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Pudgy World has rolled out a new Obby Lobby destination inside Pengu Plaza, headlined by the Treehouse Trumble obstacle course. Players climb their way through the new attraction in The Berg, catch new rare fish along the way, and unlock an exclusive trait for making it to the top. The Obby Lobby is accessible through a portal inside Pengu Plaza and adds a fresh activity layer to the browser-based Pudgy Penguins game that launched on Abstract Chain in March 2026.

Bladerite has officially launched the BRMC Selection Arena Conquest event for its melee battle royale Bladerite: Rivals. The competition runs from May 7 to May 28 with daily battles between 17:00 and 19:00. The studio is positioning the event as a pure skill contest with no pay-to-win mechanics and no luck-based outcomes, with the winner earning the official BRMC (BladeRite Master of Ceremonies) designation alongside a Xiaomi POCO X8 Pro Max smartphone, exclusive skins, and other grand prizes.

Hero Lane Wars has officially opened Alpha Wave 2 registration alongside one of the project's largest information drops to date. The new wave introduces a six-tier invite ladder, a rebuilt invite system with a live leaderboard and a personal dashboard, and a Founder Tier that the studio has flagged as carrying exclusive rewards that will never be available again. Players can now also see the complete 12-hero roster, the 250-item gear system across 5 slots and 5 tiers, the lineup of game modes including dungeons and team battles, and the lore of Aethara that anchors the whole title.

Footium has confirmed Season 19 of its onchain football management simulator. The pre-season begins May 13, with matches and training going live May 19. The update introduces full Stadium Customisation, Daily FC Claiming, and Expanded Auctions across Bronze, Silver, and Gold reward player tiers. Ongoing scale and infrastructure work continues to expand the game's foundation as it heads into one of its most feature-rich seasons to date on Arbitrum.

Astra Nova has teamed up with Velo Protocol to launch the Orbit Activation Campaign, now live on Black Pass. The collaboration lets users discover Astra Nova directly through Velo's Orbit Plus wallet, jump into SocialFi quests on Black Pass, connect with both communities, and earn Astra Nova shards that count toward seasonal rewards. The campaign is designed to feel natural and exciting from day one, with no complicated steps gating participation. The full experience is live now at Astra Nova World.

May 2026 might be the busiest month crypto gaming has ever had, and we're not exaggerating. From Ronin's migration to a full Ethereum Layer 2, to a $50,000 Lamborghini-themed esports tournament kicking off, to a brand new Diablo-style mainnet launch, every game on this list has a specific, dateable event happening in May. These are the top 5 play to earn games 2026 has lined up to watch right now. Five blockchain games across five different chain ecosystems, all with real activity and real player numbers behind them.

Visa has officially added Base, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2, to its global stablecoin settlement pilot. The expansion brings the program to nine supported blockchains and pushes the annualized stablecoin settlement run rate to $7 billion, up 50 percent in a single quarter. Base joins Polygon, Canton, Arc, and Tempo as the five newest additions to the pilot, with the move positioned as a structural step toward making onchain payments a daily reality for billions of people.

Gala Games has launched the exclusive alpha release of Mirandus: Eternal Night, opening the gates to its persistent 3D hex-based exploration and auto-battler RPG. Players step into the Echo Realm as Echoes to test the core gameplay loop of explore, risk, gather, and return alive, with Energy and HP management as the core survival mechanics. The Store, a massive new Boss Event, and Mirandus NFT support are all coming soon, with this phase positioned as the head start to stockpile resources before everything scales.

TedlCash has officially launched, opening up a new way to earn free crypto, real cash, and gift cards by playing mobile games, completing surveys, testing apps, and watching videos. The rewards platform supports a wide range of cashout options including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, PayPal, Amazon, Steam, and PlayStation gift cards, with instant payouts and no withdrawal limits. TedlCash is now officially listed on PlayToEarn, with a dedicated TedlCash channel on the PlayToEarn Discord giving the community direct support and insider updates.

NEAR Protocol has officially confirmed the integration of FIPS-204 (ML-DSA), the NIST-approved post-quantum signature standard, into the network. Account holders can rotate their keys to become quantum-safe with a single transaction, leveraging NEAR's account-based architecture rather than requiring a hard fork or coordinated mass migration. The rollout extends quantum-safe Chain Signatures to more than 35 external chains through NEAR's existing cross-chain infrastructure, positioning the network as a quantum-safe signing environment for the broader Web3 ecosystem.