Gaming giant Ubisoft—the publisher behind such franchises as Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance—launched its first original NFT game called Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles on Wednesday.
Built around optional NFTs minted on blockchain gaming network Oasys, Champions Tactics is a free-to-play PC game available through the Ubisoft Connect platform. The tactical strategy game challenges players to select teams of fantasy-themed digital figures and then enter battle against other online opponents in turn-based combat.
Anyone can download and play the game for free using the provided “ethereal champions,” or non-NFT warriors, which can be used in unranked play and also a limited number of times in ranked matches. Additional free champions can be unlocked by completing in-game quests.
However, Ubisoft also previously released 75,000 free in-game champions as NFTs minted on the Oasys network, and some of these are available for…
