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In a stunning transfer, US developer Proof of Play has introduced will probably be shutting down its totally onchain RPG Pirate Nation<\/em>, in addition to its Apex and Boss L3 blockchains, which run on Ethereum-based L2 Arbitrum. <\/p>\n

The browser-based recreation has been reside since 2023 and was used to launch the PIRATE token in June 2024 by way of a play-to-earn season. Gamers have been in a position to earn PIRATE allocations by means of subsequent occasions with Proof of Play additionally working a factors program for individuals who have been staking their PIRATE tokens. <\/p>\n

Nevertheless, with the sport\u2019s viewers declining from over 100,000 DAUWs throughout peak intervals to round 10,000, Proof of Play says that it\u2019s now not economically viable to run its blockchains and the sport, therefore the choice to close down Pirate Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhereas diehard neighborhood supporters have been with us each step of the way in which, the sport has not attracted sufficient of an viewers to justify continued funding and operation,\u201d it tweeted. <\/p>\n

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