Pi Network moves into Web3 gaming through CiDi Games deal

Pi Network has entered a partnership with CiDi Games to expand the real-world utility of its native token Pi coin and its presence in Web3 gaming. 

According to the crypto project’s blog announcement, the two companies will integrate Pi into several games developed by CiDi to engage the millions in Pi’s global community of users, known as Pioneers, while supporting developers within the ecosystem.

CiDi could help Pi network’s position in gaming by turning Pi into a medium for payments involving in-game purchases while scaling the blockchain’s gaming infrastructure.

“Pi’s natural fit with, and ongoing development of, gaming serves as the foundation for the partnership and complements Pi’s broader, coordinated approach to ecosystem growth,” the blog read.

Web3 games could add Pi coin use cases

The Pi Core development team members explained that its partnership with CiDi will expand Pi token’s utility, clarify the roadmap for game creators, and encourage daily engagement from Pioneers. 

“Pi Network and CiDi Games is a two-way feedback loop, where developers can draw users from Pi’s large community while new gaming utilities enhance the ecosystem through innovation, content creation and user involvement,” the team said.

Pi Network has spent the past several years investing in gaming-focused initiatives, including hackathons, incubation programs, pre-built integrations, and monetization services. The Pi Ad Network, a built-in advertising system, has revenue opportunities for creators, which is the foundation for token-based transactions inside games.

In May, the blockchain project collaborated with Canadian studio The Article 19 Group to launch Fruity Pi, an augmented reality (AR) game where players shoot fruits with the correct answers to math questions.

FruityPi has several features like Pi payments, the Pi Ad Network, and wallet-level integration, which the team mentioned is a “template” showing how sustainable and inclusive app development is inside the ecosystem.

CiDi Games plans to expand on that foundation through a dedicated library of titles built specifically for the Pi ecosystem with a new H5 Game Platform, a lightweight HTML5 gaming hub that is fast, casual, and accessible. 

PI token builds momentum with Web3 game news and rumored update

The partnership comes as Pi Network’s token posts another week of mixed market performance. The coin recorded a 2% gain over the past 24 hours, continuing its monthly upward trend by over 11% to trade at $0.25 at the time of this reporting.

Pi was consolidating between $2.2 and $2.4 during Wednesday afternoon US trading sessions, before briefly closing in on $0.26 just after the CiDi Web3 gaming partnership news broke. A brief correction on Thursday morning pulled Pi’s price back and settled it slightly below that level, also flipping the weekly gains into the red zone with a 1.17% downturn.

Pi’s market capitalization also went back above the $2 billion mark, overtaking meme token PEPE and Ethereum-based synthetic dollar protocol Ethena.

According to market watchers, chatter on social media about an upcoming “update” to the network appears to be one of the forces behind the positive price movement. Pi community members have been discussing the rumor about the network changes for over a week now, claiming it may arrive on November 28. 

New multiplayer RPG launches alpha test on Epic Games store

In other Web3 gaming news, transmedia sci-fi fantasy universe Cross The Ages has launched the alpha testing stage for Arise, its new multiplayer action RPG, now available on the Epic Games Store.

Arise is the second title within the Cross The Ages ecosystem, which introduces real-time multiplayer action, dungeons, and player-versus-player battles. Cross The Ages partnered with Hong Kong-incorporated gaming software company Animoca Brands in 2021 to support Arise’s blockchain gaming, token design, and market ambitions. 

Developers said Arise is meant to build on the community created by Cross The Ages: Blast, the project’s collectible card game that has sold more than forty million digital cards. Players can add Arise to their wishlist on Steam, but the current test phase is available only through the Epic Games Store.

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