Parallel NFTs on Epic

+ Xai's next gaming chapter starts; McDonald's NFTs join the metaverse.

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Leah Alger
June 13, 2024

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This Week's Low-Down:

  • 🕹️ NFT Game Parallel Is Now Live on Epic Games Store

  • 🚀 Xai Gears Up Second Chapter of Its Gaming Campaign

  • 🍟 McDonald's NFTs Join 'My Happy Place' Metaverse

  • Bybit Web3 Launches Velocity Series NFTs with Kjetil Golid (Bitcolumnist)

  • South Korea Introduces Guidelines for NFTs as Virtual Assets (NFT Plazas)

  • ‘Let’s Push Boundaries’: NFC Summit Takes in Awards, AI and ‘Post-Human Modernism’ (Decrypt)

  • Wine Ownership Transformed with InterCellar NFTs on Crypto.com (Bitcolumnist)

  • The Beacon Launches ‘The New Frontiers’ Quest Ahead of NFT Mint (NFT Plazas)

  • PleasrDAO Files Lawsuit Against Martin Shkreli (Cointelegraph)

  • Idle Degen Game ‘Gangster Arena 2’ Now Live on Blast (NFT Plazas)

  • U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam (CoinDesk)

  • Axie Infinity Announces Axie Bounty Aid Program (NFT Plazas)

  • Travel Booking Site Travala Gets TON Integration (Cointelegraph)

  • F1 Team McLaren Reveals Free Ethereum NFTs With OKX (Decrypt)

  • Did a Single Trump NFT Purchase Change Washington's Mind on Crypto? (CoinDesk)

  • Dapper Labs Settles $4 Million Lawsuit Over NBA Top Shot NFTs (Bitcolumnist)

  • Romanian Football Federation Joins FIFA Collect NFT Platform (NFT Plazas)

  • South Korea Labels Mass-Produced NFTs as Virtual Assets (Cointelegraph)

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NFT Game Parallel Now Live on Epic Games Store

Ethereum NFT card battler Parallel is now on Epic Games Store, tapping into a potential user base of 75M active players.

  • Following a successful open beta, Parallel aims to broaden its player base, with plans for a mobile version and additional content.

  • Built on Ethereum, Parallel utilizes NFTs for gameplay while also offering non-NFT cards for broader accessibility.

  • With over $500K in prizes planned for its inaugural year, Parallel is gearing up for competitive esports leagues, signaling ambitious growth.

  • Parallel Studios, the creator of Parallel, is also venturing into the development of Colony, an AI-driven simulation game on Solana, hinting at a diverse portfolio beyond card battling.

Xai Gears Up Second Chapter of Its Gaming Campaign

Xai has geared up the second chapter of its gaming campaign ‘Genesis of the Xai Vanguard’, featuring multiple game releases, quests, achievements, and player rewards.

  • Titles like Crypto Unicorns, Final Form, and The Lost Glitches are part of Genesis of the Xai Vanguard, offering in-game rewards.

  • The campaign aims to foster engagement within the Xai ecosystem, building on the success of the previous Xai Odyssey campaign.

  • Xai introduces builder quests and a development platform to facilitate developers' participation, aiming to streamline blockchain game development.

  • Already, the blockchain network has seen substantial growth, with its previous campaign boasting over 500K connected wallets and 5M daily transactions.

McDonald's NFTs Join 'My Happy Place' Metaverse

McDonald's introduces its own metaverse called ‘My Happy Place’ to Singapore customers, accessible through its official app and created in collaboration with Bandwagon Labs.

  • Holders of Grimace NFTs receive special privileges within the metaverse, including wearables, access to exclusive areas like “a secret island”, and the ability to showcase Grimace portraits in the ‘Restaurant of the Future’.

  • My Happy Place offers various interactive activities such as playing Build-A-Burger, envisioning future restaurant designs, and participating in daily contests with real-life food deals and prizes.

  • This venture follows McDonald's previous collaboration with Bandwagon Labs on a series of 2K Grimace NFTs, which were distributed for free via the McDonald's app last year.

Today's edition was written by Leah Alger