Yuga Labs’ Gaming Ambitions
Today’s issue packs in Yuga Labs’ gaming entry, the origin story of new gaming juggernaut Savvy Games Group and our regular weekly market and financing update.
How Yuga Labs is Defining the Future of Web3 Gaming
Having launched some of the biggest NFT collections (including of course Bored Ape Yacht Club), acquired some of the biggest NFT collections (including CryptoPunks and Meebits), raised $450 million from a16z and broken all kinds of web3 records since inception, Yuga is ready to get its game on. It now wants to show the world what web3 gaming can really be, having hired some of the biggest names from Epic Games, Activision Blizzard and Scopely, among others, to senior leadership roles.
Your host, Niko Vuori, speaks with Spencer Tucker, Chief Gaming Officer at Yuga Labs, about Yuga’s gaming ambitions, what “the metaverse” means to Yuga, how passionate the Bored Ape community really is and how to crowdsource growth through networking externalities with zero UA spend.
Thomas Pan: Deconstructing Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Dookey Dash
Axie Infinity marked the beginning of Web3 gaming season. But since then, the industry has not seen anything that comes even close to matching the excitement, engagement or adoption of Axie. With Dookie Dash, has Yuga Labs, the team behind many of the biggest NFT projects on the planet, finally built the next hit Web3-native game, and potentially even the beginnings of a Web3 gaming ecosystem?
Yuga Labs and the Future of the Yugaverse
Yuga’s history has been anything but uneventful. We write a deep dive examining the company — all its ups and downs, what it means to build a digital & crypto-native brand, and a about a path forward.
