Halliday Partners with Aether Games

Today, we’re thrilled to announce a partnership with Aether Games to integrate Halliday Smart Accounts within Aether’s releases.

Aether is creating a cohesive fantasy IP with true-to-life creatures, relics and lovable pets, and stands out in its artistic quality. Its first release, Aether: Trading Card Game, is live now on the Epic Games Store, making it a pioneer in Web3 Gaming. We can’t wait to help build the Aether community with our technology.

Partnership Details

As part of the partnership, Halliday Smart Accounts will be natively implemented into Aether releases, letting players access the Web3 elements of the game easier than ever.

“Partnering with Halliday for Account Abstraction using ERC-4337 is a monumental step forward for Aether Games and our flagship product Aether: TCG. These Smart Accounts, optimized for the gaming world, promise seamless onboarding, easy monetization, and innovative growth tools. It’s about creating an uninterrupted and immersive experience for our players while harnessing the true power of the blockchain.

“This collaboration is not just about technical integration; it’s rooted in a deep trust and personal connection with their team, especially [co-founder] Akshay. Together, we’re defining the next chapter of blockchain gaming.”
 — Jens Peeters, CEO of Aether Games

Aether will have access to the full Halliday Smart Account suite. This includes Onboarding functionality like flexible login, signature-free gameplay and gasless player experience, Monetization functionality like our Direct NFT Checkout and Token On-ramp, and Growth functionality like NFT Trials and Subscriptions.

“We’re thrilled to announce this partnership with Aether! We’ve seen up close how they’ve been building amazing transmedia experiences in Web3 and are very excited to become a small part of their journey in bringing the masses to their platform.”
 — Akshay Malhotra, co-founder of Halliday

To learn more about how we’re working together, the Halliday and Aether Games teams will co-host a Spaces together on Monday, October 30 at 9AM PT / 6PM CET. Follow @HallidayHQ and @AetherGamesInc on X to tune in!

About Aether Games

Aether Games is an innovative transmedia development studio that creates immersive gaming and entertainment experiences for both Web2 and Web3 audiences — currently led by a massive Web2 high fantasy name (to be revealed) alongside CEO Jens Peeters, well-known Esports celebrity manager.

About Halliday

Halliday enables game developers to build their next breakout hit on the blockchain. Our programmable ERC-4337 Smart Accounts are fully non-custodial, built to scale, and most importantly, designed specifically for games! With seamless onboarding, easy monetization and next-gen growth tooling, developers can fully immerse players in the world they have created, all while leveraging the full potential of the blockchain and offering their game’s own UI.

Backed by a16z and #Hashed, we have partnered with prominent game studios such as DeFi Kingdoms, XPLA Games (by Com2Us) and League of Kingdoms to build a future of gaming that champions player ownership, choice and open access. Our team comes from Stanford, Harvard and Penn, and has years of experience at the most recognized technology brands in the world, including Meta, Netflix, Samsung and more.