Azra Games recently announced the successful raise of $15 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from NFX, Coinbase Ventures, Play Ventures, and Franklin Templeton. Andreessen Horowitz invested in Azra Games through its brand new crypto fund which has pledged $600 million to funding blockchain games.
Azra was co-founded by Sonny Mayugba and Travis Boudreaux, along with veteran game designer and Electronic Arts (EA) alumnus Mark Otero, who serves as CEO.
Azra Games just announced their brand new collectible and combat RPG title called Legions & Legends. The game is currently in development and is being designed to be a “first-of-its-kind battle experience” for web3 gamers. It is set to be released later this year (2022) and will of course incorporate NFTs in order to provide in-game assets. The narrative for the game develops in a universe called the Corvus Galaxy where “magic and technology collide”.
Azra stated that they are planning to release the “Genesis Collection” NFTs this summer prior to the games debut. These NFTs are set to be minted on Ethereum. The NFTs will be used to generate in-game resources for the Legions & Legends battle experience. Launching later this year on an Ethereum-based level 2 blockchain.
