereum network Ronin—are the latest crypto games to go offline in a grim, growing trend.

Off the Grid NFT sales are heating up on mainnet ahead of the Steam launch, while Ethereum MMO Ember Sword is officially done.

Off the Grid items are selling for thousands of dollars as the game is set to expand to Steam—but how will its crypto elements be handled?

Yield Guild Games has debuted its first “Casual Degen” title and has launched a Web3 game publishing arm on Pudgy Penguins’ Abstract Chain.

Another high-profile crypto game is toast. This time, it‘s Ember Sword, which racked up huge funds via NFT land sales.

Tel Aviv, Israel, 19th May 2025, GamingWire

It was another busy week for crypto games, with the big MapleStory N launch on Avalanche, Solana‘s Nyan Heroes closing up shop, and more.

Pixels is offering token rewards to players that can flirt the best with an AI agent. Do you have enough rizz to earn an airdrop?

Ethereum NFT game DX Terminal gives players’ unruly AI agent traders one week to rack up as many fake meme coins as possible. What could go wrong?

Nyan Heroes, a Solana game featuring cats in robot suits, is coming to an end. The price of NYAN is now down nearly 99 from peak.

MapleStory N is the first crypto entry in the long-running RPG franchise, and the Avalanche game‘s token and NFTs are seeing huge interest.

It‘s eat or be eaten in the crypto-fueled Noodle.gg, and players are earning Solana in the process—while an associated meme coin soars.

New York, New York, 12th May 2025, GamingWire

Looking for the latest on crypto games, including new releases, token launches and airdrops, and more? Here‘s what you need to know.

Did Nintendo tap generative AI to fill out the massive setting of Mario Kart World on the Switch 2? The gaming giant denies the speculation.

Ahead of its final chapter, Square Enix‘s Symbiogenesis is expanding to Sony’s Soneium network with exclusive rewards and gaming collabs.

The Sweat app, which pays you crypto for the steps you take, is now leaning into AI as its token expands out to additional chains.

Alpharetta, United States, 8th May 2025, GamingWire