THE BORED APE GAZETTE

Things will be anything but boring around the swamp this Thursday after Yuga Labs’ Michael Figge teased that he’ll be dropping this month’s Otherside feature update.   “gm  @OthersideMeta January feature update coming this Thursday,” Figge casually tweeted this afternoon.   While Figge didn’t get into details about when on Thursday the update will drop, or exactly what new features it will include, we do know that the timing is notable. Thursday also happens to be the day th

It “Feels” like this week is about to be huge for the Otherside! This Thursday, Yuga Labs’ Blue the Koda, alongside Chimpers, Geez, and HV-MTLs, will make their way to Amazon for a first of its kind sale, and all 300 million of Amazon’s users are invited to ape in.     “Can you feel the Feels,” Yuga Labs tweeted from its Otherside account. “On Amazon this Thursday.”     These first Feels are Otherside ready emotes that buyers can use to express themselves inside the metaverse

From the hockey rink to the football pitch, the Pudgy Penguins are trading in their skates for cleats and heading across the pond this month in a new partnership with Manchester City! On Thursday, crypto’s cutest brand took to the timeline and announced that Pengu will be taking the field in the Premier League this weekend after teaming up with the reigning English football powerhouse to create collectibles that are sure to have fans screaming GOOOAAAALLLL! “We’re excited to

Memes, meaning, and a sustainable revenue model that pushes character IP out of the nest were all explained in a new paper from Moonbirds titled “The Birbillions Thesis.” Birb becoming the PopMart of Web3 isn’t just a tagline for OrangeCap Games Founder and Moonbirds owner Spencer; it’s the blueprint for getting what he’s building accepted culturally as a meme and taken seriously as a business. And if it all works, he believes birbillions will flock.   Memes move people. Comp

What a difference a year can make. On Thursday, Yuga Labs’ Michael Figge stopped by the Bored Ape Yacht Club for the first Meet At The Clubhouse space of the year to reflect on how far the metaverse has come. “This time last year it was a completely different picture, he said “We were wrapping up Project Dragon on our way to the Guiness Book of world records. You know that was real because we missed the first time and got it the second. It’s been seven months since we started

Yuga Labs will be breaking on through to the Otherside faster than ever after the company acquired the Unreal Engine based creator platform that powers the metaverse, bringing the tech fully in house around the swamp. 2026 is shaping up to be anything but boring across the swamp, the Nexus, and the 100,000 Otherdeeds that make up the $Ape powered metaverse after Yuga Labs CEO Garga announced that the company has acquired the technology and team that have been working on Other

From the Swamp to the Nexus, Otherside Voyagers will soon be able to buy a feature called “Feels” on Amazon that can be used to express themselves in the metaverse starting next month. Things were anything but boring on Thursday after Yuga Labs took to the timeline to announce the next phase of its ongoing partnership with Amazon; and this feels big! “We’re bringing community IP to Amazon,” Yuga Labs tweeted from its Otherside account. “ @GeezOnApe & @ChimpersHQ lead the way

Bored is the new black and will be in style all year long now that the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s always on merch store has officially opened for business! On Wednesday, the best club on the internet welcomed Apes, Mutants, Web3 frens, and shoppers galore to check out its new online store featuring looks that are fit for the swamp and perfect for every primate’s day to day!   “The BAYC Essentials Store is now open 24/7 with year round staples and members-only exclusives for the c

‘Tis the season for an Otherside update! On Tuesday, Yuga Labs’ Michael Figge teased that something is brewing around the swamp and that an Otherside update is coming this holiday season.   “gm @OthersideMeta december update coming online later this week,” he tweeted.     As of now, we don’t know exactly what Figge and the team plan to roll out later this week, but we do know that Yuga Labs has been hinting at a winter release all year, and this could be it! “We're focused o

The Bored Ape Yacht Club’s always on merch store is set to open tomorrow, and while there will be plenty of essential pieces available for everyone, Apes may want to be first in line when the store’s digital doors officially open, because the club is selling a pair of hand signed, limited edition posters featuring Curtis! Things are anything but boring around the swamp and beyond as everyone gets ready for the grand opening of the best club on the internet’s highly anticipate

Wardrobes will be anything but boring soon as the Bored Ape Yacht Club gets ready to open its always on store, filled with essentials and some Ape exclusives next week! From looking basic to dressing bored, the BAYC took to the timeline on Wednesday and announced that the brand’s highly anticipated always on merch store is opening on December 10th. “The new Bored Ape Yacht Club store is here, open year-round for the first time. Everyday classics, seasonal member-exclusive dro

’Tis the season for free stickers! Christmas is coming early to the swamp next week as Curtis does his best Kris Kringle and gifts every Bored Ape Yacht Club member and BAYC sticker holder a Telegram sticker pack from the best club on the internet! On Monday, the BAYC announced that it’s making a list and checking it twice as it gets ready to kick off the holiday season with a free gift for Apes and sticker holders! “On December 4th, all BAYC, MAYC, and BAYC sticker/avatar ho

Builders are anything but bored this week after Yuga Labs released its Otherside Development Kit blueprint, which is packed with everything a dev needs to make their metaverse dreams a reality! From the mechanics of the metaverse to the logic that Otherside is built upon, Yuga Labs dropped a ton of new information for builders who want to bring their ideas to life on Otherside yesterday night!   “Builders, this one’s for you,” Yuga Labs tweeted from its Otherside account. “ F

Same time, new place! Saturday in the Yugaverse means one things, Other Games with your frens! But this time was different. Instead of trekking through the marsh around the Swamp, soaring over PP Man’s birthday cake, or skating around the Mayo Jar, Voyagers were in the ancestral home world of the Kodas. “We are here in the Nexus,” G-Spot said to the 250 players plus in the metaverse before the games began . “There’s a portal up there, I'm scared of it, its kind of terrifying,

What the Helly? It’s already been five days since ApeCoin’s second NFT activation, HellyHustle, first lifted off around the swamp. But whether you’ve been flying high all week or haven’t taken off once, ApeChain NFT holders can all participate between now and Saturday at 4 P.M. EST! Things were anything but boring around the swamp on Friday as ApeCoin reminded everyone to take flight before HellyHustle comes to an end tomorrow. “WTHelly? Today's the final flight in HellyHustl

From fire and ice to hot and cold, the real world is filled with opposing forces that are neither good nor bad, just different. The same is true on Otherside, where the metaverse’s two core energies, Soma, which creates, and Chaos, which destroys, come together to power a world that players can shape and make their own. On Friday, the Other Games team hosted a “Lore and Order” Bubble Space with Yuga Labs’ Santeezy and Colin Hesterly, where they discussed the two energies that

Three and a half years after the Otherside mint, and four months after the always on Swamp invited everyone into the world for the first time, crypto gaming changed forever. The timeline transformed into the metaverse today as everyone aped into the Koda homeworld of Nexus and experienced the next iteration of Otherside; getting a glimpse of what’s possible, an onchain, eve -changing world where anyone can build and win! Upon arrival, players were greeted with the original Ot

A sprawling constellation of worlds, an ancient Koda temple, and a city that’s always changing onchain, the Otherside world of Nexus is set to open sometime today. But before it wakes up, Yuga Labs CEO Garga shared some thoughts about this virtual world where everyone can win! On Tuesday, Garga took to the timeline with an 11-part thread highlighting everything people need to know about Nexus. "It's a new chapter for Otherside,” he said. “For the nerds: Think of the Nexus as

On Nexus eve, hundreds of friends from around the Bored Ape Yacht Club and beyond got together for one last family photo to commemorate the first iteration of the always on Otherside! On Tuesday, Yuga Labs temporarily closed down the Swamp in preparation for the grand opening of the Koda home world, Nexus. But before this new world wakes up, Other Games Co-Host Hype decided to put together one final family photo event, and tons of people aped in to send off this chapter of th

It’s Nexus eve in the Yugaverse as everyone waits to ape into the ancestral home of the Kodas, which has been described as the “living center of Otherside.” Less than three weeks after Yuga Labs’ Michael Figge announced that the Nexus would be opening on November 12th, “the Nexus is tomorrow.”     “For years you’ve seen tests,” he said during his keynote speech at ApeFest. “A cinematic here, a test there. Otherside’s been in pre-release since July. A preview of a living world