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Big Time is bringing back its Christmas in July event, with the festive celebration set to begin next week. Players will get a fresh chance to recover long-lost Cosmetics, with new colors, challenges, and craftable items arriving each week. The seasonal return revives holiday-themed rewards inside the action RPG. Below is what to expect and how Big Time's crafting economy works.

Chainers has rolled out its biggest Reward Pool update yet, adding a new Tier 4 and upgrading the entire ladder. Tier 1 CFB payouts have quadrupled from 750 to 3,000 per day, and the whole pool structure has been reworked to spread rewards more evenly. The new top tier gives high-end players a fresh ceiling to chase. Below is how the revamp works and what powers the web3 MMO.

Star Atlas has pushed its SAGE C4 play-test realm into Phase Two, adding six major systems for players to stress test. The update rebuilds combat, brings hostile NPCs onchain through the Nemesis Engine, and introduces the game's first regional governance module. It also connects C4 participation to the wider zink ecosystem through zXP tracking. Below is a breakdown of each addition and how it fits into the Solana space MMO.

Off The Grid has turned on a limited-time boost that adds 50 percent extra Account and Battle Pass XP all weekend. Every match, extraction, and kill banks more progress across account levels and the Redemption and Wrath tracks. The event runs until Sunday at 4 PM CET, giving players a short window to clear ranks. Below is how the boost works and what powers the cyberpunk extraction royale.

RavenQuest has rolled out Patron of the Realm, a new server-wide blessing added in its latest update. When activated, it grants every Adventurer on the server double experience, loot, and infusion drops for a limited time. The activator is spotlighted across the server as the current Patron. Below is how the blessing works and how it ties into the free-to-play MMORPG's economy.

Some games keep paying out while you do absolutely nothing. These are the play to earn games 2026 built to run in the background, on real chains, with players logging in right now. In this countdown we break down 5 idle and AFK crypto games, from a move-to-earn app that pays you for walking to a Solana wave defender that racks up tokens while your hero fights on its own. Whether you want blockchain games you can set and forget or real money games that reward the time you already spend on your phone, this list has a pick for you.

Moonbeam is leaving Polkadot after four years, moving its GLMR token to Base, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2. Holders have until July 31 to bridge GLMR 1:1 to a new ERC-20 version before the parachain winds down. The project is relaunching around AI agent infrastructure rather than general smart contracts. The market gave the news an early thumbs up, sending GLMR higher on heavy volume.

Vulcan Forged is rolling out VulcanX Everything, a single app that pulls its games, trading, quests, NFTs, and rewards into one PYR-powered economy. Week 1 arrives with a doubled PYR prize pool after a community vote led by CEO Jamie Thomson. The studio is also capping PYR supply, folding its V token into PYR, and ending its long-running land staking program. Here is how the new ecosystem is taking shape.

Yield Guild Games is shutting down YGG Play, the publishing division behind the browser board game LOL Land and the Casual Degen category. The guild called it a market decision driven by the wider economic climate, not a failure of the product. The move affects part of the team even after LOL Land pulled in strong revenue and player numbers. Below is what YGG Play built and where things stand now.

Immutable's top tier looks nothing like a typical crypto gaming lineup: a Ubisoft trading card game, the TCG an entire blockchain was founded on, and a four-game AAA franchise all in one countdown. We rank the best play to earn games 2026 has running on Immutable right now, from indie dinosaur roguelikes to the biggest blockchain games in production.