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Ubisoft has released the turn-based RPG Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles for PC. Free-to-play blockchain-based games require players to link a valid blockchain wallet to their account in order to play. The game’s characters must be purchased using in-game currency or cryptocurrency, which immediately caused a backlash from the community.
Ubisoft has released Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a competitive turn-based RPG with Web3 features. The game was first announced in June 2023, but due to declining support for blockchain-based games and NFTs, many expected Ubisoft to postpone or cancel the title.
The NFT market started exploding in popularity in 2020, with non-fungible tokens rapidly making inroads into video games. In 2021, Ubisoft launched Ubisoft Quartz, an NFT project aimed at turning in-game cosmetics into collectible NFTs with real monetary value. Unfortunately, the NFT market began to collapse in early 2022, with an estimated 95% of all non-fungible tokens currently on sale having zero monetary value. Unsurprisingly, Ubisoft Quartz quickly failed, with some estimates saying the project only made around $400 in total. Last week, the company announced a new game for PC, and the gaming community is confused.
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A few years after the fall of Quartz, Ubisoft released Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles for PC. The free-to-play blockchain-based RPG lets players create a group of three characters and fight a variety of enemies in turn-based combat. Each of these character figures can be purchased using in-game currency or cryptocurrency, and Ubisoft requires players to link a valid blockchain wallet to their account. According to a report from IGN, the highest priced figure currently sells for nearly $63,000 on the game’s marketplace, with the cheapest hero listed for around $7.
Ubisoft releases blockchain-based RPG Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles on PC
The game provides players with a temporary character to fight enemies upon signing up, but ultimately requires purchasing additional characters. Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles has no campaign or PvE mode, instead being a full PvP title that puts players at the whims of the in-game NFT marketplace and can quickly become a full play-to-win. Promised. The RPG is only available for download on Ubisoft’s website, as many platforms, including Steam, ban cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Fans of Ubisoft’s titles have expressed confusion regarding newly released blockchain titles, as many other developers, including Sega and EA, ended their NFT efforts long ago.
The past few months have been extremely difficult for game developers, and Ubisoft began reviewing its internal practices in September. Assassin’s Creed Shadows was originally scheduled for release in November 2024, but was recently delayed to February 2025, and Ubisoft’s free-to-play shooter XDefiant is rumored to be leaving the service in the near future. Additionally, Star Wars Outlaws failed to meet sales expectations after its release in August. Ubisoft’s future remains uncertain, but many fans feel that releasing a blockchain game in 2024 is a step in the wrong direction.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a well-known video game developer and publisher headquartered in Saint-Mande, France. Current CEO Yves Guillemot is responsible for a series of teams responsible for some of the most iconic and well-known series in video games, including series such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, The Crew, and Just Dance. is operated. Ubisoft also serves as the parent company for other video game development companies such as Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Paris, Blue Mammoth Games, and Red Storm Entertainment.
Date of establishment: March 28, 1986
Headquarters Saint-Mande, France
CEO Yves Guillemot
