- After working with a number of NFT collections, Battlebound (whose creators are former Riot Games workers) recently raised $4.8 million in its seed phase. Since then, Animoca Brands, the creator of The Sandbox, has announced the acquisition of Eden Games, a company based in France, with the goal of bringing blockchain to racing games.
- Yomi Games’ first NFT collection, Oni Squad, was released as a free mint in January and comprises 6,666 hand-drawn generative Onis. The collection’s first day saw a trade volume of 300 ETH (more than $1 million at the time).
- Yomi Games CEO Pavan Katepalli stated, We believe player-owned economies, powered by blockchain technology, are the future of gaming.
Following its maiden NFT launch, game developer Yomi Games announced the funding of $2 million in a seed round. Hypersphere Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Culture Capital, Maveron, Momentum 6, Taureon, and a number of angel investors participated in the seed round.
6,666 Hand Drawn Generative Onis
Yomi Games has declared that it aspires to be the Zynga of crypto by developing casual, social games that are more accessible to individuals who are new to cryptocurrency gaming. The company has stated that it will release games first on mobile devices. The seed round cash will be used to help the studio realize its aim of creating blockchain games for casual audiences.
Yomi Games’ first NFT collection, Oni Squad, was released as a free mint in January and comprises 6,666 hand-drawn generative Onis. The collection’s first day saw a trade volume of 300 ETH (more than $1 million at the time).
It was released alongside Oni Mansion, a minigame in which these NFTs can be used as playable objects. In the game, players can work together to customize an NFT home and participate in daily missions to earn tokens, which can then be used to upgrade mansions further.
Collections Of Oni NFTs
Yomi Games CEO Pavan Katepalli stated, We believe player-owned economies, powered by blockchain technology, are the future of gaming. We want all of our games to be as accessible as possible to the widest possible audience, and to welcome people who are new to digital collectibles and gaming non-traditional toys, says the company.
Yomi Games is one of several studios attempting to bring blockchain games to mobile platforms. After working with a number of NFT collections, Battlebound (whose creators are former Riot Games workers) recently raised $4.8 million in its seed phase. Since then, Animoca Brands, the creator of The Sandbox, has announced the acquisition of Eden Games, a company based in France, with the goal of bringing blockchain to racing games.
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Source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/04/24/yomi-games-acquires-2-million-to-develop-itself-as-such-zynga-of-cryptocurrencies/