The Sandbox and Dimitri “Vegas” Thivaios partner to bring Alien Samurai Dino Warriors to the metaverse
Dream Big Productions’ deal will bring a classic arcade-style experience to The Sandbox gaming virtual world
DATELINE – 2 June 2022 (1pm UTC) – Artist and actor Dimitri “Vegas” Thivaios’ Dream Big Productions announced today a partnership with The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, to bring an authentic Alien Samurai Dino Warriors arcade experience to The Sandbox. Set in its own LAND in The Sandbox, the “DinoVerse” experience will pay tribute to classic beat ‘em up arcade games with a voxel-style makeover.
The DinoVerse in The Sandbox will feature voxel versions of Alien Samurai Dino Warriors heroes and villains. The characters will go toe-to-toe in an exciting gaming experience, including a plethora of powerful weapons and assets players can use to customize their equipment. In addition to playing together, players will be able to meet and chat in the DinoVerse LAND using their avatar characters.
Alien Samurai Dino Warriors is an upcoming graphic novel series created by Dimitri Vegas with Erik Burnham – one of IDW Publishing's most critically acclaimed writers on properties like Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and many more. Also joining the iconic development team for the series is acclaimed producer David Uslan and his renowned father Michael Uslan, the originator of the Batman film franchises, from 1989's Batman to Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, Zach Snyder's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, to the Oscar-winning The Joker and The Batman film.
Part virtual real estate, part amusement park, The Sandbox fully embraces the idea of the metaverse as a continuous shared digital space where worlds and heroes collide to make magic. The inclusion of Dino Warriors in this ecosystem brings even more diversity and possibilities for The Sandbox users to experience their favorite universes and interact with each other. By joining The Sandbox, the world of Dino Warriors also takes on a new dimension and makes a brand new mark in the metaverse and Web3 as a whole.
“The versatility of Dimitri Vegas’s talent and the variety of his work reflect the diversity of art and entertainment we look to showcase in The Sandbox,” said Sebastien Borget, COO and Co-Founder of The Sandbox. “We are excited to welcome Alien Samurai Dino Warriors to the metaverse.”
As a first step to welcoming Alien Samurai Dino Warriors into its metaverse, The Sandbox will offer an exclusive voxel-dinosaur to current collectable holders of the first Dino Warriors NFT series. More details on this offer will be announced shortly.
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About Dmitri Vegas
A two-time awarded World #1 DJ, Dimitri Vegas's international music career has also led him to become a platinum-selling artist, including collaborating with artists such as Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, and even legendary composer Hans Zimmer. Alongside his music, Dimitri Vegas recently moved into the movie business, producing and acting, and has already begun making waves in Hollywood. He landed his first lead role in the upcoming action movie HAZARD and has worked on forthcoming blockbuster Jurassic World 3: Dominion. Previous acting credits include European film Gangsta by Bad Boys 3 directors Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah, Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, Jean-Claude Van Damme's gritty action movie Lukas and Mortal Kombat 11, the latest installment of the iconic videogame franchise.
About The Sandbox
The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is one of the decentralized virtual worlds that has been fueling the recent growth of virtual real estate demand having partnered with major IPs and brands including Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, The Rabbids, Shibuya 109, Gucci Vault, The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Richie Hawtin, The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, ZEPETO, CryptoKitties, and more. Building on existing The Sandbox IP that has more than 40 million global installs on mobile, The Sandbox metaverse offers players and creators a decentralized and intuitive platform to create immersive 3D worlds and game experiences and to safely store, trade, and monetize their creations.
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About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner and ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification that is working to advance digital property rights. It develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes; and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Formula E. The company has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Forj, Lympo, Grease Monkey Games, and Eden Games. Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of more than 200 investments in NFT-related companies and decentralized projects that are contributing to building the open metaverse, including Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on Twitter or Facebook.