A free-to-play soccer game, FIFA Rivals, has been released on Apple’s iOS and Android platforms by the blockchain gaming studio Mythical Games and FIFA.
A free-to-play soccer game, FIFA Rivals, has been released on Apple’s iOS and Android platforms by the blockchain gaming studio Mythical Games and the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
FIFA Rivals to be launched summer 2025
FIFA Rivals, expected to be released in the summer of 2025, will enable players to administer their soccer clubs and engage in real-time arcade gameplay against other players.
Mythical’s proposal to sports enthusiasts included, “Create your legacy, dominate the competition, and build your squad in the newest title.”
John Linden, the company’s CEO, stated that FIFA Rivals has the potential to attract more than 100 million gamers, as its NFL Rivals game has already attracted over 6 million participants from a much smaller audience.
In 2022, approximately 5 billion individuals viewed the FIFA World Cup, while approximately 500 million observed the NFL playoffs the previous year.
FIFA Rivals will be secured by the Polkadot network and powered by the Mythos blockchain, endorsed by Mythical.
The partnership is part of a burgeoning trend in which sporting associations collaborate with blockchain gaming studios to provide supporters engaging and interactive experiences.
Blockchain games are designed to appeal to players by allowing them to acquire in-game assets and monetize them in a play-to-earn economy.
One of Mythical’s early successes was a social construct, creating a nonfungible token game, Blankos Block Party. It has since been transferred to Polkadot, and approximately three million monthly transactions have been made.
Mythical established the Mythos Foundation in October 2022 to facilitate the onboarding and support of new developers and enthusiasts within its ecosystem. This initiative was instrumental in the development of FIFA Rivals.
The Mythos Foundation is responsible for developing cross-chain infrastructure and NFT in-game economies, providing support for gaming guilds, expanding traditional esports participation in Web3, and collaborating with conventional gaming platforms to create new gaming policies.
In June 2023, Mythical obtained $37 million in Series C1 funding, which it utilized to expand its marketplace and pursue additional revenue-generating initiatives.
