Keeping Tabs On The Lab #26
To the Bored,
Good evening and thanks for reading the 26th edition of the Bored Ape Gazetteâs Keeping Tabs on The Lab newsletter!
The fourth of July pyrotechnics werenât the only fireworks lighting up the swamp this month as the Bored Ape Yacht Club made two major announcements about upcoming in real life events, Blue the Koda held court in preparation for the Legends Of The Mara game, and 10KTF demystified the legendary G-Tags as Battle Town Season 2 began!
With so much news and information brewing around the swamp, let's ape into it and keep tabs on Yuga Labs!
To begin, the BAYC answered the most asked, and highly speculated about, question that members have pondered all year: âwen ApeFest?ââ
On July 13th Apes not only got an answer to âwenâ ApeFest, but also where ApeFest in a tweet from the club.
âApeFest is going global,â the BAYC tweeted on July 13th. Hong Kong. Nov 3-5, 2023.â
ApeFest 2023 will be the first ApeFest to be held outside of New York City and it will also be the first ApeFest not centered around musical events.
"Weâre doing things a little differently this year, with lots of ways to catch up with old frens and make new ones," the BAYC wrote on its ApeFest website. "Less of a music festival, more of an epic, unhinged family reunion.â
Following the BAYCâs ApeFest announcement, the local Hong Kong BAYC chapter known as the Elite Apes told the Gazette that theyâre excited for the club to ape into Hong Kong later this year.
âIn Hong Kong, a tiny dot on the map, our humble community of @EliteApesHK eagerly awaits the arrival of all the legends from the BAYC family,â Elite Apes Founder Jason AU told the Gazette. âIt is truly exciting to witness a global demonstration of web3 and ecosystem by Yuga Labs in the financial hub of Asia.â
At the time of this newsletterâs publication, the BAYC community is waiting for more information on the event.Â
The BAYC is expected to share more information about Ape Fest 2023 and open a registration window soon. The club recommends that Apes hold off on making travel accommodations until after members get their Ape Fest tickets.
"Unfortunately, we canât guarantee tickets for all," the BAYC wrote on its Ape Fest FAQ Page. "Weâll open registration soon, and tickets will be first-come, first-serve â please wait until you have a confirmed ApeFest ticket before booking travel and accommodation."
Ape Fest 2023 wasnât the only IRL event that the club announced last week. Along with Ape Fest 2023 the BAYC will also be hosting a two-year anniversary party in honor of the Mutant Ape Yacht Club in Miami next month!
âFuck it Saturday,â the BAYC tweeted last night. âCelebrating 2 years of MAYC next month in Miami, FL. August 26th, 2023, at Oasis Wynwood. Hosted by @BoredApeYC, @mutant_cartel, & @AppliedPrimate. More details on tickets powered by @tokenproof coming later this month.â
At the time of this newsletterâs publication, we do not know much about this event. But, like ApeFest, the BAYC is expected to give the community more information soon.
As the BAYC prepares to host two IRL events this year, Yuga Labs is getting ready to launch its highly anticipated 2D gaming experience, Legends of the Mara!
Earlier this month, Yuga Labs teased nine NFT projects that will be joining forces with the Kodas, Maras, and Kodamaras this summer to help the mystical Otherside creatures in their fight against the Shattered.
âBridge worlds. Close ranks. Slay Shattered. Tame Otherside,â Yuga Labs tweeted from its OthersideMeta account on July 6th along with a photo of the Otherside Council that included the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Meebits, World Of Women, Hv-MTLS, Mutant Hounds, CryptoToadz, Renga, 10KTF, and Forgotten Rune Wizards.
While nothing is confirmed, it seems more likely than not that these projects are the third party PFP collections that Yuga Labs said would be enlisted as reinforcements during the Legends of The Mara game this summer.
"Owning one of these battle ally NFTs creates more ways to vanquish the Shattered and gather their treasures," Yuga Labs tweeted from its OthersideMeta account on May 30th.
As Voyagers and get ready to battle the shattered later this summer, 10KTF launched Battle Town season 2 yesterday and demystified the legendary G-Tags in the projectâs most recent 10KTF Thursday tweets!
Battle Town season 2 launched yesterday with its first mission dubbed âRise With Wagmiâ and thousands of holders joined to âHelp This Old Man Get Up Off The Ground.â
Battle Town season 2 will consist of several missions and a new game where players will earn âpopcorn rewardsâ that they can combine with their G-Tags at the end of the game.
Along with this new game mode, 10KTF announced that G-Tags can be combined with one another to craft rarer profile photo NFTs in the future.. At the time of this newsletterâs publication, it is still unknown what 10KTFâs PFPs will look like.Â
Thank you so much for reading this weekâs edition of Keeping Tabs On The Lab and be sure to follow the Bored Ape Gazette on Twitter for all things Yuga!
Sincerely,
Kyle
Editor-In-Chief
Bored Ape Gazette