Tokyo Beast is coming to Immutable
Japanese-themed blockchain game Tokyo Beast has announced it’s partnering with Immutable to launch and operate the game on its infrastructure.
Mixing web2 gaming, esports and NFT-based crypto metagames, Tokyo Beast hopes to find the sweetspot between these two communities with its distinctive graphical styling combined with a heavy focus on PVP battles and tournaments. The latter will take place on a daily basis, which will feed into a livestreamed championship every weekend.
The game follows in a long line of projects which originally announced they would launch on Polygon before moving to Immutable following Polygon’s retreat from the gaming sector.
“TOKYO BEAST exemplifies a game that can drive mainstream adoption of blockchain gaming,” commented Immutable co-founder Robbie Ferguson. “With its large fanbase and solid game design, we believe the TOKYO BEAST, Championship tournaments will engage millions of new players.”
As described in its whitepaper, the game is formally split into two parts, Base and Trials.
Base is the web3 component in which players stake the game’s token to get Beast NFTs. These can also be staked for more tokens and other in-game items, or bred together.
In Trials, players fight with non-NFT beasts in auto battles, with the top 20 players entered into the weekend championship. Playes can also win NFTs through the tournament system or via lotteries. There’s also a strong wagering component with each battle outcome a complex mix of the beasts and their particular rarities and loadouts.
“Partnering with Immutable was a clear choice for us as we push to expand the boundaries of web3 gaming,” said the game’s producer Naoki Motohashi. “Immutable’s blockchain technology is a perfect fit to bring TOKYO BEAST to web3. We’re excited to set a new standard for competitive gaming on the blockchain.”
In terms of development, Japanese game outfits Cygames and Gumi are listed as partners to the project, while holding company for Tokyo Beast is based out of Dubai.
