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Magic Eden Expands To Arbitrum With New Gaming NFT Collection

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3 months ago

October 4, 2024

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Magic Eden will soon be minting Ubisoft’s upcoming 10,000-piece NFT collection on the Ethereum scaling network Arbitrum to give holders early access to the new game.

Minted on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling network Arbitrum, the new Niji Warrior ID NFTs unlock early access to the top-down shooter, enable participation in the game’s governance model and track player progress.

Magic Eden, Ubisoft Team Up for Captain Laserhawk NFT Launch

According to the official press release, this deal marks Arbitrum’s addition to the Magic Eden NFT marketplace, which had already supported projects from Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon, and Base in the past.

Among the top NFT marketplaces, Magic Eden will be instrumental in serving up distribution and management of NFTs for Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. It is a leading force in cross-chain compatibility and backs projects with innovative gameplay, further building influence in Web3 gaming.

With the partnership, Magic Eden injects several years of experience in NFT ecosystems into this new agreement with Ubisoft and Arbitrum, offering players a secure and user-friendly way to manage digital assets. The deal also heats up gaming experiences and solidifies the status of Magic Eden as one of the leading driving forces in the fast-changing NFT gaming sector.

The partnership also points toward the modern trend in the adoption of layer-2 solutions for NFT projects, all-inclusive of better scalability and interoperability within the Ethereum ecosystem. Such infrastructure will enable smoother and easier gaming, reaching a wider audience both for game developers and gamers alike.

Arbitrum, a leading layer-2 network on the Ethereum blockchain, has achieved impressive transaction numbers, processing 1.3 million daily transactions. Arbitrum’s figures are noteworthy, especially considering it reached an all-time high of 4.4 million transactions on September 9. That significantly outpaces Ethereum’s mainnet, which recorded 1.1 million transactions.

The name of the game is Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E., and it’s set in a dystopian world inspired by Netflix’s series Captain Laserhawk. The title will also feature various iconic characters from other Ubisoft franchises.

Ubisoft’s Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. was described at the time as “a transmedia experience” on the foundation of Arbitrum. Holders will be granted Web3 governance over determining the narrative for the game. The game itself comes along with an imminent mint for their Niji Warrior ID NFTs.

Ubisoft maintains that one of the main benefits with NFTs is that holders will have extraordinary voting rights over major governance decisions and, in fact, give the community the power to shape the future of the game.

Ubisoft’s NFTs Coming Soon: Only 10,000 Will Exist

These NFTs are play-to-earn, unlocking rewards for a unique opportunity to be fully involved in the active creation of new content, thus transforming players into co-creators of game development.
This move signifies one of the most major steps Ubisoft has ever taken towards including blockchain and NFTs in gaming. An initiative of this nature by Ubisoft precisely fits into the company’s vision: to offer more immersive experiences through decentralized platforms and increase player engagement.

This new Magic Eden-Ubisoft partnership comes off the heels of a closed beta, which was held in August. Still, hardly any footage has surfaced online because participants reportedly had NDAs. These were preventing them from sharing any details about the game. From the few clips that managed to find their way onto Twitter, the game looks colorful and quick-paced. There are also plenty of tight choke points around which players fight it out.

However, the highly-coveted collection of 10,000 NFTs will be minted in the coming weeks. At the same time, many future minters have secured spots for participation in the beta and completed challenges in Discord. The ID mint represents the final milestone on the road map before the game launches, meaning Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. is not very far away.

The title represents Ubisoft’s second major blockchain game after its partnership with Magic Eden, aside from Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles. The latter is on the Oasys network but has also similarly minted NFTs on Ethereum. Recently, Champions Tactics conducted a sort of “technical beta” testing ahead of its public launch, which is expected very soon.

The publisher known for titles like Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance has been developing and investing in the crypto space for years. In late 2021, they launched in-game NFTs for their Ghost Recon: Breakpoint game on the Tezos blockchain.