Epic Games Store to launch NFT technology game Blankos Block Party

It will be available on its platform for digital games that has more than 190 million users.

An NFT game released by Mythical Games, Blankos Block Party, is the most recent Epic Games Store entry on the web3. The game, which until now had approximately one million users, will be exposed to the nearly 200 million user base of the Epic Games Store platform.

Blankos Block Party was developed for Mac and PC with NFT technology. Publisher Mythical Games announced the news in the midst of NFT NYC this week, however, they have not yet released a release date.

According to the «Nftplazas» portal, the game launched in beta in December 2020, Blankos Block Party is a «secure NFT game» in which players create and interact with each other in a variety of vibrant 3D environments. The game incorporates blockchain technology by allowing players to purchase digital NFT clothing that can then be worn by their unique metaverse avatars. Assets can be resold through the mythical marketplace or, alternatively, combined together to form new NFTs.

John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games, said decipher has been «working with Epic for months» to bring NFT games to market. However, he added that this is the most recent step after years of talks with Epic about NFT games.

On the other hand Linden mentions, «the Epic Games Store version of Blankos Block Party will be Identical to the existing version, which is available through a starter app that can be downloaded from the game’s official website.»

«They’ve come and gone with some skepticism and all that, and rightfully so,» Linden said. «There are a lot of early games that were very gamified economies, really, rather than a game.»

About Epic Games Store

The largest platform for digital games for PC and Mac, counting more than 194 million users by the end of 2021. Epic Games, also the publisher of the hit game Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex and the Infinity Blade series, and creator of the widely used Unreal Engine software, has been more open to blockchain-based games than rival marketplace Steam.

Epic collaborates with developers and publishers to offer games exclusively on its store. In exchange for this exclusivity, Epic provides them with financial support for development and marketing purposes, allowing them to create better finished games with much less uncertainty for creators.

In addition, creators receive 88% of all game revenue, while most stores only offer 70%.

Similarly, Epic contemplates a program called support a creator, which allows content creators to earn money for games on the Epic Games Store, all through the use of custom usernames and creator links.