US developer Bazooka Tango has introduced it’s raised $5 million for its PC sport Shardbound, which is because of go reside on the Immutable blockchain someday in 2024.
The spherical was led by Bitkraft with participation from RW3 Ventures, Sfermion and 1Up Ventures. Bitkraft and RW3 Ventures had been additionally concerned within the firm’s $2.5 million seed spherical in March 2020.
Alongside the funding, Bazooka Tango introduced the hiring of a brand new VP of operations: Kellen Smalley beforehand labored at Apple, Disney, Twitch, Kabam, Digital Arts and Forte. Bazooka Tango has added employees from sport firms similar to 2K, Sledgehammer Video games, Rainbow Studios, and Pocket Gems.
Along with Shardbound, it says it’s now engaged on “new, in-development titles”.
“Amid an extremely difficult yr for VC funding, it speaks volumes to the standard of our video games – like Shardbound and the group we’ve constructed right here at Bazooka Tango,” commented CEO Bo Daly.
“With the assistance of this extra funding, we’re centered on increasing our group in essential disciplines important for launching and rising the Shardbound universe.”
A turn-based motion technique sport with deck-building parts, Shardbound not too long ago accomplished a closed alpha take a look at involving 1,000 gamers and has over 50,000 pre-registrations with greater than 10,000 whole hours watched as a part of its Shardbound Creator Marketing campaign.
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