Tony Hawk dives into The Sandbox to build a virtual skate park
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Tony Hawk is venturing into the world of blockchain games in a partnership with The Sandbox.
It’s a bold new adventure for Hawk, who has been a key figure in skateboard gaming for decades. Since launching in 1999, his Tony Hawk Pro Sports franchise generated over $1.4 billion in sales.
Now, the sports legend is thinking about the metaverse. In partnership with Autograph and The Sandbox, Tony Hawk will build the “biggest skatepark in any world — whether the meatworld or metaverse.”
“I’ve been a fan of new technology all of my life — from the first videogames to home computers with CGI capabilities — so I’m fascinated by the metaverse,” said Hawk, in a statement.
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The Sandbox is a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands. It is working with Tony Hawk Inc. and Autograph to create a Tony Hawk LAND in The Sandbox, marking the first entry of Tony Hawk into the blockchain-based world.
Through the partnership, Tony Hawk Inc. and The Sandbox will collaborate on Tony Hawk’s 6×6 LAND to “build the largest virtual skatepark ever made.”
In addition, Autograph will create Tony Hawk avatar non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on Tony Hawk and his most iconic skateboards, equipment, and apparel including the legendary skateboard Tony Hawk used to land the 900 at the X Games in 1999.
The Sandbox will make these NFTs interoperable in
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