Animoca Brands has just announced a new partnership with Cross The Ages (CTA), the fantasy and sci-fi game world built on blockchain. The deal was revealed on Friday, and includes both strategic support and a token purchase. Animoca Brands will help Cross The Ages launch its next big game, Arise, while also buying CTA tokens from the open market.
This move shows growing trust in CTA and its future plans. Animoca is not only advising on the project but is also putting its money behind it. The deal gives CTA more support as it gets ready to expand its universe with a new multiplayer game and other projects.
Arise is the next game from Cross The Ages. It's a free to play multiplayer action RPG made in Unreal Engine 5. The game is set in the CTA universe and is planned to launch on PC in late 2025. Versions for Mac and other platforms will follow.
The game lets players choose how they want to play. You can be a fighter, crafter, builder, farmer, or dungeon explorer. There will be PvP combat, dungeon runs, and resource trading. The goal is to create a rich world where everyone has a role and can help shape the economy.
Animoca will help with the game's launch and strategy. They'll also support Blast, the next version of Cross The Ages' trading card game. In addition to strategy support, Animoca will advise on token use and provide liquidity for the CTA token.
Animoca Brands has been a long-time backer of Cross The Ages. In May 2024, Animoca led a $3.5 million equity round to help fund CTA's multimedia expansion. Now, they are buying more CTA tokens from the open market to support the full Cross The Ages ecosystem.
CTA is the main token used across all CTA projects. It powers in-game systems, NFTs, and other parts of the fantasy-sci-fi world. Players use CTA for trading, minting assets, and more. It helps tie everything together, from games to real-world items and digital collectibles.
Yat Siu, the co-founder of Animoca Brands, said, "The team at Cross the Ages has consistently shown strong commitment to high-quality web3 game development and we believe that the market has significantly undervalued the potential of Cross the Ages. Arise's development on Unreal Engine 5 truly showcases crypto gaming's AAA potential."
Sami Chlagou, CEO of Cross The Ages, said the two companies have worked closely for years. "We've been supported by Yat and Animoca Brands since 2021, during the launch of our first token and again in our first equity round in 2024," he said. "We're proud to have the continued support of a web3 gaming pioneer, and we're convinced this partnership marks the next chapter in an incredible journey."
This isn't just a short-term plan. Both teams are working together to grow Cross The Ages into a lasting platform for web3 games and media. Arise is just one part of this larger vision.
Cross The Ages is more than a game. It's a full transmedia world featuring books, comics, games, and more. The project started in 2020 and mixes sci-fi with fantasy to tell stories in a world powered by blockchain.
It's free to play but also supports a play to earn model. Players can earn and trade items, and the world even links to real-world causes, such as renewable energy through its RWA project called ReVerse. The team has already worked with top names like Ubisoft and Square Enix.
Animoca Brands is one of the biggest names in web3 gaming. The company helps build the open metaverse by giving players digital property rights. It works across many projects, offering tools, funding, and advice to web3 creators.
Its portfolio includes more than 540 companies, such as Yuga Labs, OpenSea, and Axie Infinity. Animoca also helps launch games like The Sandbox, Anichess, and others, and is part of a stablecoin project with Standard Chartered.
With this new partnership, Animoca and Cross The Ages plan to bring web3 games to a bigger audience. As Arise nears its release and CTA continues to grow, players can expect a game world that feels alive, player-driven, and full of possibilities.
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