The Spark (ep. #20)

Mint to earn, $10M fundraise and some early alpha

Author

Kinetic
February 16, 2024

Hello and welcome to the episode #20 of “The Spark“ newsletter!

Here you can find everything you need to stay up-to-date with upcoming and existing NFT projects and web3 games.

Now let’s dive into the info

Episode structure:

[Early alpha] section:

1. Calamity [1177 followers]

  • 2D multiplayer action RPG game with dungeons crawling mechanics

  • Low supply + free mint drop

  • Beta test and play-to-airdrop campaign are coming in late Q1 / early Q2 2024

My take:

Haven’t seen the gameplay previews yet, but it seems like this game will be in pixel setting, while taking inspiration from World of Warcraft, Lineage, Diablo and similar.

With token integration, project will introduce skill-based ‘play and earn’ (not ‘play to earn’) mechanics, available via player-driven economy.

Developed by Arrible game studio, which is working since 2016. Self funded.

0 posts on their X page yet, but I heard that they’ll start some action soon. Free mint + play-to-airdrop campaigns should drive some additional interest as well. Worth to follow and keep an eye on this one.

Calamity

  1. PotK Alternative Imitation [1765 followers]

  • Web3 tactical RPG spinoff based on “Phantom of Kill“ web2 game with 6M+ downloads

  • Backed by Gumi Crypto, rumored to be a free mint

  • Already available for pre-order on Play Market and App Store

My take:

This game was initially oriented only on Japanese market, but now they started to scale towards global audience as well.

Project already has 2 own tokens, which are sitting on very low MC and overall liquidity, which is not a good sign, and rather shows that they had no idea how to properly launch these coins.

Either way, with the help of new marketing team it shouldn’t be a problem to attract engaged users towards a good product and free mint (if it will be confirmed).

They also have a massive whitepaper, but it’s fully in Japanese, so if you want to DYOR - it could be a problematic, but still possible to understand the main points using the translator.

In conclusion, if game will look as good as on previews - it can generate a good amount of attention, so I would follow their account for further updates, then decide to get involved or not.

Expected ETA on game launch is end of February.

PotK -Alternative Imitation-

[Updates] section:

[Giveaway] section:

I’ve partnered with XBorg to provide my subscribers three GUARANTEED WL spots for their upcoming free mint.

XBorg is a player identity protocol, developing an ecosystem of applications that allows players to create their identity and use it to unlock a new world of opportunities.

XBorg is onboarding millions of players and fans into Web3 by building innovative fan applications with leading esports teams like Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team BDS and more to be announced.

Genesis collection floor price is 1.8 ETH

Enter the giveaway here - alphabot link

[News] section:

  • Magic Eden introduced mint-to-earn program

  • Overworld raised additional $10M in VC funding

  • Proof of Play teased upcoming token

  • Immutable announced partnership with Pixelmon for it’s upcoming flagship game

  • NFT Inspect hinted it’s updated roadmap and teased an airdrop

  • Pixelmon introduced finalized $MON tokenomics

  • Tatsumeeko early access codes distribution is now live

  • BlockGames announced “Lucky Rolls“ airdrop multiplier update

That’s a wrap for this time!

Don’t forget to make your own due diligence on those upcoming projects

I’ll see you on the next week with even more alpha

And remember - everything starts with the spark

Kin.