AI+GameFi Will Also Usher in a New Round of Market Activity?

Following the AI+Meme craze, will AI+GameFi also usher in a new round of market activity? Last night, Musk posted on the X platform

With the continuous development of AI technology, its integration with various industries has become a hot topic. Following the AI+Meme craze, will AI+GameFi also usher in a new round of market activity?

Last night, Musk posted on the X platform, stating that too many game studios are owned by large corporations, and xAI (Musk's artificial intelligence startup, which previously completed a $5 billion funding round at a valuation of $45 billion) is about to launch an AI game studio to make gaming exciting again.

In fact, the combination of "AI and gaming" was already pushed to the forefront of the traditional gaming industry during last year's Global Game Developers Conference. Perhaps, with Musk's promotion, more and more projects that integrate AI and GameFi narratives will emerge.

Below, Odaily Planet Daily will summarize the AI+GameFi projects that have already issued tokens.

Colony: Echelon Prime Ecosystem AI Game

Colony launches a new AI game for the sci-fi themed NFT card game Parallel on Solana. In the game, AI agents will be able to autonomously conduct transactions on-chain and store assets in their own wallets.

According to the white paper information released in March this year, Colony will serve as an important deployment of the Echelon Prime Foundation in the Web3 gaming ecosystem. The Echelon Prime Foundation is dedicated to empowering the next generation of distributed Web3 games, providing a community-governed environment and shared resources built around the Echelon's PRIME token, its smart contracts, and gaming infrastructure.

As a project within the Echelon Prime ecosystem, the Echelon Prime project token is PRIME, currently valued at $590 million, with a weekly increase of 56.0%.

AI Hero: The First AI Chain Game by Binaryx

AI Hero is the first AI chain game project by Binaryx. It is a Web3 game that combines "RPG + Battle Royale + DND," generated with the participation of AI. Players first need to choose their race and profession based on their preferences, and during the match, they explore different storyline options generated randomly by AI, combining their attributes to earn equipment rewards and enhance their character stats. Players will also encounter other opponents, battling against 12 other players, with the last surviving player winning the ultimate prize.

As a project within the Binaryx ecosystem, the Binaryx project token is BNX, currently valued at $145 million, with a weekly increase of 25.5%.

Zentry: An Open Game Universe Connecting Web2 and Web3

Zentry is the metagame layer of games, connecting an open game universe between Web2 and Web3. This means Zentry combines multiple game elements to create a fully immersive MMORPG. A unified universe that brings together 3.3 billion players worldwide.

Zentry provides the infrastructure for this open universe, shaped by residents according to their desires. To achieve this vision, the metagame stack consists of four elements: consumer applications, infrastructure, IP-rich worlds, and treasury, including consumer applications like the cross-platform metagame Radiant, the social entry point Nexus of the Zentry universe, Zigma, and the cross-world AI partner Azul.

The Zentry project token is ZENT, currently valued at $139 million, with a weekly increase of 19.6%.

Ultiverse: An AI-Driven One-Stop Web3 Game Platform

Ultiverse is an AI-driven one-stop platform for the creation and publishing of Web3 games, facilitating the large-scale adoption of AI-enhanced Web3 games. Ultiverse is based on the Bodhi protocol, connecting different game worlds through generative AI. Its core team members have participated in the development of well-known games such as The Elder Scrolls, Prince of Persia, and Assassin's Creed.

According to ROOTDATA, Ultiverse has completed three rounds of financing, with a total funding amount of $13.5 million, specifically:

In March 2022, Ultiverse announced the completion of a $4.5 million seed round, led by Binance Labs and Defiance Capital, with other investors including Three Arrows Capital, SkyVision Capital, etc.;

At the end of March 2022, Binance Labs added a $5 million equity investment in Ultiverse. Additionally, Nicole Zhang, the head of Binance Labs, stated that the additional equity investment was to ensure Binance Labs had a say in the project's future development;

In February 2024, Ultiverse announced the completion of a $4 million strategic round of financing, led by IDG Capital, with participation from Animoca Brands, Polygon Ventures, MorningStar Ventures, Taiko, ZetaChain, Manta Network, DWF Ventures, and Jacob KO (partner at Superscrypt). This financing raised Ultiverse's valuation to $150 million.

The Ultiverse project token