# Mythical Games

> Mythical Games develops video games and infrastructure for trading in-game digital assets. Its portfolio has included FIFA Rivals, NFL Rivals, Blankos Block Party and Pudgy Party; the latter closed in June 2026. The company also offers marketplace and developer integration technology.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** John Linden (Co-founder and CEO), Jamie Jackson (Co-founder; founding Chief Creative Officer), Rudy Koch (Co-founder; former business development executive), Chris Downs (Co-founder; founding infrastructure operations leader), Cameron Thacker (Co-founder)
- **Products:** FIFA Rivals, Mythical Platform, Pulse Market, Pulse Arena beta, Blankos Block Party
- **Notable:** US$150 million Series C at a US$1.25 billion valuation in 2021., Acquired DMarket and launched Marketplace 2.0 in January 2023., Pudgy Party reported one million downloads within its first month in September 2025, before its June 2026 shutdown.

## Products & services

- **FIFA Rivals** — Free-to-play arcade football for mobile with collectible player assets and trading.
- **Mythical Platform** — Developer infrastructure for digital assets, inventory, payments and secondary markets; REST API integration and SDKs on request.
- **Pulse Market** — Successor marketplace described in the April 2026 migration FAQ; trading prices denominated in USDC.
- **Pulse Arena beta** — Web-based challenges and tournaments that players, creators and partners can organize.
- **Blankos Block Party** — Collectible-avatar PC game; service ended December 18, 2023. Mobile successor has been promoted, without a verified launch here.
- **NFL Rivals** — Licensed arcade mobile football launched in 2023; historical portfolio title, not represented here as currently available.
- **Pudgy Party** — Mobile party game developed with Pudgy Penguins; globally launched August 2025 and shut down June 12, 2026.
- **DMarket** — Gaming-item marketplace acquired in January 2023; its technology supported Mythical Marketplace 2.0.

## Achievements

- US$150 million Series C at a US$1.25 billion valuation in 2021.
- Acquired DMarket and launched Marketplace 2.0 in January 2023.
- Pudgy Party reported one million downloads within its first month in September 2025, before its June 2026 shutdown.
- FIFA reported FIFA Rivals surpassed 2.5 million downloads in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Pudgy Party shut down June 12; Pudgy Penguins shifted attention to Pudgy World.
- **2026-04** — Migration FAQ outlined moving FIFA Rivals trading to Pulse Market, USDC prices, account relinking and re-listing requirements.
- **2025-12** — Introduced Pulse Arena beta for community-created competition.
- **2025-10** — Eightco announced Series D participation alongside ARK Invest and World Foundation, with closing expected later that month.

## Links

- Website: https://mythicalgames.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mythical
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/playmythical
- GitHub: https://github.com/MythicalGames
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playmythical/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playmythical

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Last updated: 2026-10-16