The latest blockchain game to make the move to Ronin is RPG Tatsumeeko, which started life as a Discord-based IP, before minting NFTs on Immutable and Solana.

Developed by Singapore-based Tatsu Works, the game is planned to release on Ronin via PC and mobile in Q4 2024.

The original incarnation of the game world launched in 2016 as Tatusu.GG, which featured collection and idle RPG mechanics, and which has reportedly been integrated in over 1.5 million Discord communities, with over 60 million lifetime interacting accounts.

Now called Tatsumeeko: Lumina Fates, the new game is the outworking of that Discord-based foundation. Labelled as a RPG with life sim elements, it mixes turn-based auto combat with cozy housing gameplay.

Prior to the release on Ronin, Tatsu Works will be launching the Telegram-based Lumina Hunt mini-game, by which players can collect Vabloon points as they contribute to the in-game V-Squads. Players could receive a token allocation, as well as game items and currencies.

“We’re excited to partner with Ronin as we prepare for the full launch of Tatsumeeko later this year,” said Tatsu Works’ CEO David Lim.

“Our goal is to unify web2 and web3 gaming by allowing our massive Discord community to explore the potential of blockchain technology through our life simulation RPG. We believe Tatsumeeko and Ronin together offer the perfect platform for this.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome the first life simulation RPG to the Ronin ecosystem, adding a fresh genre for our growing community. Tatsumeeko’s large and passionate Discord following reminds us a lot of what we saw with Axie Infinity in its early days, which we believe is a strong indicator of their potential for success on Ronin,” added Sky Mavis CEO Trung Nguyen.

Find out more about the project at the Tatsumeeko website.

Earn Alliance has announced a partnership with Sky Mavis, entailing an integration of Ronin-based games within its web3 gaming discovery platform.

Described as an “engagement as a service” platform” – Earn Alliance claims to have 500,000 verified gamers. With this latest integration, its users will be introduced to games on Ronin including Pixels, Lumiterra, Ragnarok Monster World, The Machines Arena, Kaidro, Axie Classic, and Puffverse – starting with a dedicated Ronin Week on Monday 24th June.

For each of the 7 days during Ronin Week, a new game will be highlighted. The event consists of daily missions through which participants can earn exclusive badges and rewards. In addition to social engagement challenges, players can also earn rewards through in-game missions. While the games themselves are where users can complete most of the missions, Earn Alliance will elaborate on some of the challenges in its live show “The Wall”, which will also feature guests from the Ronin team.

“Our partnership with Sky Mavis marks a significant milestone in our mission to bridge traditional gaming with blockchain technology,” said Earn Alliance CEO Joseph Cooper. 

Meanwhile, Ronin is currently the fastest growing ecosystem in terms of daily active users, breaking 1.4 million DAUWs in May. Continuing to expand with third-party games, the network recently welcomed its first survival MMORPG Lumiterra.

Sky Mavis CEO and co-founder Trung Nguyen commented, “Partnering with Earn Alliance for Ronin Week allows us to showcase the diverse gameplay experiences on Ronin,” said Sky Mavis CEO and Co-Founder, Trung Nguyen. “In the last month we announced Puffverse and Lumiterra, making this the perfect time to bring both Ronin and Earn Alliance’s communities together to try out these exciting new games.”

“My experience and learnings from Axie Infinity, which Ronin was originally built to scale, is what inspired me to start Earn Alliance, so this collaboration has been a major dream in the making,” added Cooper.

The partnership is announced at the heels of Earn Alliance’s recent staffing revamp. Notably, it’s hired entertainment-industry veteran Kimberly Knoller as new Chief Marketing Officer, while gaming veteran Graeme Griffin is the team’s new Head of Gaming, and software engineer and gaming veteran Amit Goel onboards as Director of Product (Ad Tech).

Stay up-to-date via the Earn Alliance platform, and download the app via Google Play or Apple Store.

Currently the largest gaming blockchain by active users, Ronin, has announced its forthcoming support for zkEVM L2 chains. Using a modified version of the Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK) will allow third-party game developers to build their own L2 blockchains on Ronin.

With an active daily user base exceeding 1 million, Ronin is the top gaming blockchain, despite not boasting a large number of games compared to other networks. By collaborating with Polygon and building a dedicated ZK blockchain, Sky Mavis aims to provide a home for infinitely more game developers and users.

“While Ronin has comfortably supported our existing games with low gas costs, our exponential growth means we need to stay 5 steps ahead when it comes to scalability. Certain games, such as fully-onchain-games, have specific needs and may even want to put a majority of game actions onchain. In the past, it’s been difficult for us to work with these types of games as we were wary of games that could potentially clog up Ronin with transactions,” said Sky Mavis in an official blogpost.

Further plans include integrating a Polygon ZK prover directly into Ronin in order for developers to create their own zkEVMs without needing to establish their own security and consensus. In return, game developers looking to launch their L2s on Ronin will need to meet the 250K RON requirement to run a Ronin validator before launching their chain.

In terms of a timeframe, the first zkEVM chain to launch on Ronin may be “sometime in Q1 2025”.

Sky Mavis CEO and co-founder Trung Nguyen commented, “Our key goal is to build a unified gaming ecosystem that facilitates effortless asset transfers, token swaps, and NFT trading between Layer 1 (L1) and L2 games, all while offering low gas fees for users. By removing blockspace as a constraint, we believe Ronin zkEVM is a crucial pillar to help us onboard billions of gamers,” adding, “With the support of Polygon’s best-in-class ZK tech stack, this collaboration between two ecosystems will usher in a new era of Web3 gaming.”

“Ronin is at the forefront of bridging cutting-edge technology with unparalleled distribution power and user engagement. Polygon CDK will help transform Ronin’s gaming ecosystem by creating a permissionless environment, making it a premier destination for thousands of game studios,” said Polygon co-founder and Polygon Labs CBO Sandeep Nailwal.