Robot Cache, S.L. is a

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established to allow for digital buying and selling of video games. It was founded in January 2018 by

Brian Fargo Frank Brian Fargo (born December 15, 1962) is an American video game designer, producer, programmer and executive, and founder of Interplay Entertainment, inXile Entertainment and Robot Cache. Biography Early life A descendant of the family t ...

, and reached open beta in May 2020. Aimed to be a direct competitor to

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, the digital storefront from

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, Robot Cache differs allows users to sell games through the service's encrypted

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, reducing the cost of operating the storefront. It is backed by a new

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, IRON, which sellers mine or receive and can use to purchase games alongside real-world funds.

History

Robot Cache was founded in January 2018 by

, the founder of

InXile Entertainment inXile Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Tustin, California. Specializing in role-playing video games, inXile was founded in 2002 by Interplay co-founder Brian Fargo. The studio ...

. Lee Jacobson serves at the

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, and Mark Caldwell as the chief technology officer. Laura Naviaux Sturr, formerly of Daybreak, was CMO and COO in 2018 and 2019, leaving for

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. Robot Cache planned on a

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. In September 2018, Robot Cache had gained about in IRON from Millennium BlockChain, an investment firm, with the option to obtain up to if desired. In December 2019,

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joined the platform. On May 12, 2020, Robot Cache launched as an

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References

External links

* {{Official website, https://robotcache.com/ Internet properties established in 2018 Online-only retailers of video games