Former Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption License Creator at Rockstar Games joins Revolving Games’ advisory board for blockchain games after participating in a $13.2 million fundraiser.
As head of British studio Absurd Ventures in Games for just over a year, Dan Houser has always been cautious since his departure from Rockstar Games, unlike Leslie Benzies with Everywhere in Build A Rocket Boy. If Dan Houser’s return to the video game industry is yet to be determined, Revolving Games has decided to welcome him to its advisory board after a multi-million dollar investment combined with investments from Pantera Capital, Animoca Brands, Polygon, Dapper Labs, Permanens Capital Partners, Kenetic, Sarmayacar and DWeb3 Capital.
Revolving Games relies on Dan Houser for its development
Saad Zaim, co-founder of Revolving Games, said:
Dan Houser is an industry legend (…) Our vision is clear: we want to make AAA quality games that grab attention at big events like Gamescom and E3. As the world moves from a developer-owned ecosystem to a gamer-owned ecosystem, we will be at the forefront of this evolution by continuing to release games that compete with the best in the traditional video game industry.
Led by three Pakistani gaming veterans namely brothers Saad Zaim, Ammar Zaim and Shayan Zaim, Revolving Games has two studios and a team of over 100 employees working on blockchain games across the country: North America, Europe and Asia. His first project was a blockchain game inspired by Battlestar Galactica in partnership with Gala Games and NBCUniversal, and his second project will be Skyborne Legacy, a social exploration experience inspired by Nintendo classics such as Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda, and collaborative. adventure role-playing game to be deployed on the Polygon network.
AAA video game with blockchain
Over the next two years, Revolving Games will commit an additional $13.2 million in capital to develop scalable, fully decentralized gaming experiences for globally recognized franchises and its own original intellectual property. The company has already built publishing tools and other technologies to help launch Web 3.0 games faster and more efficiently.