Crypto NFL game scores millions of downloads, full gameplay going live
Thousands and thousands of cellular avid gamers downloaded blockchain unicorn Legendary Video games’ cellular title “NFL Rivals” throughout its four-month-long smooth launch.
The corporate is now unlocking full gameplay with soccer season proper across the nook.
Legendary Video games, the web3 firm led by CEO John Linden, stated NFL Rivals was downloaded greater than two million occasions and performed over 15 million occasions. Whereas that is not an enormous variety of video games per participant, the metric might change because the NFL season — by far the most well-liked sport within the U.S. — will get underway subsequent month.
Going mainstream
With the blockchain-based gaming trade striving to draw mainstream avid gamers, NFL Rivals stands as one of many sector’s strongest contenders due to its capability to leverage the soccer league’s recognition. The sport boasts licensing offers with each the NFL and the NFL Gamers Affiliation, or NFLPA.
Throughout the smooth launch of NFL Rivals, solely a restricted variety of gamers and groups had been accessible, that means the number of digital property gamers might accumulate was additionally restricted. With full gameplay going reside, avid gamers will have the ability to acquire, personal and commerce in-game property, equivalent to gadgets based mostly on precise NFL gamers.
Legendary additionally believes that the crypto sport might go a good distance towards introducing a wider viewers to the idea of digital possession as a result of gamers will have the ability to purchase and promote in-game property with out leaving the cellular app on each Apple and Android gadgets.
NFL Rivals incorporates “web3 digital possession with an in-game utility that enables followers to personal, acquire, and commerce playable digital property,” the corporate stated in a press release.
The corporate additionally stated it has entered right into a partnership with the Miami Dolphins that can allow promoting NFL Rivals in the course of the crew’s house video games.
