Ubisoft Labs has announced the particularly titled Captain Laserhawk: the G.A.M.E.

Based on the animated TV series Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, which was inspired by Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon game — also including IP from other Ubisoft games including Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six and Beyond Good and Evil — the game is set in an alternative universe in which the US has become a dystopian technocracy called Eden and Rayman is the face of the regime.

Labelled a “transmedia gaming adventure where the community drives the narrative through innovative governance”, Captain Laserhawk: the G.A.M.E. will be underpinned by 10,000 Citizen ID NFTs, which gate early access to the game, as well as recording governance activity. They will also provide users with the ability to earn in-game currency and rewards.

And as the story unfolds, the entire community will have the opportunity to influence the plot and participate in key decision-making moments by unlocking, creating, and sharing content.

In terms of actual gameplay, Captain Laserhawk: the G.A.M.E. will be a competitive top-down shooter, while its blockchain elements will be handled using Sequence’s tech, running on Arbitrum.

“With Arbitrum’s supercharged blockchain infrastructure and Sequence’s full web3 stack as the foundation, Captain Laserhawk: the G.A.M.E. is poised to be a groundbreaking player-driven project,” commented Ubisoft Labs VP Nicolas Pouard.

“Here, players can have fun and actively contribute to the lore and evolution of the game. Blockchain features empower us to give the community a real voice in shaping the story, gameplay, and even side experiences. This fosters transparency and shared creation, paving the way for a truly collaborative future for Captain Laserhawk.”

You can check out more of the weirdness at the Eden Online website.

At the back of its partnership with Arbitrum developer Offchain Labs, Horizon has now announced Xai Builder, an all-in-one solution integration its Sequence technology with Arbitrum L3 Xai.

The partnership offers Xai developers and content creators Sequence’s comprehensive web3 tooling and infrastructure kit to build web3 apps and games. 

One of the early builders on Xai is game developer Ex Populus. Its overarching mission is to make web3 technology smoother by abstracting away its complex processes. To that end, by tapping into Xai Builder, developers get access to features such as

• Wallets solutions including embedded wallets, and social and email signups and logins. 
• Web3 marketplaces.
• NFT collections solutions.
• Debit and credit card payment systems.
• An Indexer, which enables developers and players to visualize game items and rewards including price history and metadata.
• Gas sponsorship and transaction API, including batched transactions.
• Game analytics tools.
• Game engine SDKs.

Another developer building on Xai due to its gasless transactions is Laguna Games, which has started the process of migrating its flagship title Crypto Unicorns and other games from Polygon to Xai.

“By offering a user-friendly developer console with integrated features like gas fee elimination and familiar sign-up processes, Xai Builder removes significant barriers to entry for studios exploring web3 integration,” added The Arbitrum Foundation’s Elias Abi Daoud.

“Game developers face a number of challenges, from technology and solutions to build the best games to distribution and publishing support. With Xai Builder and our partnership with Xai, game devs have everything they need: the world’s leading web3 games development platform and the world’s leading AAA chain and go-to-market support,” added Sequence head of strategy and partnerships Sam Barberie.

Discover more by visiting Xai Builder, and stay up-to-date on Xai and Sequence via X.