South Korean sport developer Delabs Video games introduced plans to carry the favored role-playing sport franchise Ragnarok to Telegram in Q1 2025, following a pivot by the corporate to embrace the messaging platform’s burgeoning crypto gaming scene.
The Seoul-based firm’s adaptation of the traditional Ragnarok IP will give attention to maze exploration gameplay whereas incorporating new social options designed particularly for the Telegram atmosphere, in accordance with an announcement.
The initiative is a part of a broader strategic shift towards Telegram by Delabs Video games, which has secured new funding from TON Ventures and a non-public investor. TON Ventures helps the ecosystem of The Open Community (TON), the Telegram-aligned blockchain community that has surged in 2024 on the again of video games like Notcoin and Hamster Kombat.
The corporate additionally plans to adapt the cell sport Boxing Star, which is ready for launch on Telegram in Q3 2025. Boxing Star has racked up over 70 million downloads to this point on cell platforms, the agency stated.
“Bringing Ragnarok to Telegram marks a daring step in our technique to carry well-known IPs and mid-core video games on to gamers the place they’re already connecting,” stated Delabs Video games CEO Joonmo Kwon, in a launch. “With Ragnarok, we’re creating an expertise that is not solely true to its roots, but in addition enhanced by Web3 options—with none added complexity.”
Delabs’ Ragnarok sport might be separate from Ragnarok: Monster World, a sport launched on Ethereum gaming community Ronin this yr. That sport, developed by Zero X And in collaboration with writer Gravity, is a strategic cell motion expertise within the vein of Supercell’s hit sport Conflict Royale.
Previous to its current pivot, Delabs examined the waters of Telegram gaming with its baseball-themed sport “Giga Chad Bat,” launched in July. The agency’s dad or mum firm, 4:33 Inventive Lab, beforehand built-in video games like Blade and Hero into social platforms like South Korea’s Kakao.
Delabs beforehand launched the Mario Kart-esque PC racing sport Rumble Racing Star, and had been growing extra sport tasks known as Metabolts and Area Frontier.
Editor’s be aware: This text was written with the help of AI. Edited and fact-checked by Andrew Hayward.
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