Ethereum-based NFT assortment Pudgy Penguins has introduced the forthcoming launch of Pudgy World. Described as a social open world recreation during which holders of Pudgy Penguins NFTs and homeowners of bodily Pudgy toys come collectively, its alpha is slated for launch in Q1 2024 on zkSync.
Preliminary options will allow customers to customise their penguins and dive right into a story-driven journey whereas interacting with one another alongside the way in which. Furthermore, two hero characters will likely be launched along with new story-driven missions and quests.
Extra considerably, Pudgy World is a web3 recreation merging digital and bodily collectibles primarily based on the Pudgy Penguin IP. Every bodily toy comes with a QR code, permitting customers to assert distinctive traits for his or her digital Eternally Pudgy Penguin character inside the sport, though neither an NFT nor toy will likely be required to play the sport.
“Blockchain expertise has traditionally been a B2B mannequin, whereas Pudgy Penguins is direct-to-consumer retail, which reaches a significantly bigger viewers. The alpha launch of Pudgy World is an enormous step ahead for the Web3 and NFT area as a result of Pudgy Penguin homeowners will likely be enjoying with their toys, with none pre-existing data of the blockchain expertise it’s constructed on,” commented Pudgy Penguins’ CEO Luca Netz.
Adopted to scale and cellular launch, Pudgy World will likely be deployed on Matter Labs’ zkSync blockchain. This additionally opens the chance to collaborate with different IPs leveraging the Ethereum layer2 community.
“Pudgy World leverages zkSync’s revolutionary zero-knowledge (ZK) expertise to unlock new enterprise fashions and gaming experiences, just like the gaming business’s transformative shift to cellular video games,” remarked Matter Labs SVP of Progress Michael Lee.
Keep up-to-date on the Pudgy Penguins’ web site.
