Azra Games Raises $10M in Funding for Legions & Legends NFT
Azra Games raises $10 million to develop its flagship NFT game, Legions and Legends. Gaming industry veteran Mark Otero leads the company, which has received a total of $25 million in funding. Learn more about what this fund will bring to the blockchain gaming industry
Blockchain Gaming wins recently as Azra Games, a team of experienced game developers, has announced its latest seed round of funding, receiving a whopping $10 million for blockchain game development.
The seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) together with other investors such as Spill Ventures, Coinbr Venturesand Franklin Templetonwhich brings the total funding of the company to 25 million dollars.
The funding will be used for the development of Legions and Legends, a new sci-fi action RPG NFT game. This is Azra Game’s first game and it started with one $15 million seed round from last year. The company is led by gaming industry veteran Mark Otero, who previously worked on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and is a well-established name in the gaming industry.
What is Legions and Legends?
The game is an action-packed NFT game that allows players to collect and train a roster of powerful heroes. Using their unique abilities, players can encounter powerful creatures and bosses where they will have the opportunity to climb the leaderboards, giving them sweet rewards for their efforts.
Recently, the game launched its NFT collection called Hopeful gathering, Azra Game’s first and only NFT profile picture. Holders of this special collection will have exclusive benefits such as access to discord channels, early beta access and many more. It’s essentially a pass for forever play.
Azra Games is not the only company that is optimistic about the future of blockchain gaming. Ubisoft has recently continued its steady march towards web3 games, having partnered with The Sandbox once again to release in-game avatars of Rabbids.
Despite the backlash game companies have received for their web3 push, companies are still going strong with their policy of including blockchain aspects in their future projects.
The game is still in the development stage, but it has already received a lot of attention from players and investors alike. With the recent seed round funding, Azra Games will have the necessary resources to continue developing and improving Legions and Legends.
The company is excited about the future of Legions and Legends and the potential of blockchain technology in the gaming industry.
If you are interested in learning more about the game and the Hopeful Collection, visit their website to read more information.
Edmond is a passionate writer for video games, GameFi and Web3. He has worked for top GameFi companies and video game/crypto news sites.
