Overworld is making free-to-play fantasy multiplayer RPGs for Web2 and Web3 players.
Overworld is making free-to-play fantasy multiplayer RPGs for Web2 and Web3 players.
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Xterio invests $2.5M in multiplayer RPG studio Overworld

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Blockchain gaming publisher Xterio has invested $2.5 million in Overworld, a new partner game studio that will make multiplayer role-playing games with digital collectibles.

Overworld will develop cross-platform, free-to-play games with features such as player ownership and digital collectibles.

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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.