Back in May, Forte raised $185 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. dollars, and the service is platform-agnostic, which means it can work with various blockchains. Forte will let users purchase NFTs with U.S. Gallium Studios has partnered with NFT gaming platform Forte to handle the blockchain integration and NFT functionality. According to Bloomberg, “virtually everything” in the game can take the form of an NFT that can be resold to other users. In this case, “Proxi” will let users own their memory creations as NFTs, and even profit from the sale of user-created items within the game.
Proxi's first NFT packs are available for purchase starting today.
An NFT acts like a receipt for a provably scarce digital item, and while it can represent things like images and video files, it can also be tied to individual video game items that can be resold to other users. “Proxi” is focused in part on user-generated content-following a trend popularized by smash hit games like Roblox and Fortnite-but also NFT collectibles. Along the way, Gallium aims to help players “gain more insights about their subconscious,” according to today’s announcement. Eventually, it generates a user avatar and lets them interact with other players. Developed by Wright’s new team, Gallium Studios, “Proxi” starts with players creating a personal diorama of memories using thousands of in-game items.