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The development studio of NFT shooting game "MadWorld" completed US$11 million in Series A financing, with a16z participating in the investment

NFT shooting game "MadWorld" development studio Carbonated Inc announced the completion of a $11 million A round of financing, led by Korean gaming giant Com2uS, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Bitkraft Ventures, Cypher Capital, Blocore, Goal Ventures and WAGMI Ventures. MadWorld will be officially launched at some point in 2024, combining third-person competitive shooting action with territory control games based on NFT land assets. The game takes place on Earth in the post-apocalyptic era.

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