Shib Eternity unveiled as the name of Shiba Inu’s upcoming mobile NFT
game, and Funko will launch sets of NFT packs depicting Avatar character
collectibles.
Gaming YouTube streamer "Dr Disrespect" unveiled the first sneak peek of his upcoming NFT shooter game dubbed Deadrop on July 30.
The
initial reaction has been mixed, however, with some underwhelmed by the
game’s lack of polish given that Dr Disrepect boasted in a now-deleted
Tweet from June that it “already blows out anything” from the Call of
Duty game engine.
User @Jonesy_Actual stated the game currently
looks “like an arcade shooter at Chuck E Cheese” while @MemeCyptum
sarcastically chimed in with: “Dr Disrespect tried making an NFT shooter
and it looks like a**? I’m shocked I tell you, absolutely shocked.”
This is Dr. Disrespect's new NFT shooter called "DEADROP".
— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) July 30, 2022
This is the game he said if he took a screenshot, it blows anything from the CoD engine.
He probably meant CoD mobile (which is still a reach) pic.twitter.com/JntaM8Ny5r
Others have called for patience, however, as the game is still in the
early stages of its development and is likely to undergo many changes
before the final version is complete.
“Lol this is so early in
development yet people still need to hate? At least he is being clear
about development, showing each stage as it comes. Just hating on the
game for the sake of it clearly,” wrote @L1GHTNING96.
Dr
Disrespect has more than four million subscribers on YouTube and 2.4
million followers on Twitter. He recently launched what he's dubbed a
triple-A gaming studio called Midnight Society which has partnered with Polygon Studios to develop gaming NFTs via Polygon’s Ethereum scaling network.
The early footage shows a simplistic first-person shooter-style game with a player running and shooting targets at a gun range.
The new game is expected to use NFTs to give users digital ownership of in-game items and rewards.
According to Midnight Society’s website, it recently
sold out all 10,000 tokenized Founders Passes which included playable
avatars for Deadrop. The NFTs also offer early access to the game, along
with voting rights on game-features integrations and a host of other
benefits. The Polygon-based NFTs went for $50 a pop and were used as a
way to fund the game’s development.
I woke up this morning feeling so damn good.
— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) July 30, 2022
Thinking about what can transpire from @DEADROP over the next few years.
Long road ahead, with a HUGE vision.
Shiba Eternity
The team behind the Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin have revealed the name of the project’s upcoming mobile NFT game in partnership with PlaySide Studios.
The
game is titled Shiba Eternity, and the SHIB team revealed that it will
be available on both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. It
is being developed as part of the project’s broader goal of building a Metaverse ecosystem and will be compatible with its Shiboshi NFTs.
The
game will come in two modes, a regular free-to-play mobile game and a
version that incorporates NFTs and play-to-earn features.
We are proud to reveal the name of the Shib CCG game, Shiba Eternity™!
— Shib (@Shibtoken) August 2, 2022
We are working alongside @PlaysideStudios on a testing schedule and exciting release!
The game will be available in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Game on #ShibArmy with #ShibaEternity! pic.twitter.com/iJnyMUVZWb
FC Barcelona sells NFT artwork for $700k
Spanish soccer giant
FC Barcelona (Barca) has sold an NFT art piece featuring club legend
Johan Cruyff for $693,000 via Sotheby’s auction house in New York on
July 29.
The audio and visual art piece “In a Way, Immortal” depicts
a golden Cruyff scoring an iconic goal against Atletico Madrid in 1973,
and was created by a team of 40 computer graphics and visual effects
artists. The piece is backed by an original soundtrack that features a
30-piece orchestra.
As part of the sale, the NFT owner will now
become a Barça Digital Ambassador and gain exclusive access to VIP
events with the club.
Cruyff played for Barca between 1973 and
1978 and went back to coach the team for a widely successful spell
between 1988 and 1996. He passed away in 2016, and is seen as one of the
most important figures in the club’s history.
Barca also
announced this week that it has partnered with fan token platform Socios
to further the team’s blockchain, NFT and Web3 initiatives.
As part of the agreement, Socios’ owner Chiliz will invest $100 million
into Barca Studios and acquire a 24.5% stake in the team’s digital
content creation and distribution hub.
Related: Tiffany & Co turning CryptoPunk NFTs into $50K custom pendants
Digital Avatar Funko Pops, of the air-bending variety
Funko
and Paramount have teamed up to launch a series of Digital Funko Pop
NFTs depicting characters from Nickelodeon's beloved Avatar: The Last
Airbender and The Legend of Korra series.
The collection will be
available for purchase via Dropp.io starting on August 9 and it will
include 625,000 NFTs of different rarity levels spread across standard
packs of five tokens for $9.99 and premium packs of 15 tokens $29.99.
Funko
are the creators of the widely successful collectibles which depict
licensed content from an endless list of famous pop culture characters
and people. If collectors are lucky enough to score a rare Avatar
Digital Funko Pop NFT, they will be able to redeem it for a limited
edition physical Funko Pop collectible figure.
Other Nifty News:
On Monday, the trading volume for CryptoPunks NFTs surged by 1,847% over 24 hours. Over 1,226.68 Ether (ETH)
worth of Punk NFTs was traded during that time. The surge in interest
appears to be tied to luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. launch
of its own NFT collection, which has a special perk for Punk holders.
The upcoming Muse NFT album “Will of the People”
will be the latest chart-eligible album format since 2015. Prior to
this album concept, the last format to be accepted by international
charts was album streams. NFT albums are now eligible for both United
Kingdom and Australian charts.
