Soulbond | Official Launch | March 26, 2022

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Soulbond : Rebels Arise Official Launch

Launch of Soulbond, first Malaysian blockchain-led MMORPG a historic moment for local gaming industry

KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 26: Soulbond : Rebels Arise, Malaysia’s first blockchain-led massively multiplayer roleplaying game (MMORPG) utilising non-fungible tokens (NFT) was successfully launched today, establishing its place in the country’s gaming history.

Many Malaysians would be unaware that today’s launch is a momentous occasion for the local gaming industry, especially in terms of game development, as it is the very first game of its kind to be developed entirely by Malaysians.

The company behind it, Metabond, is led by founder Datuk Clifford Hii, and utilises the expertise of Jeremy Choo, the driving force behind Eximius, a strategic action shooter developed by his game development studio, Ammobox.

“It has been quite a journey to get here today, not only for us personally, but for the entire Malaysian gaming community and also the local game development industry.

“When people talk about digital games in Malaysia, e-sports come to mind. People have a misconception that Malaysians only love playing games, they don’t know how to develop them,” Hii said during the media conference after the launch of Soulbond, which took place during the Future Trends event at PJPAC @ 1Utama Shopping Complex, here today.

The Soulbond Team with Future Trends founders in a group photo during the launch

Meanwhile, Jeremy Choo, who was unable to attend the launch, shared that one of the toughest challenges he faced as a Malaysian game developer was the doubts people had that a Malaysian company could actually be good at making games.

“As a Malaysian involved in game development, I’m always happy when we are able to accomplish something important that will not only be entertaining to players, but also help the local industry progress,” he said.

The game is still currently under development, but the minting of its first game-related NFT offering, the Ren Empire, began with the Student Privilege List on March 19, and public sales will begin on March 27.

Metabond is expected to proceed with four more game-related NFT offerings in the upcoming months before the game is completed.

English Coverage:

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Malay coverage:

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