Mystic Moose Raises $5M From Animoca Brands And Courtside Ventures To Build Blockchain Game Metaverse “Planet Mojo”
Founded by Gaming Veterans from LucasArts and EA, the Web3 GameFi Venture Is Also Backed by Republic Crypto, Alameda, Sfermion, Spartan Capital, Polygon Studios and Others
DECEMBER 22, 2021, Boston, MA — Mystic Moose, a new independent game developer, today announced the closing of $5 million in venture capital and unveiled Planet Mojo, a mysterious new alien world for players to discover and compete in a suite of interconnected games, beginning with an Auto Chess title. Featuring Player vs. Player (PvP) and Play-to-Earn mechanics, Planet Mojo will also use Augmented Reality elements and have a charitable eco-friendly component. The award-winning Mystic Moose team is made up of gaming industry veterans with over 25 years experience from LucasArts, EA, Activision, and HappyGiant. The seed round is led by Animoca Brands, with participation from Courtside Ventures, Republic Crypto, Alameda, AU21, Sfermion, Polygon Studios, Collab+Currency, Sky Vision Capital, Spartan Capital, HyperEdge, Momentum6, Fourth Revolution Capital, and others.
“We invested in Mike and Mystic Moose because of the team’s experience in creating, launching, and shipping commercial titles for the gaming industry’s top legacy publishers,” said Yat Siu, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands. “On top of that, as a big auto chess fan, I’m very excited about Planet Mojo and its upcoming blockchain-powered metaverse and auto chess game. We look forward to working with the team to push blockchain gaming to the next level.”
Mystic Moose CEO and Founder Mike Levine previously sat on the Technology Council at Skywalker Ranch, a workplace created by George Lucas, and created and ran the Visual FX group at LucasArts where he created and implemented several new art pipelines on classic games. Eric Campanella is Mystic Moose’s Art Director, previously working on titles including Call of Duty 2 and 3 and Command and Conquer: Generals. Planet Mojo is the inaugural title from developer Mystic Moose, and it tells the story of an alien world pitting nature versus machine.
Planet Mojo is a PvP cross-platform auto chess game — a tactical strategy game reinvented for blockchain. Playable in a web browser, the game will allow players to own their teams as NFTs and play-to-earn in ongoing tournaments. Featuring an original IP and characters, players will have the option to own their game assets as NFTs and use them across an upcoming suite of games set inside the Planet Mojo universe.
“As a team who has lived on the bleeding edge of games, we believe blockchain gaming represents the next paradigm shift for the videogame industry,” said Mike Levine, CEO of Mystic Moose. “While still largely misunderstood by traditional gamers, the player-owned assets and economies, play-to-earn and decentralization segments will take community and gaming to the next level. On top of our project residing on a gas-free solution, we will also donate portions of our proceeds to eco-friendly organizations because we want Planet Mojo to become a force for good in the world.”
Planet Mojo will be dropping a set of 10,000 generative 3D animated NFT “Mojos” in the first quarter of 2022 that will be directly usable in games with other perks for early adopters.
Find out more information about Planet Mojo:
ABOUT PLANET MOJO
Planet Mojo is a blockchain gaming metaverse being built by Mystic Moose. Set inside a rich, mysterious alien world, players will compete with their NFT-owned customized teams in a suite of player versus player (PvP) play-to-earn games and esports tournaments, including a debut auto chess title. https://www.planetmojo.io
ABOUT MYSTIC MOOSE
Mystic Moose is a decentralized independent development studio comprised of game industry veterans from LucasArts, EA, Activision, and HappyGiant. The company is backed by industry leaders, including Animoca Brands, Courtside Ventures, Republic, Sfermion, and Alameda. Mystic Moose is headquartered in moose-filled Conway, MA.
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