Wilmington, Delaware, November 12th, 2024,
Chainwire
Expanding the Warped Universe with Mysten Labs and
Sui
Warped Games, an indie game studio consisting of web3
and veteran game developers who have a legacy in creating
player-focused games like LEGO Universe, Jumpgate, and Dragons and
Titans, is on a mission to onboard millions of players to expand
the Warped Universe, an immersive blockchain-powered game where
players’ actions and decisions shape the environment and influence
each season’s direction. After extensive exploration, Warped Games
selected Sui as the blockchain to support this ambitious vision,
thanks to its player-friendly approach and innovations in the Move
language.
The announcement of Warped Games becoming an official partner
with Mysten Labs arrives at a pivotal moment for blockchain gaming.
With games like "Off The Grid" making strides toward mainstream
adoption, this new collaboration marks another significant step in
expanding blockchain gaming’s reach to a wider audience.
James Wing, Head of AAA Gaming Partnerships for Mysten
Labs, commented on the official partnership: "Warped Games
embodies what is exciting about this industry - founders and
products that are built with passion to boldly address the wants of
modern gamers. We are tremendously excited to partner with our
friends at Warped and aid them in their journey to pioneer a new
age of games on Sui."
Warped Universe: Empowering Players
Player empowerment is at the core of Warped Universe’s design.
Here, players will be able to engage in PvE action in single-player
or co-op mode, with an innovative multi-genre design giving players
the flexibility to choose between turn-based or real-time genres
across both ground and space gameplay. Players will also get
to choose missions that influence the broader “meta-game,”
affecting the balance of light and gravity for all, leading to wild
and chaotic scenarios as each season aims to build a unique solar
system in the Universe. This level of control redefines what it
means to participate in a player-driven virtual world.
Breaking Barriers to Blockchain
Accessibility
One of the largest obstacles facing blockchain adoption today is
its intimidating complexity for newcomers. Traditional blockchain
experiences involve managing seed phrases, navigating wallets, high
fees, slow speed, and unfriendly, often intimidating
transactions—barriers that can alienate potential users. Sui’s
design eliminates these hurdles by offering a seamless,
user-friendly blockchain experience required by games like Warped
Universe, aiming to appeal to a mainstream gaming audience. With
Sui’s zkLogin feature, players can access the blockchain and create
wallets using familiar credentials, like passkeys or existing
logins, removing the need for seed phrases and technical know-how.
For those who prefer greater control, Warped Universe will also
allow players to connect their own self-custodied wallets, giving
them the option to manage their assets independently. This
accessibility empowers users to focus on what matters most—the game
experience itself.
Enhanced NFT Utility with Move
Sui’s Move language and object model empower Warped Universe to
create NFTs that go beyond static assets, offering dynamic,
context-rich tokens that evolve with each player’s journey. Sui
treats each asset as an individual, on-chain object with unique IDs
and customizable fields, allowing NFTs to reflect player
progression and deepen in-game immersion.
Innovations extend to the use of closed-loop tokens for in-game
purchases and season pass NFTs, which act as "time capsules",
allowing players to revisit exclusive content from past seasons.
With each season in Warped Universe serving as a self-contained
story arc, these season passes aren’t just NFTs—they’re gateways to
the game’s evolving history, creating lasting value and enhancing
player ownership.
Kiosk: Marketplace Re-Imagined
Kiosk is a decentralized system designed for commerce
applications on the Sui network, similar to traditional markets
where vendors sell goods or services from small, standalone booths.
Just like in those markets, where individual sellers operate their
own kiosks, owning the products on display and managing their own
sales, with Kiosk, shared objects are owned by individual parties
who store assets and may list them for sale as well as utilizing
custom trading functionality, such as royalties and the ability to
rent assets.
Walrus: Re-Defining Digital Ownership In Warped
Universe
As Warped Universe expands, decentralized storage will play a
crucial role in ensuring the authenticity and accessibility of
in-game assets. Mysten Labs’ Walrus protocol is set to support this
need, providing a secure and efficient way to store raw data and
media files—such as images, audio, video, and other game assets—at
low cost without compromising performance. Unlike traditional NFTs,
which often store metadata off-chain on platforms like IPFS or AWS,
Walrus enables both the NFT and its metadata to be stored in a
decentralized manner. This integration introduces new ways for
players in Warped Universe to experience genuine ownership of their
digital assets, giving them the ability to store in-game captures
or statistics, and creating a more immersive and reliable
player-driven experience.
High Performance, Scalability, and Environmental
Responsibility
In Warped Universe, players aren’t just playing a game; they’re
building and defending entire solar systems each season, with their
achievements and digital assets minted and transacted on-chain in
the background. This model requires a blockchain capable of
handling high transaction volumes both efficiently and affordably.
Sui’s high throughput and low transaction costs make this possible,
providing fast, cost-effective, and seamless on-chain transactions
that support a robust gaming economy.
Sui also prioritizes environmental sustainability by using a
delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS) consensus model rather than
energy-intensive proof-of-work. With its efficient Directed Acyclic
Graph (DAG) architecture, Sui can process large transaction volumes
with minimal environmental impact—aligning perfectly with Warped
Games’ vision of a sustainable, responsible gaming ecosystem.
“With Sui, we can create an immersive, evolving
on-chain gaming ecosystem where players can own, modify, and evolve
assets without compromising the gaming experience,” said Adam
Straney, Managing Director at Warped Games. “This approach lets us
build an interconnected universe on a blockchain that’s fast,
scalable, and environmentally responsible, supporting our vision of
an accessible, seamless player-owned economy. Gamers can focus on
having fun, with blockchain as a supportive tool rather than the
centerpiece."
Looking Ahead with Warped Universe and
Sui
Currently, the blockchain element in Warped Universe is the
$WARPED token, an ERC-20 token designed to give holders a voice in
game design, seasonal voting, discounts, potential rewards, and
exclusives. While specific plans for the token’s future are yet to
be announced, the Warped Universe team is committed to keeping
current holders top of mind as they explore expanding to the Sui
blockchain. Plans for the WARPED token, on-chain assets, skins,
seasonal passes, and other elements will be shared in due time—stay
tuned for updates.
As Warped Universe continues to develop, the teams at Warped
Games and Mysten Labs are dedicated to working closely together to
explore practical blockchain integration in games, enhancing player
ownership, scalability, and immersive gameplay. Together, through
Warped Universe and the Sui blockchain, they’re building a unique,
player-driven experience that showcases the future of blockchain
gaming.
About Warped Games
Warped Games is an indie game studio dedicated to
creating immersive, player-driven gaming experiences with a focus
on blockchain integration. Known for pushing the boundaries of web3
technology, the team behind Warped Games combines industry veterans
from both gaming and tech to bring innovative worlds like Warped
Universe to life.
About Mysten Labs
Mysten Labs is a technology company focused on advancing
blockchain infrastructure to support next-generation applications.
Founded by experts in distributed systems, Mysten Labs developed
the Sui blockchain, a high-performance, user-friendly platform
designed to make blockchain technology accessible and scalable for
mainstream audiences.
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Development
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Warped Games
Inc
marketing@warped.games