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Japanese recreation developer Black Tower Studios is partnering with Immutable to deploy its first web3 recreation Arkbound on the gaming-optimized blockchain. Well-known for earlier web2 titles corresponding to Archangel and Ace Fight 7, Black Tower Studios was created by former Purchase artistic director Richie Casper.
In 2017 the studio launched hack-and-slash ARPG Obsidian Legacy on Steam, which rapidly grew a devoted participant base. Nevertheless, in 2018 its recreation servers have been shut down, one thing that led the developer to enterprise into blockchain gaming – and the making of Arkbound.
Backed by Animoca Manufacturers, Arkbound is a PC-based F2P fantasy RPG which integrates NFTs into its core gameplay. Two kinds of NFTs – Anima Prism and Ark Stones – shall be out there. Gamers can select characters of assorted lessons to go on a journey of battles and treasure gathering on this planet of Elysia. It additionally lets gamers customise and personalize their journey via the sport, which is artistically designed with conventional Japanese options and constructed utilizing Unreal Engine.
Black Tower Studios’ producer Jingdi Yang feedback, “Our mission is to mix the beloved parts of RPG with the modern energy of web3 know-how to take blockchain gaming to the subsequent stage.”
Immutable just lately introduced the addition of three new titles to its ecosystem – MMORPG GensoKishi Online, MMORPG Cursed Stone and technique simulator Sailwars. Arkbound is the most recent in line to deploy on the Ethereum l2 blockchain.
Customers can presently obtain Arkbound immediately through the sport web site.