Web3 Gaming Industry Weekly Report: New Developments and Rankings (January 13 - 19)

This week, the Web3 gaming industry remained active, with several projects making significant progress and new player and active user data showing interesting trends. Let's take a look back at the main highlights of the week.

Industry Trends

1. Sony Blockchain Solutions Lab announced the official launch of its Ethereum L2 blockchain Soneium mainnet.

2. Web3 game infrastructure developer Hyve Labs successfully raised $2.75 million, injecting new energy into the industry's development.

3. The founder of the pixel-style game Pixels revealed that the staking feature of the PIXEL token is about to be launched, providing users with a new way to participate.

4. The action role-playing game (ARPG) Spot Zero developed by Tarta Games studio has received a total of millions of dollars in funding support from Arbitrum and Mantle.

5. The blockchain network Ronin announced the establishment of a $10 million ecosystem funding fund aimed at promoting the further development of the ecosystem.

Game Rankings

Top three of new player growth weekly leaderboard

1. Forgotten Runiverse
2. The Sandbox
3. SEED

These three games excel in attracting new players, demonstrating strong market appeal and user acquisition capabilities.

New Player Retention Rate Top Three Weekly Ranking

1. Wild Forest
2. Eternals
3. LiveArt

These games excel at maintaining the interest of new players, indicating that their content and experience can effectively attract players for long-term participation.

Top three in the weekly active player growth ranking

1. Forgotten Runiverse
2. The Sandbox
3. Pixudi

This leaderboard reflects the overall activity level of games, with Forgotten Runiverse and The Sandbox appearing simultaneously on the new player and active player growth lists, showcasing strong overall performance.

Top three of the token growth weekly ranking

1. Mist
2. ROCO Finance
3. Exeedme

The tokens of these projects have performed well this week, which may reflect the market's positive expectations for the future development of these games.

Summary

This week, the Web3 gaming industry continues to show a positive development trend. From the launch of Sony's blockchain mainnet to multiple projects receiving funding support, it demonstrates the industry's innovative vitality and investment enthusiasm. The gaming leaderboard data reflects players' preferences and participation in different types of games, providing valuable market insights for developers and investors.

With the continuous advancement of technology and ongoing optimization of user experience, the Web3 gaming industry is expected to attract more mainstream user attention and participation in the future.