Com2uS has unveiled plans for a community hub called PLAY3.

Designed to lower entry barriers into web3, PLAY3 will enable users to engage with financial blockchain services, such as as NFT minting, staking, and item trading, through simple gamified experiences. This erases the need for complex financial knowledge to integrate with web3. Deploying on Com2uS’ gaming dedicated blockchain XPLA, it will also offer real-world rewards. 

PLAY3’s main focus however seems to be community engagement. To this end it will promote communication and networking between users, who can interact via the PLAY3 square. Part of this initiative is also encouraging interoperability, letting users move between different games onboarded to XPLA mainnet, and seamlessly bring items and assets collected within one game across to others. 

Among the current titles on XPLA are Summoners War: Chronicles, Ace Fishing: Crew, Heir of Light: Eclipse, The Walking Dead: All-Stars, and the most recently launched Code Caching.

Looking to begin beta testing during Q4 2024, PLAY3 hopes for future growth through regular updates and new content and games.

It also promises a simple NFT customization service using its PAL bear character.

Com2uS Holdings blockchain division head, Jayden Jang, commented, “In the evolving landscape of web3, many projects face significant hurdles in community building, effective tokenomics, and minimizing entry barriers. Our PLAY3 initiative is designed to address these challenges head-on, offering a pioneering template for future web3 services.”

XPLA team leader, Paul Kim, added, “We are excited about Com2uS Group’s innovative web3 offerings, which we believe will serve as a key catalyst for growth and community engagement within the XPLA ecosystem.”

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Continuing to build web3 features into its existing games, South Korean outfit Com2uS has now launched mobile-based RPG Heir of Light: Eclipse onto its native gaming blockchain XPLA. Alongside the launch, it’s also integrated the new JAM token, adding utility to the overall XPLA ecosystem. 

Serving as the in-game utility token in Heir of Light: Eclipse, JAM can be converted for non-cryptocurrency Fagin Coins, which can be earned in-game.

In addition, the game entails Membership Points, a currency obtained through in-game purchases and NFT benefits. Membership Points can also be used for crafting Exchange Tickets, which in turn unlock different in-game exchanges containing items such as higher-level tickets and Fagin Coins.

By using their XPLA Wallet, players get access to a convert pool where Fagin Coins can be exchanged for JAM tokens. These can be used across the XPLA ecosystem, although this integration hasn’t yet happened. It’s due in late June or early July.

To create token balance and sustainability, the game has a buy-back system allowing Com2uS to generate revenue through in-game purchases. That revenue will be used to buy JAM tokens which will be stored in a reserve pool, which will then be utilized in the convert pool.

Essentially, the reserve pool and the convert pool enables a fixed convert ratio of Fagin Coin:JAM. The JAM token’s distribution is shown below.

In terms of the game itself, it’s a mobile-based multiplayer RPG. Players can climb the ranks by beating progressively challenging enemies through 5v5 battles. With various levels of difficulties and modes ranging across PVE, PVP and boss battles, players can earn more loot by upgrading their teams. Rewards are based on their overall rankings.

In related news, XPLA recently launched its L2 chain called XPLA Verse on Japanese gaming blockchain Oasys, bringing Com2uS’ titles The Walking Dead All Stars and Summoners War: Chronicles to the Oasys ecosystem.

Discover more about Heir of Light: Eclipse via the game’s whitepaper.