Crypto Shots had a huge year of development. A massive wave of bug fixes, tweaks, and gameplay improvements was shipped across the entire PvP Shooter experience.
Four new game modes were introduced: Elimination, Covert Point, Kill Confirmed, and Gun Race, alongside better onboarding with Web2 login, a balanced life boost for struggling players, a stronger anti-cheat detection system, and the release of the PC build.
Competitive play was expanded with daily themed tournaments, a fairer Tournament Rewards System, and full match customization — letting streamers and hosts control formats like shields on/off, life recharge on/off, healthshot-only modes, and much more.
UI/UX improvements were delivered in key areas like the Lobby, Match Details, and Scoreboards — with more upgrades coming in the future.
Beyond the PvP shooter, the Crypto Shots ecosystem continued to grow: ongoing development of a new game mode for PvE, improving the NFT Marketplace (stability, security, UX), shipping updates for Crypto Chess and the Karina tipping bot, releasing automated earning reports as open-source, and making cross-chain integrations easier — with the ImmutableX integration now live. Efforts also went into infrastructure, DePIN adoption, and the adoption of agentic AI workflows to speed up development.
On the growth side, Crypto Shots represented Hive through initiatives like NFtopia, the SPS Burnathon Marathon, and a new partnership with Splinterlands and the SPS DAO to onboard players from defunct web3 games onto Hive.
Thank you to our community for the support — the next two years are going to be fire! 😎
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