- Drift Zone secures a $190,000 grant, strengthening its Web3 gaming platform with the Sei Network to innovate mainstream gaming adoption.
- Enhancing Gacha games with blockchain rewards aims to convert $4.4 billion in Asian market spend into player profits.
Drift Zone, a Web3 gaming studio based in Hong Kong, has received a $190,000 grant to further its integration with the Sei Network. This initiative is designed to improve the gaming ecosystem by integrating blockchain technology to provide real rewards, with the goal of wider adoption of Web3 among regular users.
The grant will facilitate Drift Zone’s use of the Sei network, which is known for its ability to execute up to 12,500 transactions per second and reach block finality in 380 milliseconds. This technology is expected to deliver seamless, efficient gameplay that mirrors traditional web2 experiences while incorporating the benefits of web3 such as transparency and security.
Drift Zone aims to evolve the Gacha gaming model, which generated more than $4.4 billion in revenue in Asia last year, by using blockchain technology to provide real rewards. This shift aims to transform the way players interact with games by providing tangible value for their engagement and performance within the game.
Comments from industry leaders
Jason Lim, Global Gaming Lead at the Sei Foundation, commented on the integration, noting Drift Zone’s approach to enhancing well-known games with blockchain capabilities to keep the user’s focus on gameplay rather than the technological backend . Vedran Sisak, CEO of Drift Zone, pointed out the huge spending of Asian players on Gacha games and emphasized that the traditional gaming model does not offer real returns. Drift Zone’s innovation is to integrate real rewards into these popular mechanics, adding value for players.
“Look at the numbers: Players in Asia spend $4.4 billion on Gacha games every year,” said Vedran Sisak, founder and CEO of Drift Zone.
Currently, Drift Zone: Arena players can claim rewards directly through Sei Wallets and validate on-chain achievements. A demo version of Drift Zone: Origins is also live on the Sei Network, demonstrating the studio’s commitment to tapping into lucrative gaming markets by combining traditional gaming formats with blockchain-driven incentives.
“These games are already incredibly sticky, but players never see real value in their participation. We’re changing that equation. We’re evolving the entire format by adding real rewards to the mechanics players already love. Sei’s technology allows us to deliver this experience at the massive scale these markets demand.”
About Drift Zone and SEI
Drift Zone is committed to merging traditional (Web2) and blockchain-based (Web3) gaming, creating engaging and rewarding experiences without sacrificing gameplay quality. The Sei Network offers a hybrid solution that combines the ease of development of Ethereum with the performance efficiency of Solana, positioning itself as a scalable option for the Ethereum ecosystem.