Atari has partnered with WAX blockchain to convey their video video games onto the blockchain within the type of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).
The transient announcement on Twitter adopted information earlier this week that Atari CEO Frederic Chesnais had joined the WAX Advisory Board, becoming a member of Google, Microsoft, Marvel Video games, Magic Leap, and William Shatner as the opposite members.
“We’re excited to lastly unveil our newest partnership with @WAX_io! With this collaboration, Atari is bringing its legendary #videogames additional into the vastly increasing world of #blockchain and #NFTs.”
Atari is basically into blockchain
Atari is in fact most nicely referred to as the developer of basic video video games akin to Pong, House Invaders, Tetris and Pac Man. The corporate has been critically moving into blockchain over the past two years, with their sights set on bringing two widespread cell video games, RollerCoaster Tycoon Contact (19 million downloads) and Goon Squad onto the blockchain.
Earlier this 12 months, Atari partnered with blockchain powered digital world The Sandbox (TSB) to create an Atari-themed digital theme park. TSB has already offered over $1 million of digital land over three main pre-sales, the latest of which offered out in 5 hours and netted 3,400 ETH ($800,000). Land close to the Atari park has offered at a premium.
Atari has additionally been growing two crypto property: the Pong and Atari tokens — the latter of which might be used throughout the platform with precedence given to on-line casinos. In June, it introduced that the Atari token will even be used for gaming and purchasing along with betting by a partnership with Unikrn. In March, the corporate held a profitable fairness spherical elevating $3.71 million and can maintain a public providing of the Atari token, scheduled for September this 12 months.
Blockchain partnerships are the in factor once more
Host of CNBC Dealer Ran Neuner retweeted the announcement with WAX stating that Conventional corporations are beginning to place themselves with blockchain corporations with a purpose to enhance model picture:
“I like this. As a substitute of @WAX_io saying a partnership with @atari, @atari is saying a partnership with a blockchain firm!
Extra of this please!”