Earlier right this moment, the Singaporean cell recreation firm Storms has introduced their new blockchain-integrated hyper-casual cell gaming platform. Called “Kyō” after the Japanese phrase for “joy, fun or entertainment”, the platform has formidable objectives going into the longer term and has already collected licences for main franchises to look on their platform. Storms are formidable in regards to the potential of the cell recreation market, noting, “Last year, the sector was worth $131 billion and is projected to reach $173 billion.”

A serious a part of Kyō shall be blockchain and NFT compatibility. Storms shall be partnering with blockchain firm ImmutableX who shall be offering infrastructure help for this integration. In an announcement, CEO of Storms David Yin mentioned, “From traditional gaming to Web3 gaming, Storms remains committed to delivering quality and frictionless gaming experience for billions of players, and I am happy that ImmutableX shares the same vision. Thanks to ImmutableX’s unparalleled scalability, zero gas fees and easy-to-use APIs, Kyō gaming platform is now one step closer towards empowering gamers with total control over their in-game assets.”

Ambitious Goals for Storms

Storms have additionally secured different main stakeholders within the new platform. With, “iCandy, the largest independent game developer in Southeast Asia backed by Web3 gaming company Animoca Brands, and other notable shareholders including Singtel, AIS and SK Telecom Group.” Their objectives lengthen to an especially formidable purpose to, “-provide frictionless Web3 access to the 7 billion mobile users worldwide.”

Storms already boast a confirmed monitor report, “Since its inception in 2020, Storms has assembled a library of 60+ instant and native games, obtained exclusive licenses to valuable IPs from Halfbrick Studios (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyrides etc) and Voodoo Games (Helix Jump), and developed a strong distribution network of partners, aggregators, super-apps, telcos, and brands.”

They’ve additionally been accountable for the very profitable recreation AZ run, which amassed a reported 12m downloads and 250m views of user-generated video content material. Their internet primarily based on the spot video games platform additionally boasts a formidable month-to-month peak of 4m all-time customers.

Even so, aiming for the very prime with Kyō in direction of 7 billion customers is an formidable one. But with important backing already, Storms may have the sources available to attain this, or a minimum of make a large splash when Kyō releases in early 2023.