USA – Nekcom, a US video game developer, completed an $8m Series A funding round.
The round was led by Galaxy Interactive. Ryan You, Partner, and Co-Head of Gaming at Galaxy Interactive has joined Nekcom’s board of directors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate game development, R&D and international expansion. Founded in 2011 and led by Founder and Chairman Xiangyu Luo, Nekcom develops console and PC games for PS4, PS5, PSVR, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. The studio, which has offices in New York, Los Angeles and a game development center in Wuhan, China, is currently in advanced development for Showa American Story, a post-apocalyptic RPG game with a gripping story and characters, that melds ’80’s American and Japanese pop culture, music, and style. The main character, “Chouko,” wakes up in a grave in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, which has become a Japanese colony in this alternate universe. Players follow on her journey to find her missing sister and discover what occurred over the previous decade while fighting zombies, monsters, and human survivors. The Showa American Story trailer has already been viewed 50 million times globally. The game will be available on PS4, PS5, and PC.Also in development is the first sequel in the NEKCOM “DYING” series, DYING:1983, an immersive, first-person, room escape game developed on Unreal Engine 5 (UE5). It will utilize the PS5 DualSense controller haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to enhance the gameplay experience.As the first step of its international growth, Nekcom recently established NEKCOM US Studio, in New York City, focused on building a U.S. player community and developing strategic business opportunitiesThe company has appointed Kimmy Li, an interactive entertainment and technology executive, as chief executive officer of NEKCOM USA. She will focus on international management, building teams, strategic partnerships, and business development, as well as leveraging NEKCOM’s unique creative vision and enviable technology capabilities. Li has 20 years of diverse experience in business management at Fortune 500 companies and startups in the U.S. and China. She has a proven track record in creating new business model strategies; business development; technology product innovation; marketing and raising capital.22/07/2022
