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Welcome to another edition of Delphi’s monthly Gaming Roundup! As always, we have curated the latest and greatest data and news from the past month to keep you updated with everything that’s going on in the Web3 gaming sector.

As mobile gaming grew its share of the global games industry, representing roughly half of total revenue, the free-to-play (F2P) business was booming. Following a model of onboarding first and monetization later via in-app purchases (IAPs), F2P quickly carried the industry to new all-time highs.

Despite the broader crypto market performing quite well in April, with ETH making a run past $2,000, the Web3 gaming sector continued to follow a downward trend. This report will add color to the current market conditions to inform readers on what to expect in the coming months.

Heavily inspired by Tamagotchi digital pets, Aavegotchis are NFT collectibles that enjoy the on-chain benefits of DAOs, DeFi, and gaming. Aavegotchi was birthed from an Aave ecosystem grant and resides within Ethereum’s leading side chain, Polygon.

We have reached the end of the first quarter of 2023! In this month’s edition of the Gaming Roundup, we will take a look at the markets and how gaming assets have performed over the past three months. We will also highlight some standout performances along with your monthly montage of industry news.

TreasureDAO is the 5th largest entity on Arbitrum by transactions and log occurrences. This report will outline the past, present, and potential future for one of the most promising Web3 gaming ecosystems you may never have heard of.

In this month’s edition of the Web3 Gaming Roundup, we will take a look at the sector’s performance over the 28 days of February as well as highlight some points of interest.

Crypto games, often referred to as GameFi, have created an allure previously nonexistent in traditional games for the average player -- monetary incentives. The amalgamation of gaming and finance has pulled in players worldwide along with, inevitably, gaming bots.

Blockchain-based virtual land projects garnered industry-wide attention in late 2021/early 2022. The average price per NFT plot of land hit $18k in January 2022 and total secondary trading volume reached $2B by Q3.

In stark contrast to last month’s Web3 Gaming Roundup, January 2023 set the stage for what could potentially be a great Q1 for the sector. Many of the top gaming tokens have seen triple-digit growth over the past 30 days and gaming-related funding is up compared to December.

There is little in the way of bullish news when it comes to the current state of Web3 gaming. With that in mind, we'll go over what happened in the markets and zoom out to look at Q4’s overall performance.

Polygon has consistently grabbed headlines with mainstream partnerships, a $450M venture raise, and a $1B investment into scaling solutions. But how has Polygon's gaming ecosystem fared?