TL;DR
- CEDEN Network shuts down, ending its MEGAWEAPON game and all services.
- The closure is due to funding issues, high user-acquisition costs, and weak monetization.
- No plan is provided for unpaid rewards, player assets, or the $WEAPON token.
CEDEN Network turns off its infrastructure and ends all operations, including the MEGAWEAPON game and related services. The company announces the decision on X with comments locked and closes its main Discord channel, cutting support routes and leaving audiences without official contact points.
Today, we’re sharing the difficult decision to sunset development and live operations of MEGAWEAPON.
This wasn’t a decision we made lightly. Over the life of the project, we explored multiple gameplay iterations, economic models, and community initiatives in an effort to build a…
— MEGAWEAPON (@_megaweapon_) December 29, 2025
Executives cite lack of funding and growing financial pressure. The push to move the Edge Node Network from alpha to full production stalls due to insufficient capital, rising user-acquisition costs, and weak monetization. In web3 gaming, low retention and high operating costs drain cash quickly; CEDEN fails to reverse that trend.
MEGAWEAPON mirrors the balance-sheet strain
The team tries to rekindle interest with gameplay upgrades and prize seasons. Season 3 advertises a 10 million $WEAPON prize pool, followed by more updates and rewards in December. Spending on incentives and development does not translate into a durable player base or sustainable revenue. Engagement falls short, and liquidity dries up.
After the shutdown, CEDEN Network provides no guidance on unpaid rewards or treatment of in-game assets. Users who purchased DEGEN credits or tournament passes lose utility immediately. $WEAPON holders receive no roadmap for mitigation. The company announces no compensation, redemptions, or migrations to alternative environments. In a market that penalizes opacity, the information gap amplifies uncertainty.
The closure of Discord and the comment lock on X reduce visibility for claims and complicate reconciliation of prize ledgers, inventories, and game progress. With official forums offline, affected users congregate in unverified channels, which raises exposure to misinformation and secondary fraud.
From a financial operations standpoint, the outcome exposes three core weaknesses: dependence on external capital without a profitable unit, a prize model that erodes margin under weak retention, and a cost structure that fails to adjust to actual revenue pace. In tokenized game economies, large reward pools can inflate spend without solving organic acquisition or improving lifetime value.
For crypto audiences, the case serves as a risk marker: reward contracts, digital inventories, and tickets lose value when operations halt without an exit plan. For development teams, the message sounds clear: unit economics and support channels determine viability as much as code quality.
