Mocaverse expands with South Korean collabs

Animoca Manufacturers’ umbrella NFT assortment Mocaverse has signed quite a few offers to strategically improve its presence in South Korea.

Extra notably, Mocaverse is trying to deepen its integrations inside South Korea’s web3 tradition in areas resembling music, gaming, and digital IP. To this finish, it’s shaped new partnerships with music producer and expertise company Dice Leisure, former LINE Mates IP platform now known as IPX, blockchain recreation devs Planetarium and Gomble, and LOTTE Group’s NFT division Bellygom. 

By minting a Moca ID, which is Mocaverse’s on-chain id initiative, customers can be granted entry to a number of web3 video games and experiences spanning from social IP activations to cross-program factors swap missions from Mocaverse’s new associate corporations. Moca NFT and ID holders will even be capable of earn unique rewards and Realm Factors whereas participating within the tasks. 

Among the many forthcoming integrations introduced to date is a (G)I-DLE x Mocaverse mashup video based mostly on Okay-pop woman group (G)I-DLE’s track Queencard, in addition to a phygital integration with LINE Mates’ IP.

Whereas Dice Leisure is one among South Korea’s main music expertise companies, Planetarium is the developer of common web3 franchise 9 Chronicles. In 2022, the studio raised $32 million in funding, which was led by Animoca Manufacturers.

“Planetarium Labs is dedicated to crafting immersive experiences, and our collaboration with Mocaverse represents a significant step towards enriching the global web3 community. Together, we look forward to creating innovative gaming content and fostering deeper connections with users around the world,” mentioned Planetarium co-founder and CEO JC Kim, who we lately spoke to as a part of the Blockchain Gaming World podcast.

IPX lately introduced a brand new enterprise technique with the intention to increase its IP companies globally by adopting its IPs to go well with all ages, and bolster its digital enterprise. The corporate has offers with international entities together with Netflix, Supercell and Nexon.

Commenting on the partnership, IPX head of digital enterprise Logan mentioned, “IPX has put a lot of emphasis on symbiotic growth of community and brand, and the Mocaverse team has been extremely cognizant of this and has achieved remarkable project and community growth. We are excited to partner up to expand this growth.”

When it comes to Gomble, it’s the blockchain division spinning out of recreation firm 111%, with a staff consisting of gaming veterans and founding members of 111%. The studio has raised funding from Animoca, Planetarium, Binance Labs, Com2uS, and extra.

“Mocaverse is the hub of culture and entertainment in web3, and we’re excited to bring our expertise across industries as South Korea becomes one of our core markets to watch in 2024. We see powerful opportunities for cross-project co-creation and celebrity-fan interaction,” concluded Animoca Manufacturers chief enterprise officer Alan Lau.