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Blockchain technology company Advokate Group today announced its first Gaia Hero NFT drop starting immediately. The NFT collection is designed for the first Solana-based metaverse MetaGaia and its play-to-earn game HexaHero. 

View more HexaHero NFT details here. 

Your HexaHero NFT can be used as an avatar in:

• The HexaHero play-to-earn game
• The immersive MetaGaia metaverse
• Upcoming MetaGaia games

It also gives you early access to the MetaGaia metaverse and earns you whitelist priority for the upcoming $METG IDO. 

The complete collection features 2,000 NFTs featuring five rarity levels: Common, Rare, Super Rare, Ultra Rare and Extreme. This launch follows the recent successful Legends NFT drop (the highest auction reaching USD$28,000) by Advokate.

Click here to join the event mailing list and stay tuned to upcoming announcements.

	Pre-Sale	Pre-Sale 2	Public Sale
Date	Feb. 4, 2022	Feb. 11, 2022	Feb. 25, 2022
Quantity	200	600	1,200
Price	0.5 SOL	0.5 SOL	0.88 SOL

MetaGaia is the first metaverse to enable consumers to play-to-earn game, socialize, shop brands and buy virtual real estate. HexaHero, the first game to be released in the MetaGaia metaverse, is a play-to-earn game that enables players to buy, breed and sell NFT Hexas and NFT Heros. Players use Hero avatars to pilot Hexa robots in one-on-one battles with other players. 

In a recent metaverse survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, gaming and socializing were the top two preferred activities. Also, over 93% of respondents want to earn money that can be transferred outside the game. 

“Our community wanted a Solana-based metaverse where they could socialize and enjoy play-to-earn games — so MetaGaia was born and our first game is HexaHero,” said Gordon Kwok, CEO and Founder of Advokate Group. “This NFT drop ensures your participation in MetaGaia with a character that can maneuver in the metaverse and earn real money in HexaHero.” 

About Advokate Group

Founded by MIT alumni, the Advokate leadership team brings business acumen from Blackstone, BlackRock, Sony-Ericsson and Wells Fargo. Advokate has overseen the release of multiple successful NFT drops and virtual games, and its flagship Solana-based MetaGaia metaverse is the first to allow consumers to play-to-earn game, socialize, shop brands and buy virtual real estate. Game developers from Final Fantasy, Zynga, Walt Disney and Ismole ensure the best gaming experience. 

For more information on MetaGaia visit the website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

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Reigning F1 Esports Series Champion Jarno Opmeer is no stranger to silverware, and on Friday he added another accolade to his growing trophy cabinet – eROC World Champion!

The Dutchman prevailed over F1 Esports rival Lucas Blakeley at the special event held in Sweden on Friday February 4, mixing simulator driving with real-world experience on the snow and ice track in Pite Havsbad.

Starting off driving the simulator, Opmeer, Blakeley, and fellow finalist James Baldwin and Martin Palm all faced off against one another, scoring points in a round-robin tournament. Each driver faced the other three once, in a best-of-three showdown around a digital incarnation of the snowy twin-ring circuit. Interspersing this was footage from Thursday, where all four drivers attacked the real circuit outside in a Polaris PRO XP.

Baldwin brushed the snow banks and was slowest with a 1:50.296, followed by Palm who clocked at 1:48.131. Opmeer was second, with a superb 1:47.452, but the star of the show was Blakeley, who, despite having hardly any physical track driving experience, went fastest of all with a 1:47.428.

That put the pair almost level going into the final round of sim driving, and it was a direct final between the two. Opmeer came out on top in two races by the merest of margins, pipping Blakeley by just 0.073s in the first heat, and just over a tenth in the second to become champion!

Check out the full replay of the event below.

MIXING WITH ROYALTY

As the top two eROC finalists, Opmeer and Blakeley both get a very, very special prize. They will be competing in Saturday’s ROC Nations Cup, and will face against Team Germany in their first fight. That’s right – none other than Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher!

Both Opmeer and Blakeley will have to use all their knowledge of the track to get up to speed and face off against these two giants of motorsport. One thing is for certain though – it’s an experience neither of them will ever forget!

Opmeer summed it up best, stating “It’s not gonna be easy, we’ll need a few practice laps for sure!”

Keep your eyes on social and tune in to see how the duo get on as they mix it on the world stage for the first time. For full broadcast details, check out the Race of Champions website. Good luck to our drivers!

Cover image via Race of Champions.

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