The developer of the Far Cry and Assassin's Creed series introduced a video game on the blockchain
Date: 2023-06-30 Author: Karina Ziganova Categories: BLOCKCHAIN
The project, called Champions Tactics, is built on the basis of the Oasys blockchain and will become a tactical role-playing PvP game
French video game studio Ubisoft has unveiled its first blockchain game called Champions Tactics. According to the description on the official website, the project will be a tactical role-playing video game where players will be able to fight each other.
The project is based on the Oasys blockchain, which managed to enlist the support of SoftBank, Bandai Namco Research, SEGA and Square Enix. However, it is unclear which in-game functions will depend on the blockchain. Whether NFTs are planned to be available as part of the project is also unknown.
Champions Tactics players will be able to assemble a team of "mythical champions", as well as participate in battles with other players in the lore of the mystical world of Grimoria. At launch, Champions Tactics will only be available on PC through a special program. Whether Ubisoft plans to release the game on console is unclear. Ubisoft noted that there will be a "free drop" at the release, but did not specify the details of the distribution. The release date of Champions Tactics has not been disclosed.
The developer of the Far Cry video game series, Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, and Tom Clancy's continues to bet on blockchain and everything related to the cryptocurrency industry despite the skepticism of the gaming community. In May, Ubisoft approved the release of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Assassin's Creed series. As part of an initiative called Assassin's Creed Smart Collectibles, owners of special NFTs for $200 got a chance to win physical copies of tokens in the form of a transparent cube with a figure of a game character.
In the summer of 2022, Oasys developers raised $20 million in an investment round from Republic Capital involving Jump Crypto, Crypto.com, Huobi, Kucoin, Gate.io, Bitbank, and Mirana Ventures.
Instead of the traditional investment round of a private share sale, the capital came in the form of a private token sale.
The head of Oasys, Daiki Moriyama, argued that this method of investment "allows you to reach a wider base of supporters than traditional fundraising."
