YGG Community Roundup - June 2022
A recap of our biggest achievements and most exciting announcements in June 2022.
June gave us more informative AMAs, insightful interviews and features, and exciting game partnerships. Keep reading to get the full scoop!
Axie Infinity
YGG Pilipinas Roadtrip: Axie Infinity Tournament
YGG held its first Roadtrip tournament, making its first stop at the SM Baguio Activity Center on June 25. It was a lively event, culminating in the win of the first-ever YGG Roadtrip champion, Dubukid. Congratulations!
Watch it in the link below:
Axie Bootcamp
Axie Bootcamp continued throughout the month of June. Check out the links below:
Managers Cup
In this round of the Managers Cup, Axie.gg went up against Lev0x eSports. In this round, Lev0x eSports won, which takes them to the finals. Two more teams will now go against each other to determine who will challenge Lev0x, and then we’ll have our ultimate winner! If you missed this match, be sure to check out the link below:
CyBall
CyBall Academy continued streaming every Wednesday at 9 p.m. SGT. The episodes for the month of June are linked below. Try to catch them live, because you might find opportunities to win a CyBall scholarship! You’ll also receive plenty of useful tips to succeed in the game, so stay tuned.
Thetan Arena
Thetan Arena Tryouts
To recap, YGG Esports launched the YGG Thetan Arena Tryouts to find top-tier talent in the community. The tryouts are live and streamed every Tuesday at 11 a.m. SGT and are hosted by Syl, Sedano, and N0ACLs. In week four of Tryouts for Thetan Arena, Team Banana went up against Team N0ACLs. Both teams displayed great skills, but Team Banana came on top and won for that week.
Watch week 4 of Tryouts in the link below, and stay tuned for more Tryouts in the coming weeks. It’s not too late to sign up for the Thetan Arena Tryouts if you’re interested! Check out the form linked below.
Thetan Arena Bootcamp
Thetan Arena Bootcamp continued throughout June, hosted by Syl and Stephy. This is a great way to learn more about the game if you’re a beginner or looking for ways to improve. Episodes 2 to 4 are linked below if you haven’t watched them yet. Stay tuned every Thursday at 11 p.m. SGT.
Big Time
In June, there was another Big Time early-access stream hosted by Sedano. Those who watched it live had the chance to win Ruby passes. Watch it in the link below:
Merit Circle
YGG and Merit Circle sent out a joint statement as an update in regards to the issue that was outlined on May 28. The statement summarizes all the contributions YGG made during the partnership. Read it in full in the link below:
Streaming Schedule
Don’t miss the following streams on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook.
Thetan Arena with @N0ACLs on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. SGT (officially this time now)
League of Kingdoms with maezing_gaming on Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. SGT
Splinterlands with LastDragon on Saturdays at 10 p.m. EST / Sunday at 11 a.m. SGT
GameHunters on Sundays at 10 p.m. EST
If you missed any of the streams, check out the links below:
Thetan Arena
League of Kingdoms
June 4: The YGG Community Stream: League of Kingdoms feat. Mae-zing! BOKUNOGATARI & Boring4ever
June 11: The YGG Community Stream: League of Kingdoms feat. Mae-zing! BOKUNOGATARI & BoringForever
June 18: The YGG Community Stream: League of Kingdoms | Topic: Troops feat. @maezing_gaming @BOKUNOGATARI …
June 25: YGG Community Stream: League of Kingdoms | Magdar Rallies feat. @maezing_gaming & @BOKUNOGATARI
Splinterlands
June 4: YGG Community Stream: Splinterlands Weekend Challenge ft. LastDragon/Lorkus/Cydrake/Jackal
June 18: YGG Community Stream: Splinterlands Weekend Challenge ft. LastDragon/Lorkus/Cydrake/Jackal
June 25: YGG Community Stream: Splinterlands Weekend Challenge ft. LastDragon/Lorkus/Cydrake/Jackal
GameHunters
June 5: The YGG Community Stream: The Game Hunters ft. LastDragon/Mae/Cydrake/Vaas
June 12: The YGG Community Stream: The Game Hunters ft. LastDragon/Mae/Cydrake/Vaas
June 19: The YGG Community Stream: The Game Hunters ft. LastDragon/Mae/Cydrake/Vaas
June 26: The YGG Community Stream: The Game Hunters ft. LastDragon/Mae/Vaas/Boku
AMAs
There were three AMAs this month. We kicked off AMAs with Aavegotchi, followed by Walken, and ending with Monster League Racing. If you’re interested in any of these games and happen to have missed the AMA, check out the links below:
June 8: YGG AMA: Aavegotchi ft. Gravy
June 10: YGG AMA: Walken ft. Konstantin Kozlovsky, Alexei Porodzinsky, & Alexei Kulevets
June 17: YGG AMA: Monster Racing League ft. John O'Reilly & Ashish Vaja
Articles About YGG
Here’s a list of great articles that featured YGG this June.
How I Made It in Crypto: Life as a Play-to-Earn Guilder — CoinDesk
Amid ‘crypto winter,’ play-to-earn company YGG turns to content creators — Rappler
YGG PH jumpstarts Roadtrip to connect with local gaming communities — Manila Standard
Newzoo: More than 500 companies are building the metaverse — Venture Beat
YGG Pilipinas launches YGG Playhouse – bringing content creation to a whole new level — Manila Bulletin
Yield Guild Games walks away from Merit Circle with 10 times its investment following ouster — The Block
Legal battle avoided after YGG and Merit Circle DAO agree to a deal — Cointelegraph
Merit Circle to buy out Yield Guild Games’s seed investment — Tech in Asia
Interviews With Founders
This month, Gabby did an interview with Blockworks Empire Podcast. Gabby talks about how value is created within YGG and discusses the future of play-to-earn, gaming and tokenomics. To read an excerpt or listen to the full episode, visit the links below.
Blockworks Empire Podcast: How YGG Manages the Value It Creates
The Future of Play-To-Earn Gaming | Felix Sim & Gabby Dizon - Empire | Podcast on Spotify
Gabby will also be attending the GameFi Asia Conference 2022, which will be held from July 18 to July 22. Sign up through the link below to claim a free virtual pass for the event:
Partnerships
Yield Guild Games announced three game partnerships in June. These partnerships are with the MOBLAND, Walken and Tatsumeeko. We also recently released a roundup of the guild’s latest game partnerships. Check out the articles below:
Yield Guild Games Partners with Walken, a Free-to-Play, Move-to-Earn Game on Solana
Yield Guild Games Partners With Tatsumeeko, the First MMORPG on Discord
Community
Gallery
With the partnership between YGG and Gallery, Guild Badge holders and Founders’ Coin holders had a chance to mint General Membership Cards. Gallery is a social platform for NFTs where users can curate and display their collections. This was exclusive to the first 900 Coin and Badge holders from June 9 to June 11. If you missed it or didn’t get the chance to mint, all Founders’ Coin and Guild Badge holders will be guaranteed exclusive access to the platform’s closed beta. For more information, read the article below:
Shrapnel
On June 14, for 48 hours, Founders’ Coin holders had the opportunity to mint for the upcoming shooting game, Shrapnel. We’re excited to continue providing special experiences for Founders’ Coin holders.
YGG Merch
@KataniOrangani and @SirPabzJPEG have received their Founders' merch!
Thanks for reading June's newsletter, and see you next month!
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