The developer of the favored Ethereum NFT assortment unveils the newest installment of its Dookey Sprint racing recreation.
Yuga Labs, the creator of the extremely sought-after Bored Ape Yacht Membership NFT assortment, not too long ago launched HV-MTL, a brand new NFT assortment of 30,000 “Evo 1” Mechs that may be acquired by a “summoning” course of.
House owners of Sewer Pass NFTs can burn them in trade for the Mechs, that are launched by a “Power Source” and supply entry to future video games and content material. On Wednesday, the ground value for HV-MTL NFTs reached 2.7 ETH, or roughly $4,445 every, on OpenSea, whereas on the secondary market, they surpassed 2,588 ETH, or round $4.3 million.
Yuga Labs additionally concluded its browser-based “endless runner” recreation, Dookey Sprint, which required gamers to navigate by a digital sewer system whereas accumulating gadgets and avoiding obstacles.
The inaugural race was received by esports star Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson, with gasoline for the race being unique digital collectibles known as Sewer Passes, obtainable solely to Bored Ape Yacht Membership members. These Sewer Passes will now turn into robotic companions for the apes of their homeowners.
Nevertheless, the HV-MTL NFT assortment was not with out points, with some collectors complaining about metadata points and the absence of “companion” traits. Yuga Labs acknowledged that they have been conducting an investigation and that “the trait has been removed from the collection for now, and we will push a metadata update when this is resolved.” The issue was resolved after greater than 4 hours.
Whereas pleasure surrounding the newest Bored Ape-related NFT drop is excessive, warning is required to keep away from scammers posing because the Bored Ape Yacht Membership who distributed malicious web site hyperlinks to entice potential collectors.
Yuga Labs has been related to the Ethereum ecosystem and NFTs for a very long time, however the firm entered the Bitcoin ecosystem final month with the launch of Twelvesfold, a group of 300 generative artwork items that raised over $16 million.
