Laguna Video games has introduced that it’s going to increase the Crypto Unicorns franchise with the launch of 4 new cell titles, out there on iOS and Android.
With video games developed in-house and alongside three strategic companions, the brand new cell titles will deliver collectively the expertise of informal cell gaming with the favored characters from Laguna’s whimsical web3 farming simulation and collectable sport Crypto Unicorns.
“We’re working with an unimaginable group of worldwide builders to construct generational IP collectively on Crypto Unicorns,” mentioned Laguna Video games CEO, Aron Beierschmitt. “The hyper-casual gaming market is a big untapped alternative that we’re very excited to start pursuing. We look ahead to bringing our Crypto Unicorn collectables to cell gadgets worldwide by the tip of subsequent yr.”
In response to machine studying and digital efficiency options firm, Moloco, the hyper-casual video games market accounts for practically half of all cell sport installs. The class’s dominance dates again to 2017 and now generates upwards of $3 billion in annual income.
The collection of mini-games being rolled out in This fall embrace
- Unigatchi: a Crypto Unicorns tackle the favored digital pet sport, Tamagotchi. The aim of every participant is to maintain their Unicorn blissful and wholesome whereas partaking with it in real-time via gesture and voice instructions powered by Multiversal Ventures;
- Bumper Corns: a multiplayer sport the place the participant has to bump different unicorns off the land to win, in partnership with Coda Labs;
- Mob Run, a multiplayer sport the place gamers compete to amass the most important mob of unicorns, in partnership with Coda Labs; and
- Rainbow Rumble: a winner takes all battle royale-style sport in partnership with IguanaBee.
The introduction of those new video games comes after an already profitable reception to Crypto Unicorn. Since launching this yr, gamers have already collected 2,200 ETH with of land and pet collectables. The sport has additionally been named High Venture on Polygon blockchain because of its push in direction of staking-based gameplay.
Whereas the video games are blockchain-based, gamers is not going to be required to make use of cryptos or NFTs to benefit from the full expertise. These cell video games will mark the primary wave of hybrid, informal blockchain video games to reach on cell.
“Laguna is likely one of the greatest studios on the market,” mentioned Şekip Can Gökalp, CEO of Coda Labs: the cell sport writer with over 100M whole downloads. “We share a imaginative and prescient for utilizing video games to deliver web3 to the lots and dealing collectively on increasing the Crypto Unicorns multiverse was the right alternative to try this. The Laguna crew is innovating greater than most, and we’re actually wanting ahead to studying from them.”
Crypto Unicorns hopes to take its multiverse to larger heights by making its sport out there to informal gaming audiences worldwide.
Screenshots of newly introduced cell titles will be discovered right here.