G2A, a popular website for buying digital keys for video games and other software, has launched a blockchain gaming marketplace called G2A Geekverse, the company announced Tuesday.
G2A Geekverse offers a curated selection of gaming NFTs from “trusted business partners,” the platform said in a statement. For a limited time, the marketplace will not charge transaction fees for NFT sales and aims to fully honor royalties set by collection creators.
“We have been following the development of this technology from the very beginning, when blockchain and NFTs emerged in gaming CryptoKitties. It was natural for us to keep a close eye on the entertainment segment of the industry. We wanted to discover how closely gamers are connected to technology and concepts of blockchain gaming,” said Bartosz Skwarczek, CEO of G2A Capital Group, in a statement.
“It turned out that players are quite familiar with the blockchain gaming industry, and a significant portion of them already play Web3 games and have even engaged in NFT trading from games,” Skwarczek added.
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Supported blockchains currently include EthereumPolygon and BNB Chain, with plans for G2A-themed NFTs on the horizon, the announcement said.
Future plans for G2A Geekverse include expanding supported blockchains, enabling fiat payments and providing tools to help partners promote their NFT collections, the company said. G2A claims an existing total customer base of more than 25 million users for its primary offering, which includes digital codes for video games and additional content, as well as digital subscriptions.
G2A’s Geekverse will have to compete with other crypto-native NFT marketplaces like Blur, Open seaAnd Magical Edento name a few, but Geekverse’s more mainstream platform may appeal to those new to blockchain gaming and NFTs.
Editor’s note: This article was written with the help of AI. Edited and fact-checked by Kate Irwin and Andrew Hayward.