Game developer Animoca Brands is turning the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection into a playable crypto game. Animoca is the publisher behind The Sandbox metaverse game and also an investor behind leading play-to-earn projects ranging from Axie Infinity to NBA Top Shotmaker Dapper Labs.
<h2 class="article-title">BAYC Game Launch Scheduled for Q2 2022</h2>
On Monday, blockchain game developer and investor Animoca Brands announced a partnership with Yuga Labs, the developers of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) to develop a play-to-earn crypto game based on the Bored Ape NFTs.

While details about the game remain unknown, it will feature a play-to-earn system that allows users to accrue real wealth by playing the game. The game is expected to go live in the second quarter, next year.
<blockquote><em>“We’re excited to work with Animoca Brands to grow the BAYC universe and expand the utility and benefits offered to all Bored Ape NFT holders. Animoca Brands is a trailblazer in the blockchain gaming space with a proven track record of delivering. We can’t wait to share more with the community about what we’re building.”</em> said a Yuga Labs spokesperson in a <a href="https://www.animocabrands.com/bored-ape-yacht-club-and-animoca-brands-join-forces-to-make-blockchain-nft-game" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">statement</a>.</blockquote>
<h2>Bored Ape Yacht Club Sees Prominent Partnerships This Year</h2>
Bored Ape Yacht Club has been involved with a number of partnerships this year in addition to the recent deal with Animoca Brands. It has partnered with leading brands such as Rolling Stone magazine and the popular beverage producer Arizona Iced Tea.

Earlier this month, Diplo, DJ Khaled, Martin Garrix, and Future became the latest artists to buy the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection NFT using the exclusive MoonPay’s “concierge service.” Comedian and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon also bought a BAYC NFT last month and displayed it as his Twitter profile picture.

In mid-November, Universal Music Group partnered with the BAYC team to develop bored ape NFTs for the record label company. The same day, hip hop record producer and recording artist <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/bored-ape-nft-owners-partners-with-producer-timbaland/">Timbaland</a> launched a BAYC-related entertainment project as well.<a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/adidas-forays-into-the-metaverse-with-bored-ape-yacht-club-nft/"> Adidas</a> has also managed to work with the Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Coming Soon as a Playable Game

Animoca Brands announced a partnership with Yuga Labs to develop a play-to-earn crypto game based on the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

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Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Coming Soon as a Playable Game

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