Virtual sports league SimWin Sports has partnered with Web3 gaming platform Immutable. The strategic partnership will allow SimWin to leverage Immutable’s expertise in the Web3 gaming sector. This includes strategic advisory, marketing assistance, community building, and virtual asset drops.
SimWin is focused on offering sports fans on-demand action and various possibilities to earn, with its first release being a blockchain-based experience that broadcasts virtual American football contests 24/7. Spectators can participate in free or paid daily fantasy sports tournaments by drafting their favourite virtual players. The tournaments pay out as often as every 15 minutes, giving spectators the chance to win prizes.
David Ortiz, SimWin founder and CEO said, “Together, we are embarking on an unprecedented journey to revolutionise the gaming industry by combining SimWin’s cutting-edge Athletic Performance-AI technology, sports simulations, and fantasy gameplay with Immutable’s web3 expertise.”
Ortiz adds that the partnership will, “Bolster our web3 expertise to benefit SimWin players, and through our shared commitment to innovation, I am confident we will reshape the real money gaming landscape and usher in a new era of immersive, accessible, boundary-breaking experiences for sports fans around the world.”
Sports gaming meets Web3
SimWin Football maximises the distinct characteristics of digital assets, ensuring that every team and player within the game is represented as a digital entity with exclusive business prospects.
By purchasing rights to digital players, users can become player agents and train their players via special coaching programs that are also driven through collecting and trading amongst the community.
Andrew Sorokovsky, VP of global business development at Immutable said, “Led by such experienced game veterans as David and Tom and backed by an impressive team of sports legends, SimWin is poised to revolutionise the world of fantasy sports.”
Additional investors in SimWin Sports include Animoca Brands, 1Up Ventures, former NBC Universal and LA Clippers CEO Dick Parsons, and David Levy, ex-head of Turner Networks.
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