The Epic Games Store will soon host its first blockchain-enabled game: GRIT, although it seems that problems arise before its launch. They have been accused of stealing 3D models to sell in their game as NFTs.
NFT gaming has become more explosive than ever, especially in terms of quantity. This has caused, in part, the interest of the main players in the sector, such as Ubisoft, Epic Games or Tencent.Well, in this case, Epic Games, the developer and publisher behind Fortnite, officially announced their NFT game, called GRIT, a game developed by the Web3 gaming company, Gala Games, with a battle royale theme, set in the Wild West. .
This marks a milestone for the company as it is the first blockchain game to launch on the Epic Games Store. However, despite the early announcement, GRIT is scheduled to release later this year on the Unreal Engine .
That’s why the problems seem to come long before this one goes on sale. At a promotional event for the game, run by Gala Games, those who attended were able to obtain a unique Epic-rated mount.
However, this has been turned into a 3D model of a horse that can be purchased for $29.99 from the Epic Games Asset Store . This has sparked accusations of fraud, of course. If you don’t buy the horse, the mount is worth nothing.
But this is not all. And it is that, numerous accusations have come to Twitter that they have stolen this 3D model of the horse from an artist and have included it in their game to get money.
Initially this video game was not focused on NFTs, but after its agreement with Gala Games, the sale of these has been integrated, whose first surprise pack amounts to almost 19,000 Gala (the cryptocurrency of this platform) whose current exchange rate makes one of these boxes. which includes one of 10,000 random characters. cost about 1,400 euros.
This announcement is part of a strategy by the Web3 company to continue gaining followers in this field that Steam abandoned, since it also recently announced the first web3 first-person shooter from an AAA studio.
Regarding GRIT, the criticisms are not only related to the theft of 3D models and fraud, but they are also accused of being a cheap copy of one of their great video games, Fotnite.
We don’t know what will happen with the launch, if it finally comes out on the market (it seems so), however the bad reputation is already assured although who knows if this is driving the popularity of the game.
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