Ancient8 chain is available on Mainnet

(PRESS RELEASE – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, February 22, 2024)

Ancient8 is excited to announce the launch of the Ancient8 Mainnet, a huge step forward in its mission to support one million builders and inspire a global community of 100 million players. Ancient8 Chain, integrating the robust OP Stack with Celestia underneath, stands as ethereum Layer 2 for gaming, strategically addressing scalability and adoption challenges in fully on-chain games and consumer DApps. This integration marks a fundamental advance in its mission.

Following the successful launches of Testnet V1 and V2, Ancient8 has refined the network to foster an environment where game developers and players can thrive. The company is proud to introduce Ancient8 Mainnet, designed to enable game developers and players to seamlessly create and experience the most innovative games on the Ancient8 Chain. This development is an embodiment of Ancient8's dedication to driving innovation and collaboration in the dynamic world of Web3 gaming.

From a successful Testnet to a robust Mainnet

Ancient8's vision for an ethereum Layer 2 has been nurtured since mid-2022, it wasn't until September 2023 that the journey began with the launch of Ancient8 Testnet V1. This pivotal moment marked the beginning of Ancient8's mission to empower game developers, enabling them to create innovative and profitable chain gaming experiences. In response to valuable community feedback, Ancient8 carried out further refinement, adaptation and strengthening of the Ancient8 chain with Celestia integration into Testnet V2.

Throughout the testnet phases, Ancient8 achieved important milestones thanks to the invaluable support of the developer communities. This collaborative effort allowed Ancient8 to approach the Mainnet release with the necessary improvements, addressing the game's development needs, including:

Adding essential games and solving infrastructure puzzles
Establish a diverse and unique online game list
Foster education and community collaboration through modular blockchain concepts

Going forward, Testnet V2 will continue to operate as a robust testing ground for games and DApps, ensuring the continued development of the Ancient8 ecosystem.

Ancient Ecosystem8

To onboard Web2 users and shape the Web3 gaming landscape to transcend traditional boundaries, Ancient8 is dedicated to establishing crucial prerequisites that facilitate innovative and world-class chain gaming on Ancient8 Chain. Therefore, the Ancient8 team takes great pride in witnessing the rapid growth of the Ancient8 ecosystem.

The Ancient8 Foundation allows developers and players to take ownership of player-owned economies, NFTs, and digital assets. Through the Ancient8 Chain, the Foundation aims to establish a platform for value accumulation and equitable distribution among stakeholders.

To achieve this ideal utopia, the team is committed to addressing the vision of standardizing the underlying infrastructure, further improving interoperability, and providing developers with seamless access to innovative gaming technology and SDKs. With the launch of Mainnet, Ancient8 is excited to continue advancing these goals with creative community initiatives, both vertically and horizontally.

Games created on the Ancient8 chain

Ancient8 Chain is the foundation of Web3 game development, designed to power, support and elevate games to new heights. Additionally, with the commitment to chain innovation, game developers and studios will receive strategic support, resources and avenues for product distribution and community traction.

Ancient8 Chain games are not only thriving but emerging stronger, taking advantage of their rich ecosystem. The Ancient8 Foundation is excited to partner with games set to redefine chain gaming experiences, including:

Chain crash: A fully chained game that perfectly combines territorial claims and expansion dynamics inspired by Pixel War, Go Game and Paperio.
Omnizone: Omnizone is one of the first fully chained games that combines tactical RPG elements with a high-stakes battle royale format, running on omnichain.
Master Duel: An online gaming platform that aims to create a gaming environment where players can connect, duel, and earn real rewards while playing.
Little Pepe: A fully chained game starring Pepe The Frog, where players must save the endangered planet Pepe by building a city on the moon.
DeWorld: The world's first fully chained game that allows players to grow and improve their own farms using NFTs.

The future of the Ancient8 chain

After the successful Testnet phases, Ancient8 Chain will take a step into the future with the launch of Ancient8 Mainnet. This launch features a range of pioneering values:

Empowering autonomous worlds
Modular design
Scalability and performance benefits
EVM Compatibility
Security and trust
Interoperability and collaboration

Looking ahead, Ancient8 aims to strengthen network decentralization and build a strong gaming community. With that goal in mind, the organization envisions a continually evolving vanguard of Web3 gaming, where decentralized technology and community collaboration coexist in harmony.

Equally important, Ancient8 values early adopters who have made substantial contributions to the Ancient8 ecosystem. Therefore, the Foundation is pleased to introduce the Ancient8 Mainnet campaign, where ecosystem participants have the opportunity to be the first to experience exciting upcoming roadmaps, earn exclusive badges of honor upon mission completion, and symbolize their contribution to success. from the Ancient8 Chain.

Users can access the Ancient8 Mainnet Campaign here.

About Ancient8

Ancient8 is developing an ethereum gaming Layer 2 solution built with OP Stack, offering a complete set of Web3 gaming infrastructure tools. With Space3 game publishing platform, Old games8 Guild, Reverse Ancient8, Web3 ad engine, A8ID and Gosu Network, is dedicated to bringing millions of players to Web3 games, while providing unparalleled support to game developers looking to reach more players. Ancient8 products have helped over 100 Web3 games and over 200,000 users navigate Web3 better.

Ancient8 has raised $10 million in total funding from leading investors including Pantera, Dragonfly, Hashed, Makers Fund, C² Ventures, Mechanism, Coinbase, IOSG, Jump, and Animoca.

Users can join Ancient8 to shape the future of decentralized applications with Ancient8 Chain.

Contact

community leader
Justin Colon
Old8
[email protected]

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