“A specialist taskforce, hell bent on breaking games into the $121bn mobile market,” Ferguson wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Since April, we’ve already taken three games to the No. 1 rank on mobile stores. Now we want the charts to be dominated by Immutable.”
The Crypto Gaming Recovery Fund, unveiled this week, will allocate half a million dollars’ worth of tokens and assets over seven years. Eligible players from shuttered titles such as Pirate Nation, Tokyo Beast, and The Walking Dead: Empires can apply by creating a Splinterlands account, purchasing a $10 item that doubles as in-game credits, and submitting proof of their holdings in the defunct games.
The release signals a move away from chasing mass-market gamers, instead leaning into the crypto-native subculture of users who trade meme coins, mint NFTs, and live onchain.
According to Precedence Research, the global Web3 gaming market is projected to surge from $31.49 billion in 2024 to approximately $182.98 billion by 2034. This growth is expected to be fueled by a growing number of mainstream titles, including Gunzilla Games' Off The Grid launching on PlayStation 5, and the global FIFA franchise venturing into Web3 versions.
Anonymous Labs has some experience in blending entertainment with blockchain technologies. The developer previously launched a meme coin project based on the Simon’s Cat web cartoon on the BNB Chain. The CAT token, while experiencing recent gains aligned with broader market trends, has shown the volatility typical of digital assets.
