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- Gala Games has discontinued The Walking Dead Empires, a licensed role-playing video game.
- You can still play Ethereum NFT until July 31, 2018.
- Empires NFT holders will receive other Gala NFTs of "equal functionality" as compensation.
Gala Games, a blockchain-based game publisher, has announced that an officially licensed role-playing “The Walking Dead”, based on popular television show of the same name will close down its website after July 31.
The Walking Dead: Empires was available in beta in the past year, after it was first announced at the end of 2021.
Gala Games said in a recent statement that “after careful consideration we made the hard decision to retire The Walking Dead Empires. The last date for playable content is July 31st, 2025.”
The game will be available for playtests in 2023. Players must build bases and defend themselves from “walkers” or zombies. Users could purchase NFTs to enhance their experience. Weapons and SuppliesOr deeds of land for the purpose of building a base.
The NFT-based in-game item in The Walking Dead Empires was indestructible.
While the prices of some assets in games have plummeted from their NFT Bull Market days, they were still very high a few short years ago. You can, for example. Legendary land claims are sold OpenSea data suggests that you could earn up to $67,000 by 2021.
As the game entered playtest in 2023, players were still demanding top dollar, such as $30,000 for a NFT based handgun and $1,000 at least for lesser-level items.
As the end date of The Walking Dead Empires draws near, these NFTs will be rendered virtually useless. Gala is compensating users with other NFTs within its gaming eco-system, in order to give them “equal functionality to” their The Walking Dead Empires NFTs.
The post states: “While this game’s journey will soon be ending, we are committed to making sure that these NFTs remain useful.” As part of the sunset, we’ll be giving away new NFTs with equal functionality to those who own TWD:E.
Several people did not take it kindly.
Jesus Martinez, a crypto-gaming personality on X (formerly Twitter), said that “The Walking Dead Empires has officially rugs Gala.” People paid up to $10K+ in lands, and now they get $2 mystery boxes.
The Walking Dead: Empires officially rug on $GALA
People paid upwards of $10K+ for lands & are now getting $2 mystery boxes pic.twitter.com/lxfu05D8Ll
— Jesus Martinez (@JesusMartinezEZ) April 30, 2025
Holders of The Walking Dead: Empires non-flash cards, as per a snapshot taken on April 29, will receive a mystery box with items based on their Walking Dead Non-Flash Cards’ type and rarity.
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The Walking Dead IP is also available in NFTs in Eluvio’s blockchainAnd in collaboration with The Sandbox is a metaverse Ethereum game..
The post-apocalyptic zombie show—which is based on a popular comic book—ran for 177 episodes across 11 seasons, with multiple spinoff shows.
Andrew Hayward is the editor
