HyperPlay raises $12M for cross-chain Web3 game launcher
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HyperPlay has raised $12 million for its Web3 game launcher and cross-chain aggregator of multiple game stores.
HyperPlay was launched in November of last year as a joint collaboration between MetaMask, the self-custody Web3 wallet, and Game7, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on building Web3 gaming infrastructure.
HyperPlay aims to make interoperability the default for all Web3 games through a wallet overlay on top of games that allows players to carry their MetaMask wallet directly inside of native or browser-based games.
Griffin Gaming Partners and Bitkraft Ventures co-led the round. Other investors in the round include MetaMask’s parent company ConsenSys, Ethereal Ventures, Delphi, Game7, Mirana Ventures, Monoceros Ventures and others.
“HyperPlay ensures there is a home for games that is open and developer-friendly, encouraging technical innovation in games and accruing more value to developers versus traditional constructs,” said Pierre Planche, a partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, in a statement. “The platform will enable a better overarching user experience for gamers across all games, thanks to a persistent data layer for discovery, assets, profiles, achievements and more. Jacob is a core contributor to MetaMask’s success, and we are excited about HyperPlay’s close partnership with the MetaMask team and Game7.”
HyperPlay said Web3 gaming a lot in the past couple of years, but most Web3 games have still been structured as walled gardens that lack the kind of interoperable use cases that Web3 game developers want to build. When game developers chose to build greater Web3 utility
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