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This Founder Says The Future Of Competitive Gaming Is On Our Smartphones
Alexander Mistakidis, cofounder of Gamelynx, a mobile game studio for competitive gamers, is bullish on the future of competitive gaming on smartphones. With e-Sports growing in popularity, there’s no reason for mobile competitive gaming to support that overall growth. Gamelynx has recently raised $1.2 million in funding from various VCs such as M Ventures and traditional gaming companies like Riot Games. Mistakidis is an alum of Y-Combinator, the famed San Francisco-based startup accelerator, and a graduate of the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Science.
Frederick Daso: How did you decide that your main audience would be hardcore gamers on mobile devices, rather than casual players?
Alexander Mistakidis: We are life-long hardcore gamers on PC who love team-based competitive games. We’re excited to bring those action-packed social experiences to mobile in a way that’s accessible to both PC gamers and mobile gamers. We believe our game has a compelling experience for players of all skill and commitment levels.
The problem is there aren’t many great hardcore multiplayer games that you can be casual at. In traditional sports, a typical sports fan doesn’t need to know all of the details of a competition to enjoy it. We believe this can be done well in eSport…
