Investing.com – Blankos Block Party, a popular online game developed by Mythical Games, will join the ecosystem. The transition will begin on September 23, 2024, and inventory access will open on September 30.
Following the initial phase, Mythical Games will spend two weeks conducting checks to verify all on-chain data. Blankos NFT trading is expected to resume in mid- to late October.
During the migration, players may see their Blankos items reappear in their accounts, but trading will remain disabled until the team completes all final verifications, Mythical Games said in a blog post.
Blankos Block Party launched in 2020 after garnering early interest at SXSW 2019. The game allows players to design and customize characters called Blankos, which are digital vinyl toys represented as NFTs.
These NFTs grant players ownership of their digital assets, allowing them to trade or sell their characters. The game is popular for its user-generated content, which includes a variety of platform-style gameplay such as speedruns and shooting minigames, often described as a Web3 version of Roblox.
Blankos Block Party’s transition to Polkadot follows that of NFL Rivals, another game developed by Mythical Games, which moved to Polkadot’s parachain via the Mythos Chain.
The transition will also bring a range of new intellectual property (IP) partnerships to Polkadot, including collaborations with brands like Burberry and artists like Deadmau5.
For many players, the move to Polkadot brings security, scalability, and faster transaction speeds. John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games, cited these attributes as key reasons for choosing Polkadot to host Blankos Block Party.
Led by gaming industry veterans, Mythical Games creates games around player-owned economies and has been involved in the development of major franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Marvel Strike Force and Skylanders.
The Mythical platform offers custodial and non-custodial gaming wallets for digital items. This setup protects players who are new to the blockchain while also allowing advanced players to link their own wallets via bridges between Mythical Chain and public mainnets.
