The Card Game:
Metropolis Origins is a fast-paced collectible card game set in a darkly humorous cyberpunk future where humans and AI coexist as equals – sometimes peacefully, sometimes not. Based on Graeme Devine’s 1987 adventure game Metropolis, the collectible card game marks the start of a new IP franchise that will be developed across multiple platforms.

Metropolis Origins plays homage to classic card games, like Magic the Gathering, but introduces a fast-paced tactical spin on the genre. Players who own at least 50 cards will be able to play a beta build of the game. The beta build includes multiplayer and AI matches, a leaderboard, a deck builder, and custom SFX and animations. For a beta release, the fast-paced card game is on par with other professional-level games.

The card game is kickstarting a community. Members can not only play the game, but participate in the franchise from the very beginning, building on the characters and the richly imagined cybernetic world. A CCG powered by the Wax blockchain, Metropolis Origins enables players to buy their cards as NFTs, giving them a permanent investment in a world that will expand over time to include new stories, games and immersive experiences. 

The Team
Spearheading the game is legendary developer Graeme Devine (7th Guest, Halo Wars, Quake III Arena). He is joined by Naomi Augustine-Yee (Riot Games), game designer and writer Austin Grossman (System Shock, Dishonored), comics creator Andy Lanning (Guardians of the Galaxy), and a lineup of talented folks from media and gaming who previously worked together at Magic Leap and have variously worked at Atari, Microsoft, Blizzard Activision, Marvel, Kotaku, Gizmodo & DC Comics.

Metropolis Origins is the first game set in Metropolis, a fictional world which will grow and develop as the team develops additional stories and games. An Augmented Reality experience with Snapchat, a PC game and comic books are already on the team’s roadmap.

The Founder Pack Drop

The “Founder Pack” cards marked Metropolis Origin’s first NFT card drop. People could purchase five different packs: random packs of 25 cards, a box of 250 cards, and 50 card packs based on the game’s three factions–Corporate, Government, and Underground.

The NFT game had their limited-edition Founders Pack sale on Nov. 17. The pre-sale for website subscribers sold out in less than 3 minutes. A few packs are still available for purchase for the general public. 

“The launch was a wild ride, we learnt a lot, but something that was new and different for me was that we launched with our community right alongside us. That is very exciting.” – Graeme Devine, lead developer for Metropolis Origins.

The collectible cards are currently a Featured Collection on Nefty Blocks, a popular site for purchasing NFT card packs.

Citizens owning at least 50 “Founder pack” cards can already access a beta build of the game. The limited release “Founder Pack ” will be the only released cards with the words “Founder” written on them. As the Metropolis Origins game expands, “Founder Pack” owners will still be able to access the game’s original beta release. A full version 1.0 is scheduled for spring 2022.

There will also be special giveaways for “Founder Pack” owners. The first giveaway is for a rare “Early Retirement” card that was not included in the Nov. 17 drop. On Nov. 21, all players that own 50 cards and link the game to their Wax account will receive the exclusive card.

About Qxr Studios
Metropolis Origins is the first release from Qxr Studios, a new company founded by game and media veterans to create new worlds, games and immersive experiences. The NFT release served as a funding method for the indie studio.

Qxr Studios sees play and storytelling as the heart of any creative endeavor. Metropolis Origins does not support a play-to-earn feature. The studio believes in playing for fun, not grinding through repetitive interactions to make money (otherwise known as “work”).

Ambitious plans for The SolaVerse – a galactic digital realm where blockchain gaming and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) collide – have officially been outlined in black-and-white as part of a newly-released whitepaper.  

The document reveals the sheer scale of the upcoming interstellar metaverse – which consists of solar systems, stars, planets, Play-To-Earn (P2E) games and an ERC-20 token $SOLA. 

Minting of 2,000 SOLA-STAR NFTs is currently open to the public for 0.2 ETH each. Up to two stars can be minted in a single transaction, with no limit on the number a wallet can hold. After public minting is complete, each generic NFT will transform into a unique star with its own traits, rarity and skills (including how many planets can orbit it). 

NFT holders started earning token rewards on December 1, with competitions for prizes also being held in the SolaVerse Discord. 

A first version of The SolaVerse game will launch at the end of March 2022 – with all participants requiring an NFT to gain access. 

Since the project went live in November, The SolaVerse has seen 180 ETH (Ethereum) in sales – with less than 400 of the original 2,000 SOLA-STAR NFTs remaining. Once these NFTs are all gone, no more will be released. Over 75% have already been snapped up, with the rest expected to be acquired before the end of December 2021. 

The SolaVerse has turned heads since its launch, including those of influencers on Twitter and YouTube as well as journalists in Forbes magazine. 

Founders of The SolaVerse project stated: “Personally, we see a huge future for blockchain gaming and metaverses as a whole.

“There is a shift in content delivery occurring and we are positioning The SolaVerse at the centre of it. We want to provide a smooth and engaging user experience where the whole globe can connect.

 

“The community reaction since we opened our doors has been the best part of the journey so far. We realised very quickly that the community we had started to build was the real asset. 

“By putting focus on the community and with the team continuing to engage with everyone, we hope we can continue to build one of the most vibrant and exciting communities in the world.” 

 

Discover more online: https://TheSolaVerse.com/ 

An expert London based XR (eXtended Reality) development studio has begun their journey of delivering a life-like tabletop metaverse experience to VR/AR and desktop. And, it’s free.

In development for over a year, canVERSE has utilised cutting edge rendering technology to bring a hyper-realistic yet still performant tabletop gaming experience. Their initial Chess “Early Access” Beta is currently available to wishlist on Steam and will be coming in the very near future.

In addition to this they have also launched a canVERSE Community Discord server and are looking to the community to help sculpt and guide their developmental roadmap.

“We’re delighted to be developing Metaverse content, that’s interoperable, open and built with the community.”- Barn Cleave, CEO of canVERSE

canVERSE hopes that their hyper-realistic tabletop shared gaming space will not only entertain on numerous platforms, but will be the beginning of larger discussions around how the gaming landscape is moving closer to the decentralised nature of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse.

“Here at canVERSE we set out to create not only the greatest looking version of chess but also the first piece in our roadmap to the Metaverse. We look forward to bringing you along on our journey.” – Charlie Hasdell, CPO of canVERSE

Head to https://linktr.ee/canverse and join the community.