Quick Take
- Animoca Brands begins acquiring CTA tokens to support Cross the Ages’ ecosystem
- Arise, a free-to-play action RPG, will launch in late 2025 on Unreal Engine 5
- Partnership includes tokenomics advisory and go-to-market support for CTA and Arise
Animoca Brands has entered a strategic partnership with Cross the Ages, a transmedia fantasy and sci-fi ecosystem leveraging blockchain infrastructure. As part of the collaboration, Animoca will support the upcoming launch of Arise, a multiplayer action-RPG set in the Cross the Ages universe, while also acquiring additional CTA tokens on the open market.
Arise has been in development for over two years and is built on Unreal Engine 5. The game is scheduled to launch in Q4 2025, initially on PC, with support for Mac and other platforms to follow. Positioned as a free-to-play title with Web3 infrastructure, Arise allows players to influence the in-game economy directly through crafting, farming, combat, and social cooperation.
Animoca will advise on CTA tokenomics, liquidity provisioning, and go-to-market strategy for Arise and Blast—the updated version of Cross the Ages’ trading card game. The move deepens Animoca’s involvement in blockchain-native gaming IPs, extending its previous 2024 investment in Cross the Ages and expanding its presence in the RPG and TCG verticals.
“The team at Cross the Ages has consistently shown strong commitment to high-quality Web3 game development,” said Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu. “Arise’s development on Unreal Engine 5 showcases crypto gaming’s AAA potential.”
Cross the Ages co-founder Sami Chlagou added, “We’ve been supported by Yat and Animoca since our earliest token launch. This partnership marks the next chapter in an incredible journey.”
The CTA token serves as the foundation of the Cross the Ages economy, powering an interconnected ecosystem that spans games, digital collectibles, comics, and real-world asset integration. CTA is also positioned for broader interoperability within the expanding Animoca ecosystem.
Cross the Ages previously announced partnerships with Ubisoft and Square Enix, and its IP spans comics, animation, physical cards, and games under a single world narrative. Animoca’s involvement will support both strategic scaling and ecosystem connectivity, using CTA as the anchor token across future titles and experiences.
The Cross the Ages ecosystem reflects Animoca’s broader push to back modular, blockchain-native IPs that can evolve across formats while maintaining token and asset consistency.
