Web3 game publisher Fenix Games raised $150 million in funding to acquire, invest and distribute blockchain games. The fund will be used to create a game publishing company specifically for mainstreaming blockchain games.
Fenix Games’ latest funding round saw participation from investors, including Phoenix Group and Dubai-based venture capital firm Cypher Capital, raportate local news media Jinse. Chris Ko, CEO and co-founder of Fenix Games, who previously led Mythical Games, consideră Fenix Games “like a VC fund” for fueling the next generation of blockchain games.
Sharing details into the post-funding gameplan, Ko stated:
„De fapt, vom începe cu o bază uriașă de capital pentru a investi în acele studiouri (de gaming de generația următoare). De asemenea, căutăm să ne folosim bilanțul pentru a achiziționa o grămadă de jocuri existente în spațiul Web2 pentru a construi un portofoliu.”
Ko also highlighted that the market for blockchain gaming does not exist as it did for traditional video games such as gaming consoles and mobile gaming. Fenix Games’ strategy going forward is to develop the gaming ecosystem through publishing initiatives.
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Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/fenix-games-raises-150m-to-fuel-next-generation-blockchain-gaming