"We are ecstatic to reveal this incredible roster of investors who are supporting MonkeyBall," said Oren Langberg, the platform's Head of Marketing.
"Play-to-earn is an exciting and rapidly growing application for blockchain and NFTs, but finding games with high production quality is difficult." The first play-to-earn game to truly go mainstream is still in the future, and we're working hard to make that a reality for MonkeyBall."
Shalom Mckenzie of DraftKings agreed that "play-to-earn games are a revolution in how gamers interface with the virtual world," and predicted that "gaming and NFTs will be the first true mass appeal application of blockchain; all that is missing is to make it mainstream."
MonkeyBall is a fast-paced, play-to-earn arcade soccer game in which players compete against teams of larger-than-life monkeys. Tokens are awarded for each victory, and those who purchase stadiums and host matches can earn even more.
MonkeyBall is notable for its high production value and rich gaming experience, and it is built on the Unity game engine, which allows it to be deployed on both desktop and mobile platforms. The brightly colored game is the creation of a team of crypto and gaming industry veterans.
"As an early-stage investor in some of the world's most successful mobile/casual gaming start-ups, we at NFX have been looking at the booming play-to-earn market for a while now," NFX's Gigi Levi said. We believe that the space will only grow in the coming years, and that the winners will be those teams that combine the best of blockchain know-how with incredible game-design capabilities – that know how to utilize and unite the best of both blockchain and "traditional" gaming sectors. MonkeyBall is the best we've seen so far!