Gaming on Solana welcomes a new entrant: the award-winning MMO game from Studio 369 and Lucasfilm, MetalCore. Through the GameShift platform, the game will migrate to the Solana blockchain in honor of the launch of its Season 2.
Gaming on Solana Welcomes Season 2 of MetalCore by Lucasfilm and Studio 369
MetalCore, the multi-award-winning MMO combat game developed by Studio 369 (led by creatives from LucasFilm, Midway, and Activision), is migrating to the blockchain Solana.
BIG NEWS, Mercs! Season 2 is coming
…that’s not it— we are migrating
to @solana using @GameShift_dev
Our economy will be fully integrated with Solana, enabling players to use MCG for in-game actions and purchases, along with a brand-new in-game marketplace. pic.twitter.com/kK0zYPTW4z
— METALCORE | Let’s #PlayMetalCore! (@playmetalcore) October 24, 2024
“BIG NEWS, Mercs! Season 2 is coming …that’s not all: we are migrating to @solana using @GameShift_dev. Our economy will be fully integrated with Solana, allowing players to use MCG for in-game actions and purchases, along with a brand new in-game market.”
On the occasion of the launch of Season 2 of MetalCore scheduled for November, the game will board the Solana blockchain.
Specifically, MetalCore will also leverage the GameShift platform by Solana Labs, which offers an integrated showcase and simplified payment systems. In this way, both Web2 and Web3 users will be able to benefit and make in-game purchases more easily.
Gaming on Solana and the entry of Metalcore by Lucafilm into the crypto sector
Regarding the new entry of the fighting game on Solana, Matt Candler, CEO of Studio 369, said:
“We are excited to bring MetalCore to Solana, leveraging its infrastructure to enhance the on-chain user experience and unlock the unique advantages of Solana. Metalcore has repeatedly won awards for the best web3 game, and we want to bring the best infrastructure to our players, so they can enjoy the game in the most convenient and frictionless way possible.”
The integration with Solana of MetalCore is complementary to the recent launch of Season 1, MetalPunk Rhapsody. In the new game modes of Unreal Engine 5, the players’ experience has already been improved in itself, eliminating the issue of any ignorance of the crypto and blockchain world.
In fact, players will be able to immerse themselves in the world of Solana without needing technical knowledge.
Now, with the release of the Solana version of MetalCore for Season 2, existing players will have the opportunity to link their assets to Solana, while newcomers will start on Solana when they begin their journey on the planet Kerberos.
The investment of the Moonwalk Fitness app on Solana
Just today the news arrived that Binance Labs has invested in the Moonwalk Fitness app developed on Solana. Here too it is a gaming app even though it is dedicated to sport and fitness.
Thanks to the funding from Binance Labs, the app aims to accelerate product development to make its upcoming app available for iOS and Android more accessible to non-crypto users.
In fact, much like with MetalCore, with Moonwalk Fitness the idea is to play while earning rewards crypto. In this way, even users who are not part of the crypto-community will be able to start using the blockchain and adopt crypto without needing technical knowledge.
In the game of Moonwalk Fitness, the user sets a sports-related goal to achieve, such as the number of steps to take in a day, betting their USDC, SOL, and BONK. Based on the outcome of their challenge (winner or loser), the game provides potential rewards in cryptocurrency.
