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Axie Infinity Classic

Axies are dangerous animals who enjoy fighting and hunting for wealth! So, grab an Axie collection in an ever-expanding Axie Infinity universe!

<p>It’s time for season 13 in Axie Infinity Origins with total rewards at a whopping 90,000 $AXS tokens. In addition to rewards, the new season also comes with a plethora of updates that aim to improve &nbsp;the competitive side of the game.</p><p>Continuing with the rewards, <a href="https://blog.axieinfinity.com/p/origins-s13-is-live">S13’s</a> system will have multiple paths, so all players can get a piece of the prize pool. The leaderboard will distribute 80,000 $AXS to top-ranking competitors. Meanwhile, 7,000 $AXS is allocated to collectible chest holders, and an additional $3,000 AXS will fuel the Elite 8 Tournament.</p><p>The reward structure is quite decent for active players who frequently make it to the leaderboards, while it also encourages players to get familiar with chests and also finer gameplay mechanics.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Origins S13 is LIVE!<br><br>Let the battles begin ⚔️<br><br>🏆 90K AXS in rewards up for grabs<br>🎟️ Meta Morph Tickets available in check-in shop<br>💎 Scrap Shop price reductions<br>⚒️ Balancing Updates<br>🎁 Gauntlet Mode and Collectible Chests are BACK<br><br>Play Origins 👇<br><br>🔗 : <a href="https://t.co/qAiO4VRPEC">https://t.co/qAiO4VRPEC</a>… <a href="https://t.co/BC43MrroMt">pic.twitter.com/BC43MrroMt</a></p>— Axie Infinity (@AxieInfinity) <a href="https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1922530372186931516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div><h2><strong>Meta Morph Tickets and Scrap Shop Prices</strong></h2><p>S13 for <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-Infinity-Origins">Axie Infinity Origins</a> also introduces Meta Morph tickets. This item allows players to morph Axie parts while saving SLP, even when they don't have the required badges. Additionally, the Scrap Shop slashed prices across popular rune and charm boxes, including:</p><ul><li><strong>Mystic Rune Box:</strong> 20,000 → 15,000 scrap</li><li><strong>Mystic Charm Box:</strong> 10,000 → 7,500 scrap</li><li><strong>Limited Sale Mystic Rune Box:</strong> 15,000 → 12,000 scrap</li><li><strong>Limited Sale Mystic Charm Box:</strong> 7,500 → 6,000 scrap</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The fan-favorite Gauntlet Mode makes its return with the launch of the Epic Era on May 28. The mode will remain live until July 9. In the meantime, Tri-Spikes received buffs, while Incisor and Gaia’s Embrace were nerfed.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://assets.funjible.games/axie_infinity_origins_s13_cfd97c395d.jpg" alt="Axie Infinity Origins Season 13 Rewards" srcset="https://assets.funjible.games/thumbnail_axie_infinity_origins_s13_cfd97c395d.jpg 245w,https://assets.funjible.games/small_axie_infinity_origins_s13_cfd97c395d.jpg 500w,https://assets.funjible.games/medium_axie_infinity_origins_s13_cfd97c395d.jpg 750w," sizes="100vw"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In recent months, <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-Infinity-Origins/news">Axie Infinity news</a> featured fundamental decisions like <a href="https://funjible.games/news/axie-infinity-shuts-down-project-t-to-focus-on-atia-s-legacy">shutting down Project T</a> so the devs could focus on Atia’s Legacy. There’s an active decision making process at Axie Infinity Origins as the devs look to optimize their time spent developing the existing titles within the ecosystem while working on new ones in the process. Less popular features got the axe during this process, with hopes that newer additions to the franchise will be strong enough to attract more players to the ecosystem.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uupbLOlCkww?si=4DnMKMGrY8fCq_O9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&nbsp;</p>

Metaverse News

Massive 90,000 $AXS prize pool and Gauntlet Mode returns in Axie Infinity Origins S13

Axie Infinity Origins Season 13 Rewards 90,000 $AXS

<p>There are certain terms you’ll struggle to encounter in Web3 nowadays, despite them once being ubiquitous. “Metaverse,” for example. Or “algorithmic stablecoin.” And then there’s “Play-to-Earn,” also known as P2E, which was once very much in vogue in Web3 gaming circles. Today, not so much.&nbsp;<br><br>The deprecation of the short-lived P2E moniker is for the best, everyone can agree. Not only did the Play-to-Earn model prove unsustainable, but it misrepresented what Web3 gaming was all about. But while its removal from Web3’s lexicon should be celebrated, the original Play-to-Earn mechanism shouldn’t be hated, for without its fleeting flame, we wouldn’t have reached the point we’re now at, in a blockchain gaming sector powered by Play-and-Own.</p><h2><strong>How It Started</strong></h2><p>As history will show, the “Play” part of Play-to-Earn was bang on. It’s just the remaining two-thirds of the term that were way out of whack. To be fair to Web3 developers, they didn’t know that the P2E model would prove unsustainable. And now that they do, most of them have moved on to more sustainable models that aren't defined by token economies. Back in the beginning, tokens were the game. Now, they’re merely the icing on top – a complement to the underlying gameplay and all the other cool stuff that Web3 provides, like the ability to own the assets you earn.&nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://assets.funjible.games/web3_gamer_84af77ee24.jpg" alt="How Play-and-Own Became Web3's Gaming Greatest Feature" srcset="https://assets.funjible.games/thumbnail_web3_gamer_84af77ee24.jpg 234w,https://assets.funjible.games/small_web3_gamer_84af77ee24.jpg 500w,https://assets.funjible.games/medium_web3_gamer_84af77ee24.jpg 750w," sizes="100vw"></figure><p><br><br>We’ll get to asset ownership shortly, but first, let’s take a moment to recall how it all began. The P2E model began gaining traction around 2018 as players – or rather, speculators, – caught on to the upside of being early to the Web3 games that were emerging. Web3 studios, like all Web3 projects, needed to attract users and so they resorted to the growth hack that many crypto startups have used: issuing a token. Rather than being launched through a TGE or some other public sale mechanism, studios opted to make the bulk of their tokens earnable in-game.&nbsp;<br><br>This solved a couple of problems. Firstly, it relieved studios of the messy token launch process, with all the legal ramifications and regulatory risks. And secondly, it provided a strong incentive for users to begin playing the game in order to earn tokens. Only they weren’t really playing it: they were farming it at the expense of later arrivals, who entered the game too late to derive anything from the Earn part. Which left just the Play part, which, unfortunately, wasn’t much fun.&nbsp;<br><br>Launched in 2018 by Vietnamese studio Sky Mavis, <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-infinity">Axie Infinity</a> became the poster child for P2E gaming. Built on the Ethereum blockchain before migrating to its own Ronin chain, Axie revolves around breeding and battling cute creatures that are represented as NFTs. Players earn two tokens: Smooth Love Potion (SLP), used for breeding Axies, and Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), the governance token that lets players vote on game decisions and access a community treasury.&nbsp;<br><br>What happened next is well-documented, so we’ll keep this bit brief: &nbsp;Axie Infinity exploded in popularity, particularly in developing countries like the Philippines, where 40% of its players were based. Daily active users (DAUs) surged from 16,000 in January 2021 to 800,000 by July and peaked at nearly two million later that year. Axie was a huge success, but there was one major problem: players were only playing it for profit, and once the token price cratered, DAUs dropped off a cliff. Axie wasn’t a bad game – in fact it’s still going strong in 2025, having found a new lease of life – but its tokenomics were flawed.&nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://assets.funjible.games/axie_infinity_play_and_own_e68090edba.jpg" alt="How Play-and-Own Became Web3's Gaming Greatest Feature" srcset="https://assets.funjible.games/thumbnail_axie_infinity_play_and_own_e68090edba.jpg 245w,https://assets.funjible.games/small_axie_infinity_play_and_own_e68090edba.jpg 500w,https://assets.funjible.games/medium_axie_infinity_play_and_own_e68090edba.jpg 750w," sizes="100vw"></figure><p><br><br>The rise and fall of Axie Infinity mirrored the rise and fall of Play-to-Earn. Five years on, the industry is much wiser, and no serious studio is trying to push the failed P2E model. Instead, the focus is on either Play-and-Earn – a subtle difference, but one in which token rewards are a bonus rather than the main event – or Play-and-Own, which is arguably the model that should have been followed from day one.</p><h2><strong>How It’s Going</strong></h2><p>Today, Web3 gaming is thriving with dedicated gaming chains, hundreds of full-time studios, and thousands of games, ranging from the basic to the highly sophisticated – we’re talking AAA, high production values, immersive worlds, and everything else that could conceivably be crammed into a game. While the quality of the games released under the Web3 banner has improved immeasurably, to get there, developers have had to go back to square one by remembering the primary reason why Web3 gaming was billed as such a big deal to begin with.&nbsp;<br><br>The Web3 studios that are currently making waves – and by “waves” read: putting out games that people actually want to play – are focused on true asset ownership rather than earner-ship. They want gamers to be able to own what’s rightfully theirs, but not primarily for its resale value to some other player or speculator. Rather, they’re intent on showing that where the video gaming industry has gone wrong, Web3 can make it right.&nbsp;<br><br>Take Mythical Games, for example: it’s a Web3 studio through and through, complete with its own blockchain, gaming ecosystem, and native token in the form of MYTH. Yet what’s Mythical famous for? Games. <a href="https://funjible.games/games/NFL-Rivals">NFL Rivals</a>, especially, which requires no blockchain knowledge to play or token to access: you just pick up your phone and start playing ball. If you wanna go deeper, and start trading football stars on the built-in NFT marketplace, you can, but that’s merely a side event – the game is the main event.&nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://assets.funjible.games/nfl_rivals_play_and_own_a41f64ffad.jpg" alt="How Play-and-Own Became Web3's Gaming Greatest Feature" srcset="https://assets.funjible.games/thumbnail_nfl_rivals_play_and_own_a41f64ffad.jpg 245w,https://assets.funjible.games/small_nfl_rivals_play_and_own_a41f64ffad.jpg 500w,https://assets.funjible.games/medium_nfl_rivals_play_and_own_a41f64ffad.jpg 750w," sizes="100vw"></figure><p><br><br>Not only is this a formula that makes sense, but it’s one that resonates with players, six million of whom have downloaded NFL Rivals. Forthcoming follow-up FIFA Rivals is about to do the same for soccer, while Pudgy Penguins' game, Pudgy Party, together with the current release, <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Blankos-Block-Party">Blankos Block Party</a>, will do likewise for platformers. Mythical’s games are designed to be fun independently of financial rewards, addressing the core flaw of P2E.&nbsp;<br><br>It’s by no means the only Web3 games developer pursuing this angle in which entertainment and ownership are prioritized over the bells and whistles of tokenization and earning rewards. Immutable is another example of the form Web3 gaming has now assumed. Anyone can deploy their own game on its Immutable X chain – or its zkEVM sibling – and in theory, they can make it Play-to-Earn if they want, but the appetite for P2E no longer exists. The world has moved on.&nbsp;<br><br>Instead, players can blow each other to bits in Badmad Robots, or fight epic battles against almighty deities in <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Gods-Unchained">Gods Unchained</a>. Sounds kinda fun, doesn’t it? Sounds like the sorta games you might actually want to play regardless of whether there’s a token reward being dangled for clearing a level. When it came to extending the Bored Apes IP by creating MMORPG Otherside, Yuga Labs was also shrewd enough to avoid falling into the P2E trap. Big studios don’t do Play-to-Earn. Not anymore.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://assets.funjible.games/gods_unchained_review_01_g_ID_7_f23cbc9bd8.jpg" alt="How Play-and-Own Became Web3's Gaming Greatest Feature" srcset="https://assets.funjible.games/thumbnail_gods_unchained_review_01_g_ID_7_f23cbc9bd8.jpg 245w,https://assets.funjible.games/small_gods_unchained_review_01_g_ID_7_f23cbc9bd8.jpg 500w,https://assets.funjible.games/medium_gods_unchained_review_01_g_ID_7_f23cbc9bd8.jpg 750w," sizes="100vw"></figure><h2><strong>Earn If You Want To</strong></h2><p>What’s noteworthy about the games cited above is that there are opportunities to earn rewards in all of them. If you’d rather grind it out for monetary reasons rather than the enjoyment of conquering your enemies and climbing the leaderboard, go ahead. It might not be much fun, and it probably won’t be especially profitable, but if you’d rather do that, Play-and-Own still lets you earn.&nbsp;<br><br>But what it really does well is let you own the things that matter to you most. And if you’re a hardcore gamer, that means the armor you win for completing a level, the accessories you earn for topping a leaderboard, and the loot chest you unlock for winning a tournament. If these things matter to you, you should have the right to own them until the end of time, or trade them, or use them as collateral to take out a loan if they’re particularly valuable. Play-and-Own lets you do all that and a whole lot more. That’s why it’s the future of Web3 gaming.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RzQFXT6Y3xU?si=4ZDl85ag-CgogliU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

Features

Web3 gaming has come a long way!

How Play-and-Own Replaced Play-2-Earn as Web3 Gaming’s Greatest Feature 

<p>Sky Mavis recently announced the shutdown of Project T, the social playground for Axie owners. Axie Infinity's developer announced its decision on <a href="https://x.com/AxieInfinity/status/1913161886843150647">social media</a> while reassuring the fans that the project's development efforts would be channeled into its upcoming MMO, Atia's Legacy.</p><p><a href="https://funjible.games/news/axie-infinity-s-atia-s-legacy-mmo-open-for-pre-registration">Axie Infinity: Atia's Legacy opened for pre-registration</a> in March 2025, and the game shortly <a href="https://funjible.games/news/axie-infinity-atia-s-legacy-hits-715-k-pre-registrations">hit over 715k</a> interested players. While this decision could speed up Atia's Legacy's development process, it should be noted that Project T was a charming chapter in Axie Infinity. Project T has been a breath of fresh air for most as it experimented with community bonding and casual gameplay.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Project T has been sunset<br><br>As one sun sets, another rises ☀️<br><br>Calling all Lunacians, from OGs to new recruits!<br><br>Over the past seven years, many of us have dreamed of a social Axie game – like an MMO.<br><br>Every day, those dreams get closer to reality as we work on Atia’s Legacy.… <a href="https://t.co/phrmlzc2Nk">pic.twitter.com/phrmlzc2Nk</a></p>— Axie Infinity (@AxieInfinity) <a href="https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1913161886843150647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div><h2><strong>What Was Axie Infinity's Project T?</strong></h2><p>Project T was a prototype social hub for Axie Infinity. It featured a peaceful town square where Axie owners could meet with each other, relax, and play mini-games. Project T was only accessible to players with five or more Axies, and the experience also featured some light resource management.</p><p>While spending time in Project T, players could farm and garden to produce food from shards, rebuild stamina by sleeping or gifting, and also trade resources with NPCs.</p><p>Project T was a lot of fun for Axie owners, but it lost its popularity as more Axie games came out. <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-Infinity-Raylights">Raylights</a>, <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-Infinity-Homeland">Homeland</a>, <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-Infinity-Origins">Origins</a>, and more attracted more players to Axie Infinity while also causing existing users to shift their focus. Sky Mavis called sunsetting Project T a strategic move, and the servers for Project T are now permanently offline with no plans to revive them.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://assets.funjible.games/project_t_axie_infinity_4382aa81d0.jpg" alt="Axie Infinity Shuts Down Project T" srcset="https://assets.funjible.games/thumbnail_project_t_axie_infinity_4382aa81d0.jpg 245w,https://assets.funjible.games/small_project_t_axie_infinity_4382aa81d0.jpg 500w," sizes="100vw"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Despite this setback, there's still a lot to look forward to in <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-infinity/news">Axie Infinity news</a>. Atia's Legacy is expected to be released in the summer of 2025 unless the developer announces any last-minute delays. In the meantime, Sky Mavis continues to roll out upgrades for the Ronin blockchain, like its <a href="https://funjible.games/news/ronin-migrates-to-chainlink-ccip-for-better-bridge-security">migration to Chainlink CCIP</a>.</p><p>Like Sky Mavis, there are other games and developers in the GameFi space experimenting with new features. In recent months, <a href="https://funjible.games/news/dynamic-ai-npcs-coming-to-illuvium-overworld">Dynamic AI NPCs</a> and <a href="https://funjible.games/news/nifty-island-introduces-ai-agents-for-interactive-gameplay">AI agents</a> started popping up in games to improve the overall gameplay experience for players. These experimental takes are likely to improve throughout the year, and other innovative features could help push their boundaries further.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/463zR98Wmdc?si=c-hCa_N9donUXiIw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&nbsp;</p>

Gaming Platforms 

Developing an MMO requires quite a bit of focus and innovative ideas

Axie Infinity Shuts Down Project T to Focus on Atia's Legacy

<p>The Ronin Network recently upgraded its bridge security and token support with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The move comes after a community vote last year where Ronin Validators approved CCIP as the network’s canonical bridge.</p><p>The new CCIP bridge began supporting a wider range of assets, including $WETH, $USDC, $AXS, and $PIXEL on April 9, and more tokens will follow. While the old bridge is still open, it won't be here for a long time. The legacy <a href="https://blog.roninchain.com/p/the-ronin-bridge-ccip-migration">Ronin Bridge</a> is scheduled to shutdown on April 21.</p><h2><strong>What Does Chainlink CCIP Mean for Ronin Users?</strong></h2><p>The Chainlink CCIP upgrade further secures the bridge experience of users while also improving the versatility. This tech supports <a href="https://funjible.games/news/the-interoperability-dilemma-is-crypto-gaming-too-ambitious">interoperability</a> across over 46 blockchains, giving users more freedom while using and moving their assets.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Ronin Bridge CCIP migration has begun!<br><br>Stronger bridge security powered by <a href="https://twitter.com/chainlink?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chainlink</a> ⚔️<br><br>• Bridge WETH, USDC, PIXEL, AXS and more<br>• Legacy Ronin Bridge deprecating on April 21st<br>• Remaining tokens transferred to CCIP by April 25th<br><br>Bridge with CCIP 👇<br><br>🔗 :… <a href="https://t.co/26AdHzz9Tw">pic.twitter.com/26AdHzz9Tw</a></p>— Ronin (@Ronin_Network) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ronin_Network/status/1910552463444500867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ronin is one of the leading gaming blockchains in the Web3 gaming space, and retaining this lead requires further innovations. Integrating Chainlink’s CCIP infrastructure makes Ronin even more connected and secure, also two valuable aspects for developers.</p><p>In recent months, Ronin has been rolling out quality-of-life upgrades that can increase the blockchain’s appeal both for devs and gamers. <a href="https://funjible.games/news/sky-mavis-opens-ronin-to-all-with-permissionless-approach">Opening Ronin with a permissionless approach</a>, for example, allowed more talented developers to get a taste of what’s been cooking inside the blockchain. In the meantime, titles like <a href="https://funjible.games/news/fishing-frenzy-moves-to-ronin-network">Fishing Frenzy</a> and <a href="https://funjible.games/news/nifty-island-partners-with-ronin-network">Nifty Island</a> partnered with Ronin Network, which showcases that it’s the place-to-be for GameFi projects.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G6L0_D9ynPI?si=yoSD7Ve8lvLxDjDe" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While Sky Mavis continues to improve <a href="https://funjible.games/games/Axie-infinity">Axie Infinity</a>, it also aims to make Ronin more accessible and global. In that regard, Ronin even <a href="https://funjible.games/news/ronin-celebrates-mavis-market-rebrand-with-trading-contest">rebranded Mavis Market to Ronin Market</a>. Overall, Ronin’s been quite proactive in recent years to ensure its ecosystem emerges as the ultimate Web3 gaming hub. Though it has formidable competitors out there, like Immutable and Avalanche, these rivals have been pushing each other toward more innovation.</p><p>Eventually, these innovations and upgrades turn into great games for players where they can potentially earn rewards in the form of tokens and NFTs for their efforts. Play-to-earn is one of the unique value propositions of Web3 gaming and it can drastically increase player’s game-time when executed correctly.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Axie Infinity Origins Season 13 Rewards 90,000 $AXS

How Play-and-Own Replaced Play-2-Earn as Web3 Gaming’s Greatest Feature

Axie Infinity Shuts Down Project T to Focus on Atia's Legacy

Ronin Migrates to Chainlink CCIP for Better Bridge Security

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