Japanese video game and entertainment company Konami has posted job postings for Web3-related positions in a bid to leverage its products and services in the metaverse and web3 landscape.

Konami said the hiring exercise is designed to create a new team that will allow the company to incorporate Web3 and metaverse technologies into its future game titles. The firm announced 13 different job openings for three departments that will be tasked with developing future programs to drive its latest business strategy.

Konami Digital Entertainment said it will hire a wide range of talent made up of system engineers, programmers, project managers, business development producers, designers and other positions. The new team will be in charge of “system building” and “service development” to develop new perspectives on Web3 and Metaverse.

In addition to this, Konami said that it is conducting research and development to integrate cutting-edge technology into games and content. The firm further hinted at the use of NFTs and digital assets to launch in-game items to expand the player experience and community events through blockchain technology.

The Japanese gaming giant is the latest traditional player betting big on Web 3 and the Metaverse. Earlier this month, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that the country will expand the use of Web3 services using Metaverse and NFT. Such a friendly environment seems to attract local businesses to exploit the Web 3.0 space and the metaverse, which is generating a lot of buzz and excitement in the enterprise tech world right now.

Web3 provides the high potential for companies and brands to create virtual experiences and engagements that were not possible before. The world is still at an early stage of the technological trend, but in the first half of 2022, more than $120 billion has been invested in the development of metaverse technologies and infrastructure. That’s more than double the $57 billion invested in all of 2021.

From immersive social interactions to NFT VR experiences, companies like Google, Facebook (now Meta), and Microsoft, among others, are racing to build ecosystems and aggressively courting developers to join their metaverse.

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