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The crypto and NFT gaming space is busier than ever lately, what with prominent games starting to release, token airdrops piling up, and a seemingly constant array of other things happening at all times. It’s a lot to take in! Luckily, Decrypt’s GG is all over it. And if you need a quick way to get caught up on the latest moves around crypto video games, we’re happy to present This Week in Crypto Games. Our weekend roundup serves up the biggest news from the past week, along with a few other tidbits you might have missed. We also showcase a few of our original stories from the week. Biggest news Notcoin token launches: Finally, four months after the Telegram-based game launched, Notcoin debuted its NOT token on Thursday via The Open Network (TON). The massive airdrop yielded the largest gaming token launch of 2024 so far, along with over a billion dollars worth of trading volume. Viral Telegram-based game Notcoin paused its gameplay in April ahead of its imminent token launch, originally planned for April 20. The devs pushed the launch date back to ensure a smooth launch and it appears to have paid off, with no major issues reported. GameStop Revival: Three years after the notorious 2021 GameStop short squeeze, which was turned into a documentary and feature film, Roaring Kitty—one of the key figures of the short squeeze—appeared to return to Twitter on Sunday. This resulted in the video game retailer’s stock’s price skyrocketing, with trading halted many times over. As we should expect by now, this meant that countless GameStop-related meme coins also saw huge gains. But the hype train started to crumble on Friday when the company’s stock tanked 26% after it revealed plans to sell up to 45 million shares. Nyan Heroes token: Solana-based…

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