Bright Star Studios secured over $2 million in a funding backed by Dialectic, Mechanism Capital et al.

Bright Star Studios, an Aarhus, Denmark-based gaming studio, announced the completion of a $2 million capital funding round.

The money was raised from a range of international investors including Dialectic, Mechanism Capital, Delphi Digital, Animoca Brands, Yield Guild, DeFiance Capital, Coingecko Ventures and Weak Simp Capital.

Bright Star Studios intends to use the funding to further Ember Sword's development, enabling it to deliver on its vision of a high-quality and immersive player-first gaming experience supported by an innovative play-to-earn economy powered by the blockchain.

Bright Star Studios, founded in 2019 by CEO Mark Laursen, Joris Huijbregts, Sage Durain and Loren Roosendaal, is working for the development of Ember Sword, an MMORPG that will launch as a free-to-play game. Players will find all the things they expect from an immersive MMORPG, including freeform sandbox gameplay, an immersive world and storyline, PvP and PvE combat, a functioning economy, complex character skill progression and an AI manager that directs gameplay to enhance player experience.

Bright Star Studios raised $700k from Play Ventures and Galaxy Interactive in 2020.