Welcome to the 184th edition of the Play to Earn newsletter! More news this week from the mainstream world of gaming as Google sets down rules for apps using NFTs in the Play Store, and Sega seems to back off from their plans to build a web3-enabled game.

But while Sega fiddles, plenty of other gaming organizations are happy to keep on developing! This week we have new betas from Cradles, The Machines Arena, and Mighty Action Heroes. We also have a new, playable, dev snapshot from Deadrop, and an official mainnet release coming soon for Hunters On-Chain. So there is still plenty of activity in the world of web3 gaming!

In other gaming news, Star Atlas offers up their first DAO proposal, setting out rules and guidelines for future votes and DAO governance. We also see an interesting move from Gods Unchained who makes a deal with a third party group to provide additional balance testing!

Read on for more headlines and news from this past week!

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Google Says Yes to NFT apps, Sega Says ??

News around traditional web2 companies engaging with web3 technology and ideas seems to be landing more and more often. This week we have Google setting up a series of rules for NFT enabled games in their store, while Sega backtracks on their plans… maybe? — Read more

Mighty Action Heroes Open Beta

Mighty Action Heroes goes full Monty with an open beta, inviting anyone and everyone to come playtest their game. And if you own an NFT from one of the associated collections, you can even start crafting and selling game items! — Read more

The Machines Arena Starts First Beta Season

A new season begins in The Machines Arena — the first season in fact! This inaugural beta season allows players to earn exclusive skins, that can also be minted to NFTs (at a later date)! — Read more

Hunters On-Chain Prepares for Mainnet Release

Hunters On-Chain had a period of significant popularity when they first launched their game on the testnet earlier this year. And once their initial promotions ended, players were eager to see the game launch. That day finally arrives as Hunters plans to make an official release at the end of this month, letting players hunt for loot and glory for keeps! — Read more

Cradles Public Beta in mid-July

Cradles, an MMO with dinosaurs, prepares for a new, public beta test, opening in mid-July. And though they call this a public test, it’s actually limited, though there are a couple of ways you can get access. — Read more

Additional Gaming Headlines from this week

Mint a Divine Steward for Tearing Spaces

Gods Unchained Adds Superpower Balance Testers

Deadrop Releases New Snapshot

Star Atlas Makes First Official DAO Proposal

🏆 Top NFT Collections and Games this Week – July 9 

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