Today, OpenSea announced the integration of the basic gaming ecosystem B3 Chain. The addition of B3 will provide game developers and studios with a new place to deploy NFT collections and in-game assets within the OpenSea platform. B3 contributor NPC Labs’ mission is to bring interesting games to the chain while eliminating the entry barriers of cryptocurrencies.
What is B3 Chain?
B3 is an open gaming ecosystem that provides game developers with a highly customized game chain, which makes it an ideal ecosystem for expanding and supporting the next wave of on-chain games.
B3 will support Parallel’s highly anticipated shooter game Tau Ceti, which has been partnered with GOAT Gaming, Farm Frens, DOT, Anomaly Gaming, Yomi Games, Unplayable Studios and other organizations and projects, and is available on web, mobile, desktop and Telegram platforms.
B3 is committed to building a strong and open gaming ecosystem that supports developers and players by ensuring games can scale seamlessly while keeping transaction fees low and high performance. This infrastructure enables the blockchain gaming community to push boundaries and deliver unprecedented experiences.
Why now?
As Web3 gaming continues to grow, OpenSea is committed to providing users with more choices and an enhanced experience. By providing gaming enthusiasts with the opportunity to purchase on B3, we are actively responding to their needs and providing the enhanced experience they seek. This collaboration will allow users to have an enhanced experience in a smooth in-game economy.
Our vision for the future of on-chain gaming is clear: a seamless, open ecosystem that redefines ownership and incentives for gamers and developers, and B3 is key to achieving this goal, providing the infrastructure that allows games to scale and creating opportunities for developers to innovate.
Why is this important?
One of our core values is “Build an Ocean, Not an Aquarium”, and we believe NFTs are more than just collectibles, they represent a dynamic platform for building interactive applications and experiences that would not be possible on the traditional internet, and while B3 plays a key role in driving this transformation, the true potential will be unlocked by the broader community, who will develop new forms and innovations beyond our imagination.
We’re really excited to see what the gaming community will create with this powerful infrastructure.
Viktoriya Hying, co-founder of NPC Labs and core contributor of B3, welcomed the news. She said: "Coming from Coinbase, our team inherited the belief that working with a team with high integrity is the key to success. OpenSea has played an important role in the success of on-chain games with its NFT tools and market trading experience. We are proud to work together to bring the most seamless and fun NFT experience to B3 game developers and users."
“Adding B3 to OpenSea will fundamentally improve the Web3 gaming experience for our users, enabling them to mint in-game items faster and cheaper,” said Devin Finzer, CEO of OpenSea.
Sascha Darius Mojtahedi, co-founder of Parallel, added: “We are excited to be one of the first developers to launch a game on B3. B3 is unique in what it offers developers in the process of bringing billions of gamers to the blockchain: horizontal scaling, chain abstraction, and all the necessary infrastructure for casual games to scale and be discovered. We look forward to working with B3 and OpenSea to bring unique gaming experiences to players.”
Simon, CEO of GOAT Gaming, added: “We are delighted to be working with B3 as our blockchain provider. Since launching on mainnet, GOAT Gaming has scaled to millions of on-chain users, with seamless access to the blockchain at low cost. The dedication and support of the B3 team has been critical to our success and we couldn’t have asked for a better partner.”
What does this mean for me as a user?
For gamers, no need to worry - you can easily enjoy the exciting experience that B3 offers on the web, mobile, desktop, and Telegram.
For developers, B3's architecture allows studios to own their own game chains and provides custom gas tokens and modular infrastructure for free. Users can leverage chain abstraction technology to interact with game chains without bridging or switching networks. B3 is building the future of games - on-chain games.
We can’t wait to see how you make waves in this new ocean of possibilities.
