Blockchain game platform Gala Games (GALA) and Epic Games have reached an agreement to publish a game of Gala on the Epic Games Store. On top of that, Gala Games’ web 3.0 coin project, GALA, gained in value. Here are the details…
Gala Games will bring Web3 to the masses
The Epic Games Store was launched in 2018 and serves as a store especially for computer games. The publishing deal will open Gala’s Web3 games to more than 194 million users on the Epic Games Store, differentiating it from competing gaming token platforms. Gala will bring web3 games to the masses, expose millions of gamers to this new form of entertainment and solidify Gala’s leading position in the booming Web3 gaming industry.
Gala Games President John Osvald said the partnership with Epic Games will bring more legitimacy to Blockchain games. He also added that the deal is a “landmark” for players unfamiliar with the concept of digital ownership, namely NFT games. According to Osvald, “easy access to Web3 games will be a milestone for gamers who have not yet seen how digital ownership can enrich their gaming experience.”
Initial release on Epic Game Store: GRIT
Recently, NFT games have come under heavy criticism, with gamers describing this concept as games designed to grab every dollar from people. Also, proponents of this view say that playing games that earn money removes the elements of fun and escape. Epic Games is known for publishing one of the popular games, Fortnite. In December 2020, the game hosted 15.3 million concurrent users for the Episode 2 Season 5 finale. Since then, the number of current users has dropped significantly.
A screenshot from GRIT However, despite the drop in numbers, Fortnite remains the world’s most popular game by active monthly users, surpassing Minecraft and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. continues. Hoping to relive this popularity, Gala Games’ GRIT will be the first game on the Epic Games Store. Much like Fortnite, GRIT is a battle royale game. But its concept will be “Wild West”.
The web 3.0 coin project gained value after the news
Epic’s main competitor in the PC gaming space and also the largest game store Steam, the company behind Valve’s According to its rules for publishers, it does not allow any Blockchain or NFT games on its platform. Valve co-founder and president Gabe Newell stated in an interview with Eurogamer in February that blockchain is a great technology, but the way it’s used right now is “pretty sketchy” and they “want to stay away from it.”
Meanwhile, GALA rose close to 10 percent after the news and managed to hit its intraday high of $0.08999. At the time of writing, it seems to have decreased to $ 0.08286. Overall, the recent crypto crash hit GALA hard, and the token’s price has lost 52 percent since the beginning of May.
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