The NBA superstars, as well as their families, have agreed to feature in StrayShot, a forthcoming battle royale that utilizes the SKALE blockchain.
On Thursday, iBloxx Studios announced that StrayShot, an imminent battle royale shooter game, has signed a deal with Lonzo Ball and LaMelo, National Basketball Association (NBA) players, and Big Baller Brand (BBB), the family’s lifestyle brand, to include the brothers and their famous family members as playable nonfungible token (NFT) characters.
StayShot Release Scheduled for December 2023
The statement claimed that additional information concerning the playable Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball NFT characters will be disclosed following the launch of the free-to-play games. The PC game, earlier referred to as 0xBattleGround, is presently in public beta. In an email, Dominic Maier, iBloxx’s chief executive officer, said that StayShot’s full release could happen as early as December 2023. However, it is highly likely to launch in February next year.
According to Mairer and images viewed by a media outlet, the Lonzo and LaMelo character nonfungible tokens will wear BBB-branded apparel and military-style clothes. Besides, the announcement shows that the studio intends to release approved Ball NFTS outside the game. The release date for the Ball NFTs is yet to be disclosed.
LaVar Ball, the BBB founder and chief executive officer as well as the players’ candid father, is also going to appear as a game character. Besides, Tina Ball, his wife, and LiAngelo Ball, the youngest son and a player in the NBA G League, will also feature. In a statement, LaVar said that together with his boys, they will control the basketball court and StrayShot’s battleground.
Presently, the 22-year-old LaMelo is the Charlotte Hornets’ point guard, and this year’s ESPN rankings rated him among the top 50 NBA players. On the other hand, 25-year-old Lonzo was previously a Los Angeles Lakers player but presently plays for the Chicago Bulls. However, he is currently dealing with a knee injury that will likely keep him out for another season.
Despite the collaboration being shocking, LaMelo and Lonzo are big gamers. Previously, LaMelo played Halo, an Xbox console, while Lonzo currently plays video games such as NBA 2K and Madden, a football game by Electronic Arts (EA), in his spare time.
StrayShot to Leverage Ethereum Scaling SKALE in Governing Blockchain Transactions
According to an email by Jack O’Holleran, the founder and CEO of SKALE Labs, StrayShot is utilizing SKALE, an Ethereum scaling platform, to govern blockchain transactions. Additionally, all significant aspects of the game on-chain will also be recorded using the network.
Jack added that all in-game items, which include character outfits, weapons, and explicit playable StrayShot characters, are going to be nonfungible tokens recorded on-chain as players pick them. Nevertheless, in-game transactions take place privately in a manner that prevents the need for gamers to sign with their crypto wallets.
Jack said one can win and later sell StrayShot’s nonfungible tokens. Further, the fierce contest shooter will provide an ERC-20 token, which players can win through contests.
In 2018, the family’s BBB brand encountered some storm after allegedly getting an ‘F’ score from Better Business Bureau, a not-for-profit organization. Currently, the brand’s rating seems to have improved to a ‘C+.’
Nevertheless, on its website, the Bureau still lists what it refers to as ‘a complaints pattern.’ In 2020, the brand’s relaunch took place, and according to LaVar Ball, BBB was worth a billion. The firm failed to reply to a request for comment concerning the BBB protests or the asserted valuation.
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