Avalanche, a smart contract platform with the fastest transaction speed among current layer 1 blockchains, has developed a strategic alliance with MapleStory Universe, a global blockchain initiative of Nexon Group.
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- South Korean video game developer Nexon releases the Web3 version of Avalanche.
- The project is scheduled for deployment in 2024.
- The MapleStory Universe on Avalanche will allow user-generated content, a feature shared by many well-known web2 games.
Web3 Version of MapleStory
According to Avalanche’s official blog post, users will be allowed to create and share original content in the game with a new version, called MapleStory N.
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The project, which is scheduled for deployment in 2024. Avalanche offers a seamless gaming experience even during spikes in transaction volume thanks to its highly scalable app-specific “Subnet” architecture.
Through this alliance, MapleStory Universe intends to extend its blockchain ecosystem and carry out other initiatives, such as technological partnerships, in order to provide a reliable service. Avalanche claims that MapleStory Universe would run on a unique Avalanche subnet created just for its ecology.
According to the blog, “committed Web2 gamers will have an extended gaming experience on Avalanche, introducing them to the possibilities of Web3 gaming.”
“I cannot imagine a bigger opportunity in Web3 than what MapleStory Universe is doing, and we are honored to partner with MapleStory Universe to steward this IP using the power of Avalanche. We have been extremely impressed with the vision since our first conversation, and the focus on long-term sustainability could easily onboard millions of users on-chain.”
said Ed Chang, Head of Gaming at Ava Labs.
“Our partnership with Avalanche will allow us to build a stable and complete blockchain ecosystem, enabling us to securely service various dApps along with MapleStory N to amplify our competitiveness,”
Angela Son, Partnership Lead at MapleStory Universe added.
MappleStory Universe
However, MapleStory Universe intends to launch its blockchain-based PC MMOPRG, “MapleStory N,” in a few regions within the year. A number of additional tools and applications will also be released.
Furthermore, a collaborative panel discussion between MapleStory Universe and Avalanche will take place at MapleStory Universe’s side event on March 20, 2024, during the week of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. Blockchain integration for video game projects will be presented at this event by Edward Chang and Angela Son.
