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Play-and-Earn Metaverse Games

Jam City Announced 'Champions Ascension' as a Live-Service Metaverse

— May 6, 2022 — Tech
Jam City, the Culver City-based mobile video game developer with studios across the United States, announced 'Champions Ascension,' a high-profile metaverse project. Champions Ascension is poised to be a live-service, true play-and-earn experience where users can participate in a lifelike world that changes overtime based on player interactions, decisions, and events. Jam City stated that Champions Ascension is intended to not only appeal to cryptocurrency and web3 enthusiasts, but also to traditional gamers.

In Champions Ascension, players will be able to collect and power-up a collection of gladiator characters. The game will be visually detailed, set in a flushed-out world called Massina, and will feature a player-first game model. This is to say that Jam City is not merely launching a web3 game for the purpose of raising money, but to truly explore the viability of NFTs and cryptocurrency as a means of purely enhancing players' experiences.

Image Credit: Jam City
Trend Themes
1. Play-and-earn Metaverse Games - The trend of combining play-and-earn mechanics in metaverse games is disrupting the gaming industry and creating new opportunities for cryptocurrency adoption.
2. Interactive World-building - The trend of creating lifelike worlds that change based on player interactions and decisions is disrupting traditional gaming and creating new opportunities for immersive experiences.
3. Nft-enabled Gaming - The trend of using NFTs in gaming is disrupting the traditional gaming model and creating new opportunities for ownership, value, and monetization in the gaming industry.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming - The gaming industry has an opportunity to leverage the trend of play-and-earn mechanics in metaverse games and explore the potential of NFT-enabled gaming to create new revenue streams.
2. Cryptocurrency - The cryptocurrency industry has an opportunity to leverage the trend of play-and-earn mechanics in metaverse games to drive adoption and generate revenue through tokenomics and NFTs.
3. Virtual Reality - The virtual reality industry has an opportunity to leverage the trend of interactive world-building in metaverse games to create more immersive experiences and drive innovation in gaming and entertainment.
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