Author: FaultProofBen

Gm, and welcome to The WASD Weekly!

The onchain gaming ecosystem is continuing to build momentum.

Force Prime heroes launched their first public tournament.

Midnight Heist kicked off a public playtest on Tiltyard.

Realms shipped an NFT marketplace for its assets.

And, of course, WASD and [WE] hosted our second Words3 community round on Base!

The broader crypto markets have cooled in recent weeks.

However, the stream of fun, new, onchain experiences has been up only.

Now, without further ado, here’s:

• A primer on the week’s onchain gaming news

• My picks for three games to play this weekend

• A list of upcoming playtests, opportunities, and events

• A recap of WASD content & mints

• Some of the best other content from frens in the ecosystem

And of course…

…The s-tier meme of the week!!!

🗞️ The TLDR:

The hottest news from the last week in onchain gaming and autonomous worlds.

• Force Prime Heroes launches its first public tournament

• Realms ships its “Realms NFT” marketplace

• Midnight Heist kicks off its public playtest on Tiltyard

• WASD and [WE] host the second Words3 community round

• Solana Civ v0.1 launches on Devnet

🎮 Plays of the Week:

Three onchain games to try out for yourself this weekend.

• Dot

• Force Prime Heroes

• Sky Strife

⚔️ PTO: Playtests, Tournaments, & Opportunities:

Upcoming events from around the onchain gaming ecosystem.

• Tournament: World Sky League Season 2 Playoffs (January 30)

• Tournament: Words3 Community Round #3 (February 1)

• Tournament: Force Prime Heroes: Playtest Tournament #1 (January 25-February 1)

• Tournament: Dark Forest ARES v0.1 Round 2: Pinkship (Ongoing) 

• Playtest: Sky Strife Season 0.1 (Ongoing until January 31)

• Playtest: Midnight Heist on Tiltyard (Ongoing)

• Opportunity: AW Laboratory London Hackathon (February 1-29)

📺 This Week in WASD:

Catch up on this week's WASD content and mints.

• Read & Collect: The State of Funding for Onchain Games

• Read & Collect: The Future of the MUD Ecosystem

🤝 Words From Frens:

The best content from frens in the community.

• Listen & Collect: Loot Survivor: On-chain mini-game on Starknet - Worlds 

• Read & Collect: Unveiling the World of Blockchain Gaming: Insights from FOCG Veteran - AW Research

• Read & Collect: DFAres Drama Broadcast - DF Archon

🤣 The S-Tier Meme of the Week:

Me these past few weeks.

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