Blast Royale, by First Light Games, raises $5 million led by Animoca Brands and other major updates.
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.
Neil McFarland is Co-CEO – Previous to co-founding First Light was Director and Founder of ustwo Games (Monument Valley 1&2, Lands End, Whale Trail). Anil Das-Gupta is also Co-CEO – Former product owner on titles at Natural Motion, Anil also worked at Capcom on the Street Fighter and Resident Evil series.
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.
