Gala introduces new vision as growing Web3 entertainment company, launches Gala Film to unite its “Watch/Listen/Play to Earn” approach and welcomes Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort who unveiled rap supergroup Mount Westmore to its Gala Music family
MALTA (June 6, 2022) Gala, the new parent company to the Gala entertainment properties, and its gaming division, Gala Games, officially kicked off its second Galaverse mega-event in Malta today by revealing plans for three new games to its universe: a Battlestar Galactica-themed blockchain game, GRIT and Eternal Paradox. Galaverse returns on June 6 - 7 in Malta to show off immersive game world experiences for more than 800 fans in attendance as they get to play pre-release games and be the first to hear the hottest news on game updates, NFT sales, interact with the development talent behind the games and much more.
Galaverse continues on June 8 with a free live streamed event that is open to everyone to join on Gala's YouTube channel.
“Galaverse is a celebration with our community, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring this event to Malta,” said Jason “BitBender” Brink, President of Blockchain at Gala. “Massive IPs are starting to take notice of Web3, and it just reinforces our commitment to make games that players of all ages want to play. We can’t wait to reveal what we have planned for tomorrow at Galaverse.”
The media is invited to attend a virtual press conference to learn more about all the games tomorrow at 4:30 pm CEST by RSVPing to GalaGames@dkcnews.com to receive a private link to join.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA BLOCKCHAIN GAME - 4X STRATEGY MMO TO ELEVATE PLAY-AND-EARN IN WEB3
Gala Games announced they are working with Revolving Games, a AAA Web3 blockchain game company consisting of game industry veterans and founded by brothers Saad, Ammar and Shayan Zaeem, on a Battlestar Galactica-themed blockchain game that is being developed in collaboration with Universal Games and Digital Platforms. The title was featured at Galaverse as the only new game inspired by a fan-favorite entertainment property, Battlestar Galactica, which aired four seasons from 2003-2009 on Syfy.
The Battlestar Galactica game will be a 4X Strategy MMO that takes place after The Fall. Players will find themselves scattered throughout the galaxy following the attack from the Cylons with the goal of retaking their home system as a surviving member of one of the Twelve Colonies. They will need to rebuild their fleet, reunite their faction, and reclaim the Twelve Colonies. Attendees of the Galaverse event will be able to buy Ship NFTs and Colonial Representative NFTs exclusively for 72 hours. As with other Play-and-Earn games, players will have ownership of their Ships and Colonial Representatives, each with independent earning mechanics ranging from rewards tracks to competitive seasonal milestones.
“We’re thrilled to kick-off this collaboration with Gala Games and Universal Games and Digital Platforms on a game that will celebrate one of the greatest sci-fi shows of all-time,” said Edwin Shew, VP Product & Analytics at Revolving Games. “Asset ownership, trading, and community development all played into key reasons why we believe a 4X Strategy MMO makes sense in Web3 and we’re excited to take part in this journey of bringing the Battlestar Galactica blockchain game to players worldwide.”
“At Revolving Games, our mission is community-driven game development,” added Martin Talbot, Game Director at Revolving Games. “We’re excited that we’ll be able to develop this hand-in-hand with our player community.”
The game is currently in active development. NFTs, community events, collectibles, earning architecture and other rewards are scheduled for release leading up to global launch. Players are encouraged to join the community and voice suggestions as Revolving Games and Gala Games continue to develop the game.
For more information about the Battlestar Galactica blockchain game, visit https://battlestargalactica.net/, or follow us on Twitter @GoGalaGames and @revolvinggames, and on Discord at https://galagames.chat/ and https://discord.com/invite/revolvinggames.
Battlestar Galactica Blockchain Game Assets (including trailer):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yKYygwx4QNJWDlp19-H7rO_N3DppRIjf
GRIT - THE FIRST EVER WEB3 GAME ON THE EPIC GAMES STORE
Gala Games and Epic announced today that Gala’s GRIT, a ride-or-die battle royale set in the Wild West, will be the inaugural blockchain game to be available on the Epic Games Store and its 194 million users. Gala will bring Web3 games to the masses, exposing millions of gamers to this new genre of entertainment and solidifying Gala’s place as the leader in the burgeoning Web3 games industry.
“Epic is a pioneer and visionary in the video game industry. Gala Games’ titles being available on the Epic Game Store brings legitimacy to this new genre of gaming,” said John Osvald, President of Games at Gala Games. “Easy access to Web3 games is a turning point for those players who have not yet seen how digital ownership can enrich the gaming experience.”
GRIT is a core battle royale game built on the Unreal Engine with realistic physics and unique twists. Players need to saddle up, ride and fight through town, building the best poker hand from found weapons to make a killing. Every game of GRIT is different, from Train Chase mode to Golden Horse, and will test your skills and strategy against other players in epic showdowns and shootouts. Players face off against a gang of gunslingers with more than 400 old-school gun variations. Play modes include solo, duo and squad. Showdowns take place on horseback to steam engine train tops, so players need to make sure their arsenal is ready for the deadly Calamity. Fans can wishlist the free game, launching later in 2022.
Gala Games will be offering a special sale of “The Gunslinger Box” during Galaverse, which will unlock one of 10,000 GRIT avatars. Each character has its own specific perks and attributes that the owner can play as in game. Attributes are generative and will provide a unique look to each character. Owners will be able to take with them in-game their preferred loadout of specific weapons’ skins, providing them an advantage over their counterparts. The sale starts today for Galaverse attendees and opens up gradually across the week: Node Owners get access on June 7th and Gala Gold on June 8th. The public will have “The Gunslinger Box” sale access on June 9th. Each group will have access to the sale for a duration of 12 hours.
“Here at Team GRIT we are invested in this new ecosystem and see all the value that Web3 can bring to the gameplay experience,” said Jon Mavor, Chief Technical Officer at Team GRIT. “We are excited to be working with Gala Games and by our presence on the Epic Games Store. Web3 will make players’ experiences in the Wild West even better.”
GRIT Assets:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ndKBITyDor8u_MGhiBqL2Cjy4ANn5zX0?usp=sharing
ETERNAL PARADOX - SEASONAL BATTLE TO CONQUER THE RING OF RUIN
Developed by NTROi, a development studio under NDREAM, which has put out Oceans & Empires, Pirates of the Caribbean, The War of Genesis, and Crossfire Warzone, Eternal Paradox combines the best of both 4X and RPG games into a brand new fantastical adventure across multiple platforms.
Eternal Paradox will start with four basic Mercenaries with each Mercenary to be a part of one of four distinct kins: Breath of the Wind, Pirates, Guardian Angels and Wanderers. The game will have a season-based structure culminating in a massive battle to close out each season. This will be a battle to conquer The Ring of Ruin – a mysterious object with the potential to doom the world. Players will fight to conquer it for ultimate rewards and greatest accomplishment in the game.
Eternal Paradox NFTs are currently planned in three forms: Land, Heroes and Castle Buildings/Skins. The team is prioritizing getting balance right by ensuring any free players or those with less rare NFTs can be competitive by focusing and outplaying the competition.
Frequent logins and doing all of your missions each day should have a large cumulative effect on your progression through the game. Those with Eternal Paradox NFTs will potentially benefit from them, but the development team wanted to make sure these benefits were well balanced for all the players.
“The heart of Eternal Paradox is its turn-based RPG battle system. It will feature an adventure mode, arena combat, and a deep social guild system. Additionally, you will grow your Castles and go into the Fields. You will interact with many players including your friends and enemies,” said Jaejun Song with NTROi.
Eternal Paradox Assets:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Om1cRI6ZphJV8FBySiahIsD1N6tYPVXy?usp=sharing
INTRODUCING THE NEW GALA - UNITING GAMES, MUSIC AND NOW FILM
Gala also unveiled today its new brand vision to reinforce its focus on using the power of Web3 to offer unprecedented levels of involvement for fans. Gala is now the new parent company of the Gala entertainment properties for Gala Games, Gala Music and the newly launched Gala Film to unite its “Watch/Listen/Play to Earn” approach. By bringing all three platforms together, the opportunity of cross-medium collaboration means that content seen in Gala Music could very easily become part of a Gala Game or Film property and allow fans to benefit from this cross collaboration. The technology that powers Gala is largely invisible, creating a frictionless experience that allows fans and NFT enthusiasts to enjoy their experience whether they consider themselves blockchain pros or not.
Gala Film will offer fans a true sense of ownership in the content they love. The platform opens up possibilities such as voting on script choices or casting or allowing fans to actively participate in the content they consume from their favorite IPs and talent. Gala Films has several upcoming projects in the pipeline including “Making the Chronic” (a series of 16 short films narrated by Snoop Dogg on each of the tracks of his new album to be released by Gala Music) and “Ghosts of Ruin” (an animated series in partnership with Battle Island).
GALA MUSIC EXPENDS WITH MOUNT WESTMORE, KINGS OF LEON AND CRAZY BOOM
Gala Music welcomed Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort via a recorded message to unveil their new supergroup Mount Westmore with the Metaverse release of their debut album ‘BAD MFs.’ The album will be available tomorrow exclusively on the blockchain-based platform Gala Music for a limited time. They also announced a forthcoming partnership with Kings of Leon and debuted a new trailer for Crazy Boom, a music and dance metaverse game where players can pick songs, dance moves, characters and more with music NFT integrations.
MAY MAYHEM - GALA GIVES BACK MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO COMMUNITY
Gala just wrapped up its second month-long reward event called May Mayhem. Even in the midst of the largest drop in the crypto market since 2018, Gala gave back to its community for playing in a big way, giving away over $4 million USD in GALA tokens and NFT rewards to the fans and node holders for simplifying playing Town Star, Spider Tanks, Town Crush, and referring players to the Gala Games platform. Started in 2021, the event was designed to grow Gala’s user base and to reward as many current players as possible with large prizes in GALA, the official crypto token of the Gala Games Ecosystem.
Galaverse was produced in partnership with VOLO Events Agency, a leading producer and production company of live events and experiential marketing for global brands. VOLO is led by Primetime Emmy Award-winning Producer, Charles Marto, who served as Executive Producer and Producer for Galaverse. For 35 years, Marto has produced notable events, network television celebrity music specials and immersive experiences for brands.
ABOUT GALA
Gala is a Web3 entertainment company that uses decentralization, player and fan ownership and reward economies across gaming, music and film. With dozens of games on the horizon and several already in various stages of presale or beta play, Gala is quickly becoming the world leaders in own-your-experience gaming. Learn more at Gala.Games.
ABOUT REVOLVING GAMES
Revolving Games (RG) is a AAA Web3 blockchain gaming company that is developing cutting-edge technology to create scalable Play-and-Earn gaming experiences through a connected Metaverse. RG’s mission is powering decentralized Player-Owned trading economies with a focus on seriously fun and lasting gameplay. The team consists of industry veterans who have built multiple critically and commercially successful social games that have generated collectively over $2.6B in lifetime revenue. RG is partnered with and backed by some of the most iconic Web3 companies that include Gala Games, Pantera Capital, Animoca Brands, Polygon, Dapper Labs, Permanen Capital Partners, and others. For more information visit https://revolvinggames.com/ or follow on Twitter or Discord.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL GAMES AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS
Universal’s Games and Digital Platforms group leverages the vast portfolio of IP and characters from NBCUniversal. The Games and Digital Platforms group is a business unit of Universal Brand Development, which is chartered with globally expanding the company's intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. The company's extensive portfolio includes properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. www.universalbranddevelopment.com.
ABOUT NTROi
NTROi is a development studio under NDREAM, which has put out Oceans & Empires, Pirates of the Caribbean, The War of Genesis, and Crossfire Warzone. During the AMA we met two of the producers for some of those games: Jaejun Song and Wonsuk Kwon.
