Shrapnel is a multiplayer shooter on the blockchain.

Shrapnel raises $7M in private token sale and reveals plans for shooter title

Shrapnel has raised $7 million in a private token sale for its planned triple-A shooter game that takes advantage of blockchain technology.

The company, also called Shrapnel, has also released its white paper and unveiled its roadmap in the wake of the token sale.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.