The Caribbean , St. Vincent and the Grenadines / September 28th / Snook, the online, Snake-like, kill-or-be-killed multiplayer game that’s pioneering NFT-based game characters, is excited to announce it’s launching on the Arbitrum blockchain. The move will expand Snook’s potential captive audience and enable players to utilize the $USDC stablecoin instead of its native, in-game token $SNK.

As a new breed of play-to-earn game, Snook is pioneering a novel concept where the players’ in-game character is an NFT, with their skill and gameplay achievements immutably recorded on the blockchain. So long as they don’t die, Snook NFTs can play games and fight battles over and over again, improving their traits to retain and even increase their value as a digital asset and collectible that can be sold via the secondary market.

Snook is a new kind of crypto game where the market value of its NFTs is determined by the player’s skill level and achievements. It’s one of the leading lights of a global, skills-based blockchain gaming market size that is projected to grow from $35.61 billion in 2023 to more than $85.3 billion by 2030, according to a report by Fortune Business Insights.

Players can invest their time in the game to build up their NFT’s experience and skill and boost the value of their in-game assets. Those who dedicate the most time and effort will reap the rewards, earning crypto prizes every time they succeed.

With its low barrier to entry, Snook players are able to earn rewards based on their skill level rather than the amount they can invest. With its launch on Arbitrum blockchain, players now have the option to play on the network of their own choosing, based on trends, gas fee costs and the location of their crypto funds.

The game is available on the Arbitrum network now, enabling players to utilize Circle’s popular $USDC cryptocurrency as an alternative to its native asset $SNK. The ability to earn $USDC rewards acts as an added incentive for Snook, making the game more appealing to the millions of Web3 gamers who hold and spend crypto’s most popular U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin asset, growing its global community of players.

While Snook’s tokenomics were originally based on $SNK, the game is shifting to a stablecoin-based economic model on Arbitrum. Snook’s treasury smart contracts will now begin collecting $USDC instead of $SNK, diversifying its holdings to a stablecoin asset in order to strengthen and boost the value of its in-game economy.

The move is designed to appeal to the thriving ecosystem of blockchain gamers, DeFi enthusiasts and other users on Arbitrum, one of the fastest and most popular Layer-2 scaling solutions for Ethereum.

“We are super excited to offer an opportunity for players to play and use a stablecoin in a skill-based game as part of our proof-of-concept. By offering Snook on Arbitrum, we’ll be able to gather valuable feedback from the community to determine if stablecoin assets are more appealing to users than the naturally volatile $SNK token,” said Snook.

Snook is the real deal, with its hardcore gameplay providing a way for players to showcase their skills and leave a trail of dead Snooks in their wake, earning much more than respect alone. By appreciating and cultivating their Snook NFTs and proving their abilities during gameplay, players can unlock Special Skins and earn rewards in $USDC or $SNK on a pay-per-kill basis.

To get started, check out Snook at: https://www.snook.gg.

About Snook

Snook is a fast-paced, adrenaline-charged, kill-or-be-killed multiplayer game that’s pioneering the concept of NFT-based game characters. Each player’s performance directly impacts the face value of their NFT, enabling it to rise or fall over time based on their ability.

The first game of its kind in the NFT crypto space with gameplay based on the classic Nokia game Snake, Snook is bringing real utility to the NFT space with its addictive, online battles.

Players can compete in multiple challenges, including the Snook Challenge multiplayer game mode and its competitive arena, The Ladder, where they’ll battle other human players to climb up the leaderboard to claim even bigger prizes.