GameStop NFT marketplace goes live, gets closer to Web3 gaming

GameStop has launched its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, allowing artists, gamers, content creators and community members to buy, sell and trade NFTs, the video game retailer announced on Tuesday. 

Fast facts

• The marketplace can be accessed through Web3 wallets such as the GameStop Wallet unveiled in May.
• An array of NFT collections that run on the Ethereum mainnet — via layer-2 scaler Loopring — are currently available for trading at the digital market. 

• The marketplace will expand to additional avenues such as Web3 gaming in the future, GameStop said in its press release. 

• In May, GameStop partnered with layer-2 scaling network Immutable X, to launch a US$100 million token grant fund to bring game developers to the new NFT marketplace.