SEGA’s ‘Code of Jokers’ to Launch on Sui

And, Jurassic World Comes to Sandbox, and Razer aims to eliminate bots from gaming

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Pet Berisha
March 19, 2025

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🎮 SEGA's 'Code of Jokers' to Launch on Sui in Summer 2025

SEGA is making a significant move into Web3 with their upcoming title 'Code of Jokers,' slated to launch on the Sui blockchain in Summer 2025.

Key Points:

  • This marks SEGA's first major blockchain gaming project

  • The licensing deal here is via a third party who own the rights to ‘Code of Jokers’

  • The game will utilize Sui's high-performance Layer 1 blockchain.

  • 'Code of Jokers' will feature collectible NFTs of popular SEGA characters and integrate play-to-earn mechanics.

  • The partnership signals growing mainstream adoption as traditional gaming giants embrace blockchain technology.

    The Gaming Crypto Take:

  • Mainstream publisher IP doesn't guarantee success when building a blockchain game. We’ve seen this countless times with the likes of Ubisoft and others who have launched games and seen limited traction.

  • This being done by a third party perhaps signals that SEGA are still a step away from formally entering the blockchain space.

  • That being said, 2025 does feel like the year in which the big publishers come to town – and it will be fascinating to see the moves they make using blockchain. Sony have launched their own layer 2 blockchain, Soneuim, for example, and many other big publishers are looking more deeply into how they can sustainably deploy Web3 strategies.

🦖 Jurassic World Game Comes to 'The Sandbox' for Season 5 Launch

Jurassic World is stepping into The Sandbox metaverse as part of the platform's Season 5 launch.

Key Points:

  • The collaboration includes exclusive Jurassic World-themed digital assets, experiences, and limited edition dinosaur NFTs.

  • Players can explore iconic locations from the film franchise, complete missions, and build their own dinosaur parks.

  • The partnership marks another major IP acquisition for The Sandbox, following collaborations with Adidas, Snoop Dogg, and The Walking Dead in yesteryear.

  • Season 5 continues The Sandbox's strategy of bringing mainstream entertainment properties into the metaverse to attract new users.

    The Gaming Crypto Take:

  • Sandbox is averaging unique active wallets (UAW) in the low 100s, according to DappRadar.

  • In November 2024, Sandbox reclaimed UAW rise to their 2021 peaks, seeing several thousand UAWs in the metaverse world.

  • The commercials of a deal like this are interesting. If Sandbox are paying for IP, rather than the likes of Roblox/Fortnite who have brands paying to build on their platforms to drive revenue / gain customers – I wonder how sustainable that will be.

🐍 Razer Aims to Eliminate AI Bots From Games via World's Identity Tech

Gaming hardware giant Razer is tackling one of gaming's biggest problems – AI bots – through innovative identity verification technology that promises to preserve the authentic gaming experience.

Key Points:

  • Razer is developing a non-intrusive identity verification system that can distinguish human players from sophisticated AI bots.

  • The technology aims to prevent unfair advantages in competitive gaming without compromising user privacy

  • This solution addresses growing concerns about AI bots dominating leaderboards and manipulating in-game economies, especially in Web3 games

  • It works when users log into Razer ID, and are ported to World, to create their World ID. Verifying your humanity works by either scanning your iris at one of the controversial World Orbs, or by adding your passport.

    The Gaming Crypto Take:

  • World’s Identity tech has already caught a lot of heat from regulators across the world, as has WorldCoin (now known as World Network).

  • There needs to be a happy medium between ensuring gamers and users of the internet have online privacy, but that we stop bots from obfuscating important data points. Perhaps this is where ZK proofs come into play – a technology that World Network say they are using to anonymize gamer data…

🌐 More News

📊 Chart of the week - Off the Grid hits 14 million users

  • Unique addresses are a reliable way to track a blockchain game’s popularity. Here, we see the red mass represents the steady growth of addresses to just over 14 million. In other words, 14 million wallet addresses have signed up to play Off The Grid.

  • With over 2.5 million transactions, we can assume the player base is also usually interacting with the game.

  • Note that the number of active addresses is around 570,000.

  • After years of development, The Treeverse has been making massive leaps to release their product. With their first alpha dropping in September 2021, and a committed online following ever since, it’s safe to say their launch on the IOS app store has been highly anticipated.

  • The Treeverse is a free-to-play MMORPG built on Immutable’s zkEVM. It’s a 2D blockchain game that relies heavily on NFTs for the user experience.

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