Jam City will auction its first Champions: Ascension characters

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Jam City is releasing 10,000 of its limited-edition Prime Eternals NFTs this week in its first upcoming blockchain game Champions: Ascension.

The prime Eternals are the first characters known as champions that will be available for the Champions: Ascension fantasy-themed gladiatorial arena game with role-playing elements. It’s going to be a real test about whether gamers will accept blockchain games as mainstream entertainment.

The first Prime Eternals will be sold in a whitelist-only private sale on February 24 and a public sale on February 25. It’s a first for Jam City, which normally makes broad market mobile games such as Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery and Cookie Jam. This move will be closely watched because not many big game companies have ventured into games based on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which use blockchain to authenticate unique digital items.

The 10,000 one-of-a-kind, high-fidelity Prime Eternals NFTs represent the highest ascension tier in Massina, a player-driven fantasy world with high risks — you could lose your character in duels. Chris DeWolfe, CEO of Jam City, said in an interview with GamesBeat that the title is a serious effort to create a mainstream game using blockchain. He said the title has been in the works for about a year, and it has a team of around 50 working on it.

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“We’re starting out with these 10,000 Prime Eternal champions, which are going to be completely unique,” said DeWolfe in an interview. “And they’re going to be in the form of NFTs. We’re going to be releasing them for a private sale this Thursday. And then Friday, they’re going to be open to