The Walking Dead: Empires - a new game from Gala Games, AMC, and Ember Entertainment – is bringing blockchain technology to the popular zombie franchise. Quite a number of games based on the TV show (itself based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman) have released over the years. One recent example is a new mobile strategy game titled The Walking Dead: Survivors, which was released for iOS and Android earlier this year.
Unfortunately, many of the launched games based on the franchise do not receive much fanfare or critical success; such as last year’s VR title The Walking Dead: Onslaught. That said, The Walking Dead episodic adventure games from the now-defunct Telltale Games saw popularity and critical acclaim - and are considered to be among some of the best Telltale games.
Gala Games, which is publishing The Walking Dead: Empires on its blockchain gaming platform, announced the new title during its inaugural Galaverse event. According to Gala games, The Walking Dead: Empires is a cross-platform survival MMORPG where players will establish a plot of land, gather materials, build their bases – as well as defend the area against both walkers and other players. People will also be able to purchase “Dead Claims,” which will allow them to claim plots of land prior to release. Gala Games has yet to announce a release date or platforms for The Walking Dead: Empires.
Looking at the game’s teaser images, The Walking Dead: Empires appears to be an isometric RPG that may feature at least a few characters from the TV series (both Michonne and a character that resembles Rick Grimes are seemingly included). The game will also allow players to use blockchain technology to own their characters and land, which has become one of the selling points of such games like the reportedly profitable Axie Infinity. However, Gala Games has yet to expound on this aspect, as well as the other elements of the upcoming title.
The Walking Dead: Empires is just the latest in the rapidly growing blockchain games market. The new type of video game is rapidly becoming the biggest trend in gaming this year and for the foreseeable future, which can be attributed primarily to the prospect of players earning money from them. Even Ubisoft has gotten on the NFT bandwagon, an announcement that was not well received by those in the gaming industry and community. And platforms like Steam have banned blockchain games altogether – although that could change in the future.
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