The exclusive partnership between FIFA and the US game developer will take place this year EA end up. The world association has now announced four smaller games around the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. These are blockchain and metaverse games from the developers Altered State Machine, Matchday, Uplandme and Phygtl.
World Football Association FIFA today presented four so-called Web 3.0 games, which are part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 should entertain and appeal to a broad fan base and community. These applications can be played during the tournament and present unique perspectives on the World Cup.
All four games are created in cooperation with the developer companies Altered State Machine, matchday, Upland me as well as Phygtl. “This is a very exciting group of partnerships that we have entered into to target a new, digital football fan and connect with them in the areas that we know are already active there. As we continue to develop our gaming strategy, it is certain that Web 3.0 will play an important role - and this marks the beginning of our journey,” said Romy Gai, FIFA Chief Business Officer.
At "AI League: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Edition” by Altered State Machine is a turn-based 4 versus. 4 soccer game where a team of AI-controlled players can be sent to a metaverse by users. “On the mobile app, matches are played between teams of collectible characters that you own and manage. Your strategic use plays an important role in the outcome of the games - as if you were a young Fergie standing on the sidelines directing your team," the studio writes on its website.
Matchday is a prediction game based on soccer cards, where the aim is to bet on the correct results of the games and to be the best among, for example, friends. The website is currently in the so-called teaser mode and unfortunately does not reveal any further details about the application.
Upland is a metaverse that is modeled on reality and in which users can trade with virtual real estate. Digital items related to the World Cup can be collected there, including video highlights from the tournament. Users can also visit the replica Lusail World Cup Stadium and Fan Village to purchase items for the Upland Virtual House.
Also on the platform Phygtl the World Cup will be present in Qatar. According to FIFA, the mobile application is not an actual game. Rather, it is about digital possessions and trade. "An immersive experience where fans come together to co-create the world's first fan-generated digital reward. Fans can transfer a gold globe soccer ball from the palm of their hand to their real-world environment, own a limited fragment of it, and immortalize their handpicked FIFA World Cup images and video moments on it. A digital representation of the eternal fan base.”, from the press release of the world association.
