We are less than a month away from the launch of Reyu Genesis, our first Unioverse Hero NFT! Remember, there are only two ways you can get a Reyu:

1. Earn Whitelisting either through achieving status on our Discord or through a partnership we’re doing with another project
2. Earn enough Protens

You can check out a full explainer on the entire process here.

What are protens?

In the story of the Unioverse, protens are the energy source that powers the alien technology. In the world of Unioverse NFTs, Protens are what you earn by owning and holding Unioverse Collectible NFTs (which we’ve been dropping for free for a number of weeks now).

If you’ve been collecting (and keeping!) Unioverse Collectible NFTs, then you have been earning Protens automatically.

How can I check how many Protens I have?

You can easily check your proten count by visiting our Proten Calculator (desktop only). You’ll need to sign in to / up for your Unioverse account, and make sure the digital wallet you used to obtain Unioverse Collectibles is connected to your Unioverse account.

Once all that is done go to the proten Calculator page, click the “Collect Now” button.

You’ll see our system tabulating your total and the official count appearing above the “Collect Now” button.

How often can I check my proten count?

As often as you like, but the number only goes up based on the number of Collectibles you have, the length of time you hold them them and the tier of those Collectibles. So more than once a day is excessive.

Do I have enough protens to mint a Reyu?

We will be releasing the proten requirements for Reyu soon. However, Reyu is just the first — not the only — Unioverse Hero NFT that will mint. We will have many more similar events happening over the coming year and beyond. Protens will always be useful in the Unioverse, so hold on to them; you never know what they could be redeemed for.

My wallet is not connected to my account and I can’t connect it,what do I do?

This is an issue we are aware of and working on a fix for. In the meantime, you can connect it during our next event on a desktop (not mobile) computer.

What is a false collection bonus?

That means there is not a complete set at that time of calculation point

I got a ‘perfect collection bonus = False’, what does that mean?

That means you don’t have a truly complete collection of Collectibles, so you will not get a multiplier on your protens.

Can I mint a Reyu or collect Protens from my phone?

No. You will need a desktop for wallet connect, and for getting reyu!!!

My logout button works but not wallet connect. What do I do?

The best course of action is to connect a wallet during the next claim.

I’ve held my collectibles before 30th Nov. Will mine be calculated from before then?

Protens are calculated daily. It doesn’t go back past 30th Nov but your total proten will be accurate and reflect the depth and breadth of your collection.

Why can’t I change a wallet?

If you have no wallet associated with your Unioverse account the ‘change wallet button’ will not work.

Am I going to miss something because the calculator isn’t working?

No. All the relevant information regarding your collection stays with your account.

What is the criteria for getting protens? I’m seeing zero on my end.

Make sure that your wallet is connected.

Can I combine proten counts from multiple wallets in my Unioverse account?

No. Each wallet represents its own proten count.

I have Collectibles in multiple wallets. Can I consolidate them and keep all my protens?

No. Proten counts are associated with the Unioverse Collectibles in a given wallet. If you transfer those Collectibles to a new wallet, the proten count starts over for those Collectibles.

It’s one thing for us to tell you that Unioverse Heroes are gorgeous, world-class, game-ready NFTs.

But it’s another thing entirely to show you.

Today we are proud to announce the availability of our Unioverse Viewer. With this Viewer, you can browse thousands of unique next-generation NFTs — fully-rendered 3D Unioverse Heroes across all rarities. The Viewer even has manual controls so you can spin, tilt, pan and zoom in to see every little detail that we put into making AAA-quality NFTs. Put a melee or ranged weapon in their hand to see what they’ll look like as they charge into battle.

That’s right. You can preview how they’ll look in action because our Hero NFTs are how players will look in Unioverse games. These aren’t just pretty pictures. Unioverse Hero NFTs have utility. Owning a Unioverse Hero NFT grants you access to all Unioverse games. I’ll say it again just to be clear: All Unioverse games. (Check out our Unioverse Developer Logs to see these characters jump, climb, wall run and more in early game test environments)

The first Hero we’re launching is Reyu, a bad-ass Ja’Din Hunter known and feared throughout the Unioverse. With our Viewer, you can preview thousands of unique Reyus right now. Purple Reyus. Shiny Reyus. Masked Reyus. Each one different. All are awesome. To get the Viewer you’ll need to be on a PC (view full specs here). But once you download it, you’ll be able to sift through and enjoy looking at as many Reyus as you like. And as we announce and add more Hero NFTs, you’ll be able to see those as well.

We’re minting our first set of Reyus on January 8, 2023. The mint is free (you need to pay gas fees), but you’ll need Protens to get a Reyu. To earn enough Protens, you need to be collecting Unioverse Collectible NFTs. It’s all very simple (and free!). Check out our full Collectible/Proten explainer for all the details.

If you weren’t able to make our Founders Corner Twitter Spaces last week, well, there’s no way to sugar coat it. You missed out! We made a ton of announcements, the biggest of which is that our first Unioverse Hero Character NFT, Reyu will be available to mint on January 8, 2023. There will be just 20,000 Reyu Genesis NFTs in this collection. The mint will be free on Ethereum (you need to cover gas fees).

To get your own Reyu Genesis, you’ll need to earn Protens. To earn Protens, you need to collect and hold as many Unioverse Collectibles as you can. We did a whole blog post explaining how it all works.

For more details direct from the Unioverse Co-Founders, Tony and Wyeth, listen to this recording of the most recent Founders Corner!

This is Reyu

Check out our Reyu work-in-progress on OpenSea

Reyu is many things:

• Bad-ass warrior in the story of Unioverse
• Gorgeous 3D NFT that you can own
• AAA-quality game-ready asset you can play in any Unioverse videogame

If you are a part of the Unioverse Community, owning a Reyu Hero NFT is something you’ll definitely want, and if you’re interested in playing Unioverse games, owning a Unioverse Hero NFT like Reyu is something you need.

We will be releasing 20,000 unique Reyu Genesis Hero NFTs on January 8, 2023. There will only ever be 20,000 Reyu Genesis NFTs, and you can get yours for free! All you have to do is earn Unioverse Protens.

In the lore of the Unioverse, Protens are the energy source that powers all of the alien technology. Here in the real world, Protens are what you earn by collecting our free Unioverse Collectible NFTs. The more Unioverse Collectibles you hold, and the longer you hold them, the more Protens you can earn. If you have enough Protens, you can buy your own Reyu (while supply lasts). Check out our Reyu NFT works in progress over on OpenSea.

There will be additional Unioverse Hero mints throughout 2023, here’s what you need to know:

Unioverse Heroes

• Minted on Ethereum
• Dozens of visual parameters with millions of combinations
• Each NFT is visually unique
• These are next-generation, game-ready heroes
• You need a Unioverse Hero to access Unioverse games
• You will be able to access every Unioverse game with your NFT Hero

Unioverse Collectible NFTS

Unioverse Collectible NFTs are how you earn Protens. These are free NFTs and there has already been a number of Unioverse Collectible drops thus far, with more to come.

Unioverse Collectibles drops are limited by time and not supply. When a drop occurs, there is a window of time, typically between 1 – 4 hours in which you can claim that NFT. Once that time window closes, that NFT will never be minted again.

Claiming Unioverse Collectible NFTs is free — we even pay the gas fee.

The best way to learn about future Unioverse Collectible drops is to join our Discord and follow us on Twitter. If you participate enough in the Unioverse Community, you can earn Legend status in Discord. Unioverse Legends get up to 24 hours’ notice before Collectible drops.

Again, the more Unioverse Collectibles you claim and the longer you hold them the more Protens you earn!

Protens Power the Unioverse

Every day you earn Protens for every Unioverse Collectible you hold in your wallet. You don’t have to take any actions. Just by holding your collectibles you are already earning Protens.

In addition to earning Protens, you can combine certain Collectibles to get higher tier Unioverse NFTs. Higher tier Collectible NFTs earn even more Protens per day.

Additional Heroes

The Unioverse is an expansive story that will be filled with awesome heroes, many of which will become Hero NFTs and playable characters in Unioverse games.

You can continue to collect Unioverse Collectibles and earn Protens to mint not only different heroes and different hero styles, but also vehicles, weapons and more.

Protens can also be redeemed to acquire Unioverse comic books, art, novels and more as the Unioverse continues to expand.

FAQ

Q: What are Unioverse Collectibles?

Q: What can I do with Unioverse Collectibles?

Q: What’s a Proten?

Q: How many Protens does a Collectible earn?

Q: What can I get with Protens?

Q: How many Protens do I earn?

Q: What are Unioverse Hero Character NFTS?

Q: What’s a Reyu?

Q: Cool! How do I get a Reyu?

Q: How many Protens will Reyu cost?

Q: Can I buy Proten Packs?

Q: Wait, so Reyu is free?

Q: Can I buy more than one Reyu?

Q: Which rarity Reyu will I receive?

Q: Will I need Ethereum?

Q: Why is the Reyu Genesis collection only 20,000?

Q: Will there be other Hero Character NFTS?

Q: How do I combine Unioverse Collectibles?

Q: How do I get started collecting Unioverse Collectibles?

Q: Whitelist?

Co-Authored by Christian Williams and Ryan David Williams of Ashbury. 

The ultimate goal of the Unioverse is to create a revolutionary new model for how franchises like Star Wars or Marvel should exist. A model that rewards participation above consumption. Where creative people around the world are empowered and encouraged to not just play our games – but to build our world. 

To do this, we’re making the Unioverse a community-owned franchise, and we’ve been working with renowned Web3 law firm Ashbury to create a new intellectual property framework to power that vision. Something like this has never been done at this scale, because it’s hard. But we’ve been working hard(er) to figure it out.

As we create and expand the Unioverse, we’ll create and release characters, artwork, locations and other digital assets that you can use to tell your own stories, create your own comic books and print your own T-shirts (and even keep all the money you make doing so!). The Unioverse is yours to build (and profit from!). 

But every well-ordered universe needs (a small number of) rules to ensure fairness and respect for all its citizens. The rules of the Unioverse are embodied in what we call the Unioverse Community Creations License. Our friends at Ashbury tried to use everyday English, but sometimes they couldn’t avoid some legal jargon. Thankfully they helped us build the fancy legalese-to-english translator below.

At the end of the day, here’s what we want you to know: We want you to both play and build in the Unioverse. We even want you to make money doing so! Yes, there are a few caveats, but these rules will actually make the Unioverse stronger and your participation in it more enjoyable. 

You can read the full terms of service here and visit the Unioverse Assets page to start downloading some of our artwork. Have questions? Hop over to our Discord to chat with our mods and other fans about how you’ll help build the Unioverse. 

UNIOVERSE ™ Community Creations License

By using Unioverse Community Assets (defined below), you agree to this license:

1. Unioverse Community Assets. From time to time, we may make available artwork, building blocks, infrastructure, environments, characters, code, or other types of digital content (collectively, “Unioverse Community Assets” or “UCA”) that is available for anyone in the world to use, as long as they follow the rules in this license. Please note that we are not obligated to make UCA available by any specific deadline or with any specific regularity.

TRANSLATION: We are creating Unioverse Community Assets for our community to use as long as you follow these rules. Also, we will determine what assets are released and when. These assets will be posted on the UCA webpage. 

2. Eligibility. To be eligible to use this license, you must be either (a) an individual of at least 18 years of age, or (b) an entity that (together with its affiliates, subsidiaries, parents and related companies) has (i) no more than 50 employees, and (ii) no more than $5 million in annual revenue. If you do not meet this criteria, but still want to use UCA, please contact us at questions@random.games.

Translation: UCA is for everyday gamers – not big companies. And let’s be real, if you’re a large organization, you can afford your own content. So please don’t hijack ours. On the flip side, if you truly want to collab with us on the Unioverse, feel free to reach out. 

3. Ownership. We own all rights, title, and interest in and to all UCA, including all copyrights, trademarks, and any other intellectual property rights. However, we give you permission to use UCA according to this license.

TRANSLATION: We still own the Unioverse Community Assets, but we’re giving you permission to use them. 

4. License. We grant to you a non-exclusive, revocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, modify, and create derivative works of UCA, for any purpose, whether commercial or personal, except for the restrictions in Section 6. For example, you can use UCA to create podcasts, films, plays, books, comics, clothing, merchandise, home goods, stickers, art, photography, and other works not prohibited by Section 6. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in this license. 

TRANSLATION: You can use the Unioverse Community Assets to make tons of stuff: Podcasts, movies, plays, comics, clothing… you get the point. And you can sell whatever you make. But…spoiler alert…there are exactly five things you can’t do. Keep reading. 

5. Unioverse Community Creations. Anything you create under this license is known as “Unioverse Community Creations” or “UCC.” You agree to the following terms for all UCC created by you:
   1. You own the rights in all original work that you create using UCA.
   2. You grant a license to anyone, including Random Games, to use characters, events, locations, names, ideas, or any other concepts (“Unioverse Concepts”) from UCC created by you, even if these Unioverse Concepts are not derived from UCA, for the purpose of contributing to the Unioverse. On behalf of yourself and your heirs, successors and assigns, you agree not to bring any claim against anyone in connection with their use of Unioverse Concepts created by you. On behalf of yourself and your heirs, successors and assigns, you waive all of your rights, including all moral rights and intellectual property rights, to restrict, whether through legal, technological, or any other means, anyone’s use of Unioverse Concepts created by you. 

TRANSLATION: You own your original work, but you must share concepts from your work with the Unioverse Community. You can’t sue or take other legal action against anyone for using your concepts, ideas, and characters. TRANSLATION OF THE TRANSLATION: Chill. Be cool. Share your stuff. Just like we shared with you.

6. Restrictions. This license has restrictions. If you violate the restrictions or any other term of this license, we have the right to revoke your license. If we revoke your license, you must immediately stop your use of all UCA and UCC. You cannot use this license to: (1) create or contribute to any type of software, video game, video game experience or non-fungible token; (2) violate the intellectual property rights of any third party or combine UCA with any intellectual property that you do not own or have a valid license to use; (3) disparage or damage Random Games or the Unioverse; (4) break the law or promote illegal activities; or (5) engage in behavior that constitutes hate speech, harassment, abuse, fraud, defamation, discrimination, or obscenity. We have the authority to determine, in our sole discretion, whether you have violated this license. We also have the authority to designate another entity, such as a decentralized autonomous organization (“DAO”), to make that determination for us.

TRANSLATION: OK, so here are the five things you CAN’T do with Unioverse assets. Let’s call them Unio-no-nos: 

• Don’t create products that fans will expect to come from us, meaning…
  • No software (for example, no making a Unioverse social network or metaverse)
  • No videogames (you actually can make games, you just need to work with us to do so. Find out more on our Developers page)
  • No Unioverse NFTs
• No using someone else’s intellectual property (so Luke Skywalker can’t star in your story. In fact, Disney might sue us just for mentioning his name.)
• No hating on Random Games or the Unioverse (before you get all worked up – every company has this clause)
• No breaking the law
• No hate speech, harassment, abuse, fraud, defamation, discrimination, or obscenity. (Don’t be toxic, don’t be a jerk) 

7. Attribution. Unioverse Community Creations are about building up the Unioverse community. When you use UCA, you must clearly indicate that your work is UCC by:
   1. Clearly displaying the UCC Logo on all UCC that you create. The logo is available here and must be displayed such that it is reasonably perceivable by the average person. We are granting you a license to use the UCC logo for this singular purpose. You cannot use the UCC logo for any other purpose;

TRANSLATION: If you create something for the Unioverse, you have to include the Unioverse Community Creations logo so fans know this work was created by the community. 

2. Indicating on any website where the UCC is displayed or made available that your work was created under this license by either (1) including the full text of this license, or (2) including a link to this license; and

TRANSLATION: If you post your work somewhere online, include this license or link back to it. 

3. Not using the official UNIOVERSE™ logo, or any other Random Games trademarks without express written permission from us.

TRANSLATION: Don’t use the official UNIOVERSE logo for anything. Ever. 

8. No Promises. We are making UCA available to anyone in the world for free. All UCA are provided “as is.” We make no explicit or implied promises, guarantees, or assurances about the quality, safety, accuracy, or legal status of any UCA, and we have no liability for any claim related to UCA, UCC or your use of either. You are solely responsible for your use of UCA and UCC and your creation of UCC, and you assume any and all associated risks.

TRANSLATION: We think these Assets are pretty dope, but we can’t guarantee that they’re perfect. Use at your own risk.

9. Terms of Service. Except as stated above, the Random Games Terms of Service applies to your use of this website, UCA, and UCC. 

TRANSLATION: But wait, there’s more. This isn’t the only fine print that applies to your interactions with the Unioverse; our standard website terms of service also apply. 

10. Updates. We may update this license from time to time, and new updates will be posted on this webpage. Updated versions of this license are binding on you with respect to your creation of UCC on or after the date indicated in the updated license.

TRANSLATION: We’re completely reimaging franchise ownership, so don’t hate on us if we don’t get it right the first time. But don’t worry…any changes to this license will not affect work you created before the change. 

That wasn’t so bad, was it?

Pardon us as we pop a bottle of bubbly over here at Unioverse HQ, but we are thrilled to announce the successful completion of our first, free Unioverse Collectible NFT claim!

More than 4,000 Unioverse Collectibles were claimed in roughly an hour yesterday. In total, more than 5,000 of our Collectible NFTs have been claimed since they were first offered to those with Legend status starting last week.

Did you get yours? 

If you followed us on Twitter or joined our Discord, you got the heads up when the Collectible dropped (so, you know, go do those things).  But fear not! This was just the first, there are many more to come. 

The Unioverse Collectibles are a series of NFTs that feature jaw-dropping art and a little bit of info about the story world we are building. These are high-end NFTs with 3D art and animation, and in the description field, you’ll notice a little blurb giving you a gateway into the Unioverse. 

Here’s an example:

Description: 

Once the smaller alien craft has power, the interior responds to the presence of humans, lighting up a path to a central chamber.

Ooooh. Mysterious!

Unioverse Collectibles aren’t just pretty to look at – they also have utility. These collectibles are numbered, and when you complete a set (e.g. #1 – 4) you can forge them to unlock a different collectible with higher rarity. Also, the more you hold the higher your status on our Discord which unlocks other fun stuff like exclusive Q&As, exclusive content, early alpha and whitelists. 

This is just our first step into the NFT space. In the coming weeks and months we’ll have more to share about our NFT hero characters that you’ll use to play Unioverse games. But until then, keep collecting these freebies!

And for real, follow us on Twitter and join our Discord.

Perhaps the best way to kick off this blog post is to hand it over to Mr. Stephen King himself:

Why am I referring to a nearly-year-old tweet from the master of horror? Well, because the guy who wrote that “Thrilling, literate, scary, immersive” novel, Stephen Graham Jones, is putting his talent to work for the Unioverse. 

Jones, along with 27 other writers such as Linda D. Addison  (Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda) and Kevin J. Anderson (Dune: The Butlerian Jihad) are contributing to Stories of the Reconvergence, a forthcoming anthology of short stories and poetry set in the Unioverse. Each story will also feature original art by Stuart Jennett (Star Citizen) with cover art by Aaron Lovett (Monster Train). Stories of the Reconvergence will be edited by Colorado Book Award winner Joshua Viola and Angie Hodapp, Director of Literary Development at Nelson Literary Agency and published in the Summer of 2023, and you can check out the full list of authors below. 

And if that wasn’t exciting enough, we’re also launching a comic book series. The six-issue story arc will introduce the initial five Unioverse heroes that people will be able to play in Unioverse games. The series is written by Viola and Hodapp, with interior art by Ben Matsuya (Cryowulf), cover art by AJ Nazzaro (Overwatch) and a variant cover by Tyler Kirkham (DC, Marvel). The first comic, titled Unioverse: Reyu, will be available digitally in Spring of 2023. 

Both Stories of the Reconvergence and Unioverse: Reyu are being done in partnership with Hex Publishers, an independent publishing house owned and operated by Viola that specializes in genre fiction: horror, science fiction, crime, dark fantasy and more. 

We are thrilled to have all of these talented people on-board to help expand the Unioverse into the entertaining and enthralling franchise that you (and Stephen King) are going to love. 

You can read the full press announcement here.

Complete list of Stories of the Reconvergence writers: 

• Mario Acevedo • National bestseller, Colorado Book Award winner
  Killing the Cobra, The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, X-Rated Blood Suckers, University of Doom
• Linda D. Addison • Bram Stoker Award winner, Horror Writers Association (HWA) Lifetime Achievement Award winner
  Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda, Classic Monsters Unleashed, Predator: Eyes of the Demon, The Place of Broken Things
• Kevin J. Anderson • National and international bestseller
  Dune, Spine of the Dragon, Star Wars, X-Files, Zombie P.I.
• Andy Baker  
  The 7^th Portal, The Accuser, The Backstreet Project, House of the Dead
• Carina Bissett • Colorado Book Award winner
  HWA Poetry Showcase, Shadow Atlas, Upon a Twice Time
• Kenneth W. Cain • Splatterpunk Award finalist
  Darker Days, Embers, A Season in Hell, Tales from the Lake
• Kevin Dilmore • Amazing Stories, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Rainbow Bright, Star Trek, The Village Voice 
• Sean Eads • Colorado Book Award finalist, Lambda Literary Award finalist, Shirley Jackson Award finalist
  Classic Monsters Unleashed, It Came from the Multiplex, Lord Byron’s Prophecy, Nightmares Unhinged, Shadow Atlas
• Brent Friedman • Call of Duty, Halo 4, League of Legends, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Walking Dead
• Maxwell I. Gold • Rhysling Award nominee
  Bleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums, Oblivion in Flux, Shadow Atlas 
• Warren Hammond • Colorado Book Award winner
  Denver Moon, It Came from the Multiplex, KOP, Nightmares Unhinged, Shadow Atlas, Tides of Maritinia
• Angie Hodapp • Colorado Book Award finalist
  Cyber World, False Faces, It Came from the Multiplex, Shadow Atlas, Tooth & Claw
• Jamal Hodge • Vanguard Award winner
  Chiral Mad 5, Penumbric Magazine, Space and Time Magazine 
• Akua Lezli Hope • Elgin Award winner, Writer’s Digest Award winner
  NOMBONO, Otherwheres, Them Gone
• Gabino Iglesias • Bram Stoker Award nominee, Locus Award nominee, Wonderland Book Award winner
  Zero Saints, Coyote Songs
• Stephen Graham Jones • New York Times bestseller, Bram Stoker Award winner, Ray Bradbury Prize
  Earthdivers, My Heart is a Chainsaw, The Only Good Indians
• Matthew Kressel • Nebula Award finalist, World Fantasy Award finalist
  King of Shards, Queen of Static
• Lee Murray • Bram Stoker Award winner
  Grotesque: Monster Stories, The Path of Ra, The Taine McKenna Adventures
• Wyeth Ridgway • Game Developer
  Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, South Park, Terminator
• Jeanne C. Stein • bestselling author of the Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles
• Joshua Viola • Denver Post bestseller, Colorado Book Award winner, Splatterpunk Award nominee
  The Bane of Yoto, Blackstar, Classic Monsters Unleashed, Cyber World, Denver Moon, It Came from the Multiplex, Nightmares Unhinged, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shadow Atlas, Target: Terror
• Tim Waggoner • Bram Stoker Award winner, Shirley Jackson Award finalist
  Alien, Halloween Kills, Resident Evil, Supernatural
• Dayton Ward • New York Times bestseller
  24, Mars Attacks, Planet of the Apes, Star Trek 
• Carter Wilson • USA Today bestseller, Colorado Book Award winner
  The Comfort of Black, The Dead Girl in 2A, The Dead Husband, Mister Tender’s Girl
• Jezzy Wolfe
  Insidious Assassins, Monstrum Poetica, Shallow Waters, Zippered Flesh
• Jane Yolen • Nebula Award winner, World Fantasy Award winner
  The Devil’s Arithmetic, Lost Girls, Owl Moon, Sister Emily’s Lightship 
• Alvaro Zinos-Amaro • Hugo Award finalist, Locus Award finalist
  Equimedian, Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg, When the Blue Shift Comes

The Unioverse wants you! Yes, you! 

I’m happy to announce that we have officially kicked off the Unioverse Creator Program. 

What is the Unioverse Creator Program? I’m glad you asked. 

A core pillar of the Unioverse is that it’s a community-owned franchise. While we are creating the story of the Unioverse and building out an initial series of games – we are just as interested in seeing what you create. That’s why all the AAA-quality artwork, character models, music – everything that we make – will be made available to our community, royalty-free. 

What you create with those assets is entirely up to you! Make your own comic books, short animations, lunchboxes – I’m not kidding, whatever you want to make. 

The Unioverse Creator Program

We’re heads down right now creating those assets as well as the expansive lore of the Unioverse and plotting the first series of games. But you shouldn’t have to wait for us to start making your own Unioverse stuff. That’s why we’ve launched the Unioverse Creator Program.  

The Creator Program is a way for you to show off your talents right now. Head over to our Discord server where we will hold regular contests, discussions with our creative team, and provide links to download Unioverse assets. 

Our first contest launches today! We want you to design a Unioverse T-shirt

Whatever style you like, just make it awesome. Go over to our Discord server and join the Creators Area for all the details, artwork, and submission guidelines. All entries are due by Midnight US Pacific Time, Oct 25, 2022. The winner gets a free Unioverse T-Shirt (they designed), lots of Creator Points (see below) as well as other giveaways we are planning. Additionally, because we are a community-owned franchise, the winner (or any contestant) can even sell their shirt design online AND keep all of the money. 

Create. Level Up. Repeat.

Creating isn’t just a way to win great prizes either! Just by entering these Creator Program contests and participating on our Discord, you can earn Creator Points and level up your Creator status. Do a lot of stuff (like T-Shirt contests!) and level up faster to unlock perks such as:

• Whitelist spots on future NFT drops
• Exclusive chats with the Unioverse team (pitch us a game!)
• Direct connections with other Creators
• and more!

I sound like a broken record, but really, head over to the Creator Area on our Discord for more details. 

We know you’re going to love the Unioverse and we are going to love seeing what you make.

When I was 23 years old, I literally walked through the doors of the Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington and said I would do anything in the building to get into the videogames business. I had no experience other than playing videogames for 15 years and a business degree.

Fortunately, someone in that lobby heard me and gave me a chance. I made the most of that opportunity and eventually ran development and acquisition for Nintendo for nine years, where I learned directly from legends like Shigeru Miyamoto. From there I was able to head up other independent studios to launch hit franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Crackdown.

But almost no one today can start like I did by just walking into a company building and asking for a job. Most people don’t live near a videogame studio, and even if they did, security wouldn’t even let them in the door.

This is actually a pretty apt metaphor for the entertainment business at large. Big media companies have all the resources to make a game, or comic or movie — but they wall themselves off from the vast, eager talent pool that’s hungry for its shot. No matter how creative you are, or how amazingly talented your work, if you aren’t in the right place at the right time or don’t know the right people, those doors are shut.

Or at least they were.

Today, I’m thrilled to announce that we are busting those doors wide open for everyone with the official launch of the Unioverse.

Welcome to the Unioverse

The Unioverse is a massive, sci-fi game-first franchise. The story is being developed by a team of world-class writers and artists who have written for and expanded the narrative worlds of huge entertainment properties of Star Wars, Marvel, Call of Duty, The Walking Dead and more.

Unlike those titles, however, the Unioverse is what we are calling a “community-owned” franchise. This means that you, whoever you are, wherever you are, will have access to the same art, models, music and more that we use, to create whatever you want.

The Unioverse and You

There are so many talented people in the world and I am continually blown away by the user-generated content I see in games. Modded characters, map levels, fan art – there is amazing stuff being created every day. The Unioverse will be a place that not only encourages its community to create, but also provides the tools to do so!

The same art, character models, music and more that we use to make Unioverse games will be made available – royalty-free! – to you (and anyone who wants to use them). These are AAA-quality assets made by some of the best writers, artists and developers in the industry, and you’ll be able to download them (again, for free!) and use them to make whatever you want.

• Want to make a comic but can’t draw? Use our art.
• Want to build a game, but have no budget? Use our character models and dive straight into development.
• Want something sci-fi and cool to pack your lunch in? Print a Unioverse lunchbox.

I think of it this way. I could sit and come up with an idea for a T-shirt, and it would turn out pretty cool. But if I turned to the Unioverse community and said “design a cool T-shirt,” they would come up with loads of amazing ideas way more awesome than mine.

Even better? Those creators can then sell those Unioverse shirts (or comics or games) and keep all the money! Let’s see you try and do that in the Marvel universe.

Unioverse U

As I said before, I got lucky at the start of my career and have been fortunate to work with some of the best minds in videogames. And now I want to return the favor and share what I’ve learned with the next generation of aspiring creatives.

Along with empowering the Unioverse community with industry-leading tools and assets, I want to teach you how to best use them. Collectively our team has decades of experience producing, writing and developing hit games, TV shows, books and more. The Unioverse community will have opportunities to talk with our team to learn the best tips, tricks and strategies for not just producing stellar content, but taking it to the next professional level.

As a part of the Unioverse community, you’ll also be connected with other creators just like yourself from around the world that you can learn from and collaborate with on projects.

I believe the Unioverse and its community-driven approach is the future of franchise entertainment. There are just too many talented people waiting to show the world what they can do, and they deserve a chance. I can’t wait to see what people create in our world when they come through our doors.

Join our Unioverse Discord channel to get first looks at the games as they progress, exclusive access to our team, and support from a community of like-minded creators.

It’s easy to get romantic about making a videogame from scratch… until that first blank screen stares back at you. That’s when you begin to realize all the things you have to create. and revise. and create again. and throw out.

And that’s before you even get to building the actual game.

Don’t get me wrong, I have some fond memories of the arduous process of creating games like Lemmings, GTA and Crackdown. But what if there was a way to get a running start and skip over that initial blank screen? To dive right into game development? What if there was a better way to make games that benefitted players too?

That’s the idea behind the Unioverse, an entirely new concept in videogame development and participation. Sure, the Unioverse will be a series of world-class videogames, comic books, novels and more. But the real power lies in the Unioverse as a community-owned franchise and its innovative use of blockchain.

The Unioverse community will have access to the same AAA-quality assets used in Unioverse games. Art, character models, music, etc., can be downloaded by anyone, royalty-free. Armed with Unioverse assets, the community is free to make their own comics, games and more and even sell those creations (also royalty-free!).

That’s an exciting new way to think about who gets to make games, whose stories are told and who truly benefits. And that is why I invested in the Unioverse and why you will love it.

Get Into the Game

For game developers, time is money. Well, money is money too, and developers can save a ton of both by using the royalty-free Unioverse assets. These tools are being made by a team of industry veterans who have helped make blockbuster videogame franchises like Crackdown and All Points Bulletin. So they know what they’re doing and know what developers need to succeed.

Using these building blocks, game developers of any size can dive into building a fantastic game. Smaller or even single-person shops won’t have to settle for sub-par art or spend loads of money on outside contractors. On the other end, bigger development studios will have a low-cost path to experiment and create a variety of games.

Even better, developers can make whatever kind of Unioverse game they want: FPS, strategy, deck-building – it’s up to them. And if developers choose to sell their Unioverse games – they keep all the money.

When more developers can get into the games business and focus on building rather than budgets – everyone wins because there is more diversity and better games.

But this isn’t just about developers.

More Utility for You

You wouldn’t buy a set of golf clubs that you could only use on one course and never sell when you upgraded, would you? Of course not! And soon, digital goods in games will be much the same, offering actual ownership, thanks to blockchain. 

Blockchain and NFTs are polarizing topics, to say the least, in videogames. But strip away the baggage of those terms, and you realize that digital ownership is fundamentally a solid proposition,  and will eventually benefit both gamers and developers. 

People used to spend sixty dollars on one game every few months. But today, players can spend thousands of dollars on a game when you include content like DLC, skins, sprays, emotes and other add-ons. That’s real money, and all of it vanishes when someone stops playing the game, or the developer decides to shut that game down.

When digital goods are player owned, however, they can live outside the game if they are on the blockchain. This means owners are free to do with them as they wish. Keep, collect or sell their digital gaming assets; that’s entirely up to the owner. And if they do want to sell, there are plenty of marketplaces that make it easy.

Additionally, unlike current in-game goods, blockchain assets can be engineered to move between games. Your Unioverse NFTs, for example, will work across different Unioverse games. That type of freedom has never been available in videogames before.

And that, perhaps, is the most exciting part of the Unioverse – it’s never been done before! Who knows where developers and the community will take it. Instead of a blank screen, we’re all looking at a pretty brilliant future for games.

You can be a part of the Unioverse from the very beginning! Head over to our Discord channel to get early access to Unioverse news and direct connections with the team behind it.