YouTuber and âCall of Dutyâ streamer Dr Disrespect launched his game development studio Midnight Society back in December, and the brand is now releasing 10,000 âFounders Accessâ NFTs for early community members.
Dr Disrespectâs NFT announcement comes shortly after the creatortweetedthat he has resolved his legal dispute with Twitch and is âmoving onâ after being indefinitely banned from the live-streaming platform in the summer of 2020. He did not say whether he remains banned.
NFTsare the unique tokens that exist on a blockchain like Ethereum and prove the holderâs ownership over a digital or physical asset. In gaming, NFTs can indicate ownership of in-game assets, like cosmetic skins for weapons or characters.
Dr Disrespectâs gaming NFTs, which will exist on thePolygonblockchain, will cost $50 each. Per Midnight Societyâs website,Founders Passeswonât give gamers any pay-to-win perks, but holders will get early access to game builds, a profile picture usable within Midnight Society games, studio events access, and voting rights on game features.
Midnight Society co-founder Robert Bowling comes from Infinity Ward, the maker of âCall of Duty,â and sees NFTs as an important part of Midnightâs gaming ecosystem.
âWe're utilizing blockchain for the Access Passes specifically because we envision these being a cross-platform membership that will cover not just our first game (codename: Project Moon) but also any games we publish in the future (whether developed by us or not),â Bowling toldDecryptvia Twitter DM.
âThis technology allowed us to build something that can be leveraged by us but not need to be controlled by us, and instead can be grown and expanded on by the community,â he added.
While Midnight Societyâs Founders Passes may provide holders with unique avatars, collectors wonât be able to commercialize their NFTs like others have with theirBored Apes, and now, theirCryptoPunks. After the initial minting or primary sale, Founders Pass holders will only be able to buy and sell them on secondary NFT marketplaces like OpenSea and Rarible.
Dr Disrespectâs NFTs have already received somebacklashon Twitter from gamers, even though the projectâs marketing avoids calling the Founders Passes NFTs. (The Midnight Societyweb sitedoes say that the Access Passes use "environment-friendly NFT technology.") Itâs hardly the first gaming brand to get sniping from gamers when it announced NFTs:Ubisoft, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2"developers, and "Worms"developers were met with similar responses when they did NFTs.