Crucible unveils Emergence Marketplace for interoperable game assets

Crucible announced the Emergence Marketplace for interoperable Web3 game assets, taking the world a step closer to an interoperable and open metaverse. It will launch this summer.

The company said the arrival of the Emergence Marketplace is poised to revolutionize world-building and gaming, offering a hub for on-chain, interoperable ecosystems.

Crucible, a pioneer in the gaming and 3D world-building industry has today announced the Emergence Marketplace, set for launch this summer. The marketplace will be unique in the industry by focusing on interoperable assets with high utility. This means that players will be able to use what they purchase across games and worlds, the company said.

Developed on behalf of Open Meta, Emergence Marketplace will bridge the gap between players, creators, developers, and collectors.

Emergence Marketplace will have a strong focus on providing tools for creators to showcase their work. In addition to extending the already robust tools for developers, the marketplace will provide both creators and developers with new opportunities, ways of working, and channels for engaging communities.

Anyone who is eager to explore the Emergence Marketplace can already sign up for exclusive opportunities including early access and allow lists.

Emergence Marketplace represents the culmination of extensive research and development and builds upon the success of the Emergence SDK, which has already been downloaded by over 55,000 developers worldwide. The industry standard Emergence SDK brings unparalleled interoperability to gaming experiences and is already trusted by industry leaders such as Futureverse and Lamina1 and their developer ecosystems.

Crucible wants Emergence to be the “hub” that brings together players, creators, collectors and developers. It already provides a comprehensive ‘full stack’ of developer tools that work in game engines.

With the marketplace, this will expand by providing a hub for players and collectors. This will empower users to own, transport, share, create, trade, and sell their assets. It sets the foundations for a new era in gaming and world-building where players are at the forefront of immersive experiences and have control over their digital assets, with Emergence Marketplace the cornerstone of it all.

“The gaming industry has established a solid, sustainable business model with 3D assets. Almost none of them are on-chain,” said Ryan Gill, Founder and CEO of Crucible, in a statement. “We’ve seen innovation over the past few years in NFT marketplaces, but they haven’t made much progress with 3D. Now, with Emergence, we’re bridging that gap, by building a fully native 3D marketplace that’s on-chain.”

“Interoperability and utility are buzzwords that sounds super technical,” said Aleissia Laidacker, head of tech and product at Open Meta and Crucible, in a statement. “But it’s really about player choice. It’s about having an avatar, for example, that you can use in any game world. Having an NFT that comes with its own game behaviors and traits. Or having a collectible that has been used across different games, in different battles, where a record of that narrative is saved. And interoperability, when coupled with the blockchain, means that players truly have the right to own their assets instead of just ‘renting’ them from some big platform.”

As a product of Open Meta, the Emergence Marketplace will also provide utility and rewards to its members. This also is in keeping with the ethos of Open Meta to foster inclusivity and accessibility, and creating a rewarding experience for everyone who plays, develops or creates for the open future.

Crucible was founded in 2018 with the goal of creating the tools, marketplaces and interfaces to facilitate an open metaverse.