Aptos Labs, the team responsible for developing the layer-1 blockchain, has forged a strategic partnership with Google Cloud aimed at expanding gaming offerings with web3 capabilities.
Google Cloud, renowned for its extensive cloud services, has widened its array of blockchain collaborators with a specific focus on integrating gaming functionalities into the web3 ecosystem. This collaboration sees the internet giant teaming up with Aptos Labs, recognized for its contributions to the Aptos blockchain, as per details shared in a press release disseminated through crypto.news.
In this partnership, Google Cloud has integrated support for Aptos’ latest initiative, known as “Aptos GameStack,” which serves as a unified platform for designing, integrating, and linking blockchain components within video games.
Utilizing Google’s vast resources, Aptos aims to enrich its solution by incorporating advanced analytics and integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities alongside tools tailored for web3 gaming.
Aptos GameStack is poised to offer a suite of products, including access to Unity APIs for managing digital wallets, executing transactions, handling non-fungible token (NFT) collections, and other essential web3 features. Furthermore, the development kit will empower developers to deploy web2 sign-on scripts, facilitating seamless integration with users’ existing social networks such as Facebook or Gmail.
This collaboration emerges amidst a significant milestone in the web3 gaming domain, with the total value of web3 gaming tokens surpassing $30 billion for the first time in years. As previously reported by crypto.news, Edward Wilson from Nansen attributed this growth to a shift in investor behavior towards higher-risk investments, leading to increased exploration beyond conventional cryptocurrencies in pursuit of potential returns.
The upcoming Game Developer Conference, an annual gathering for video game developers, is anticipated to ignite further interest among developers in web3 gaming, thereby fueling the burgeoning enthusiasm surrounding gaming tokens, Wilson remarked.