Solely launched on ninth June 2025, cell JRPG TOKYO BEAST has introduced it’s shutting down on twenty fourth August.
A Medium publish from producer Naoki Motohashi calls this “surprising information”, additionally saying that he publicizes it “with a heavy coronary heart”.
The rationale given is the sport’s excessive operational prices, including:
“After in depth discussions with our stakeholders, we now have arrived on the painful determination to terminate the service”.
Operating on the Immutable blockchain, TOKYO BEAST was the primary title to be launched utilizing the TGT (Tokyo Video games Token), which is down 95% since its 21 Might launch.
Extremely skilled Japanese sport firms together with Cygames and Gumi have been a part of the group operating the undertaking.
Designed to bridge each web2 and web3 gamers, together with with excessive worth weekly PVP tournaments and wagering mechanics, TOKYO BEAST was extremely influenced by Japanese JPG metaplay, one thing which doubtless made it overally complicated for anybody not skilled in such extremely optimized video games.
Nevertheless, there may be some excellent news as Naoki Motohashi says the TOKYO GAMES Basis will proceed to function, and has further video games in improvement.
It should additionally present some stage of compensation utilizing USDC to holders of TOKYO BEAST property similar to tokens and varied NFTs.
There can be an AMA within the sport’s Discord on Thursday twenty fourth July at 10:30 UTC to debate the state of affairs.
