by Hodler Ash 
As blockchain technology evolved, new avenues for earning for an average human in the world rose to another level. While cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance are some of those applications that created more investors, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) took things up further. Since the nature of NFTs enabled them to be back any asset, people actively stepped into the space, and today, those early adopters are enjoying fortunes. Another good thing with the advent of NFTs was the development of play-to-earn (P2E) games based on blockchains. Although the global pandemic has disrupted the world in various ways, it gave some people an alternative mode of survival through playing these games. NFT-based P2E games such as Axie Infinity are very popular in some of the biggest developing nations as players could earn more through these games compared to full-time employment in those regions.
Now, P2E Games Take a Turn Towards Cricket
Now, if one believes in predicting the future, it is time for the sport of cricket to enter the P2E way. GuardianLink, an NFT applications development company, has recently launched an NFT cricket game, Jump.trade. The marketplace is set to have its first NFT drop called Super Loot to be released during mid-April, and a countdown has been live. The marketplace is the first step towards creating the first metaverse-based cricket game in the world, and it has shown promises to succeed in that mission, albeit with a single website.
A Bit Deeper Into the New Game
The marketplace Jump.trade is a vital part of the cricket game named Meta Cricket League, which is set to be released later this year. Suppose the user experience in the game is similar to that of Jump.trade’s website. In that case, one can confirm that this game would reach the same level of fame that the legendary video game Cricket ‘07 from the popular game studio EA Sports had achieved. Additionally, since this game provides a different way of income, it is not a non-sensical move for someone to invest in a game that gives great experiences and benefits. As the drop has it all for cricket, NFT, and gaming enthusiasts, it would be natural for one to think of digital player cards, collectibles, and as surprises, even physical NFT products. Along with all this, the developer has also announced that the Super Loot drop event would be the first step towards building a play-to-earn metaverse ecosystem for cricket that actually benefits any user who becomes a part of the game world.
How Could a Cricket Game Bring About a Revolution in the P2E Ecosystem?
As far as the current P2E games are concerned, they are mostly based on fighting battles with in-built bots or other players. A cricket game is a whole different world as it comes under the category of sport and is bound to existing rules of the real-world sport. One similarity is that a player could get rewarded just like how they get paid for playing at the professional level. Also, with P2E gaming, more real-world cricket players who could not secure safe employment as a backup option could benefit from such a game during any time of the year. Also, the reach of cricket as a global sport can open up P2E gaming to new regions such as South Asia, where P2E gaming has not been popular when compared to South East Asia. For a user in such a region where economic disparities are common, it would cause a wave of results similar to Indonesia or the Philippines. Or else, the game could serve as a passive income and an opportunity to be happy.
How has the reception been for the New Game?
According to whatever we can see online, there has been a massive amount of interest generated around the upcoming drop since the first announcement came out earlier. Also, there have been many posts on social media supporting the game and even popularizing the hashtag #jumptrade. The craze is not only among the social media users of nations that see cricket as an emotion but globally. The main reason for the global reach is that there would be benefits from the drop, irrespective of which strata of the NFT space one belongs to. Such open-minded projects always have huge support, and it has been the case yet again. With the Super Loot countdown getting nearer and nearer to zero, one cannot see why there would not be increased levels of hype for the new P2E cricket game.
How Would the New Game Capture a Legendary Position?
As it has been throughout history, the first-ever event of something happening would only be remembered forever as folklore if the event got successful without hiccups. Similarly, the upcoming drop for the new NFT cricket game has the potential to be worthy of a historical event when it comes to P2E ecosystem gaming. This is clearly demonstrated by the amount of hype and excitement induced among cricket fans, gamers, and NFT enthusiasts across various social media platforms. Thus, it is very safe to say that the nearing NFT drop event could pave a long way for metaverse-based sporting games, particularly cricket.
Final Thoughts
Hence, from whatever we saw, it is evident that the upcoming Super Loot drop event from Jump.trade NFT marketplace could be the basement for a skyscraper dedicated to an exclusive metaverse. With the amount of excitement going around, it can be inferred that there are a lot of fans looking to signup for the Jump.trade metaverse cricket game. This is since they could avail their first NFTs and access to a new genre of cricket gaming. Even if a fan does not want to involve themselves in the gaming aspect, the non-fungible nature of the loot items could definitely provide them with a trade option, just like how we perceive precious metals currently.
