Summary

  • Independent gaming start-up Emptyvessel has closed a $11m funding round, including an initial seed round and its latest Series A investment drive, which will go towards the continued development of its first game, Defect.
  • The funding round was led by NCSoft and 1AM Gaming, with support from Black Phoenix Games, Anurup Joseph, Sebastiaan Hejne, Sisu Game Ventures, Raptor Group and Compute.
  • Defect, a immersive objective shooter game set in a dystopian future is currently in development for platforms PC and console.
  • The company has a core team of 14, but plans to grow its employee headcount in the next year with a focus on sustainable game development and innovative game design.
  • Defect is currently available for wishlisting on Steam and the Epic Games Store, with a full gameplay reveal due in the near future.

By Dean Takahashi

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