YGG Community Roundup - January 2022
A recap of our biggest achievements and most exciting announcements in January 2022.
Starting 2022 with a bang, Yield Guild Games (YGG) had a busy January packed with a whole host of activities. We successfully launched our first regional subDAO, YGG SEA, farmed 1 million $RON, added more games to our ever-growing roster of partnerships, and so much more.
Keep reading to find out how YGG welcomed the new year.
YGG: 2021 Year-End Retrospective
The year 2021 was a formative journey for us, and YGG would like to sincerely thank its community for the value they have brought to the guild last year.
We put together a Medium article covering some of YGG’s major milestones. Follow the link below to read it:
Introducing YGG’s First Regional SubDAO: YGG SEA
Last January, we celebrated the launch of YGG Southeast Asia (YGG SEA), a specialized economy that forms part of the main YGG DAO. As YGG’s first regional subDAO, YGG SEA will deliver a targeted offering to the regional gaming community to serve the needs of play-to-earn gamers in every Southeast Asian (SEA) country outside of the Philippines. Read the full Medium article below:
Axie Infinity
Yield Guild Games has farmed over 1 million $RON! We’re big believers in Axie and Sky Mavis, and we’re looking forward to more opportunities to help support the network.
Axie Bootcamp
Bootcamp continued throughout the month of January. Many thanks to our guests, @ArcherPerezz, @Disiboii, @Magic_CTG, @S4etnu and @Eires!
See their recorded sessions at the following links:
Jan 10 – YGG Axie Infinity Bootcamp 09 : Featuring ArcherPerezz [FIL]
Jan 13 – YGG Axie Infinity Bootcamp 10 : Featuring Disi [ENG]
Jan 20 – YGG Axie Infinity Bootcamp 11 : Featuring Magic CTG [ENG]
Jan 24 – YGG Axie Infinity Bootcamp 12 : Featuring S4etnu [FIL]
Jan 27 – YGG Axie Infinity Bootcamp 13 : Featuring Eires [ENG]
Managers Cup
METAT8 vs. OLA GG kicked off the Managers Cup this January with one heck of a fight, while AxieGlobal and Blackpool Academy battled it out at the end of the month.
YGG is also happy to welcome our new Japanese language streamer, @axiekingaruchan. We now have a Hindi stream as well, hosted by familiar names from the YGG community, @VaasCrypto and @n0acls.
Did you catch the action? If not, see the links below:
Streaming Schedule
Don’t miss the following streams, which you can catch on Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook:
Thetan Arena with @n0acls on Tuesdays at 11 p.m. SGT
League of Kingdoms with @maezing_gaming on Saturdays at 9 p.m. SGT
If you missed any of the streams, check out the links below:
Partnerships
From an open-source streaming initiative, to more up-and-coming games, YGG has continued to create partnerships this January. To learn more about each new partner, be sure to read the articles below:
Yield Guild Games Purchases NFT Land Assets Worth US$330,000 in Strategy Base Builder, Mavia
IndiGG secures $6m in funding from Sequoia India, Lightspeed and more key backers
Yield Guild Games Acquires Genesis NFTs, from AAA Third-Person Shooter, Nyan Heroes
Yield Guild Games Partners With Synesis One to Support Cyberpunk NFT Puzzle-Driven Game
Play-to-earn strategic partnerships level playing field for AI data collection with big tech
YGG Partner AMAs
The first AMA of the year was with Heroes of Mavia on January 21, while MonkeyBall joined us on January 26.
If you missed either one of these AMAs, check out the links below:
YGG Community Airdrop: Behind The Design
To celebrate the Community Airdrop’s full token unlock that started on January 19, YGG’s Chief Product Officer, Zee, explains the planning and execution that went into the airdrop. He also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the design and inspiration for it and shares a few hints about YGG’s future plans in the full article below:
Interviews With Founders
IndiGG had its first AMA with YGG co-founder Gabby Dizon and Founding Advisor to IndiGG, Siddarth Jain, and moderated by Leah Callon-Butler of Emfarsis.
Meanwhile, on January 27, blockchain legends joined forces for @upptic's webinar, "Web3 & the Future of Gaming.” In case you missed it, you can listen to the webinar audio on the App Talk with Upptic podcast:
Yield Guild Games: Podcast Features
We’ve put together a collection of all the podcast interviews ever recorded with YGG’s core team. Beginning with our most recent appearances toward the end of 2021, the list stretches all the way back to the earliest days of our community formation in late 2020. Below is a full list of all the interviews across various platforms and a binge-worthy playlist of YGG’s podcasts compiled on Spotify:
Community and Charity
Typhoon Odette
Yield Guild Games has raised about US$1.45M for Typhoon Odette relief efforts. The original target was US$1M, but thanks to our partners, friends and community, we were able to go beyond our goal. Now, over 2,500 homes will be rebuilt, and it is made possible by the amazing generosity of this community.
Blockchain gaming community raises $1.4M to help typhoon victims
Yield Guild Games raises $1.45M for Philippine typhoon relief
Scholar Stories
Scholar Stories gives us a chance to get to know some members of our community. Our first episode featured Maverick from Cabanatuan City. If you missed it, be sure to check out the link below to learn about his story:
Being able to help our scholars financially while onboarding them to the Metaverse is what we are most proud of. We are happy to have @eleonor_javin from @SandoVibes as part of the YGG community.
Swag Box
For those who hold a Founders Coin, you can now claim your swag box from the official YGG website!
New YGG Content Creator
Let’s all welcome content creator @eenmercado to the YGG community!
With plenty more in store and a promise to continue building and expanding YGG, the team is excited for the rest of 2022. We look forward to sharing more amazing updates over the next months and hope that it will be another incredible year for all.