Blast Royale is a 30-player Battle Royale game where players are pitted against each other on a map until the last one standing emerges. The game is being developed by First Light Games, a VC-funded startup based in London.
First Light Games were founded in 2018 and were seeded by Play Ventures and later Dune Ventures. Their vision is to define the gold standard for blockchain gaming and Blast Royale is the first announced blockchain gaming title they’re working on. The CEO is Neil McFarland, CPO is Anil Das Gupta, and CTO is Matt Ryan.
Blast Royale has a long list of partners since announcing a $5 million seed round led by Animoca Brands and Mechanism Capital. Among the lead investors, other prominent players who participated in the seed round include DeFiance Capital, C2 Ventures, Merit Circle, Dragonfly Capital, and more.
Blast Royale just announced its March Madness Tournament with a 300 $MATIC prize pool, and 200 Competitors running from February 27th to March 5th. The team has also revealed they will be participating in Magic Eden’s Mint Madness. Featuring 12+ other free gaming mints in partnership with Magic Eden.
