After revealing the title of the game, Project Moon, Midnight Society just went ahead and pulled off one of the most brazen movies in recent gaming history. According to a recent blog post by Midnight Society, anyone interested in getting in early on Project Moon will have to buy an NFT to get the game’s “Founders Action Pass.” If you buy one, you can provide feedback and vote on features that you would like to see added or removed from Project Moon. Basically, what Midnight Society is trying to do is to get playtesters to pay for early access to Project Moon. This isn’t the first time that developers have made a similar attempt. A very good upcoming example is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, where those who pre-ordered the Infinity Ward shooter can play and beta test the game a few days earlier compared to others. But, while this is a common practice, what Midnight Society wants to happen is not. For starters, we do not know what kind of game Project Moon will become. We know that it’s being made by a team of people with extensive experience when it comes to shooters. However, you can’t just guarantee that a game will be good just because it’s being made by some of the best minds in the industry. Also, as we’ve already mentioned, Project Moon is still very early in its development stages. If it’s any consolation, Midnight Society has priced the NFTs representing the Founders Pass for only $50. Midnight Society claims that more than 400,000 people applied for the first batch of 10,000 NFTs. This would imply that the company has raised $500,000 already. This is a substantial amount but it’s also nowhere near enough to cover the annual salary of the development team. We can expect Midnight Society to release another round of NFTs to pull in more funding. Hopefully, Midnight Society will live up to its promise of full transparency. If the studio can release a new build of Project Moon every six weeks, we should find it easy to keep track of the NFT game’s progress.
