Dr Disrespect-backed game developer selling early access NFTs

eurogamer.net:

Midnight Society, the new AAA game developer backed by controversial streamer DrDisrespect, aka Guy Beahm, has detailed how its early access plans involve owning «Founders Pass» NFTs.

A blog post by Midnight Society's Robert Bowling (formerly community manager of Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward) explained that the studio wanted to invite its «Day Zero community», which are already part of the studio's Discord, to become paid-up early access members.

These members will pay $50 (or the equivalent in planet-burning Ethereum cryptocurrency) for a Founders Pass NFT which grants membership benefits, plus a unique, procedurally generated «VisorCortex» helmet design. The Pass and the associated benefits can then be sold or traded to others down the line.

Beahm is set to detail more on the game today via livestream.

«As we focus on building the best new PVP multiplayer first-person shooter, we're looking to leverage the collective strength of our Day Zero community to go hands-on during crucial early development milestones of the project,» Bowling wrote.

«This means building an infrastructure that allows the active participants of our community to experience environments, weapons, movement, and other core tenets of the gameplay at a stage where their feedback, input, and guidance can be incorporated.»

A big ticking countdown clock shows there are just over seven days left to apply for an early Founders Pass. Yes, you can't just buy one — you have to be granted the ability to buy one.

Midnight Society will grant 10,000 potential applicants the right to purchase a pass using a points-based system, with first dibs for popular content creators or engaged community members.

«Approval is based on a detailed scoring system which