Gala Games strikes partnership with Fortnite creator Epic Games amid Valve ban on blockchain games
Blockchain game platforms Gala Games (GALA) and Epic Games handle Gala tiles will be published on the Epic Games Store.
A gala game that brings Web3 to the masses
The Epic Games Store Launched in 2018, it is the storefront for PC and Mac compatible games.
Due to the publishing contract, Gala’s Web3 titles 194 million Epic Games Store users are different from rival game token platforms.
“Gala will bring web3 games to the masses, exposing millions of gamers to this new genre of entertainment and solidifying Gala’s position as a leader in the fast-growing web3 gaming industry.”
Gala Games President John Oswald He said the partnership with Epic Games will increase the legitimacy of blockchain games. He added that the deal would be a “turning point” for players who are new to the concept of digital ownership, the NFT game.
“Easy access to Web3 games is a turning point for players who haven’t yet seen how digital ownership enriches the gaming experience.”
Recently, NFT games have received a lot of criticism, and gamers call this concept a money grab designed to squeeze all the dollars out of people. In addition, proponents of this view say that monetizing the game deprives them of fun and escapist elements.
GRIT will be the first release of the Epic Games Store
Epic Games is best known for the release of the blockbuster battle royale game Fortnite.At peak times, the game will be in December 2020 15.3 million Simultaneous users of Chapter 2 Season 5 Finale.
Since then, the situation has dropped significantly, and the current number of concurrent users is estimated to be around 3 million at all times.
Nevertheless, despite the decline in numbers, Fortnite is still the world’s Most popular games Defeating Minecraft and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by active monthly users.
Hoping to emulate this popularity, Gala Games’ courage It will be the first title of the Epic Games Store. Like Fortnite, GRIT is a battle royale game, but set in the Wild West with a gun.
GALA plunged 9.6% in response to the news and then fell to $ 0.07764 at the press. The recent slump in cryptocurrencies has hit GALA hard, with tokens declining by 52% since the beginning of May.
Blockchain and NFT games are banned on Epic’s rival Steam
Valve’s Steam, Epic’s main competitor in the PC gaming space and the largest game store front, To give permission Blockchain or NFT games on the marketplace, following Valve’s rules for publishers.
In an interview with Eurogamer in February, Valve co-founder and president Gabe Newell said blockchain is a great technology, but its current usage is “quite rough” and “avoid it.” I want to. “
