VitalXP raises $3M for Web3 shooter Lowlife Forms
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VitalXP has raised an additional $3 million in pre-seed financing for its action-packed gameverse platform and its first game, Lowlife Forms.
The round was led by Streamlined Ventures and Marbruck Investments. And it shows that Web3-based games are still getting funding in spite of a crypto meltdown and tough times in the blockchain space.
Lowlife Forms is an evolved modular shooter set in a gritty yet humorous science-fantasy world filled with alien smugglers, droid bounty hunters, mercs, cons and psycho crime lords. The deep lore behind the game lives at the intersection of advanced alien technology and mystical shamanistic magic.
“We’re building this new Lowlife Forms IP from the ground up for the blockchain,” said Tarik Malak, creative director for Lowlife Forms. “Including the community from day zero is a defining trait for the crypto space, and we’re excited to include the players and fans on this journey in charting the course for both our fiction and the game’s development over time.”
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Malak added, “Things that happen in the community can bubble up into our game’s lore, and the game itself will shape stories in other media as we bring Lowlife Forms into animation, film, and other entertainment platforms. A gang we haven’t even thought of is forming as we speak in the community, and might be in the IP and story next year.”
Malak said that he has been thinking about the game for a long time, but it was a side project. The
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