Team 17 stops MetaWorms-nft after angry reactions from employees and fans

Game developer Team 17 has decided to pull the plug on the MetaWorms nft project. The company does this after criticism from employees, development partners and fans of the Worms. The MetaWorms nft was to become a ‘climate friendly’ nft series, based on the Worms games.

The news comes a day after Team 17 announced the nft project. MetaWorms NFT was to become a ‘generative nft art project’ where the nfts consisted of automatically generated Worms with all kinds of knick knacks and accessories. Team 17 claimed the project was climate-friendly, because it would require less energy to make the NFTs than other NFTs, and the company would donate a portion of the profits to climate project Coin 4 Planet, which is working on a project that will turn worms into worms. used to break down food waste.

The project was announced to the surprise of employees and fans. Many employees were not aware of the plans, they tell Eurogamer. They had to get the news at the official announcement of the project. Employees were not happy with the plans for the nfts. The project also received a lot of criticism on social media, including from the developers of Overcookedanother game published by Team 17.

Team 17 is not the first to stop using NFTs after criticism. At the end of December, Stalker developer GSC Game World decided to stop with announced NFT plans surrounding the upcoming Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl after criticism from the community. Other game publishers are enthusiastic about NFTs. For example, the CEO of Square Enix says that players are “very enthusiastic” about NFTs, and Ubisoft recently released NFTs for Ghost Recon Breakpoint, which are now known to be barely traded.