Empire Avenue, a new start-up formed by veterans from Bioware, Electronic Arts, and MySQL/Sun Microsystems, has secured a seed investment for its self-titled “influence stock market” social game site. This initial backing comes from a private group of angel investors headed by W Media Ventures’ Boris Wertz, who will join the firm’s board of directors. The company will put this financing toward accelerating development initiatives and its marketing plans for increasing its free-to-play game’s awareness …

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Empire Avenue Receives Seed Funding For ‘Influence Stock Market’ Game