The XAI Foundation, a core contributor to the gaming-centric blockchain network, XAI, has announced a strategic partnership with web3 gaming creatives, Peeking Duck Studios, to bring My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend (MAYG) and all upcoming titles from the studio, exclusively to XAI. MAYG will be the first to go live on XAI, bringing the 1990s Ginza District Tokyo-inspired title to XAI's growing gaming community. 

“We are excited to embrace the unique and ambitious gaming selections from Peeking Duck Studios.,” said Soby, a core contributor to XAI. “Our teams share a vision of scaling blockchain-based games to the masses and we’re confident that Peeking Duck’s suite of games offers our community members an experience that will cultivate a wide audience of gamers.” 

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More About MAYG

An original PC game developed for web3, MAYG is a turn-based 3rd person shooter multiplayer game that aims to introduce a new social competitive gaming genre through the innovation of web3. MAYG will have special global promotions to bring in competitive female gamers into this new genre. MAYG is led by a world-class game development team at the helm, including Lukasz Drozdek, former lead at Sega Secret Level Studios, Danny Pisano, former Bandai Namco casual games studio head, and Sinjin David Jung, former Asia regional director of Pokerstars. 

“After three years of passion and dedication, we are extremely pleased to find a home on the XAI network that matches our goals for scale and impact in the space. Not only are they backed by proven great technology, but they are led by a native Web3 team that truly understands what mainstream adoption takes. XAI supports teams that are creating games that serve as a disruptive solution to the market” said Sinjin David Jung, Founder and Head Game Designer of MAYG.

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More About the XAI Blockchain

XAI is the world’s first Layer 3 solution for AAA gaming. Powered by Offchain Labs’ Arbitrum technology, XAI was developed to enable real economies and open trade in the next generation of video games.

Ex Populus (founded by experts from industry giants Activision, Pixar, Ubisoft) is the game developer on the XAI chain. The team believes that blockchains should primarily serve as a backend technology, and complex web3 interactions should be abstracted away. This approach enables traditional gamers to enjoy the advantages of blockchain without encountering the often high barriers typically associated with web3 experiences.

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Web3 Games Playable on XAI

It is XAI's mission to collaborate with top-tier, experienced game developers and partners to level up web3 gaming with smooth, secure, and immersive experiences. XAI empowers developers to explore new ways of incorporating blockchain benefits into their games, ultimately enriching the player experience.

XAI's gaming ecosystem is a testament to this with a portfolio of web3 games such as Crypto Unicorns, Lost Glitches, Final Form, and more. Tobias Batton, CEO of Ex Populus and core contributor to XAI, stated:

 "Several of our gaming partners have already begun leveraging XAI Builder to deploy their games to XAI. With our recently announced strategic partnership with MIX Games, we expect XAI Builder to help onboard hundreds of MIX’s titles to XAI over the next year, establishing XAI as the leading web3 gaming network."

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Final Thoughts

In summary, the partnership between the XAI Foundation and Peeking Duck Studios represents a significant advancement in blockchain gaming. With 'My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend' set to debut exclusively on the XAI platform, this collaboration aims to blend innovative technology with engaging gameplay experiences. MAYG will have a final open two-month playtest period before releasing their open beta by the year’s end.

“Our studio was waiting to build with a team dedicated to putting gamers first and in XAI Games we have found exactly what players are looking for,” said Lukasz Drozdek, studio head of MAYG. “We knew XAI was putting gamers first because our first conversation was all about whether or not the game will be fun and could scale. Our immediate goal now is becoming a flagship game to represent XAI Games,” added Danny Pisano, the lead producer of MAYG.