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(Kitco News) – Epic Games, the company behind the popular online multiplayer game Fortnite, has officially entered the world of blockchain gaming by launching the Blankos Block Party on the Epic Games Store.

Blancos Block Party is an online creation game powered by Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) created by Mythical Games that first launched as an open beta in December 2020. According to Mythical Games, the Web3 game has amassed over 1 million users since its launch.

The game studio first revealed plans to bring the free-to-play title to the Epic Games Store in June, beating out Gala Games and its Western-themed shooter Grit to launch as the first Web3 game. I’m proud of you. Popular PC game marketplace.

Blancos Block Party Inspired by the designer/vinyl toy culture, users can play and collaborate in a colorful online world. NFT technology is used to represent unique items in-game, such as avatars and accessories that users can buy and sell on the game’s marketplace.

Many well-known brands and artist partners have already announced their participation. Blancos Block Party By offering limited edition drops from Burberry, Atari, musician Deadmau5 and more.

version of Blancos Block Party The version released on the Epic Games store is functionally identical to the version playable on the game’s website. Both versions are currently available in ‘Early Access’ status ahead of the game’s full release scheduled for September 28th.

Final Fantasy Creators double down on blockchain

In other blockchain gaming news, world-famous Japanese game developer Square Enix Final Fantasy The franchise has signed on to become a node validator for blockchain game project Oasys.

According to an announcement from Oasys, Square Enix was able to secure the last of the project’s 21 initial validator slots. Beyond becoming validators, the pair teamed up to create the next generation of blockchain games on his EVM-compatible Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain at Oasys.

The main focus of the collaboration will be creatine for triple-A quality games with Play-to-Earn (P2E) integration. Other of his Oasys gaming partners include Double Jump, Bandai Namco and Ubisoft.

In January, Square Enix president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda said the game would introduce a blockchain-enabled “token economy” to incentivize both players and users who generate content to add to the game. I expressed my interest in the idea of

“Advancements in the token economy provide users with explicit incentives that not only increase the consistency of their motivation, but also create tangible benefits for their creative endeavors,” Matsuda wrote. .

“Various motivations drive people to join the game and connect with each other, from having fun to making money to contributing. Blockchain-based tokens make this possible. Our game. By designing a viable token economy, we will enable autonomous game growth.”

The company first entered the NFT realm in July with the release of tokenized character figures featuring characters such as Cloud Strife for $129.99. Final Fantasy.