NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. OTCM, operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced Axion Ventures (((TSX-V: AXV, OTCQX:AXNVF), an investment issuer that maintains holdings in technology companies, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market.  Axion Ventures upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink® market.

Axion Ventures begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "AXNVF."  U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome Axion Ventures to the OTCQX Best Market," said Jason Paltrowitz, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group. "Cross-trading their shares in the U.S. on OTCQX will enable Axion Ventures to efficiently distribute news and information to the U.S. market and provide easier access for U.S. investors to trade their shares."

"In response to growing investor interest and the expected launch of Rising Fire, our 600 man-year, third-person shooter, role playing game with Tencent Holdings Limited (HKG: 0700), we have chosen to have our shares traded on OTCQX," said Todd Bonner, Chairman and CEO of Axion. "We anticipate that the OTCQX Market will provide Axion with greater exposure, accessibility and liquidity in the United States and broaden our potential audience to a group of investors who can participate in our success while using a platform that allows them to better analyze, value and trade our shares."

Axion Ventures was sponsored for OTCQX by Clark Wilson LLP, a qualified third-party firm responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements and recommending membership. 

About Axion Ventures
Axion Ventures is an Investment Issuer with majority ownership in Axion Games, an online video game development and publishing company headquartered in Shanghai, China as well as in True Axion Interactive Ltd., a video game development company headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand and cofounded with True Corporation. Axion Ventures also maintains holdings in other innovative technology companies.   

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
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