Gala Games, an entertainment firm on Web3, announced on June 6th that Grit, the Wild West-themed battle royale crypto game Grit would soon be made available to users via Epic Games Store. Epic Games, the well-known company behind the Unreal Engine as well as the online games Fortnite and Gears of War is also produced by Epic Games.
Epic Games Store Adds Blockchain-Powered Grit —Gala Games Exec: Epic Listing Gives Legality to New Gaming Genre
Grit is a Wild West-based, battle royale video game hosted at the Epic Games Store. It was created using Unreal Engine. Grit players face a gang of gunslingers “in epic showdowns and shootouts” and the game features over 400 types of old-school guns. The game crafted by the Web3 entertainment firm Gala Games is listed on the Epic Games Store but the description notes that Grit is “coming soon.”
Gala Games, which is behind Web3’s first-person shooter (FPS), Last Expedition, as well as the Gala Music platform. Web3 also plans to launch Spider Tanks, an electronic sports game using non-fungible tokens (NFT). John Osvald (president of Gala Games’ games department), said that Epic is marking a significant milestone by adding a blockchain-based gaming game to its popular gaming site. “Epic is a pioneer and visionary in the video game industry. Gala Games’ titles being available on the Epic Game Store brings legitimacy to this new genre of gaming,” Osvald said in a statement published on Monday.
Osvald also added:
Access to Web3 gaming is an important step forward for players who don’t know how digital ownership can enhance the gaming experience.
Gala Games Launches ‘The Gunslinger Box’ Sale for Grit at Galaverse Event in Malta
Gala Games hosts the Galaverse Event in Malta between June 6-9, 2022. The company is offering a sale called “The Gunslinger Box,” which unlocks one of the 10,000 Grit avatars. According to the Monday announcement, each Grit avatar has in-game perks or generative attributes. The Galaverse will reveal a variety of Grit announcements over the course of three days.
“Here at Team Grit we are invested in this new ecosystem and see all the value that Web3 can bring to the gameplay experience,” Jon Mavor, the chief technical officer at Team Grit remarked. “We are excited to be working with Gala Games and by our presence on the Epic Games Store. Web3 will make players’ experiences in the Wild West even better.”
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