ChainCatcher news, the blockchain gaming platform Rainmaker Games has announced the completion of a new funding round of $4.7 million, led jointly by Placeholder and Hivemind Capital, with participation from Shima Capital, Peer Ventures, Coinfund, Side Door Ventures, Blockwall Capital, Placeholder, and Tokenbay Capital. The company plans to use this new funding to launch a beta version early this year.Rainmaker Games aims to help Web2 and Web3 gamers explore hundreds of P2E games. It will build a "Play-to-Earn" gaming platform designed to connect potential players with guilds that own NFTs and lending services, introduce players to new blockchain-based games, and provide tools for recruiting and managing players.Previously, according to data from the crypto project data platform Rootdata, Rainmaker Games announced the completion of a $6.5 million seed funding round in December last year, with participation from Animoca Brands, Alameda Research, Polygon Studios, CoinFund, Republic Realm, SkyVision Capital, and Merit Circle. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Polygon Studios CEO Ryan Wyatt stated: "In 2022, Polygon established or expanded partnerships with OpenSea, Magic Eden, Coinbase, Robinhood, and Phantom, and participated in the gaming, DeFi, and music sectors. Polygon will delve into the PFP and art fields in 2023." (source link)

ChainCatcher news, AR NFT project Onlybots developer Anima has completed a $3 million funding round, led by Polygon Studios, Not Boring Capital, HashKey, and others. Onlybots is an Ethereum-based virtual pet NFT, and Anima co-founder Alex Herrity stated that each Onlybot comes with GPS coordinates that can be viewed through a smartphone camera, allowing NFT holders to overlay digital creatures in the physical world.It is reported that Anima was co-founded by Herrity and Neil Voss, and previously raised $500,000 in a seed round led by Coinbase Ventures. Last week, they released the first two batches of about 500 virtual pet NFTs, Onlybots. (source link)