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TLDR :
Abritrum Gaming’s $10M investment
Pixelmon x Avalanche
Sony Group & Bandai Namco invest in Gaudiy
🗞️ NEWS
ARBITRUM GAMING VENTURES INVESTMENT
Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) announced last week that it invested $10M into 5 different game builders in its ecosystem. The projects include:
Wildcard: the 2v2 collectible card action game
At the same time, Wildcard announced its migration to the chain
Hyve Labs: an ecosystem/game distribution platform
T-Rex: a blockchain built for consumer applications
XAI: the blockchain for indie gaming
Proof of Play: the onchain AWS and makers of Pirate Nation
This investment is part of the 200M ARB initiative (~$65M), formerly the Gaming Catalyst Program (GCP), including the first wave of investments.
The transition from the GCP to AGV represents a shift from grant-based support to more direct capital deployment
The GCP was introduced in March 2024, and this March, members of the Arbitrum DAO submitted a proposal to wind down the initiative and its unused funds
Arguments include the proposal was approved during “exceptionally optimistic projections” and the fact that TreasureDAO had exited the DAO
The venture arm is expected to deploy more capital over time. Furthermore, the Arbitrum Foundation continues to deploy smaller grants to smaller projects, including Tarta Games, Sanko, and L3E7
Treasure DAO parted ways with Arbitrum in December 2024, thereby losing a good portion of its gaming mindshare. Can the AGV deploy its capital smart enough to return to the race with ecosystems like Ronin and Avalanche?
PIXELMON x AVALANCHE
Speaking of gaming chains, Pixelmon just announced that they migrated to Avalanche, signing an exclusive partnership with the Dorito chain
The strategic partnership includes the launch of Warden’s Ascent (Q3/Q4 2025 launch), future idle games (Nova Thera Chronicles and Warriors of Nova Thera), and Pixelmon TCG on Avalanche
Giulio Xiloyannis, the CEO, mentioned that Pixelmon needed a partner that was aligned with their ambition to grow beyond the current Web3 user base
Decrypt mentioned Pixelmon was in talks with “multiple leading blockchains”. However, the team being able to launch its own L1 on the chain sealed the deal to go with Avalanche
Pixelmon has tested with and launched a handful of games so far, including casual games like Kevin the Adventurer, Pixel Pals, and Monster Tycoon
The development of its original flagship game, the PC-based monster-battler, has been deprioritized for now
And the team will continue with a focus on a mobile-first publishing strategy, with Warden’s Ascent as its new flagship
Outside of gaming, Pixelmon has been working on a more extensive media strategy through anime and comics, continues to distribute tokens through MON Protocol, and sits on a pretty significant treasury
Overall, Pixelmon seems to have been quite experimental in figuring out what works and continues to have the runway to find its PMF slowly
SONY GROUP AND BANDAI INVEST IN GAUDIY
Last week, Sony Group Corp and Bandai Namco announced a 10B Yen investment (~$69M) in the Web3 fan platform Gaudiy (in Pre-Series C funding), marking the start of a deeper strategic partnership
Gaudiy is a Tokyo-based company aiming to build “Fan Nations”, digital communities where fans and creators collaborate and co-create through blockchain and AI-tech
Its platform, Gaudiy Fanlink, serves as the platform where fans and (primarily anime) IPs come together
In 2025, they acquired MyAnimeList, one of the largest anime and manga community websites, with over 19.5M registered users
The initiative between the three companies aims to expand the Japanese IP to the global market, combining Sony’s Crunchy Roll, My AnimeList, and the IPs owned by Bandai Namco (e.g., Dragon Ball Series, PAC-MAN, Boruto Naruto, etc)
Regarding crypto, this partnership includes Gaudiy being integrated into the Soneium blockchain (previously it used Arbitrum)
Gaudiy’s UGC platform incentivizes creators by allowing them to earn tokens that can be used within the platform to spend on exclusive content and experiences.
And specifically uses the blockchain to verify the transparency and authenticity of fan contributions, including NFTs and “decentralized identifiers” (tradeable within their platform)
Overall, Gaudiy uses a lighter blockchain integration, where it uses it as a ledger, but retains control over what can be done with the digital assets
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