- Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis has partnered with NFT project CyberKongz to create a new web3 Game
- The new game will coexist with the present Axie Infinity family, although only a few details about the game have been released
- The partnership will also see the two drive more gaming action on the Ronin network with CyberKongz migrating its existing game from Polygon to Ronin
Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis has partnered with NFT project CyberKongz to create a web3 game that will coexist with the present Axie Infinity family, although Sky Mavis is yet to release more details about the game. The partnership will also see the two drive more gaming action into the Ronin network, a move that includes the NFT project moving its existing game, Play & Kollect, from Polygon to the Ronin blockchain created by Sky Mavis. The partnership comes four months after Sky Mavis partnered with game studios to drive web3 adoption on its blockchain.
Gamers’ Needs Taken Seriously
According to CyberKongz, the shift from the Ethereum scaling layer Polygon will help the project tap into Ronin’s gaming community thus attracting more users. The CyberKongz team has however not released an exact date when the migration will take place.
🩸🤝 @CyberKongz pic.twitter.com/oZM0Agm0fK
— Axie Infinity (@AxieInfinity) July 25, 2023
Sky Mavis’ push to boost gaming activities on Ronin comes at a time when the blockchain gaming market is experiencing a slump due, in part, to a drop in NFT adoption and a prolonged crypto winter. However, Kathleen Osgood, a Sky Mavis executive, believes that the tide will be changed by web3 games that “truly understands” gamers’ needs.
Blockchain Games Lack Playability
Osgood’s belief aligns with that of OpenSea CEO who also holds that blockchain gaming will drive NFT adoption. Blockchain games continue to face criticism from gamers who think that developers are focusing more on monetization and abandoning playability.
Although Sky Mavis is increasing its partners in the web3 space, it’s yet to be seen whether these partnerships will help it shake off the effects of the $540 million hack it suffered last year and which was orchestrated through a recruitment trap.
