Azra Games raises another $10 million from a16z crypto. This brings the total raised to $25 million – other investors were NFX, Coinbase Ventures, Play Ventures, and Franklin Templeton. Mark Otero is the CEO and Founder of Azra Games. Mark Otero was previously the General Manager of Capital Games at Electronic Arts (EA), where they were responsible for the studio’s mobile and Facebook free-to-play games.
Azra Games launched its first NFT (non-fungible token) collection, The Hopeful, on Magic Eden. The NFTs are part of the company’s upcoming Legions & Legends sci-fi game. Legions & Legends will be the first game coming from Azra Games. The Hopeful NFTs will serve as PFPs as part of the upcoming Azra Games universe and will supposedly grant holders unique Azra Games community benefits and perks. Holders of The Hopeful NFTs will have access to private Discord channels with the Azra team, early beta access to Azra titles, and other undisclosed benefits.
We had the honor of hosting Mark Otero on The REalThirdWeb Twitter spaces!
