Legends of Aria, or LoA for short, is a popular MMORPG developed by S2 Games and published by NCsoft. The game has been known to be one of the best-selling games on Steam during its lifetime; reaching over 3 million subscribers as of July 2016. On November 15th, 2018 Legends of Aria studio was acquired buy NFT metaverse games company – “Niantic”.
“The meta wars crypto game” is an MMO that has been funded through a Kickstarter campaign. Legends of Aria will be shutting down soon and its studio just got bought out by an NFT metaverse games company.
Blue Monster Games has reportedly bought Citadel Studios and Legends of Aria, as well as the Shards Engine, bringing the total number of games acquired this week to six. As part of the acquisition, Citadel’s Derek Brinkmann will join Blue Monster as CTO.
Legends of Aria was initially Kickstarted for almost $100,000 as Shards Online, which was touted as a platform for users to operate their own servers with their own set of rules. Though it eventually relaunched as a pure MMORPG, it has failed to find its footing in recent years due to early access, delays, launch, and revenue adjustments that have seen the playerbase decrease. The game hasn’t had any substantial upgrades since the early months of the pandemic, however the business stated in 2021 that it will be releasing a second game, survivalbox CODEX, and renaming the original Legends of Aria 2.
So, who is Blue Monster Games’ new owner? It appears to be a “blockchain gaming studio” that creates Realms of Ethernity, an NFT game you’ve never heard of that the company describes as “an MMO metaverse game where players can buy plots of land, boats, mounts, and all kinds of other equipment needed for survival […] a dangerous and lawless environment where players always risk losing their prized possessions,” and it’s all powered by a crypto token, of course. There’s also something metaverse about it.
“Realms of Ethernity isn’t simply another metaverse game; it’ll be the metaverse that eats the gaming world,” claims Blue Monster’s creator. “Our purchase of Citadel Studios is the first step toward realizing that ambition.” We’ll add metaverse components to their current games, making them fully integrated into the Realms of Ethernity universe! In the future months, expect to see a lot more of these kind of purchases from us.”
“Blue Monster Games will receive complete access to Citadel’s Shards Engine source code, which is a high-performance 3D engine designed for MMORPGs and capable of supporting thousands of players in a single virtual globe. The Lua programming language, a strong and popular option for in-game scripting, may also be used to create add-ons and modifications for any Shards-based game. Shards Engine also provides pre-built systems for groups, guilds, crafting, and skill systems, all of which are essential in any RPG. This will be the first time an existing AAA game will be enhanced with blockchain and Web3 mechanisms, effectively’metaversifying’ it using NFTs and token-based in-game money. Legends of Aria is planned to be the first game under Realms of Ethernity’s’meta-metaverse’ idea, and RETH holders will have early access to the Legends of Aria’s IDO, which will be released shortly.”
Yikes.
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