Alien Worlds Launches 15-Day Drone Racing Tournament with 200,000 Trilium Prize Pool

Dacoco's CMO discusses the necessity of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) for managing collective ownership of digital assets. **Key Points:** - DAOs provide infrastructure for groups to own, manage, and govern digital assets together - Web3 gaming presents early practical use cases for DAO implementation - Alien Worlds players already operate within a DAO-enabled ecosystem - Dacoco has invested five years developing and testing DAO infrastructure The focus centers on solving governance challenges when multiple parties hold valuable digital assets, particularly in gaming contexts where items can reach six-figure valuations. [Watch the explanation](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sqQANAauhO8)

**Alien Legends**, a browser-based strategy game within the Alien Worlds ecosystem, is moving to Beta in Q3 2026 following a successful Open Alpha test. **Key Alpha Results:** - Players traveled over 1 million tiles across six planets - Completed 25,000+ quests and fought 60,000 dungeon battles - Earned 4.2 million Trilium, 15.7 million Shards, and 111,000 WAX in rewards - 24,000 Alien Worlds NFTs were staked by test end **Game Features:** - Expands utility of existing Alien Worlds assets (Land, Tools, Weapons, Crew NFTs) - Combines strategy, progression, PvP, PvE, and land ownership mechanics - Weekly tournaments, Arenas, and Dungeons - Fighter recruitment and progression systems Built by the Mission Control team, the game integrates directly with existing Alien Worlds NFTs, creating new utility for current asset holders. [Read the full interview](https://alienworlds.io/blogs/mission-control-team-reveal-plans-for-alien-legends-following-open-alpha)

At CVC25, Dacoco CEO Saro McKenna outlined how Alien Worlds has evolved into a decentralized gaming ecosystem with over 10 community-built titles now available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store. **Key developments:** - Games developed through DAO-supported initiatives rather than centralized development - Community creators building frontends, games, and tools independently - Ecosystem designed to function without reliance on original founding team - Projects continue expanding reach across mobile platforms McKenna emphasized the resilience model: if one contributor steps away, others can continue development work. This approach allows the network to scale through distributed community participation rather than depending on a single entity. The expansion demonstrates how DAO governance can fund and coordinate multiple gaming projects within a shared ecosystem using the TLM token framework. [Watch keynote](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vjV8DbJ_1fU)

The **Alien Worlds x Outlaw Troopers Tournament** enters its third week on **February 27th**, offering players another chance to compete for **Trilium (TLM) rewards**. **Tournament Details:** - Week 3 kicks off February 27 - Battle-focused gameplay - TLM token rewards for top performers - Play at [play.outlawtroopers.io](http://play.outlawtroopers.io/) This continues the ongoing collaboration between Alien Worlds and Outlaw Troopers, which has featured multiple tournament events throughout February. Previous tournaments included battles against the Orbatroid with prize pools of 5,000 TLM and 100,000 Shards. The tournament represents one of several community-driven gaming experiences within the Alien Worlds ecosystem, which has expanded beyond its original mining game to include DAO governance, NFT integration, and multiple playable experiences backed by Planetary Syndicates and Union DAOs.