Nexus announced that it had signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with HoloStudio, an artificial intelligence and Web3‑focused content developer, to bring the studio’s AI‑driven games onto Nexus’s Cross platform. The cooperation is intended to deepen integration between blockchain‑based game economies and AI‑powered content creation, with an initial focus on HoloStudio’s flagship PVP card game Elimemtal.
HoloStudio is known for its AI creation platform, “PlayArts,” which enables developers to generate and tailor content using prompt‑based inputs. The company previously claimed first place at the Sidify Hackathon, a global Web3 developer competition, which has helped it gain recognition in the blockchain gaming ecosystem.
Under the agreement, Nexus and HoloStudio intend to migrate Elimemtal onto the Cross platform, which functions as a metaplatform for hosting and scaling blockchain‑enabled games. The move is framed as part of a broader effort to expand the selection of AI‑driven Web3 titles on Cross and to experiment with more dynamic user‑created content models.
How Elimemtal blends AI and NFTs
Elimemtal is described as a strategic PVP card game built around an elemental system, where players compete using customized decks. Its standout feature is an AI‑based user‑generated content (UGC) system that lets players design card skins by entering text prompts similar to those used in generative AI art tools. Once a design is generated, the resulting card skin is registered as a non‑fungible token (NFT), making it tradable on in‑game or external marketplaces.
NEXUS is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with the incredible innovators at @HoloStudio_AI, the team behind @playartsdotai 🤝
We are joining forces to bring their AI-powered UGC card game, Elememetal, into the CROSS gamechain ecosystem. Players will craft unique card…
— CROSS (@CROSS_gamechain) March 18, 2026
This design effectively links AI‑driven creativity with blockchain ownership, allowing players to own and trade their custom‑made card assets. The integration of NFTs into the core gameplay loop is intended to deepen engagement and provide a monetization path for creative players, while also expanding the game’s content pool beyond what the developer alone could produce.
Leveraging Nexus’s economic infrastructure
The partnership also emphasizes the role of Nexus’s in-house game-economy suite, Cross Forge, in shaping Elimemtal’s tokenomics. Cross Forge is presented as an economic infrastructure that enables game developers to issue and manage tokens without requiring deep blockchain expertise. According to Nexus, the system lets developers streamline token issuance, set up initial liquidity, and monitor how market dynamics respond to in‑game performance metrics.
By using Cross Forge, HoloStudio aims to build a more data‑driven and flexible economic model for Elimemtal, tailoring token supply, reward structures, and marketplace behavior to real‑time user behavior. This approach is intended to reduce friction in launching and tuning a Web3 game economy while still delivering a transparent, blockchain‑backed experience.
Looking Ahead: Expanding to MMO and Beyond
Starting from this agreement, the two companies indicated they plan to broaden the scope of collaboration beyond Elimemtal. Among the projects slated for future onboarding is The Planet, an upcoming MMO in development by HoloStudio that reportedly aims to merge large‑scale multiplayer gameplay with AI‑driven worldbuilding and Web3‑based asset ownership.
Nexus’s chief executive, Jang Hyun‑guk, was quoted as describing GameChain Cross as an open platform designed to continually onboard high‑quality games, and he suggested that Cross Forge would help titles establish themselves via proven, user‑driven tokenomics models. In indirect terms, he emphasized that the platform is built to support experiments with new economic designs while maintaining stability for both developers and players.
