The sandbox

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The Sandbox is a video game first released on May 15, 2012 for iOS and Android . It was developed by Pixowl and acquired by Animoca in 2018 . The Sandbox is a member of the Blockchain Game Alliance .

Part 1 & 2: 2D pixels

In the game can pixels -like worlds are created. The successor Sandbox Evolution appeared in 2016 . According to Animoca's press release , The Sandbox had been downloaded over 40 million times by August 2018 and had over 1 million active users per month.

Part 3: 3D Voxels & NFTs

In August 2018, Animoca acquired the game for $ 4.875 million. The plan is a Minecraft -like 3D version in voxel style for Windows products created with the user in the game (with the currency SAND LAND or in the form of Non-Fungible tokens , "ERC-721") on the block chain can act .

In September 2018 the game won the "Blockchain Gamer Prize" at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki.

The free game editor Voxedit has been available for download since 2019. On December 5th, 2019, all virtual LAND units of the pre-sale were sold within 4 hours. Between July 19 and September 19, 2019, Square Enix , B Cryptos, and True Global Ventures invested US $ 2.01 million in The Sandbox. By June 2020, US $ 1 million in virtual land had been sold. SAND cryptocurrency worth USD 3 million is to be sold through Binance IEO.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. https://medium.com/sandbox-game/the-evolution-of-the-sandbox-762f0023349
  2. https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/25/the-sandbox-evolution-delivers-side-scrolling-user-created-worlds-that-are-10x-bigger
  3. https://medium.com/sandbox-game/what-is-the-sandbox-850de68d893e
  4. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/325276/Animoca_Brands_acquires_Pixowl_developer_of_game_for_mobile_and_blockchain.php
  5. https://cryptodisrupt.com/animoca-brands-purchases-pixowl-advancing-blockchain-tech-in-mobile-gaming
  6. https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/26/animoca-brands-acquires-sandbox-game-developer-pixowl-for-4-875-million
  7. https://cryptobitgames.com/interview-with-the-sandbox-development-team
  8. https://medium.com/sandbox-game/user-generated-contents-meets-nfts-within-the-sandbox-4b865966c54e
  9. https://medium.com/sandbox-game/native-meta-transactions-erc-1776-97460cc6fcf0
  10. https://twitter.com/ysiu/status/1039893423715741696
  11. https://www.voxedit.io
  12. https://blockchaingamer.net/the-sandbox-blockchain-gaming-platform-first-in-game-virtual-real-estate-land-presale-sells-out-in-4-hours
  13. https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/19/the-sandbox-raises-2-million-more-to-build-out-blockchain-based-game-world/
  14. https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-sandbox-game-on-ethereum-receives-2-million-investment
  15. https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrynpollock/2020/03/30/blockchain-gaming-attracting-heavy-hitters-as-square-enix-backs-tsb-gaming/#3b7219ee57bb
  16. https://twitter.com/arthurmadrid/status/1271459667961667584
  17. https://block-builders.de/binance-steller-naechste-ieo-vor-the-sandbox-sand/