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YGG Play and Verse8 Unveil Winners of the First Casual Degen Game Hackathon at Korea BUIDL Week

Web3 publishing and AI-powered game development converged during Korea BUIDL Week as YGG Play and AI-native game creation platform Verse8 hosted the Casual Degen track of BuidlHack 2026. The hackathon challenged creators to vibe code fast-paced games with crypto elements at their core, focusing on the compelling, repeatable gameplay that defines the YGG Play ecosystem.
YGG to Distribute 3.6M YGG Tokens to YGG-RON Liquidity Providers on Ronin
Starting February 13, YGG will allocate 20,000 YGG tokens daily to YGG token holders participating in the YGG-RON liquidity pool (LP) on the Ronin decentralized exchange (DEX), Katana. YGG has committed a total of 3.6 million YGG tokens over 180 days in rewards for providing YGG liquidity to the Ronin network.
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How YGG’s World-Class Community Leadership Landed the New York Times
During the YGG Play Summit last November, Yield Guild Games (YGG) hosted the red-carpet premiere of Metaverse Filipino Worker (MFW). As a follow-up to the viral 2021 Play-to-Earn short film, MFW features YGG community members from the Philippines who discovered a range of different job opportunities and career pathways in Web3 gaming as an alternative to seeking work abroad. It shares an update on the lives of familiar characters from the original short film, covering some lessons they learned over the course of the last crypto cycle.
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2024: A Year in Review
In 2024, Yield Guild Games (YGG) honed its existing programs and released new products to better serve the YGG community. The Guild Advancement Program (GAP) gained many additional features, including the Rewards Center in Season 7. Future of Work (FoW) was also launched during TOKEN2049, enabling the community to explore new decentralized earning opportunities.
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YGG Play Summit: The Biggest Web3 Gaming Event in the World
The YGG Play Summit, the largest player-focused Web3 gaming event in the world, ran November 19 to November 23 in Manila, Philippines, the home of Web3 gaming. More than 7,000 attendees came to experience the energy of the Summit first hand, while 150,000 more watched online via live streams.
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YGG Token Now on Base
Yield Guild Games (YGG) has launched its YGG token on the Base blockchain, expanding its commitment to low-cost, secure and accessible web3 gaming for all. In partnership with Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 incubated by Coinbase, YGG is making it easier than ever for players to dive into blockchain games, earn rewards, and build their reputation.
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Yield Guild Games: Community Update — Q3 2024
In Q3 2024, Yield Guild Games (YGG) built on its mission of empowering the global web3 community to uncover new opportunities for skills development, economic growth, and meaningful play. YGG published its Concept Paper to further explain its transition to a Guild Protocol, which will give guilds across the web3 ecosystem tighter integration with onchain services. The Guild Advancement Program (GAP) also saw a host of upgrades to provide questers a more rewarding experience, with Premium Quests introduced in Season 6 and the Rewards Center in Season 7.
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YGG Play Summit: Witness the Evolution of Play
The YGG Play Summit, the only consumer-focused web3 gaming conference in the industry, is full speed ahead for its kick-off on November 19, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. With the global web3 community converging at the epicenter of web3 gaming, the Summit offers an exclusive look at the future of play through high-stakes tournaments, speaking engagements from industry titans, red carpet events, and a 3-day expo showcasing the latest and greatest games.
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Yield Guild Games: Community Update — February 2024
The following overview features key highlights from the latest Yield Guild Games (YGG) Community Update covering Q4 2023 to February 2024. This update includes news about YGG’s core products and recent acquisitions, the latest initiatives of the YGG network, and the successful YGG Web3 Games Summit (W3GS).
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