Keeping Tabs On The Lab #27
To the Bored,
Good evening and thanks for reading the 27th edition of the Bored Ape Gazetteās Keeping Tabs On The Lab newsletter!
The sun is shining bright in the Yugaverse as Bored Ape Yacht Club members and the extended community continue to build their HV-Homes in Forge Season 2, craft their Gucci gear with Wagmi-San, and get ready for two in real life events that will be anything but boring!
Along with all this fun in the sun, Yuga Labs has also been getting down to business this summer as the company launched its Made By Apes Program and acquired an immersive media experience company to help them make Otherside a reality!
With so much happening around the swamp, let's ape into the news and Keep Tabs on the Lab!
To begin, the BAYCās HV-MTL Forge Season 2, dubbed āWet Hot Forge Summer,ā began on July 20th, and HV-MTL holders and their Mechs are working to deck out their HV-Homes with summer items and exclusive BAYC, MAYC, and BAKC accessories!Ā
During season 2 of the Forge, players will continue to update their Hv-Homes to garner community favor for their Forge and move up the daily and seasonal leaderboards to earn better Amps to upgrade their Hvs with!Ā Season 2 of the HV-MTL Forge is set to end on August 10th, so make sure to ābuild, flex, and forgeā well over the next nine days. And remember, players need to earn at least three AMPs over the Forgeās six seasons to unlock the next evolution of their HVs, according to the BAYCās Forge gaming guide!
As HV-MTL holders and their Mechs continue to build their Forge, 10KTF announced that Gucci Grail Material holders could now craft their digital textiles into physical 10KTF Gucci co-branded items during āThe Great Gucci Exchangeā happening between now and August 25th. During this time, holders will have the option to exchange one Gucci Vault Material for a Gucci Wallet or three Vault Materials for a Duffle bag!
As Wagmi-San and Gucci craft physical items for their holders, Yuga Labs is crafting two physical experiences for BAYC and MAYC members and the window for Apes to claim their tickets for these IRL events is set to open later this week!
To begin, the BAYC has its āFuck it Saturdayā event in Miami, Florida coming up later this month on August 26th, but we do not know when the window for Apes to get their tickets to this event will open.Ā
āHeads up, Apes. Fuck It Saturday ticketing will go live later this week via @tokenproof,ā the BAYC tweeted last night. āBefore tickets go live, weāll post another update from this account with all the details. More info about ApeFest ticketing relaunch will be shared later this week as well.ā
Along with the BAYCās Fuck it Saturday event ticket claim, the club is also redoing its Ape Fest 2023 ticket claim this Thursday at 10 A.M. EST.
āApes, itās almost that time. Again. Ticket claim for ApeFest Hong Kong goes live this Thursday, August 3 at 10AM ET / 10PM HKT The ticket claim link will be posted on this account and shared on the updated http://apefest.com website.ā
Along with all the fun things happening around the swamp,Yuga Labs has been working hard behind the scenes to amplify the community.
On July 24th, Yuga Labs and the Saasy Labs team launched the Made by Apes program and invited members of the club to claim an on-chain license to build!
āMade by Apes empowers holder-creators of BAYC and MAYC NFTs by verifying, supporting, and amplifying goods or services they offer using their BAYC and MAYC NFTs,ā Yuga Labs wrote on the Made By Apes Website. āThe Made by Apes program authenticates that licensees own a BAYC or MAYC NFT and grants a license to use the Yuga-made Made by Apes logo in connection with their products or services.ā
This License will give Apesā products and services more legitimacy as Yuga Labs confirms via on chain data that these goods are in fact āmade by Apes!ā Further, BAYC members who obtain a license will also receive a customized āMade by Apesā logo with a license number that Apes can use in connection to their Yuga Labs approved endeavor! Ape businesses that are in the Made By Apes program will also get to be highlighted in the clubās online Bodega, which will act as an Ape catalog for the community!
BAYC members can apply for the Made By Apes program here: https://madeby.yuga.com/apes/licenseĀ
Along with working to empower the community, Yuga Labs also worked to close a deal that led to them acquiring āimmersive media experienceā company,Ā Roar Studios and bringing the companyās Founder, Eric Reid, onto the Yuga Labs team as the companyās Otherside General Manager.
"Roar Studios has redefined what it means to experience media content in the metaverse," Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre said in a press release. "Yuga's North Star is creating new ways for communities to connect and express themselves, and I am excited to welcome Roar's talented team to our Yuga family. Roar's dedication to creative content creation and social connections will accelerate our execution of our bold vision for Otherside and Yuga's ecosystem more broadly."
The acquisition of Roar Studios will likely help Yuga Labs achieve its Otherside goal of large-scale virtual events and immersive experiences in the metaverse!
Thank you so much for reading this weekās 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