Brand new music from top EDM artists launched exclusively in new Maladroids game
Maladroids, the newly launched free-to-play, browser-based game, enabled with play-to-earn capabilities has an industry-first move, releasing a brand new collaborative album from top EDM artists Tom Staar and Kryder. Across each of the first six months from the launch of Maladroids’ level one, two new tracks will be released exclusively through the in-game radio.
Developed in partnership with onXRP, an open source, public and decentralised blockchain, and Styngr, the first music integration platform for gaming, Maladroids is an obstacle course battle royale which has launched its first level this month. Alongside the new music from Tom Staar and Kyrder, new levels and game modes will be released into the game as time goes on.
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Styngr is also working alongside Dutch independent music label Armada Music to bring two major EDM artists, Tom Staar and Kryder, together on a collaborative album for the in-game radio station. For the first six months following release, Tom Staar and Kyrder will release two new tracks every month from their collaboration into the game, in a first-ever move for the video game industry. Following the launch, and release of the album, the game will also release additional curated audio emotes and audio NFTs from the two artists.
Maladroids will utilize Styngr’s music licensing capabilities, as the provider is partnered with the largest major labels and publishers in the industry. Developers of all sizes are able to access the largest library of fully licensed mainstream music to integrate into their games, bringing top hits from today’s artists to video games and their players worldwide.
Alex Tarrand, Co-founder of Styngr, commented: “Seamlessly launching an entire album through a game is a groundbreaking opportunity. We are thrilled to be collaborating with record labels like Armada Music to bring brand new tracks from some of EDM's top artists to blockchain gaming that leverages the best-in-class capabilities of the XRP Ledger. To do all this in a game as fun and competitive as Maladroids is truly something special.”
Kaj Leory, CEO of onXRP, commented: “Working alongside Styngr and Ripple to bring music to the in game radio for Maladroids has been such a fantastic experience. It’s not everyday that independent games studios are able to launch new music from well-known artists and to do so from the release of level one is an accomplishment for our brand. We’re excited for players to get into Maladroids and compete against friends and strangers as they discover great new music from Tom Staar and Kryder”
“It's great to be part of this project”, Michel Peek, Armada Music’s Head of Publishing, says. “Together with these amazing partners, artists and dance producers, we’ve been able to co-create a user experience in this game, Maladroids. The dance music space has always found itself at the forefront of technological development, so working this project feels very natural to our team.”