Might and Magic Franchise Launches New Crypto Trading Card Game
Immutable and Ubisoft announced a new trading card game titled Might & Magic: Fates, expanding the long-running Might and Magic franchise.
Key points:
- The game will feature NFTs for each card, enabling players to buy and collect digital cards and special items.
- Trading card games (TCGs) require fewer players for matchmaking and can be developed at a lower cost compared to extensive 3D games.
- Blizzard’s Hearthstone has generated over $900 million in revenue, highlighting the TCG market's profitability.
- Immutable reported an improved outlook for 2024 with projected revenue exceeding $110 million.
- Competitors in the crypto TCG space include Axie Infinity, Gods Unchained, and Splinterlands.
- The game will utilize Immutable’s zkEVM chain, enhancing its blockchain capabilities.
- Hundreds of unique cards featuring various creatures and characters will be available.
- A teaser cinematic showcasing gameplay was released, with more footage and preregistration details expected soon.
- Ubisoft is also set to launch a noncrypto prequel, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, later this year.