Gunzilla Games, the game studio behind the upcoming first-person battle royale shooter Off the grid, has announced the integration of its GUNZ blockchain platform with prominent NFT marketplace OpenSea. This move will allow players to trade in-game items from any game created on the GUNZ blockchain, which is built on a Avalanche subnet.
OpenSea will support the GUNZ network, including in-game assets for Off the Grid and other future games deployed on the Avalanche-based chain. The marketplace allows traders to buy and sell such assets using the chain’s native GUN token.
“Our vision has always been to give players true ownership of their in-game assets, transforming the way value is created and exchanged in digital worlds,” said Vlad Korolov, CEO and co-founder of Gunzilla Games, in a release. “With OpenSea’s support, we are one step closer to realizing a unified, player-driven economy for all games developed on the GUNZ blockchain.”
The integration follows on the heels of Gunzilla Games’ recent $30 million funding round, including investments from CoinFund, the Avalanche Foundation’s Blizzard Fund, Republic Capital and Morningstar Ventures. Off the Grid is expected to launch later this year on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox platforms.
“We are excited to partner with Web3 gaming pioneers like Gunzilla, who prioritize great gameplay and advanced in-game economies that put the player first,” OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer said in a release. “GUNZ integration into OpenSea serves as a key moment in that effort, bringing the highly anticipated ‘Off the Grid’ to our market and adding an element of ownership [that] console and PC players have yet to experience it.”
Editor’s note: This article was written with the help of AI. Edited and fact-checked by Andrew Hayward.