Free Seasonal Event Kicks off as Metaverse Platform Passes 2M User Milestone, Supporting Independent Game Developers with Featured Game Maker Fund Titles.
The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced today it has launched its highly anticipated Alpha Season 2, with a wave of diverse new game experiences in progress for the Alpha Season and beyond. This comes as the entertainment metaverse surpasses two million registered users in just 13 months, showing strong global interest ahead of this year’s full launch.
The Sandbox Alpha Season 2 will welcome all registered users, including those who sign up during the four-week event, with free access to all of +35 solo and multiplayer experiences including Snoop Dogg’s Foreplay, a sneak peek at the rap legend’s Snoopverse, and Hong Kong’s Star Ferry Pier, a time-traveling tour of the city’s famous pier brought to life by the South China Morning Post’s historic archive. For the first time, Mac users can participate alongside PC players. Experiences will be introduced each weekday, including upgraded versions of content introduced in Season 1, new original experiences including a fashion show event, new tracks from DJ and entertainer Blond:ish to keep the crowd dancing in Club XYZ, and a new transportation hub. Through play-to-earn, players can complete more than 200 gameplay quests to earn raffle tickets that offer a chance to win a Season 2 Alpha Pass for free. A total of 10,000 Season 2 Alpha Passes are available, each of which grants a chance to win up to 1,000 $SAND rewards.
Four new titles supported by The Sandbox Game Maker Fund, established to support independent game developers, are included in Alpha Season 2. More experiences are in development, as the Game Maker Fund is funding deeper and richer games in multiple categories ranging from platform games to RPGs to racing and social experiences. A sneak peek at some of the Game Maker-funded experiences can be seen here:
