In brief
- Ubisoft launched a Decentralized Verification Network with LayerZero, enabling secure cross-chain transfers of gaming assets across 130+ blockchains.
- The system is designed to strengthen digital ownership security while simplifying asset transfers between platforms.
- Ubisoft has built games across multiple blockchain networks, and supported many others over the years.
Gaming giant Ubisoft announced Wednesday the launch of its Decentralized Verification Network, or DVN, a blockchain-based system designed to secure digital asset transfers across multiple blockchain platforms.
The maker of popular games like Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, and Far Cry collaborated with LayerZero to leverage its interoperability protocol, allowing gamers to move digital assets seamlessly across Ethereum, Solana, Polygon and more than 130 other blockchains.
“With the launch of the DVN, we are enhancing the security and scalability of our gaming platform,” said Ubisoft Executive Producer Didier Genevois, in a statement. “This solution enables us to safeguard assets and ensure their seamless transfer across chains, meeting gamers wherever they are.”
The DVN aims to eliminate technical barriers for users while giving publishers control over asset security and movement. The technology establishes what Ubisoft calls a “decentralized verification layer” that maintains ownership integrity across multiple blockchain networks, potentially addressing persistent security concerns around digital assets.
“Ubisoft’s commitment to building a trustworthy, expandable omnichain ecosystem is exactly the kind of forward-thinking approach that will define the future of gaming,” said LayerZero CEO Bryan Pelligrino, in a statement.
It’s easy to see why Ubisoft would be interested in such a cross-chain protocol, as the publisher has built across multiple chains over the years. Ubisoft began experimenting with blockchain years ago, and has supported numerous networks along the way.
Back in 2021, the firm brought in-game NFTs to its Ghost Recon: Breakpoint game via the Tezos network. Late last year, the firm launched Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles on the Oasys gaming blockchain, and Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E. on Ethereum layer-2 network Arbitrum.
Next up for Ubisoft in the blockchain gaming space is the recently announced Might & Magic: Fates, a competitive mobile card game being built on Ethereum gaming network Immutable. It’s due out later this year.
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