Turner Sports has created a blockchain-supported gaming community in which users can create, train and even trade digital athletes, called Blockletes. The first game in the series, Blocklete Golf, is now available.
This is the latest esports offering from Turner Sports, which owns the ELeague and has created content in partnership with Twitch. Among the game modes in the new Blocklete series are skills challenges, in which users can improve their characters’ ratings, as well as challenges between gamers and tournaments with cash prizes, for a total of $20,000 in this first year.
“With Blocklete Games, we see a transformational opportunity to give fans more control over the video gaming experience by reversing the conventional power dynamic between player and publisher,” Yang Adija, Turner Sports VP business operations and strategy, said in a statement. “Our service leverages the blockchain such that anyone can play personalized sports games with their friends, with the potential to also generate a return on their investment in the game.”
