Japanese game publishing and development company Square Enix has announced a new deal with The Sandbox to allow one of its IPs to appear in the Metaverse-based platform. The company will bring elements of one of its oldest intellectual properties – Dungeon Siege – into the sandbox, allowing players to incorporate these elements into their own custom-built experiences.
Square Enix Partners with Sandbox
Square Enix, a traditional gaming company, announced that it is partnering with Metaverse-based platform The Sandbox to bring one of its IPs to the virtual world. The IP the company will introduce is Dungeon Siege, an RPG experience that has sold over 1.7 million copies and spawned a series of sequels.
The collaboration will involve the integration of Dungeon Siege into the Metaverse in two different ways. Square Enix will install an interactive piece in the platform to allow players to enjoy experiences including Dungeon Siege elements, and to identify ways in which they can integrate these elements to create their own stories.
The second integration considers the inclusion of Vox elements based on the Dungeon Siege universe for users to create their own experiences using the native Voxedit and Game Maker utilities. In this way users will be able to create their own micro-world without writing code.
Hideki Uehara, director of business development at Square Enix, said:
Dungeon Siege has always been about inspiring adventure and entering the sandbox metaverse to empower players to craft their own personal adventures opens up an exciting new chapter for the franchise.
Uhera further added that the company was excited to see the franchise come to life in The Sandbox, powered by the imagination of its fans.
dipping toes in the metaverse
This is one of Square Enix’s first forays into a Metaverse-based platform. However, the company has already announced that it is looking at a strong foray into blockchain and play-to-earn (P2E) experiences that include NFT elements.
In fact, the company’s president, Yosuke Matsuda, explained in a New Year’s letter that the company will be investing aggressively in sectors including blockchain gaming and that a self-sustaining token economy could fuel the growth of the game.
Other gaming companies have already partnered with The Sandbox to bring their IPs to the platform. This is the case of Ubisoft, which also included its Rabbids intellectual property on the platform in February.
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