MadWorld, a post-apocalyptic shooter for iOS and Android, opened its early access game test registration on Thursday, giving players a chance to test NFT-based territory management. The studio behind the game, Carbonated, also announced it raised $13 million in new funding from notable sponsors.

Founded in 2015 by video game industry veterans from companies like PlayStation and Electronic Arts, Carbonated Inc exclusively told GG from Decrypt that it raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Com2uS, a South Korean gaming giant behind the XPLA blockchain network used by MadWorld for its network elements.

Additional sponsors of the round include Andreessen Horowitz, Bitkraft Ventures, Cypher Capital, Blocore, Goal Ventures, and WAGMI Ventures, according to the company's statement. The studio previously raised $8.5 million in 2020, with Andreessen and Bitkraft also participating then.

Set to release in 2024, MadWorld combines third-person competitive shooting with territory control gameplay based on NFT land assets. The game unfolds in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth six months after a dire event called "The Collapse," setting the stage for intense survival battles.

Players can own, upgrade, and trade tokenized versions of real locations on a hex grid of over 250,000 land plots. Each land plot in MadWorld has specific available resources and potential advantages, and if in-game clans want to fight on these plots and take advantage of unique privileges, they must pay "tribute" to the NFT land owner.