MetaKing Studios, a NYC-based maker of MMO grand strategy games built on Web3, raised $15M in seed stage funding.
Backers included Makers Fund and BITKRAFT Ventures, as well as Delphi Digital, Animoca Brands, Shima Capital, WW Ventures, Spartan Group, Huobi Ventures and others.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate development on its flagship strategy MMO game BLOCKLORDS, launching in early access this year.
Founded by David Johansson and Nicky Li, game industry executives with decades of expertise in developing, producing and scaling free-to-play and play-and-own games, MetaKings Studios has developed BLOCKLORDS, a strategy-based medieval universe game featuring PVP battles. Players choose their own path as they forge their legacy, allowing them the freedom to express themselves fully. Using Web3 technology developed by the Seascape Network, BLOCKLORDS empowers players to take full ownership of their in-game assets. Through strategic trade, conquest, and resource management, players control the economy and can create and maintain their own player-run governments.
The studio’s team includes more than 100 talented artists, designers and developers from studios including EA, Ubisoft, Paradox Interactive and Creative Assembly, who have worked with Lucasfilm, Universal, Disney, Netflix and Apple.
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26/05/2022