16 January 2026 Weekly news roundup

Polygon buys Sequence, Animoca buys SOMO, Cartridge buys Playmint. Consolidation? [0:28] Today's theme is consolidation. [1:15] Is this the trend for blockchain games companies in 2026 or something more nuanced? [2:00] Why didn't we see more consolidation in 2025? [3:46] Playmint has been bought by Cartridge. This is likely more of an R&D rollup or acquihire deal. [5:53] Playmint worked on fully decentralized games and Cartridge has an onchain game engine. [7:05] Both companies also have a shared investor Bitkraft to enable the deal. [8:40] Sequence has been acquired by Polygon Labs. It's more of a classic consolidation deal. [10:50] Polygon is repositioning itself as a payments and stablecoin infrastructure. [12:13] Sequence's focus has always been cross-chain dev tools for blockchain games. [14:59] Investors like tools. Sequence raised around $50 million. [18:50] Polygon is buying Sequence because it's a proper business with real tech and users. [22:20] Will Sequence focus less on games in future? [23:06] Animoca Brands has acquired web3 gameco SOMO. It's unclear why. [29:31] Delabs Games is shutting down idle RPG Ragnarok Libre. [35:15] Delabs Games is now an AI-first game developer so it's looking to the future.

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16 January 2026 Weekly news roundup is an episode from Blockchain Gaming World by jon jordan.

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