Immutable zkEVM, a new gaming centric Ethereum layer-2 network powered by Polygon’s zkEVM technologyhas launched its mainnet in “early access”, which offers developers a first chance to start building the chain.
According to Immutable, the company behind the network and also the current Immutable
A representative said Immutable zkEVM hopes to open access to all builders sometime in 2024, although nothing has been confirmed yet. In the meantime, the zkEVM testnet is available for studios to experiment and test on.
“The launch of Immutable zkEVM marks an important milestone in our mission to build the best end-to-end experience for Web3 games,” said Immutable Head of Product Marketing Michael Powell. Declutter‘s GG. “The chain is uniquely positioned to enable game studios to grow the economics of their games, protect their communities and create frictionless experiences for their users.”
“It represents the next step in the development of a gaming ecosystem that benefits players, studios and developers,” he continued. “Most importantly, it makes it easier to build great games by offering throttle-free functionality for players, out-of-the-box product integrations and smart contract templates, and a secure gaming environment.”
Action role-playing game Guild of Guardians and card-based strategy game Shardboundboth published by Immutable itself, will appear on Immutable zkEVM sometime in the first half of 2024, a company representative said Declutter‘s GG.
Another game going live on Immutable during the same period is zkEVM Metal corea mech fighting action game that Declutter‘s GG tested in 2023 with promising results. Matt Candler, CEO of developer Studio369, said he expects “community missions and playtest milestones” for players leading up to launch.
“By building on Immutable zkEVM, we can implement even more features that will leverage the collective development efforts of the entire Ethereum ecosystem,” he shared. Declutter‘s GG. “We are ready to use this groundbreaking technology to deliver the next generation of blockchain games that are fun and show MetalCore players what the power of Web3 can deliver.”
Unchangeable zkEVM was announced in March 2023 as a collaboration between Polygon and Immutable, two leaders in the Ethereum scaling space, as a way to combine their efforts to create a core destination for crypto and NFT games. Immutable co-founder and president Robbie Ferguson called the network “the end game” for the company Web3 game plans at the time.
Immutable’s IMX token has become the most valuable gaming token by market cap, according to data from CoinGecko, ranking 36th among all cryptocurrencies at a current price just above $2.00 at the time of writing. IMX is up over 200% in the past year as the broader crypto market emerges from the depths of a prolonged bear cycle.
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
