Ubisoft Just Launched A Blockchain Game With NFTs That Cost Up To $64,000

Ubisoft Just Launched A Blockchain Game With NFTs That Cost Up To $64,000

From TheGamer (Written by Josh Coulson) on | OpenCritic

Ubisoft has had a rough couple of months and it seems unlikely what will almost certainly be its last release of the year will win over anyone doubting the stability of the studio's future. Released today, and free-to-start right now, is Ubisoft's Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a Blockchain game featuring NFTs that cost up to $64,000.

Reported by Eurogamer, even though the arrival of Champions Tactics will have come as a surprise to almost everyone, the NFT game was revealed by Ubisoft earlier this year. As for why it likely didn't leave a mark on many people's radars, and why it has been quietly pushed out the door with very little fanfare, the announcement came at a time when most other studios had realized NFTs and the blockchain on which they reside were not in fact the future of video games.

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As for how the game works, as demonstrated in the Champions Tactics launch trailer below, players get cards that transform into figurines. Those figurines are procedurally generated which is where the blockchain and NFT elements come in. Each...

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