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SHRAPNEL, the award-winning first-person shooter, is set to become China’s first licensed web3 game built on the nation’s official RWA Trusted Copyright Chain, where digital assets and IP rights are officially certified by government administrative bodies to enable true digital ownership for all citizens. This historic agreement aligns with China’s push into blockchain-based gaming and opens up new opportunities in the country’s multi-billion-dollar gaming market.

The launch expected this year includes:

  • A dedicated game launcher tailored for the Chinese market.
  • A marketplace built on China’s official RWA Copyright Chain, providing a suite of blockchain tools to help manage the tokenization of real-world assets in a compliant manner.
  • Exclusive tokenized Shrapnel in-game IP cosmetic items available only to Chinese players.

The creation of the RWA Copyright Chain shows China’s eagerness to digitize Real World Assets (RWAs), starting with the tokenization of Shrapnel IP. By putting legal records of its gaming assets on-chain, Shrapnel aims to pioneer with the Chinese government a new way of owning and trading digital assets that is fair and transparent.

As the official newspaper of the Chinese Government, People’s Daily and SHRAPNEL also reached a preliminary agreement on a monumental partnership via its digital subsidiary Lingjing Game Labs. This partnership involves the government-compliant distribution of SHRAPNEL’s localized web3 game in China, digital asset minting, issuance, free trading, and localized operations. As a government initiative, Lingjing aims to build platforms in cultural digital certification, game digital asset transformation, and game monitoring in China. (Source: People's Daily)

Recently, the SHRAPNEL team participated in a forum on "Web3 Gaming and International Digital Copyright Collaboration" held in Beijing with attendees including Wang Yefei, the Chairman of the Capital Copyright Association.

Refer to the official publication by the Chinese government detailing our collaborative meeting here.（Note: The government website is accessible between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Beijing Time. The SHRAPNEL team has also hosted the contents of the government website here to be viewed 24/7. ）

“This cooperation provides a compliant solution for overseas high-quality content to enter the Chinese market. Copyright is a global consensus. Based on this consensus, they build a blockchain digital asset system, ensure cross-border copyright circulation, and show the practical value of global promotion. Especially in the field of RWA (real-world assets), they provide a Chinese model for combining digital assets and the real economy.”

“This milestone unlocks massive potential for both SHRAPNEL and web3 gaming in China," said Ken Rosman, CEO of Neon Machine. "It also sets a strong precedent for how decentralized paradigms and a nation’s government can work together to drive growth on a global scale. This is just the beginning."

Further details about the launch and the whitepaper for the China RWA Copyright Chain will be revealed in the near future.

Gamers can follow SHRAPNEL updates at www.shrapnel.com.

About SHRAPNEL

SHRAPNEL is an intensely competitive extraction shooter developed by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning game industry veterans at NEON. SHRAPNEL features high-stakes skill-based play, a suite of creator tools, and a community marketplace. At last, players will truly own the game.

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