Web3 soccer game MonkeyLeague kicks off the NFT breeding season

The news follows last month’s landmark partnership between MonkeyLeague and reigning Italian Serie A champions AC Milan. Following the announcement, the MonkeyPlayer NFT floor price jumped significantly.

MonkeyLeague is AC Milan’s latest signing

MonkeyLeague’s Breeding is a feature that allows holders of two or more Monkey NFTs to breed them together to generate more MonkeyPlayer NFTs. This feature allows players to fill out their team, create multiple teams or switch them. The breeding function will be governed by seasons or themes, where those who participate can receive limited edition traits in their new MonkeyPlayers. The MonkeyLeague’s first breeding season will be themed around their recent partner AC Milan, with limited edition AC Milan-branded features appearing in the new Monkeys.

To participate, players must have two MonkeyPlayer NFTs and a breeding pod to breed new players. Each MonkeyPlayer can breed up to four times. The first time is free, and subsequent races cost an increasing percentage of the current average selling price of the Gen Zero MonkeyPlayer.

The initial breeding capsule sale is strictly reserved for a limited number of players with the “MonkeyPioneer” role in the MonkeyLeague Discord server. Becoming a MonkeyPioneer requires server members to verify that they have a MonkeyPlayer NFT.

This highly anticipated feature will launch when the first MonkeyLeague game versions are scheduled to be released in the coming months.

MonkeyLeague is a turn-based soccer game distributed on the Solana blockchain. Currently in closed beta, the title is set to launch in Q4 2022. Players must build a team of MonkeyPlayer NFTs to climb the league ranks, earning the game’s native token $MBS for match and tournament winnings.

The game mixes elements of decentralized finance and GameFi, including staking and play-to-earn mechanics. Meanwhile, NFT tokens enable true player ownership, allowing for a variety of gaming experiences not possible in non-blockchain video games.

MonkeyLeague announced its first professional soccer sponsor, legendary Italian club AC Milan in September 2022. The two celebrated the union by auctioning 16 exclusive MonkeyPlayer NFTs and have various initiatives planned in the coming weeks and months. For more information, see the official AC Milan announcement and this Medium post.