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Infinity Rising: Cardano’s New Era Begins - CG Newsletter #27
Cornucopias becomes Infinity Rising — a new chapter begins.
Cristian Jair Rojas Velez
October 21, 2025
Big Announcement
🪐 Cornucopias Rebrands to Infinity Rising
One of Cardano’s most recognized gaming projects, Cornucopias, has officially rebranded to Infinity Rising, marking a bold shift into a new era for its metaverse and player economy.
The rebrand comes with a refreshed identity, updated website, and a continued promise of immersive world-building powered by Cardano.
According to the team, all player accounts, assets, and progress remain intact, and the long-awaited Alpha phase is now “on the horizon.”
🔗 Explore the announcement: infinityrising.com/blog/infinity-rising-rebrand-2025
Quests & Missions
⚔️ Risk Gaming — “Beat the Ultimate Warrior” Challenge and win 100 ADA
The Risk Gaming Company has launched the Beat the Ultimate Warrior Heads-Up Challenge, an ongoing event where players can face the project’s creator in direct duels, with ADA and token rewards on the line.
How it works:
Face the host in a heads-up match.
Win, and you take the entire contents of the wallet.
Lose, and the pot grows — every undefeated match adds more ADA, NFTs, and $RISK tokens to the rewards pool.
Current starting balance: 100 ADA + 10 million $RISK.
Games are arranged through the 🎮︱lets-play channel on Discord.
🔗 Take your shot: discord.gg/riskgaming
Gameplay Events
⚔️ Machiavellic – Final Convoy Week (Oct 27)
The Cardano Convoys return for their grand finale on October 27, hosted by AdaLink_io and Nufi Wallet.
Expect chaos and artistry as players battle to the sound of a live String Quartet — a mix of strategy, destruction, and spectacle.
🏆 Rewards: Frenchies Club Passes, 2 Trezor wallets, and all unclaimed Convoy prizes.
Following this weekend, the #Cardano Convoys will pause and return on October 27th for the final week, hosted by @AdaLink_io and @nufiwallet .
This won’t be just another bloodbath — it will be a symphony of madness. A String Quartet will echo through the Halls as death and
— Machiavellic, a Sandbox MMO (@Machiavellic_io)
1:21 PM • Oct 17, 2025
🌌 Borgz Corp. – Daily Rumble: The Harvest V.3
It’s Day 20 of the Rumble-Borgz-Battle — the fight for dominance continues.
Pick your planet daily, join the fray, and climb the leaderboard. Planet picks reset every day, so consistency is key.
🃏 BETFi – Poker Stress Test & Early Access
BETFi, Cardano’s upcoming entertainment hub, has opened early access to its new Discord and poker platform.
Players can test tables directly in-browser (desktop only) with test ADA, while holders of $RISK or Risk NFTs unlock bonus perks.
🎟️ Join Discord: discord.gg/ZBqXeCDH
🃠 Play Poker: betfi.poker
🚀 Ascent Rivals – Daily Matchmaking Tests
Ascent Rivals is running matchmaking tests daily from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (local time).
Grab a friend, join the arena, and help the team fine-tune PvP balancing before the next update.
Matchmaking is live for testing!
We’ll be running matchmaking tests throughout each week. Available search windows will appear in the main menu or in our Discord.
Jump in and race with the community!
— Ascent Rivals (@AscentRivals)
7:59 PM • Oct 7, 2025
🕹️ The Game Room – Retro Pinball Tournament
Old-school arcade vibes meet Web3 rewards.
The Game Room and World of Squeak are co-hosting a Retro Pinball Tournament, live now through November 9.
Compete for hundreds of dollars in NFTs and Cardano tokens by ranking up high scores on the leaderboard.
🎯 Start flipping: inmatesthegameroom.io
📢RETRO PINBALL ALERT📢
💪Still time to smash those bumpers in the epic Retro Pinball Tournament co-hosted by @thegameroomotwt and @World_of_Squeak running NOW through Nov 9th!💪
inmatesthegameroom.io
🏆Rank up HIGH SCORES for a shot at a share of HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN— The Game Room (@thegameroomotwt)
12:38 PM • Oct 17, 2025
Partnerships, Collabs & Funding
💎 Diamond Hooves – Expanding the Staking Network
Diamond Hooves is accelerating ecosystem integration through a wave of new staking partnerships across the Cardano gaming landscape.
Newly onboarded partners now include:
🦌 Stag Alliance — Earn daily $DMND by staking Stag NFTs.
🏰 Onchain Kingdoms — LAND Parcels eligible for $DMND emissions.
🎲 Risk Gaming Company — Risk Horseman NFTs now producing $DMND rewards.
🪙 Slap! Ventures — All Slap Venture pass assets will start earning $DMND
🔗 Learn more: discord
Updates
🚶♂️ Walkers – Flash Sale Success & Reward Updates
The Walkers team sold out its Flash Sale and reached 630/2,000 Geolocations minted.
First reward distributions roll out this week, followed by new buybacks and an upgraded reward-tracking bot system.
By combining BTC sales and ADA buybacks, Walkers aims to increase reward value up to 30% in upcoming cycles.
💠 Diamond Hooves – Token Drop Delay & NFT Swapper Launch
The Diamond Hooves team has announced a temporary delay for the $DMND token drop while Minswap completes verification.
In the meantime, the Liquid NFT Swapper (powered by $SQUEAK) is launching next week — allowing holders to swap $DMND tokens for Diamond Hooves NFTs and access in-game utility immediately.
Partner staking remains on track for Oct 22, alongside stable emissions and a new mini-roadmap.
📚 Stag Alliance – Novel Draft Released
The Stag Alliance team has shared the first three chapters of its upcoming fantasy novel, inspired by Elderworld lore and the genesis NFT collection.
The full draft is complete and currently in the editing phase, with plans for community feedback before final publication.
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X Spaces & AMAs
🎙️ Risk Gaming × BETFi — Community Space (Oct 22, 12 PM EST)
The Risk Gaming and BETFi teams are hosting a joint X Space this Wednesday, October 22 at 12 PM EST (9 AM PST).
Expect discussions on the Ultimate Domination Tournament, BETFi’s casino roadmap, and how both projects aim to shape Cardano’s entertainment layer.
🎁 Live giveaways include:
1 Warthog NFT
1 Four Horsemen NFT
1 Full set of Risk Tank NFTs
1 Baby Ape NFT
25 million $RISK tokens
💬 How to join:
Set a reminder on X → Join Space
Retweet the room for a chance to win prizes.
Tune in live and participate in the discussion.
Play in Public
🕹️ Introducing “Play in Public” — Starting Next Week
Beginning with Issue #28, we’ll launch a new segment called Play in Public, where I will share my gaming portfolio across Cardano titles, including staking positions, mission completions, and passive earnings.
This section will feature:
A public spreadsheet tracking NFTs, staking APRs, and mission rewards.
Weekly highlights on what’s being tested or played.
Transparent reflections on what’s actually working in Play-to-Own.
💡 The goal is simple: to build trust through visibility,letting readers follow the journey of a real player navigating Cardano’s gaming ecosystem.
Video Gameplay Recap
🎥 TITANS: DePIN + BTC Mining + Gamified NFTs on Cardano
This week’s gameplay video dives into TITANS, a DePIN aggregator and revenue-driven ecosystem that fuses BTC mining, gamified NFTs, and DeFi yield streams into one immersive experience.
You’ll learn how to:
Join Houses and stake NFTs for passive $TITAN rewards.
Deploy your characters in Strongholds (Garrison, Fortress, Citadel) for boosted returns.
Run missions with your faction and plan treasury food usage for higher success rates.
Understand how mining and DeFi revenues flow transparently to holders.
📺 Watch the full gameplay & guide:
Closing Thoughts
From Infinity Rising’s rebrand to Risk Gaming’s live challenges, the signal is clear: this ecosystem rewards participation, not speculation.
Next week, we’ll take that idea one step further with the launch of Play in Public, bringing full visibility to how on-chain games perform in real time.
⚖️ Disclaimer
All information shared in this newsletter is for educational and entertainment purposes only.
Nothing here constitutes financial advice, and you should always conduct your own research before participating in any staking, gameplay, or NFT activity.
The Cardano Gaming Newsletter is a weekly digest curated.
Every Tuesday, it delivers verified, actionable insights across the Cardano gaming ecosystem.
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CristianRojasCardano
🐦 Twitter (X): @CrisRo0787