Magic Eden Launches ‘Mint Madness’ Offering Free Mints

Over a dozen web3 gaming projects will get a series of free mints from Magic Eden, the top cross-chain NFT platform, during the month of March. Planet Mojo will debut the first episode of “Mint Madness” on Friday, March 3, only on Polygon.

Magic Eden is pleased to help these games as they make their entrance into the realm of NFTs as free mints continue to be a simple, enjoyable method for games to join the web3 area and interact with crypto native audiences. With a specialized gaming team that spans venture financing for games studios, business development, marketing strategy, and operational support, Magic Eden continues to be at the forefront of web3 gaming. Moreover, Magic Eden just disclosed funding for its first 11 gaming studios.

A leaderboard monitoring which users are exchanging NFTs from the Mint Madness collections sold on the secondary market will be posted by Magic Eden as part of “Mint Madness” on social media. The top 10 dealers by volume, limited to Polygon collections, will compete for a share of 20,000 MATIC in prizes. The winner will get 4,500 MATIC.

During Mint Madness, nine projects will be launching mints on Polygon, three on Ethereum, and one on Solana. These projects, created by more conventional gaming studios and web3 native teams, use NFTs for various purposes, including in-game functionality and extra usefulness.

Throughout the first two weeks of March, Planet Mojo, Meta Star Strikers, and Alaska Gold Rush will be the first games to provide free minting on the Magic Eden Launchpad. The only project with a cross-chain mint through Magic Eden is Shrapnel, a well-known AAA FPS game, which will debut on Polygon on March 15 and Ethereum on March 22.

The full list of games available during ‘Mint Madness’ include, Planet Mojo, Meta Star Strikers, Alaska Gold Rush, Shrapnel, Petobots, Blast Royale, Rogue Nation, Tearing Spaces, and Freckle Trivia on Polygon, Realm Hunter, Legendary: Heroes Unchained, and Shrapnel on Ethereum, and Papu Superstars on Solana. Additional mints are under consideration.

Chief Gaming Officer at Magic Eden, Chris Akhavan, commented:

“We’ve observed that many games entering web3 do not necessarily need to use NFTs as a monetization tool; however, NFTs are a really important user engagement tool for them to share their vision and work with a highly captive and invested audience. We think we’re the best partner to help them amplify their hard work and bridge them into the NFT ecosystem.”