Elyzio might have the right idea, looking at the investor list. The newly founded company is aiming to build a gaming multiverse on blockchain technology, and some big blockchain investors are on board. A pre-seed round raised $2 million in funding from a handful of backers, led by Israel-based investment fund Games.
Other contributors to the multiverse project include Shim Capital, Solano Ventures and Paribus Ventures. Nebulae founder Abdelmounaim chipped in as well.
Elyria’s got a simple, but ambitious goal. It’s trying to build the next generation of high quality, free-to-play games on a blockchain infrastructure. Though still small in staff, the core members of Elyria come from both AAA development and big-tech companies. The studio is leveraging that experience to create games that blend gameplay, social interactions, content creation and ownership.
“At Elyria, our core focus is to leverage new technologies to create the most appealing and engaging experiences for our players,” said Elyria boss Dougan Can Refiner, in a statement to Games Beat. Most of the blockchain-based games focus on the ‘earning’ aspect as their main player motivation, and this cannot be sustainable if players always choose their games based on their earning potentials. We are creating a world that players will want to take part in first.
It’s kind of a radical concept in the blockchain space. Focusing on games people want to play over trying to cash in? Almost unheard of, though it really shouldn’t be.
Elyzio’s first game is already in the works. Warden’s Will is an Action RPG with Rogue-like elements. Its fast-paced gameplay will stretch to include base building and frenetic combat. Right now, Warden’s Will is releasing in 2024, and it – and Elyria – are definitely something to keep an eye on.
Looking at the investor list, Elyria may have the right idea. The newly founded company aims to build a gaming multiverse on blockchain technology and has several large blockchain investors on board. In a pre-seed round, he raised $2 million from a handful of backers, led by Israel-based investment fund Games.
Other contributors to the Multiverse project include Shim Capital, Solano Ventures and Paribus Ventures. Founder of Nebulae, he was joined by Abdelmounaim.
Elyria has a simple but ambitious goal. We are building the next generation of high quality, free games on blockchain infrastructure. While still small on staff, Elyzio’s core members come from both AAA developers and big tech companies. The studio uses that experience to create games that blend gameplay, social interaction, content creation, and ownership.
Elyria boss Dougan Can refiner said in a statement to Games Beat: Most blockchain-based games focus on the ‘earnings’ aspect as the primary motivation for players, and this cannot be sustained if players always choose games based on their earning potential. We create worlds that players want to join first.
This is kind of a radical concept in the blockchain space. Focusing on the games people want to play rather than trying to make money? It really shouldn’t, but it’s almost unheard of.
Elyria’s first game is already underway. Warden’s Will is an action RPG with roguelike elements. Its fast-paced gameplay expands to include base building and frenetic combat. Now that Warden’s Will is out in his 2024, it and his Elyria are definitely something to watch.
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