Honda, in collaboration with Darewise and Animoca Brands Japan, is ready to race in the Life Beyond metaverse, with a new Web3 automotive gameplay. 

Honda and the metaverse: the new Web3 gameplay with Darewise and Animoca Brands

Darewise, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and the company behind the Life Beyond metaverse, together with Animoca Brands Japan, has announced a new collaboration with Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

At stake, there is the development of a new Web3 automotive gameplay, related to transportation and vehicles in Life Beyond, the upcoming AAA science fiction game.

“Our branches @Darewise and @Animocabrandskk have announced a collaboration with @HondaJP to develop together a gameplay related to transportation and vehicles in

@LifeBeyond the next AAA science fiction game developed by Darewise.”

In practice, the collaboration will see world-class innovation and the expertise of the Honda team integrated into Life Beyond, to usher in a new era of transportation in the world of Dolos, the planet where Life Beyond takes place.

Specifically, Honda and Darewise will collaborate on the development of new game elements such as game objects, activities, and ordinal objects. 

Honda in the Life Beyond metaverse: the upcoming AAA sci-fi Web3 game

With this partnership, Honda actively participates in the “concept art” of a vehicle, to traverse the world of Dolos, the setting of the game Life Beyond. 

In this regard, Benjamin Charbit, CEO of Darewise, stated:

“We are excited to establish a deep relationship with Honda as our key automotive partner. In addition to adding utility and style to the game, we believe that the ideation and innovation generated from this collaboration will greatly enhance the gaming experience.”

For Honda, this is not the first appearance in a metaverse. In fact, already last July 2022, Honda had presented its virtual world within the famous video game Fortnite, designed for Twitch, called Hondaverse.

In practice, on Hondaverse, there are custom Fortnite maps, within which streamers and players can challenge each other with virtual parkour races and trivia questions. 

The partnership with FCF Pay to accept crypto

In addition to the metaverse, the Tokyo-based auto giant, Honda, seems to also be open to embracing the crypto world. 

And indeed, last October 2023, thanks to the partnership with FCF Pay, Honda began accepting payments in crypto such as Ripple (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE) for the purchase of its products.

Customers can both purchase and rent the company’s products, using as many as 46 cryptocurrencies supported by FCF Pay for Honda. 

Honda announces a new limited edition NFT in Japan at the FORMULA 1 Honda & Red Bull welcome event in Tokyo. 

The new experience joins previous ones already launched together with partners Animoca Brands Japan, Gryfyn and GET Protocol and its metaverse, aiming to increasingly engage its fans in the Web3. 

Honda and Animoca Brands Japan: new NFTs to bring fans into the Web3 and metaverse

Animoca Brands Japan today announced a new partnership with Honda Motor Co, Ltd (“Honda”), Gryfyn, and GET Protocol to engage fans in the Web3. 

Basically, Honda will distribute Honda KEY NFTs to all fans who apply for the raffle to purchase tickets for the FORMULA 1 Honda & Red Bull Welcome Event in Tokyo. 

Participants in the special event organized by Honda will then receive a commemorative NFT, which will be given to ticket holders after the event.

Not only that, NFT Honda KEYs and other special items will be available to be redeemed by fans who visit the Honda booth at the F1 2023 Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit.

In this way, Animoca Brands’ strategic subsidiary and other partners, want to offer Web3 services to Honda fans, providing a bridge between Japanese intellectual properties and global fans.

In fact, Animoca Brands Japan was established to support the global Web3 strategies of Japanese intellectual property and content owners, such as major publishers, brands, educational institutions, sports teams, athletes, artists, and game companies. 

Honda and Web3: its metaverse in Fortnite

The famous Japanese automaker is not new to the Web3 world. And indeed, back in July last year, Honda announced Hondaverse, its metaverse in the Fortnite video game. 

Basically, there are custom Fortnite maps on Hondaverse, within which streamers and players can challenge each other, testing their skills with virtual parkour runs and trivia questions. 

Not surprisingly, the first iteration of the Hondaverse is the Honda Parkour World, built around the 2023 Honda HR-V. 

Hence, as early as summer 2022, Honda began using Web3 to engage new followers at a time when car sales were declining. And indeed, the metaverse was designed for the Twitch category dedicated to Fortnite, which already had more than 80 million followers at that time. 

Animoca Brands: gaming industry leader NFT’s report

In June, Animoca Brands released its own report showing its 40.5% surge in deferred revenue for 2020. 

Basically, in the annual report, the company reveals that its deferred revenue has increased from $6,947 million to an impressive $27,890 million. 

Not only that, Animoca Brands’ growth also saw an increase in its employees from less than 200 to about 1,000 in 2020. 

In this regard, Yat Sui, president and founder of Animoca Brands, wanted to emphasize that the company’s success is also due to the excellent investment strategies undertaken in recent years. 

Currently, it appears that Animoca Brands is also diving into Artificial Intelligence, as it has invested in more than 60 AI startups through its AI accelerator. 

The new Bitcoin-based metaverse crypto

Another more recent news concerns Animoca Brands subsidiary Darewise Entertainment, which reportedly announced the launch of a new Bitcoin Blockchain-based metaverse crypto. 

As if to usher in a new era for the Bitcoin ecosystem, Animoca Brands’ subsidiary company apparently then wants to use the BTC network to also build other tokens dedicated to gaming, branding, and real-world experiences. 

The project also involves Horizen Labs, a pioneer in blockchain and tokenized experiences. 

Specifically, Horizen Labs has previous experience as a blockchain launch assistant, while here it will provide technical services to build apps and other tools, promoting the ecosystem of Ordinals on Bitcoin as well.

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It is called Hondaverse, was designed for Twitch, and is a virtual world within the popular video game Fortnite.

Hondaverse the Honda metaverse

On Hondaverse there are customized Fortnite maps within which streamers and players can challenge each other. This way they can test their skills with virtual parkour runs and trivia questions.

In fact, the first iteration of the Hondaverse is the Honda Parkour World, built around the 2023 Honda HR-V.

For the launch, creator SypherPK was contacted and hosted a three-episode live stream on Twitch in which he explored this new metaverse. 

I’m going LIVE at 2pm ET/11am PT in the first-ever Hondaverse!

Help me build the Honda Parkour cityscape in Fortnite Creative Map inspired by the all-new 2023 Honda HR-V #HondaHRV #ad https://t.co/CvFMbzQdBj

— SypherPK (@SypherPK) June 30, 2022

SypherPK‘s second themed stream is scheduled for 13 July, and the third will be on 1 August. This will allow Twitch creators and fans to compete against SypherPK for prizes.

The famous Japanese automaker is trying to attract and engage new followers at a time when car sales are declining. It is enough to think that the Twitch category dedicated to Fortnite has more than 80 million followers. 

Hondaverse was developed independently, using Fortnite’s creative tools, so it is not a product sponsored, endorsed or administered by the game’s developer, namely Epic Games. 

Honda had previously tried to leverage Twitch to reach and engage a younger and wider audience, seeing that in 2019 it was the first automaker to launch a branded gaming channel on the platform. 

It has also leveraged Twitch in recent years to go beyond gaming, launching a mixed reality music experience, and reinventing its own channel as Honda DreamLab. 

On the other hand, Fortnite has long since evolved by going far beyond the classic shooter game, becoming a platform that is used for both entertainment and advertising. Indeed, Epic Games has turned it into a platform that allows brands to showcase their products by integrating them into customized virtual maps, one of which is precisely the Hondaverse.

Hondaverse is currently exclusive to famous streamers like SypherPK, but as early as the third stream on 1 August it should be open to others as well. It is worth noting that SypherPK has 6 million followers on Twitch.

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