Magic Eden NFT Marketplace Launches Its Highly Anticipated Metaverse Gaming Hub

Updated: 23 March 2023

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Magic Eden, the leading cross-chain digital marketplace for non-fungible tokens, has launched its highly anticipated gaming hub “Magic Eden Games.” The new gaming feature will allow developers and players to discover the best metaverse games.

Magic Eden Launches Much-Awaited NFT Gaming Hub

In a March 22 press release, the NFT marketplace confirmed launching its much-awaited NFT gaming hub “Magic Eden Games.”The new feature is a destination for web3 game developers to grow their player bases and communities.

Presenting: Magic Eden Games, the home for web3 games.

This is a labor of love from our games team. After launching 70+ projects & investing in a dozen studios, we're honored to help games shine even more w/ our dedicated hub.

Visit Magic Eden Games: https://t.co/tP1DJlxQEQ pic.twitter.com/jkH7k9NBiP

— Magic Eden 🪄 (@MagicEden) March 22, 2023

Magic Eden announced plans to launch a gaming hub sometime in 2022. At the time, the NFT marketplace laid out several gaming infrastructures, including integrating Polygon, an Ethereum scaling solution, to power upcoming non-fungible token-powered video games.

It’s worth noting that the gaming industry has grown tremendously in recent months, with the revenue projected to hit $365 billion before the end of 2023. Magic Eden Games will help game studios reach new players and open significant revenue opportunities.

The new gaming feature will help players discover the best metaverse games and remain updated on the latest gaming news and developments while getting rewarded for their engagement. While commenting about the new gaming development, Chris Akhavan, the chief gaming officer, remarked:

“We look forward to continuing to fuel the growth of the entire web3 gaming ecosystem. Game developers can leverage our platform to acquire new player communities, share game updates, document their game’s milestones, and tap into significant revenue opportunities through the best marketplace experience in all of web3.”

According to the announcement, developers partnering with Magic Eden Games will get their title to explore the game page, featuring game descriptions, studio descriptions, and videos. Studios will generate revenues through NFT minting on the Magic Eden Launchpad and secondary markets.

Magic Eden Launches NFT Mint Madness Campaign

Magic Eden presents the new web3 gaming hub a few days after starting its NFT Mint Madness campaign. The NFT promotion, which featured thousands of new social media followers, aimed to bring dozens of game developers and players to the web3 market.

The Mint Madness Campaign allowed users to mint free NFTs associated with Web3 games on Polygon, Solana, and Ethereum. During the campaign, some metaverse games include Planet Mojo, Meta Star Strikers, Alaska Gold Rush, Shrapnel, Petobots, Blast Royale, Rogue Nation, Tearing Spaces, and Freckle Trivia on Polygon.

Others included Realm Hunter, Legendary: Heroes Unchained, Shrapnel on Ethereum, and Papu Superstars on Solana. Magic Eden has pledged to continue bringing dynamic cultural moments onto the blockchain, empowering users across thousands of digital communities to create, discover and collect unique NFTs.