Ubisoft Ventures Deeper into NFT Gaming with Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 8:21 am
Ubisoft, renowned for its iconic games like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, is taking a bold step into the NFT gaming world. With the launch of Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a free-to-play RPG, Ubisoft is merging the realms of traditional gaming and blockchain technology. Here’s everything you need to know about their latest venture.
A Blend of Gaming and NFTs
Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles is set in the dark fantasy world of Grimoria, where players build teams of digital collectible "Champions." Each Champion is an NFT with unique abilities, which players can use in strategic, turn-based battles against opponents. These NFT characters aren’t just playable in-game—they can also be traded or sold on an NFT marketplace, giving players real ownership of their in-game assets.
Building and Evolving Your Champions
One of the game’s standout features is its "Forge" system. Players can combine two Champions to create a new one with enhanced traits. The crafting fee for merging Champions can be paid using either the in-game currency (Gold) or the Oasys blockchain’s native token ($OAS), which powers the game’s marketplace.
Access and Requirements
Players need to meet a few basic requirements to join the action. To play Champions Tactics, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Have an active Ubisoft account.
- Use a supported blockchain wallet, like Metamask or Sequence.
Ubisoft’s Ongoing NFT Experimentation
This isn’t Ubisoft’s first dive into NFTs. In 2021, they launched the Ubisoft Quartz platform, which allowed players to purchase "Digits," playable NFTs in Ghost Recon Breakpoint. However, the company faced backlash from gamers, and Quartz was phased out in 2022. With Champions Tactics, Ubisoft is giving NFTs another shot, but this time with a more polished and thoughtful approach.
The Future of NFT Gaming
Despite the skepticism surrounding NFTs in gaming, the market continues to grow rapidly. According to Global Markets Insights, the global gaming NFT market was valued at $2.76 billion (approximately Rs. 23,204 crore) in 2023 and is expected to grow by over 60% by 2032. Additionally, blockchain gaming as a whole could reach a valuation of $614 billion (roughly Rs. 51,07,086 crore) by 2030, according to Fortune Business Insights.
What’s Next for Blockchain Gaming?
NFTs in gaming remain a divisive topic, but they offer the promise of real ownership, trading, and monetization within virtual worlds. Web3 games, like Champions Tactics, provide players with the opportunity to turn their in-game progress into valuable assets. As more companies experiment with blockchain technology, the intersection of gaming and NFTs could reshape the gaming industry.
In fact, in April 2024, tech giant Samsung teamed up with the Wilder World Metaverse Game to offer NFT rewards as part of its Web3 TV bundle, showing that major companies are still betting on the future of NFTs in digital spaces.
