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Founding father of ‘AI-slop’ recreation Catly has NFT historical past

By Editorial Board Published December 16, 2024 3 Min Read
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Founding father of ‘AI-slop’ recreation Catly has NFT historical past

The founding father of Catly, a brand new online game described as “AI-slop” that debuted on the 2024 Recreation Awards in Los Angeles final week has a historical past with failed NFT and blockchain video games.

The primary recreation from SuperAunthenti Co., Catly’s trailer left X customers questioning the way it secured a Recreation Awards spot and promotion by big-name influencers, similar to Pokimane and Ninja.  

The studio’s co-founder, Kevin Yeung, additionally launched TenthPlanet, a recreation firm targeted on Web3, NFTs, digital possession, and blockchain-based video games. In 2022, his studio reportedly deliberate to launch two blockchain video games and sunk $2.5 million right into a cat-themed mission referred to as Alien Meow. 

This “cat metaverse” deliberate to “generate in-game value from breeding, much like CryptoKitties,” Yeung claimed. A beta was imagined to launch by early 2023 however this by no means occurred. Its different blockchain recreation, Mech Angel, can be nowhere to be discovered. 

Many customers are upset by Catly’s obvious use of AI-generated photos.

Workers at Binmao Know-how have been additionally discovered to have spent three months engaged on a metaverse recreation referred to as Catly.

So, does Yeung’s new Catly recreation have NFTs? Nowhere within the recreation’s advertising or web site is there any point out of them, nonetheless, its design is harking back to NFT initiatives, with flashy 3D renders used to showcase in-game cosmetics. 

The described gameplay can be very harking back to Alien Meow.

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Screenshots from the Catly web site showcasing “product” collections.

Regardless, some customers are involved that the sport may need NFTs. Others are upset by Catly’s obvious use of AI-generated photos and in contrast it to “AI-slop.” Some referred to as it a “100% scam” and raised suspicions about its deliberate Apple Watch launch. 

The Catly X account was created final Could and has simply over 1,300 followers. It has posted 18 instances and is now hiding AI-related feedback beneath its posts. Kevin Yeung has additionally deleted his LinkedIn profile.

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