Solely launched on ninth June 2025, cell JRPG TOKYO BEAST has introduced it’s shutting down on twenty fourth August.
A Medium submit from producer Naoki Motohashi calls this “sudden information”, additionally saying that he broadcasts it “with a heavy coronary heart”.
The explanation given is the sport’s excessive operational prices, including:
“After intensive discussions with our stakeholders, now we have arrived on the painful determination to terminate the service”.
Working 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 working the mission.
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 probably made it overally complicated for anybody not skilled in such extremely optimized video games.
Nevertheless, there’s some excellent news as Naoki Motohashi says the TOKYO GAMES Basis will proceed to function, and has extra video games in growth.
It would additionally present some degree of compensation utilizing USDC to holders of TOKYO BEAST property corresponding to tokens and varied NFTs.
There will probably be an AMA within the sport’s Discord on Thursday twenty fourth July at 10:30 UTC to debate the state of affairs.
