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Animoca Brands is a gaming company with their headquarters in Hong Kong. They were founded in January 2016 by Yat Siu, and initially focused a lot on mobile games. However, nowadays they are one of the premier companies in the blockchain gaming space. They publish and develop games, acquire studios and invest in promising projects.

Animoca Brands has several subsidiaries, including game studios like for example Pixowl, The Sandbox, nWay, Stryking Entertainment. They also have a partnership with Dapper Labs, the company behind the Flow blockchain, and they have invested in the strategy game Axie Infinity.

The blockchain games company is the organization behind a variety of crypto tokens. They use REVV for their racing games, including MotoGP Ignition and F1 Delta Time. Then there’s SAND, which is the main currency for The Sandbox. In addition they are working with other subsidiaries on more tokens, like GAMEE and LYMPO.

  • Versus Systems Announced Strategic Investment from Animoca Brands

    On March 10, 2022, Versus Systems Inc. announced that they had partnered with Animoca Brands. The Hong Kong-based gaming company participated in Versus Systems’ public offering that closed on February 28, 2022. This investment will help push forward Versus’s vision for the future of crypto rewards in the gaming and entertainment industry. Animoca Brands has good expertise in creating play-to-earn […]
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  • Immutable Raises $200M to Bring Blockchain Gaming to the Masses

    After raising funding at a valuation of $410 million in 2021, Immutable just raised $200 million in the Series C funding round bringing the company’s valuation at $2.5 Billion. Several big investors participated in this round, including Tencent and Animoca Brands.  Immutable has recently raised $20 million funding in a Series C funding round that […]
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  • Crazy Defense Heroes Adds Tower Map NFT Rewards

    Animoca Brands, the creator of Crazy Defense Heroes, has recently announced the new play-to-earn rewards for March and April. The reward pool will be upgraded to 1,800,000 TOWER tokens per month in March and April 2022. Besides TOWER tokens, players will also be able to earn Tower Map NFTs. TOWER Tokens reward pools for March […]
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  • Phantom Galaxies Alpha Video Review

    Phantom Galaxies just released the second episode of their closed alpha. While still in alpha, Phantom Galaxies really exceeded our expectations in terms of gameplay and quality. With great graphics, a solid storyline, an action-packed gameplay, good voice acting we have here one of the first AAA title to hit the blockchain gaming space. Sit […]
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  • Animoca Brands to Compensate Victims of the Phantom Galaxies Discord Hack

    On November 24, 2021, Animoca Brands announced they would compensate the financial damages caused to the players due to the hack of their Phantom Galaxy Discord server and fake NFT scam that took place on November 19. Players affected by the hack can now claim their compensation via the official Phantom Galaxies website. On November […]
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  • Animoca Brands Acquires Grease Monkey Games

    Animoca Brands doesn’t seem to slow down its expansion. They just announced the acquisition of indie game maker Grease Monkey Games, a studio specialized in motorsport titles. Grease Monkey Games was founded in 2013 as a contract-based developer for global car manufacturers such as Honda, Nissan, GM and Toyota. In 2014 they started developing their […]
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  • Animoca Brands and Brinc Launch New $30M Guild Accelerator Program

    To support the worldwide play-to-earn guild ecosystem, Animoca Brands and Brinc have created a new $30 million Guild Accelerator Program. Each guild approved into the program will get up to $500,000 in investment from the corporations. Highlights from the Press Release On February 14th, 2022, Animoca Brands and Brinc announced their plan to release the […]
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  • Blockade Games to Expand Neon District Universe

    Blockchain video game studio Blockade Games has received a $5 million investment from Animoca Brands and various other investors to expand the Neon District universe. The team plans to add new in-game functionalities and introduce new assets into the ecosystem. At the moment Neon District exists as a tactical turn-based cyberpunk RPG on the Polygon […]
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  • Animoca Brands Invests in Monopoly Game Upland

    The virtual real-estate game Upland has raised $18 million at a $300 million valuation through an investment round led by Animoca Brands. Upland wants to use the funding to speed-up their roadmap and deliver new features a lot faster. They also want to bring more corporations into the virtual world of Upland. Animoca Brands itself […]
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  • Alpine Racing Making Exclusive NFT Cars

    Alpine Racing will become the first car manufacturer to release new concept cars exclusively as an NFT, and these will become available in REVV Racing. The Alpine GTA Concept will come in five versions, created by the Alpine Cars and Alpine F1 Team. Auctions will start on November 3rd, and end on the 5th. Alpine […]
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