The launch will see Manchester City become the first football club to launch skins on Ready Player Me’s Premium Skins Catalogue which first launched in October last year. This means players will be able to use their Man City skins across RPM’s network of games and experiences.
Alongside its collaboration with RPM, Manchester City is also collaborating with Hiber3D through its web gaming platform, HiberWorld – an RPM partner platform – to launch Man City Summit Sprint, an ‘obby’-style mini-game where the new Man City skins will first be available for purchase.
There will be four skins available for purchase, with the skins featuring a range of Manchester City branded Hoodies, T-shirts, and Joggers. Players will also be able to unlock a Man City avatar skin for free by completing the Summit Sprint mini-game.
A digital leaderboard will display the fastest completion times allowing players to go head-to-head with fellow Manchester City fans. There will also be a competition at launch, giving fans with the quickest completion times the chance to win a signed Manchester City shirt. Players who achieve the fastest times in the Summit Sprint Obby by Friday 27 December, will have the chance to win a Manchester City shirt signed by the squad!
Kristoffer Lewis, Head of Esports, Gaming, and Metaverse at Manchester City, spoke on the collaboration:
“Our collaboration with Ready Player Me marks an exciting innovation for Manchester City, as we become the first football club to offer branded skins on the platform’s Premium Skins Catalogue.
“This collaboration allows fans to represent City in a unique way, bringing our identity to life across a vast network of games and virtual experiences, such as the Hiberworld platform.”
Kaspar Tiri, Co-Founder & CCO at Ready Player Me, spoke on the collaboration:
“Our collaboration with Manchester City highlights the power of interoperable digital assets. By bringing Man City skins to our network, we’re enabling fans to express their identity seamlessly across multiple games and experiences, unlocking new possibilities for virtual self-expression.”
You can access the game HERE via Hiberworld, available on desktop and mobile.
Or, try the game out below!