Void Labs-backed Blade of God X (BoGX), a blockchain-powered action RPG that raised millions from top crypto investors, came under scrutiny after a public fallout between its core teams.
On Tuesday, Amber Bella, former CMO of Blade of God X (BoGX), posted a series of tweets on X, formerly Twitter, accusing the game’s founder, Tnise Liu Yang, and the Web2 development team of mismanagement, reward manipulation, and cutting off the Web3 community that initially funded the project.
“I must now confront the painful truth: this project has failed to deliver on the promises to the community,” she wrote, saying she never handled BoGX funds herself. Instead, she said she trusted founder Tnise Liu Yang’s “experience and character as a 10-year entrepreneur.”
Bella said tensions began in October 2024 during the launch of BoGX’s Ethereal NFT Collection, which promised exclusive staking rights and gameplay benefits.
The NFTs granted holders the ability to use in-game AI agents as “mining machines” and participate in token generation.
However, Bella claims the Web2 development team was still updating site features minutes before the mint, resulting in a two-hour website outage that disrupted the launch.
Amber Bella has not responded to Decrypt’s request for additional comment.
Despite being funded primarily by Web3 contributions, Bella said the development team rejected NFT utilities and community proposals.
During the game’s third test phase, her team discovered internal developer accounts competing on public leaderboards and winning real-money prizes meant for players.
“Only when we presented evidence showing that the accounts were linked to their own wallets did they finally remove these accounts,” the ex-CMO said while alleging that the team initially kept mum when confronted.
Backed by some of the biggest names in the crypto investment space—OKX Ventures, Delphi Ventures, BreederDAO, Eden Holdings, and others—BoGX was marketed as a hybrid action RPG that merged blockchain mechanics with advanced AI.
The project had raised $6 million in funding last May, and was promoted as a leading example of “play-to-train” innovation in Web3 gaming.
Bella said BoGX’s founder sidelined Web3 entirely, leading to “delayed payments turning into no payments” and creating “financial strain on professionals who devoted months to the project.”
After attempting to propose a structured resolution—including NFT refunds and financial transparency—Bella said she was blocked and removed from all internal systems.
To address the situation, the ex-CMO announced she will use her personal 24.2 ETH to distribute partial compensation via “ARB transfers,” based on an end-of-March snapshot of NFT holders.
Blade of God X remains available in early access on the Epic Games Store.
The game blends dark Nordic themes with “Souls-like” combat mechanics and supports optional blockchain features through Immutable X and Ethereum Virtual Machine chains.
Players can collect NFT-based “Soul Cards,” train AI companions, and link wallets like MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet.
Void Labs and Tnise Liu Yang have not yet commented publicly on the allegations.
Bella closed her thread with a direct message to Liu Yang, “You’ve abandoned the project without explanation or basic settlement… The Web3 community deserves better than promises that evaporate once funding is secured.”
Edited by Stacy Elliott.
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