Hefty Games launched a unique collaboration with prominent influencers of the category – Lokesh Gamer, Gyan Gaming, and Two Side Gamers – who have a combined following of close to 50 million today. Through this collaboration, the company plans to release trading cards that will allow gamers to own a collectible from their favourite gamer. Hefty Games wants to kickstart the Gaming & NFT ecosystem, as well as blockchain gaming in India, with exclusive P2E (Play to Earn) games and a myriad of unique services.
Hefty Games, as the owner of the first set of influencers’ intellectual property rights, will soon announce its first drop of NFTs. This eagerly anticipated auction of India’s first digital collectibles/NFTs will be followed by the entry of more gaming legends into the Hefty Metaverse. Through this collaboration, Hefty Games has established itself as a one-stop shop for the movement of all forms of digital art in the game sphere onto the blockchain. To honour the announcement, the Gamers will collaborate with the competitive Esports platform IGL – Indian Gaming League to stage a one-of-a-kind on-ground competition open to anyone in the near future. The victors will receive exclusive rewards as well as the opportunity to be whitelisted for the exclusive NFT drop.
Hefty Games is a collaboration between House of Gaming and Polygon. House of Gaming is a new-age tech company with an ambition to redefine the e-sport sector in India, known for IGL – Indian Gaming League, its competitive Esports platform, as well as Polygon – the leading platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development that will engage gaming enthusiasts and bring them closer to the industry’s biggest names, and Hindustan Talkies – a media content conglomerate. Hungama – one of South Asia’s major digital media entertainment firms – debuted the venture with the release of an all-explainer video featuring the gamer three.
Yash Pariani, Co-Founder and CEO of House of Gaming, further added, “With this joining of hands between the three forerunners of the gaming fraternity and Hefty Games, we are ready to lead this innovation into Web 3.0 and the metaverse. This much-awaited drop of India’s inaugural digital collectibles in the gaming zone would set in motion a series of drops by other gaming superstars who would feature in the Hefty Metaverse.”
Speaking about the new offering, Siddhartha Roy, CEO – Hungama Digital Media commented, “2022 has opened an eventful slate for us, and we are excited about launching Hefty Games for the burgeoning tribe of Metaverse enthusiasts. With pioneers of the YouTube gaming community – Lokesh Gamer, Gyan Gaming & Two Side Gamers – on board, we are confident of revolutionizing Web 3.0 in the country.”
Sharing his thoughts, Sandeep Nailwal from Polygon commented, “With today’s announcement, we have been able to expand the horizon for the gaming community of India. Through Hefty Games, we have enabled gamers to monetise their worth further, and engage their followers better.”
Ashish Chowdhry, Co-Founder, Hindustan Talkies, commented, “With Hefty Games, we are now enabling gamers to create value –. After the phenomenal response we received to Hefty Entertainment and Hefty Art, we are confident about the success that awaits Hefty Games.”
Gyan Gaming, Popular YouTuber, and Video creator, shared, “NFT is the next big thing in the world of gaming. Today, people worldwide are buying and selling NFTs and taking it to the next level. However, most of the population is still unaware of everything this has to offer. I am happy to announce my association with HEFTY Games for creating & selling my NFT’s. Do join me and HEFTY Games in this new phase of METAVERSE.”
Adding on, Lokesh Gamer shared, “When you buy NFT art, you’re buying into the story of a person. I am super excited to share my association with HEFTY Games. There’s a lot of interesting stuff coming up and I am elated to launch my NFT soon for everyone.”
Two Side Gamer, commented, “These are not your usual art pieces. It is the new era of blockchain art that will significantly transform the future. I am super excited to release my own NFT along with HEFTY Games. I would like to invite everyone to join us in this exciting run.”
After the recent announcement of Hefty Art bringing legend MF Husain’s paintings into the metaverse, Hefty Entertainment joined hands with T Series. Hefty Games is another vertical under the Hefty Metaverse set to define the future of gaming. Adding to this, Hefty Games will also be introducing blockchain gaming, bringing exclusive P2E (play 2 earn) games to India and several NFT projects with massive gaming utilities.