Animoca’s nWay finds a smart Web3 strategy with hardcore mech game Wreck League
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nWay, a fighting game developer owned by Animoca Brands, announced the upcoming release of Wreck League, a Web3-powered multiplayer fighting game.
The ambitious title lets players build, own, and battle mechs in real time. And the San Francisco company hit upon a smart strategy to create a game that could draw more players into the Web3 experience. It will be available on the PC, Mac and Android mobile devices.
On top of that, it is licensing characters from Yuga Labs’ Yugaverse Web3 characters, such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Yuga Labs calls this the “extended Yugaverse.” It’s a big step for nWay, which has a long history of launching triple-A quality games on mobile and console, such as Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, WWE: Undefeated, Olympic Games Jam and ChronoBlade.
“We’re collaborating on a bunch of content with Yuga Labs in a licensing deal,” Kim said. “We feel this is a new type of fighting game, and we’ve been doing fighting games for 12 years. Now we’re experts at it, but this one is special for us. We’ve always dreamed about a fighting game that’s like a platform. So instead of a traditional fighting game with a set play, Wreck League is all about creating your own own fighter and using mech parts build your own fighter.”
As for the type of mech battles, the fighting will be one-on-one combat. It might be fun to have lots of mechs fighting with each other, but that’s another type of game, Kim said. It’s more like a Marvel vs. Capcom type game, where you can play with multiple mechs and sub them out when one is damaged.
The game will be available in two versions: a
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