MyMetaverse and Enjin bring playable NFTs to Grand Theft Auto V and Minecraft servers

MyMetaverse and Enjin said they have launched playable non-fungible tokens (NFT) in Grand Theft Auto V and Minecraft game servers.

The MyMetaverse “MetaHome” NFT collection is the first minted on Efinity, an NFT parachain built on Polkadot. Sydney, Australia-based MyMetaverse said these are the first in-game NFTs to be minted on Efinity via the MetaHome NFT collection. The NFTs can be used in MyMeteverse’s complete game lineup, including player-set-up servers for Minecraft and GTA5.

MyMetaverse is a game development company specializing in creator-led metaverses with play-and-earn economies. It said that at launch, the NFTs perform different functions in three different games.

The MetaHome NFTs offer a unique gaming tool in all worlds where they are recognized. In Infinity Auto, a MyMetaverse Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5 server, they take the form of a rare vehicle; in Survival Infinity, a MyMetaverse Minecraft server, the NFTs become a special sword.

I asked if these NFT integrations were specifically endorsed by Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive, the companies responsible for Grand Theft Auto V, or Microsoft, which owns Minecraft developer Mojang.

In response, MyMetaverse said in a statement: “To clarify, the NFTs have been minted on Efinity and can be incorporated into MyMetaverse Grand Theft Auto and Minecraft game servers. In Infinity Auto, a MyMetaverse Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5 server, they take the form of a rare vehicle; in Survival Infinity, a MyMetaverse Minecraft server, they become a special sword. In answer to your question, they are not official integrations with Rockstar or Minecraft.”

MyMetaverse is one of the ecosystem partners getting early access to making NFTs available on Efinity, with a number of projects waiting to be onboarded in the coming weeks. Enjin, the ecosystem for integrating NFTs into virtual worlds, is helping to build Efinity, a parachain built on Polkadot and designed to enable fast and low-cost NFT transactions.

The launch of NFTs on Efinity, a scalable, cross-chain decentralized network designed to bring NFTs to everyone, is a milestone for Enjin and the next generation of blockchains built on Polkadot, the companies said.

“We believe the most valuable NFTs will be those that have the greatest impact on people’s everyday experiences,” Simon Kertonegoro, CEO and founder of MyMetaverse, said in a statement. “Using three separate games, the MetaHome collection is an exploration of blockchain-enabled cross-game interoperability. Thanks to Enjin’s toolkit, it is now the first playable NFT in the Polkadot ecosystem.”

In addition to the GTA 5 and Minecraft servers, the MetaHome collection is already functional in other MyMetaverse titles, including the massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Infinity Realms. MyMetaverse leverages Enjin’s open platform to integrate the MetaHome NFT collection across game servers.

Witek Radomski, Enjin’s CTO, said in a statement, “Enjin aims to be the NFT highway connecting game studios and their users to the blockchain. Leveraging Enjin’s comprehensive suite of tools and the scalability of the Efinity parachain, we are excited to partner with MyMetaverse to integrate NFTs into AAA games like GTA 5 – allowing players to own digital collectibles in their favorite games.”

An exclusive set of game studios currently have access to the Efinity development platform, following its official launch in March. The latest users include Square Enix and Entropia Universe, joining an ecosystem of more than 100 game studios building on Efinity before it is released to the wider development community, Enjin said. Enjin has also built a blockchain explorer, wallet, marketplace and various developer tools to support the growth of Efinity.

MyMetaverse was founded in 2018.