Square Enix recently sold a group of its major franchises (including Tomb Raider) and three of its game studios for $300 million. The sales were said to help finance its growing crypto and web3 gaming industry endeavors. Additionally, Square Enix was announced as an investor in Bitcoin gaming startup Zebedee, which raised a $35 million Series B round. This was covered in a news report by RE3W and GFPs earlier this week if you want to learn more.
Now the famous Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced a new partnership with blockchain gaming firm Enjin to release NFTs based on the Final Fantasy franchise. The Polkadot-based NFTs will be paired with physical trading cards and toys, which will be released in 2023. The physical action figures and trading cards will be based on the role-playing game (RPG) Final Fantasy VII. This is supposed to coincide with the commemoration of the original PlayStation game’s 25th anniversary.
