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Yoton Yo Studios has appointed award-winning Paul Jenkins to role of creative director in residence for the upcoming Exfinitum Omniverse physical-digital trading card game.
Burbank, California-based Yoton Yo Studios recently announced it had raised a $15 million Series A investment, and continues to attract world-leading blockchain grant funding. And the independent studio is starting to tell the world about its “phygital” TCG game, Exfinitum Omniverse.
The company is helmed by Peter J. Wacks, co-creator of Cyberpunk collectible card game and an award-winning author of graphic novels, comics and major franchises; The team aims to have rich storytelling and narrative at the core of Exfinitum Omniverse.
To supplement the talented Wacks and his writing team, the studio have significantly boosted their credentials and creative capacity with the appointment of Jenkins and his Meta Studios to the team.
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Yoton Yo Studios is making phygital games.
Jenkins is a serial award-winning creator, with accomplishments that straddle writing for, and building franchises in the film, graphic novel and video game industries.
During this time, he has won an Eisner, been nominated for BAFTAs, hit No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, and worked with hundreds of world-renowned entertainment icons, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man, Batman, and The Origin of Wolverine to six platinum-selling video games.
Jenkins is also credited with playing a key role in the revitalization of the Marvel Universe. His creations have been seen in multiple Marvel movies and video games,including Into The SpiderVerse, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and the upcoming Thunderbolts movie, which sees the screen debut of The Sentry.
Wacks said, “I’ve long held the belief that talent begets talent and never more so than when you put highest grade creatives in the same sandbox. I’m ecstatic that Paul and his team have come to join us. What they bring is not just exceptional creative talent and output, but ready-baked IP that fits Exfintium’s purpose and story arc. This is going to be a fun ride.”
Wacks said the game will hit alpha in the fourth quarter.
The fantasy part of Exfinitum.
“We’ll have playtesting happening then, and we’re starting playtesting on tabletops now,” he said.
Jenkins said, “Peter and I have been in this business for a long time. We’ve delivered a lot of content across multiple franchises. And I was lucky enough to be introduced to …
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Yoton Yo Studios has appointed award-winning Paul Jenkins to role of creative director in residence for the upcoming Exfinitum Omniverse physical-digital trading card game.
Burbank, California-based Yoton Yo Studios recently announced it had raised a $15 million Series A investment, and continues to attract world-leading blockchain grant funding. And the independent studio is starting to tell the world about its “phygital” TCG game, Exfinitum Omniverse.
The company is helmed by Peter J. Wacks, co-creator of Cyberpunk collectible card game and an award-winning author of graphic novels, comics and major franchises; The team aims to have rich storytelling and narrative at the core of Exfinitum Omniverse.
To supplement the talented Wacks and his writing team, the studio have significantly boosted their credentials and creative capacity with the appointment of Jenkins and his Meta Studios to the team.
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GamesBeat Summit Call for Speakers
We’re thrilled to open our call for speakers to our flagship event, GamesBeat Summit 2024 hosted in Los Angeles, where we will explore the theme of “Resilience and Adaption”.
Apply to speak here
Yoton Yo Studios is making phygital games.
Jenkins is a serial award-winning creator, with accomplishments that straddle writing for, and building franchises in the film, graphic novel and video game industries.
During this time, he has won an Eisner, been nominated for BAFTAs, hit No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, and worked with hundreds of world-renowned entertainment icons, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man, Batman, and The Origin of Wolverine to six platinum-selling video games.
Jenkins is also credited with playing a key role in the revitalization of the Marvel Universe. His creations have been seen in multiple Marvel movies and video games,including Into The SpiderVerse, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and the upcoming Thunderbolts movie, which sees the screen debut of The Sentry.
Wacks said, “I’ve long held the belief that talent begets talent and never more so than when you put highest grade creatives in the same sandbox. I’m ecstatic that Paul and his team have come to join us. What they bring is not just exceptional creative talent and output, but ready-baked IP that fits Exfintium’s purpose and story arc. This is going to be a fun ride.”
Wacks said the game will hit alpha in the fourth quarter.
The fantasy part of Exfinitum.
“We’ll have playtesting happening then, and we’re starting playtesting on tabletops now,” he said.
Jenkins said, “Peter and I have been in this business for a long time. We’ve delivered a lot of content across multiple franchises. And I was lucky enough to be introduced to …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]