The Sandbox developer Animoca Brands has revealed that it has acquired France-based racing game developer Eden Games for an undisclosed amount.
Eden Games is known for racing games like Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, F1 Mobile Racing, and the Gear Club series. It has long-term partnerships with automotive brands such as BMW, Bugatti, and Porsche, and its apps have generated over 60 million downloads worldwide.

Animoca Brands intends to leverage Eden Games’ expertise and capabilities to work on existing and new titles in the Revv Motorsport ecosystem through the acquisition. In addition, the metaverse developer aims to bring new blockchain-based racing games to the market, providing additional utility to NFT race passes.

“Eden Games will enhance and accelerate the development of the Revv Motorsport ecosystem and add powerful value to the REVV community and the racing metaverse,” said Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu.

Eden Games co-founder and head of the studio David Nadal added: “We are excited to start the next chapter of Eden Games by joining Animoca Brands. We look forward to producing new experiences that challenge the status quo within the motorsport genre and venture into new frontiers such as Web3 alongside a leader in the space.”
Animoca said that the acquisition would allow it to add additional utility to replacement assets issued to players of F1 Delta Time, which ceased operations last month. However, the company told SportsPro that the purchase of Eden Games was not related to the closure.

The licensing agreement for Eden’s F1 Mobile Racing game was entirely separate from the one covering F1 Delta Time, meaning there was no scope for NFT assets to be reused in the former.

“The acquisition is not a direct response to the closure of F1 Delta Time. Rather it is an excellent opportunity to bolster the entire REVV motorsport ecosystem with the expertise of Eden Games, a world-class developer of multiple hit racing and driving games,” said an Animoca Brands spokesperson.

Source: Amonica Brand