Developer Nameless Labs has teamed with Banijay Rights to develop a blockchain-based online game impressed by the hit TV sequence “Peaky Blinders," the businesses introduced Thursday.
The sport, slated for launch in 2026, will immerse gamers in Birmingham after World Struggle I with interactive experiences, motion sequences, and tokenized in-game forex. The unique crime drama is impressed by the historic avenue gang of the identical identify.
No additional particulars about blockchain community, financial design, or gameplay have been launched. Decrypt reached out to Nameless Labs for extra particulars, however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
"’Peaky Blinders’ is a cultural phenomenon, and we’re excited to broaden its universe into the Web3 gaming house with the experience of Nameless Labs," stated Banijay Rights Group Director of Licensing and Merchandising David Christopher, in an announcement. "This undertaking represents a brand new means for followers to interact with the model whereas embracing the way forward for digital leisure."
“Peaky Blinders” spanned six seasons and aired on BBC between 2013 and 2022. The present, which starred actors like Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, and Helen McCrory, was distributed globally and is at present obtainable broadly through Netflix.
Nameless Labs beforehand spearheaded the launch of a BNB Chain meme coin based mostly on the “Simon’s Cat” internet cartoon. The CAT token at present has a market cap of $45 million, per information from CoinGecko, up 41% over the past two weeks amid a broader market rebound—however nonetheless down 16% on the month.
"We’re thrilled to deliver ‘Peaky Blinders’ into Web3. Our success with Simon's Cat has confirmed the worth of integrating world-class IP into this house,” stated Nameless Labs executives Joris Van Velzen and Wojciech Gruszka, in an announcement. “This deal exhibits that main IP manufacturers are embracing blockchain as the long run.”
