Highlights:
- Trading picks up for NFT Worlds, as it announces a new tech integration, and gears up for its new game with more updates
- Somnium Space kicks off Quarterly Land Offering, with exclusive avatars and NFT vehicles!
- Illuvium tweets a Vision Thread
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- Google Maps may soon offer the most realistic metaverse ever…
1. Market Data & Analysis
OneLand 7-day data shows land caps in ETH for the 10 metaverse projects up 1.43% to $1.32 billion, with trading volume down 19.48%.
The Sandbox is enjoying a more profitable second month of its Alpha Season 3 with its first weekly land cap increase for 2.5 months, following introduction of its lucrative new staking pool for landowners. Far lower trade volumes and sales over at Decentraland could not stop it from improving its land market cap for a 6th consecutive week.
Meanwhile, NFT Worlds and Worldwide Webb enjoyed significant weekly pickups in trading activity, as NFT Worlds announced a new tech partnership and integration, and gears itself up for better things ahead with more updates.
All other projects suffered sizeable 7-day downturns in sales count and trading volumes.
This week, we published our Metaverse Monthly Report — September 2022:
For comprehensive market and metaverse project data, check oneland.world.
2. Market News
BoneLab
- Sep 26
Boneworks launched the awaited sequel to its popular VR game, Bonelabs. The game, developed by Stress Level Zero, sells for $39.99 and, for the very first time, comes with a Meta Quest 2 Headset.
Walmart
- Sep 26
Walmart launched two new immersive experiences, Walmart Land and Universe of Play, in metaverse mega-platform Roblox. The Land includes a digital merchandise store while Universe of Play allows users to explore worlds and enter challenges to win digital goods and experiences.
Singapore
- Sep 28
In a new report, Web3 investment firm Cryptomeria Capital hailed Singapore as a potential future crypto & Metaverse hub with its “first-class judiciary, accessibility, connectivity and strong legal infrastructure.
Coral (Solana)
- Sep 28
Solana tech developer Coral raised $20 million to continue developing its interactive wallet Backpack. Backpack is used as an OS system for building xNFTs, which is an executable code of Web3 apps. The round was led by FTX and Jump Crypto.
- Sep 28
Google demonstrated how Google Maps will appear in the future.
Meta
- Sep 29
Meta launched NFT support for all Facebook and Instagram users in the U.S. Users can now connect digital wallets to share NFTs from Ethereum, Polygon and Flow blockchains.
3. Sales & Mints
The Sandbox
- Sep 27
Colorful and futuristic NFT Assets from the Missing Parts went on sale in The Sandbox Marketplace.
- Sep 29
The Thunderbirds NFTs from the classic 1960s TV series went live in The Sandbox Marketplace.
Voxels
- Sep 27
Voxels listed 8 waterfront parcels on Chronos Island. Voxels also said that this week might be the last one for listings below 0.5 ETH, as the floor price has been slowly creeping up.
Somnium Space
- Oct 1
Somnium Space kicked off its Quarternary Land Offering (QLO).
This year’s offering features exclusive avatars and NFT vehicles including hover-bikes, offroad cars and motorbikes which will be soon drivable in both VR and non-VR.
Cardano
- Oct 1
Cardano Island kicked off its land mint, and made updates to its land claim.
4. Events, Contests & Giveaways
Events
Decentraland
- Sep 25
Metaverse Union of Architects (MUA DAO) held a 4-day virtual carnival for TOKEN 2049 in Decentraland. MUA 2049 featured over 20 partners, including top smart contracts platforms, GameFi projects and KOLs.
- Sep 29
We Are Friends teamed up with Web3 music project MODA DAO to hold a party to celebrate WAFXI in Decentraland with digital performances, experiences and collectibles.
Voxels
- Sep 27
Ultra held the 1st Uniqs exhibition on the third floor in AMD’s Voxels space. The Uniqs collection launched on Aug 29.
Voxels
- Sep 28
The Meta Builders community held a DAO launch party in Voxels.
Somnium Space
- Oct 1
VR Venues held a Los Angeles Reveal Disco Party in OasisMetaGames world in Somnium Space, featuring creations from imNandox3D and Marek Dvoracek, and music by HotzHouse.
Contests
The Sandbox
- Sep 27
Everyrealm held a giveaway on Twitter to celebrate the launch of its Fantasy Island Experience in The Sandbox.
Sep 28
HSBC unveiled a series of virtual rugby quests in The Sandbox. Meanwhile, HSBC will also stage a virtual stadium in The Sandbox from 24 Oct to 14 Nov to celebrate the return of the Hong Kong Sevens.
BYOPills
- Sep 27
BYOPills published the first of a set of live Galaxy Fight Club Cross-IP Championship events, running until October 9. Sign up here.
Catch up on this week’s Twitter Spaces, project streams and interviews:
Decentraland: AMA with Decentraland DAO FACILITATION TEAM
BYOPills: Galaxy Fight NFT Cross-IP Championship AMA
NFT Worlds: GameFi Adoption, feat. @trymetafab
NFT Worlds: Weekly WRLD, feat. @iamarkdev and @erodwrld
The Sandbox: AMA with The VIsionEx
The Sandbox: The Sandbox Party x Crypto Kings
Tropyverse: What’s VRE? feat. Everything Metaverses (Waterdown Queen)
5. Project Updates
Voxels
- Sep 27
Voxels launched some new updates for their editor UI, including bug fixes for the inspector, a full screen code editor, and bringing the asset library to front and center.
NFT Worlds<>MetaFab
- Sep 30
NFT Worlds announced that they are integrating blockchain gaming API MetaFab into their new game. They also published a Twitter thread and video, and held an AMA to explain.
Polka City
- Oct 1
Polka City launched its Version 1.6 for community testing. The new update includes improved colliders, graphics enhancements and improved gameplay experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo4SgOgJJoU
Iluvium
- Oct 1
Illuvium published a Vision Thread for the next 20 years.
In it, cofounder Kieran.eth stated that Illuvium will become “the first AAA Interoperable Blockchain Game utilising decentralised governance and verifiable ownership”.
6. Partnerships
BYOPills<>Galaxy Fight Club
- Sep 25
BYOPills partnered with Galaxy Fight Club (GFC). BYOPill & Apostle holders can now compete as BYOPill-exclusive characters in upcoming GFC tournaments and win from over $200K in prizes!
Arcade Land<>AI Rein
- Sep 26
Arcade Land partnered with state-of-the-art NFT anime project AI Rein, giving anime lovers the chance to set up home base in ArcadeLand and access hundreds of game titles. AI Rein’s motion technology allows avatars to mimic their holder’s movements.
The Sandbox<>AXA Hong Kong
- Sep 27
The Sandbox partnered with leading global insurer AXA HongKong, making it the first HK-based insurer to enter The Sandbox metaverse.
Optimism
- Sep 29
OpenSea added support for NFTs built on Ethereum Layer 2 network, Optimism, following its integration last week of Arbitrum One.
This week, we published our Metaverse Monthly Report – September 2022:
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