<p>Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, dropped a teaser trailer for a new project called Otherside.</p> <p>The teaser itself doesn't explicitly state what Otherside is, but recent hints -- as well as details contained in <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/137829/bored-ape-yacht-club-yuga-labs-virtual-land-sales-metaverse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a report</a> by The Block's Ryan Weeks -- strongly suggest that Otherside will focus on the "culture, gaming, and commerce" invoked during this week's <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/138156/apecoin-tied-to-bored-ape-nft-ecosystem-debuts-with-planned-community-airdrop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> of ApeCoin. The teaser tweet indicates that the project will feature the use of ApeCoin.</p> <p>As previously reported, Yuga Labs was said to be working on a gaming-centric virtual world compatible with different types of popular NFTs.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">See you on the Otherside in April. Powered by <a href="https://twitter.com/apecoin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@apecoin</a> <a href="https://t.co/1cnSk1CjXS">pic.twitter.com/1cnSk1CjXS</a></p> <p>— Yuga Labs (@yugalabs) <a href="https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1505014986556551172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2022</a></p> </blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>The teaser features examples from NFT collections such as Mutant Apes, CryptoPunks and Meebits -- the latter of which were at the center of an <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/137631/bored-apes-creator-yuga-labs-acquires-ip-for-cryptopunks-and-meebits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IP acquisition deal</a> between Yuga Labs and Larva Labs, the creator of CryptoPunks and Meebits. As of press time, the teaser has more than 60,000 views. </p> <p>On March 16, Animoca Brands subsidiary nWay <a href="https://twitter.com/nWayPlayNFT/status/1504204976133865472" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> that it was working on a new "play-to-earn game" in collaboration with BAYC. It's not clear at this time if the teaser is directly related to that specific initiative. Animoca co-founder Yat Siu sits on the board of the decentralized autonomous organization tied to ApeCoin. </p> <p>ApeCoin is currently trading at roughly $14.20 per coin, according to <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/apecoin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CoinGecko</a> data.</p> <p><em>Image screenshotted from Yuga Labs' Otherside teaser. </em></p>