Welcome back for another edition of IKONIC Weekly where we are looking into some of the most interesting news within the NFT industry. Without further ado let us begin.
Limewire Returns
This May we will see one of the most popular peer-to-peer file-sharing system Limewire will rebrand itself as an NFT marketplace. LimeWire will move to a more entertainment-driven platform. According to sources, ten ‘prominent artists’ have already signed up for the project which will offer additional support to its users through the distribution of the native $LMWR utility token.
Gamestop NFTs Are Coming Soon
In February, GameStop, one of the original meme stocks, said it would be partnering with layer 2 system Immutable X for the launch of its NFT plans. In its earnings release, GameStop said the partnership would provide it with up to $150 million in Immutable X IMX tokens upon achievement of certain milestones.
GameStop also noted that it had hired dozens of people in Q4 with experience in areas including blockchain gaming, e-commerce, and technology.
GameStop said it expects its NFT marketplace will include “billions of low-cost, in-game assets that can easily be bought and sold,” specifically mentioning digital real estate and in-game skins.
Spotify NFT Plans Are in Motion
Spotify is drawing up plans to add blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens to its streaming service, fuelling excitement in the crypto and music industries about the potential of NFTs to boost artists’ earnings.
Two recent job ads show Spotify is recruiting people to work on early-stage projects related to “Web3”, a tech buzzword for a blockchain-powered network that some crypto enthusiasts hope will wrestle control back from the Big Tech platforms that dominate today’s internet.
G-money Launches Brick Breaker
Blockchain innovator, GMoney, looks set to disrupt the NFT space with the launch of his latest project and push the boundaries of possibility by developing an entirely on-chain NFT video game.
In true pioneering spirit, GMoney, along with GM420 launched ‘Brick Breaker,’ a highly addictive video game styled after the classic Arkanoid series. In the game, players must operate a bat and ball mechanic to destroy as many GMoney inscribed blocks as possible.
Gotchiverse is Coming Soon
Aavegotchi, on March 31, will launch the Gotchiverse. The culmination of years of development, long hours and restless nights, to transform the pixelated world into more than just a game, launching an entire culture of ghostly goings on and pure digitalized joy as a result.
The Gotchiverse will form the backbone of the Aavegotchi ecosystem, providing a vast playground to hang out, play games and build spectre-themed empires, bringing all of Aavegotchi’s long developed play-to-earn capabilities together into one giant world.
