Costume is the first video game ecosystem of its kind, where reality and play become merged into a world of limitless possibilities and where digital play tokens become something tangible and real. Games have long used digital coins, and points to power gameplay, but unlike times of the past, we can now utilize branded currency to empower gamers and the ecosystems they inhabit.

All Costume games will be powered by the Costume Token, with rarer tokens being hidden inside games and issued periodically to foster further engagement. Gamers will then be able to utilize the tokens to access rare levels, secret events in the real world, digital power-ups or to trade amongst themselves. We’re solving a number of problems by utilizing blockchain technology for this endeavor, namely the validity of the rare items, and the security of value-exchange between gamers, which is often exploited in game communities today.

Like other currencies, Costume has built in economics, but beyond that, the Costume Token is functional in nature, by providing tradable tokens that can be used to access Costume Games, merchandise and democratic voting rights through a web platform. The community will literally help determine the direction the product and the ecosystem goes. Whether it’s the introduction of a new game, new character, or rare item, the community will share in the progress and help make key decisions along the way.

No game studio or ecosystem of the past has ever operated in this manner, which is why we believe this use case is ripe and necessary amongst the industry. Gamers today seek third-party communities, where quality suffers, and where their voices often go unnoticed — while large companies disappoint their loyal patrons by either making something they don’t want, or forcing them to wait longer than they should for announcements and releases. Costume seeks to empower the gamers, through strong community dynamics, transparency, voting rights and a token-based store of value.

We seek to disrupt the current 90-billion dollar gaming industry by evolving video game assets, and utilizing their functional value to propagate an endless flow of engagement, imagination and community. Join us on this adventure, and be part of the gaming revolution.