LA-based Mythical Games recently announced plans to grow its global presence this quarter.
According to a Mythical Games press release, the company has launched its first Asian-based office in Seoul, South Korea and its first office in the European Union in Stockholm, Sweden.
“We believe the Korean gaming market is the ideal launch point to grow and expand Mythical into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region,” Mythical Games Vice President of Business Development for the APAC Region Mike Kang said in the release. “APAC is critical to our global growth and key to our continued success. The untapped audience in this region shows a growing interest in play-and-earn gaming, and games on our Mythical Platform are well-positioned to meet that demand by delivering a best-in-class experience to players, whether they are new to blockchain or well-versed in the technology and the benefits it can provide.”
Kang is one of the newest members of the Mythical Games team along with Jikhan Jung, vice president of production, and Adam Schaub, Mythical Europe head and studio general manager.
Just in time for its growth initiative, Mythical Games has obtained technology and staff from Shortround Games, a UK studio based in Brighton known for client and server tools connected with large-scale, competitive games, the release said. Andrew Hubbard, Shortround studio director, will continue to supervise the team in connection with Mythical.
“We’re thrilled to bring the talented Shortround team under the Mythical umbrella, as well as having Adam, Andrew, Mike and Jikhan on board for this next step in our global expansion as we build out our team and scale operations to bring new games to our platform,” Mythical Games CEO and Co-founder John Linden said in the release. “The play-and-earn community is rapidly growing, and we as a company are growing alongside it, to better meet the needs of consumers who want to interact and transact in immersive 3D game worlds."
According to the release, the expansion follows its $150 million Series C earnings raise, announced late last year.
“Mythical Games is uniquely positioned in the blockchain gaming space to create new and exciting opportunities for both players and game creators,” Schaub said in the release. “I believe that we can fundamentally change the traditional view of currencies, what value creation is and how markets operate, changing not only the current state of gaming, but the world as we know it."
Schaub considers the groundwork set for new gaming horizons with the talent available to make it happen.
"When speaking to the Mythical founders about their vision for the company I immediately knew this was the place for me, and I’m eager to tap into the hotbed of highly skilled AAA and mobile gaming talent available in Stockholm to grow our European team and offer an opportunity to be part of the next wave of gaming," he said.