Pudgy Penguins ‘Pudgy World’ NFT Game Release Plans Revealed

Pudgy Penguins, the Ethereum NFT Profile Picture (PFP) suite launched in July 2021, showed a trailer at Art Basel in Miami for its 3D browser gaming experience, dubbed Pudgy World, which will launch in alpha sometime in 2024.

After a dispute over the original owner, to A Change of ownership and management Last year Pudgy Penguin appointed the Executive Advisory Board. He collected 9 million dollars Over the money, stocked plush penguin toys 2,000 American Walmart stores And Hot topic areas, and released viral videos Millions of views On his social media channels.

Now, fans of Pudgy Penguins can take their first step on the ice in the lobby of Pudgy World. At full release, Pudgy Penguin NFT holders as well as plush toy owners will be able to take a virtual image of their collection as a 3D character in the world.

Pudgy World will also be free-to-play, but players can jump into Pudgy World, choose whether or not to purchase features to customize their characters, and “embark on a story-driven journey,” according to a description.

The story of Pudgy World follows two penguins, Pudgy and Peach, as they embark on adventures yet to be revealed.

“The alpha launch of Pudgy World is a big step for the Web3 and NFT space because the owners of Pudgy Penguins play with Pudgy toys, because it was developed without any knowledge of blockchain technology,” said the CEO of Pudgy Penguins. Luca Nets in advertising.

Under the hood, Pudgy World uses Matter Labs' Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol zkSync. Zero-knowledge blockchain technology. Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs are primarily known for their user privacy benefits compared to traditional blockchain transactions on public networks such as Ethereum.

While details on exactly how Pudgy World will use zkSync have yet to be released, SVP of Development Michael Lee said in a statement that the company's ZK Tech will “open up new business models and gaming experiences” for gamers.

Edited by Andrew Hayward.