Ashfall, a triple A for Web3 with ‘blockchain’ from two former PlayStation veterans

June 24. (Portaltic/EP) –

Two veterans of PlayStation have founded Liithosa video game development studio already working on its first title, Ashfalla triple A developed for the Web3 based on technology ‘blockchain’.

The former creative director of Bend Studio and titles like days gone Y Siphon Filter, John Garvinand the former head of PlayStation Visual Arts, Michael Mumbauerhave joined the decentralized economy network Hedera to work on his next project, according to a statement published by the latter on your blog.

Garvin and Mumbauer, who has also participated in the process of creating characters such as Nathan Drake (Uncharted) Joel and Ellie (The Last of Us) Y Deacon St John (Days Gone), have announced their first game: Ashfall, under the banner of the new studio Liithos.

Hedera defines Ashfall as a survival game in a world “marked by global warming, the Pacific Ring of Fire, mysterious and disruptive energy fields and enclaves of war”.

The title will start as a connected single-player adventure that will evolve into a “transmedia and cinematic” multiplayer world ruled by the confrontation between player and player (PvP) and between the player and his environment (PvE).

1/4 We are excited to announce that @LiithosEnta newly formed AAA gaming and entertainment studio led by industry veterans, is working on its debut title Ashfall: a post-apocalyptic survival adventure & the first true #Web3 AAA title built using @hedera https://t.co/AEegiMIEav pic.twitter.com/H8lr55NY0d

— Hedera (@hedera) June 23, 2022

Ashfall is “the true first AAA for Web 3.0” being developed for consoles, PC and the Hedera network. In the latter, players will find “a build, sell, and trade experience.”

In honor of its transmedia nature, the Ashfall story will begin in a digital comic written by Garvin himself that will feature a cover designed by the artist of DC Comics, Brett Booth.