Bored Ape parent company Yuga Labs announces acquisition of Improbable's Unreal Engine platform, taking the team and technology entirely

Blue-chip NFT project Bored Ape Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) parent company Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano announced that Yuga Labs has acquired the Unreal Engine–based creation platform that powers the Otherside metaverse from UK tech company Improbable, and has reached a permanent licensing agreement with Improbable for Otherside’s high concurrency technology.
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Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano (X account Garga.eth) announced on X platform today (27) that Yuga Labs has acquired the Unreal Engine–based creator platform that powers Otherside from Improbable, and has negotiated a perpetual license for Improbable’s high concurrency tech for Otherside. Additionally, the platform’s core engineers and developers will join Yuga Labs in early 2026.

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Yuga Labs has acquired the Unreal Engine–based creator platform that powers Otherside from Improbable, and negotiated a perpetual license to Improbable’s high concurrency tech for Otherside.

Along with the tech, many of the engineers and developers who…

— Garga.eth (Greg Solano) (@CryptoGarga) December 26, 2025

In his post, Solano detailed the content and significance of this deal. He stated that this represents Yuga Labs’ doubling down on a simple yet grand goal: to create the best creator platform in the cryptocurrency space. He described this platform as enabling anyone to easily build virtual worlds, games, and experiences that support large-scale multiplayer online interactions, with freely combinable elements, and one-click publishing. Everything is built on open infrastructure, emphasizing true digital ownership and an integrated economy.

Solano further pointed out that fully internalizing the platform and team allows Yuga Labs to move faster, iterate more quickly, and make long-term investments in Otherside and the developers creating on it.

What is Yuga Labs?

Yuga Labs is a US-based blockchain technology company founded in 2021, known for developing NFT digital collectibles. Its most famous work is Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), a series of 10,000 unique ape images that has become one of the most influential NFT projects worldwide. The company has also launched derivative projects such as Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Otherside metaverse land NFTs, and acquired classic series like CryptoPunks. Currently, Yuga Labs is actively promoting Otherside to become an interoperable gamified virtual world, combining NFT ownership with real-world economies.

What is Improbable?

Improbable is a multinational tech company headquartered in London, UK, founded in 2012, focusing on metaverse infrastructure, large-scale simulation technology, and virtual world development. Its core technology supports complex virtual experiences with thousands or even tens of thousands of users online simultaneously, and has long collaborated with Yuga Labs on the development of Otherside.

This acquisition gives Yuga Labs direct ownership of key tools and talent for Otherside, expected to bring more innovative experiences in 2026, such as AI-driven content and larger-scale multiplayer interactions.