Animoca Brands, a digital entertainment company focused on GameFi through blockchain technology, has announced the acquisition of iconic game studio Eden Games – a name synonymous with many popular racing titles and series including Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed, F1 Mobile Racing. , Gear.Club, Test Drive, and V-Rally. According to an announcement from Animoca Brands, it has acquired 100% of the issued capital of Eden Games. Notably, Eden Games was initially owned by Engine Gaming & Media, a holding company that focuses on eSports content, streaming technology, gaming platforms, data analytics and intellectual property through its subsidiaries.
Established in 1998 as a part of AtticEden has sold over 13 million game boxes, while its apps have been downloaded over 60 million times. Its Gear.Club Racing Simulator serves as the primary racing game qualifier for World’s Fastest Gamer, an e-sports TV show that was watched by over 400 million homes worldwide. Eden has forged long-term partnerships with over 30 established brands in the automotive industry including BMW, Bugatti, Porsche, Lotus, Pagani and more. linkedin lists It has 88 employees, mostly based in Lyon, France.
Eden Games acquired by Animoca Brands Not the first in recent times. Earlier this year, Animoca Brands announced the acquisition Mobile game developer Grease Monkey’s.
The company hopes to foray into blockchain gaming to leverage the expertise and capabilities of Eden Games. The company will work on existing and new titles, among others. REVV Motorsport Ecosystem.
Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Executive President, Animoca Brands, said, “With its quarter century of expertise in manufacturing high quality motorsport video games, Eden Games will enhance and accelerate the growth of the REVV motorsport ecosystem and add powerful value to the world. To the REVV community and the racing metaverse.”
On the other hand, David Nadal, Co-Founder and Head of Eden Games Studio, said, “We are excited to start the next chapter of Eden Games by joining Animoca Brands. We look forward to creating new experiences that will position challenge the status quo within the motorsport genre and venture into new areas such as web 3 With a leader in space. ,