Unio aims bigger in Web3 gaming with new CEO Mark Long
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Summary
Mark Long, the former boss of arcade firm Shrapnel, has been appointed as the new CEO of Web3 gaming start-up Unio, according to a report on GamesBeat.
Long’s former CTO at Shrapnel, Wyatt Ridgeway, is a friend and former colleague who has also worked with Long on and off for two decades.
Unio, led by a team with industry experience on franchises such as GTA, Star Wars and Call of Duty, is a Web3 gaming platform that enables players to create, own and share digital assets within the “Unioverse”, a community-owned sci-fi franchise featuring multiple games and content tied together via a shared sci-fi narrative.
Long was persuaded to join Unio following his departure from Shrapnel, which he described as a “disruption” resulting from a dispute with investors who faced debt problems and were accused of trying to take company funds.
He is now aiming to steer the company towards profitability following soon-to-be-launched releases, including a Rocket League-style game.