MadWorld Rolls Out In Early Access As Studio Nabs $11 Million

On Thursday, MadWorld, a post-apocalyptic shooting game for Android and IOS, began registration for its early access playtest. This allows players to explore its NFT-centred territory control features. The studio that created the game, Carbonated also revealed that it has secured $11 million in new financing from renowned backers.

MadWorld Wants To Offer A Fascinating Gaming Experience

Carbonated Inc. was established in 2015 by video game experts from companies like Electronic Arts and PlayStation. It mentioned that the funding round was spearheaded by Com2uS, a gaming titan in South Korea. The XPLA blockchain network which MadWorld uses for its on-chain elements was created by Com2uS.

The company stated that other firms that contributed to the funding include WAGMI Ventures, Goal Ventures, Blocore, Cypher Capital, Bitkraft Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz. In 2020, the studio secured $8.5 million with Bitkraft and Andreessen both involved then, as well.

MadWorld is set to go live later this year. The game combines territory control gameplay based around NFT land possessions with competitive shooting action from a third-person viewpoint.  The game happens in a post-apocalyptic world six months after a menacing event known as “The Collapse,” paving the way for intense fights for survival.

Players pay tribute in “Rounds,” in-game money that in due course, will be transformed into an on-chain digital currency, powering a digitalized economy

The Chief Executive Officer of Carbonated, Travis Boatman cited that, to increase and maintain tribute benefits, landlords can sink Rounds into their land.

Gamers Can Benefit From Every Piece Of Land In The Game

Players can be able to trade, upgrade, and own tokenized versions of actual sites on a hex grid of more than 250,000 land plots. Every piece of land in the game has specific resources and other possible benefits.

If in-game teams want to fight on those plots and leverage exclusive perks, they will need to pay “tribute” to the owner of the NFT land.

Boatman is an expert in the mobile gaming industry. He held the position of executive at Electronic Arts where he assisted in overseeing the success of such titles as The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker. He believes that mobile is a perfect proving ground for cryptocurrency tech, as long as the games have a universal appeal.

Mobile gamers are used to buying digital properties with cryptocurrency. Boatman mentioned that the company believes it’s one step away from doing this on-chain. He further stated that the usability needs to be boosted and many firms are working hard to achieve this.