LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Retro Ronin, creator of the forthcoming game and metaverse Voxelnauts, is a proud supporter of the National Wildlife Federation and is currently developing a virtual P-22 mountain lion to benefit the National Wildlife Federation's efforts to #SaveLACougars.

Recently, "The Hollywood Bachelor" – the mountain lion known as P-22, visited Retro Ronin's co-founder and President Jason Archinaco and his wife.  Hours ensued with the live, unfolding event going viral internationally.

"P-22 came into our life unexpectedly," said Archinaco.  "Warhol who was also from Pittsburgh said that everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes.  My wife and I believe that what matters most is what you do with your fifteen minutes when you have them."

Retro Ronin has already created a 3d model of the virtual version of P-22 that will function as a pet in Voxelnauts.  P-22 will be offered on Retro Ronin's web store after the Voxelnauts Kickstarter that is currently live ends.  A video of P-22 is available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClTFELJQyECjVmNXptYUEFg

"Although we wanted to raise money for the National Wildlife Federation in our Kickstarter, Kickstarter's general rules prohibit raising funds for charities to avoid issues," Archinaco said.  "Retro Ronin and National Wildlife Federation are exploring opportunities to allow the virtual P-22 to support and build awareness of the #SaveLACougars campaign."

The National Wildlife Federation's #SaveLACougars campaign seeks to build an animal crossing that will provide safe passage for wildlife over the 101 highway in the Los Angeles area so that animals can properly breed in the wild.  Currently, highways restrict the flow of animals causing inbreeding that threatens each with extinction.

Voxelnauts is a game that will allow players to craft items, mine, explore, survive, colonize, create kingdoms and discover phat lewts.  Players will also be able to create their own planets, lore and games that will operate in the universe all while maintaining and protecting their own intellectual property rights.  The game will operate on Windows, Linux and Mac OS systems, with future support for tablets and phones.

With twenty-one days to go, the Voxelnauts Kickstarter has exceeded thirty five percent of the project's budgeted goal.  Retro Ronin seeks to incentivizing people to promote education, reduce global warming, and assist in animal conservation efforts, using a virtual world to make the real world better.

For More Information:
www.voxelnauts.com
www.retroronin.com

Media contact: Jason Archinaco, email: jarchinaco@retroronin.com

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