Wax Blockchain Game Forge Arena on Epic Game Store
Forge Arena from NewGen Labs, a tactical FPS game on the Wax blockchain, has announced that the game will be available for download from the Epic Games Store from December 2022. The announcement again demonstrates Epic Games’ commitment to Web3 technology, including Play and NFT for game monetization
Forge Arena is the second NFT game released on the Epic Games platform after the addition of Blankos Blockchain Party a few weeks ago.
Forge Arena Beta at Epic Games Inc.
Epic Games Inc, the creator of Fortnite, will host a phased closed beta test starting in late 2022. The alpha testing period is now over, and the servers have been shut down in preparation for the closed beta.
According to the roadmap, testing phases will run until June 2023 with a limited amount of keys for players to gain access to the game.
Announcing the launch, Newgen Labs wrote on Medium, “We invite you to join us in the game on our new map. the island For a limited time.”
Participants in the closed beta test will receive a commemorative custom weapon skin of an AK or M4, both called: Epic Kill“
Closed Beta Phase 1 2022 and on
The first phase of integration will include;
- Epic Games matchmaking, account linking, service lobby and voice chat integration.
- Upgrade Unreal Engine 4.19.2 to Unreal Engine 4.27
- Fixed bug from Unreal Engine upgrade.
- New game launcher.
- Leaderboard
- Closed beta launch on Epic Store
- Exodus and Origins map case release.
Once the test is over, all servers will be shut down in preparation for the Epic Games Launcher.
The game will then launch its open beta testing on the Epic Games Store in June to coincide with E3 Los Angeles 2023.
Play for free or add a wax wallet
The closed beta game will be released as a free-to-play game. You just need to log in and start playing. The only thing missing from the free-to-play version is that you won’t be able to use NFT skins.
However, to participate in the game’s digital economy and use skins, you need to connect a WAX wallet. Knowing that many gamers don’t have a background in crypto, blockchain and NFT or are simply turned off, the team behind Forge Arena wanted to make things simple.
Artur Minakov, Creative Director of NEWGEN Labs said,
“The opportunity to distribute Forge Arena to traditional gamers through the Epic Game Store is a huge opportunity for our studio. Our focus has always been to create a fun, competitive, and unique game and use blockchain technology to give our players real ownership of their digital items.
Players will be able to use their Epic Games or Forge Arena account to sign in and get started without any need to understand crypto or NFT. Our team is focused on bridging the gap between traditional gaming and blockchain gaming, and our closed beta phases will show the world that Web3 Games has what it takes to change the way we play and consume video games for decades to come.”
WAX Blockchain
The WAX blockchain is hailed as one of the most energy-efficient blockchains, with Climate.org praising the company, using around 0.000223 terawatts per year. Many great NFT projects use blockchain because of its energy-saving features.
WAX will join Ethereum, EOS and Solana blockchains on Epic’s storefront.
Think later
The latest news regarding the upcoming addition of Forge Arena to the Epic Games storefront is fantastic news for the NFT space.
Slowly but surely, NFT games are entering the mainstream and Epic Games Inc and its CEO, Tim Sweeney, must be commended for their continued support and belief in Web3 Gaming.
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