One of Josh Ryan Bass’ cities in Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs of the Dragon.
Dragons of Atlantis is one of a number of successful free-to-play, hardcore, strategy game franchises that have made Kabam a big player in digital games. It has generated more than $100 million in revenue and is one of the core properties that helped Kabam reach a valuation above $1 billion in a recent funding round that included China’s Alibaba. Kabam says more than 15 million people have played the game.
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