Key Takeaways
- Axie Infinity: Origins Season 13 kicks off with a 90,000 AXS prize pool, worth over $300,000.
- MapleStory N officially launches May 15, alongside a limited-time NFT airdrop.
- Third-person shooter XOCIETY begins its Epic Games Store playtest on May 15 with Adidas NFT rewards.
It’s a stacked week for Web3 gaming, with three major titles making headlines.
Axie Infinity: Origins enters its 13th season with a massive $300,000 prize pool, while MapleStory N and XOCIETY are both launching key events on May 15, bringing exclusive NFT drops and fresh gameplay.
XOCIETY Playtest Goes Live May 15
XOCIETY, a third-person extraction shooter, is launching its playtest on May 15 via the Epic Games Store.
Ahead of the launch, the game teamed up with Adidas to release 2,600 exclusive NFTs that players can mint based on the tier of their “XOCIETY x ALTS by Adidas” certificate.
The higher the tier, the better the in-game perks, ranging from XO tokens and cosmetics to profit-sharing rewards in XCS tokens. The playtest will run until May 23.
Axie Infinity: Origins
Axie Infinity: Origins has officially kicked off Season 13, headlined by a new competitive phase called the “Rare Era” and a 90,000 AXS prize pool, currently worth over $300,000 (AXS at $3.43).
The update also introduces several gameplay tweaks, including price reductions for in-game assets, a new ladder-based PvP mode called Gauntlet, and minor balancing changes.
A key addition this season is the new “Meta Morph Tickets” in the check-in shop, which allow players to evolve their Axies and unlock more competitive traits.
MapleStory Airdrop
MapleStory Universe is gearing up for the full launch of MapleStory N on May 15.
In collaboration with OpenSea, the team airdropped two exclusive NFTs—the OpenSea Chair and the NXPC Headband.
To qualify, players needed to claim and mint their MSU Scroll soul-bound token (SBT) on OpenSea between May 6 and May 12. These are being airdropped to qualifying wallets today.
With less than a day to go before launch, hype is beginning to mount around the Web3 gaming revival of the beloved MMORPG.
Eddie is a gaming and crypto writer at CCN. Covering the often weird and wonderful world of Web3 with an adoring, but skeptical eye.
Prior to CCN, Eddie has spent the past seven years working his way through the crypto, finance, and technology industry. He began with PR and journalism with Bitcoin PR Buzz and BitcoinNews.com, eventually working his way to become a copywriter with a dozen firms, including the likes of Polkadot before returning to journalism in 2023.
Having studied Radio production and journalism at University in the UK, Eddie spent a few years making podcasts and presenting on a local London radio station as he built up his writing chops.
A lifelong skateboarder, Eddie can often be found at the skatepark or touring the streets looking for something new to try. That, or kicking back playing JRPGs on his original PSP.
