7 February 2025 | Weekly news roundup

Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan ponder the week's news. [1:05] Planet Mojo has announced WWA Season 1, in which humans and agents play, stake and win.[4:13] Humans play using $MOJO and earn World Points and AgentXP, which is staked on the AIs.[7:43] A key question is will it be fun to watch AI agents playing poker?[9:30] Mighty Bear Games is minting its AlphaGOAT AI agents, which can earn tokens.[13:44] Faraway has announced more about RIFT, including its RIFT Arena battler for AI agents.[18:52] NFL Rivals had a difficult year 2 in terms of balance, but big plans for year 3.[21:30] Mythical has "re-upped" the NFL license for future years.[22:08] FIFA Rivals will be Mythical's big launch for 2025.[23:48] Pudgy Party will also be a high profile launch in 2025.[25:32] Luca Netz from Pudgy Penguins expects Pudgy Party to be a #1 mobile game.[27:10] Over the next 18 months, Mythical Games hopes to onboard 100 million gamers to web3.[29:49] The growth strategy of Immutable vs Ronin vs Mythical.[31:20] Mythical's plan to get third party developers releasing games on the Mythos chain.[32:55] Is blockchain a revolution for gaming or just an evolution?[35:38] Are web3 games more about profit or digital identity?[38:50] How is Soccerverse doing three weeks into its first season?[48:15] What are Apptokens and why has Jon changed his view about them?