The Sandbox Partners With Standard Chartered To Develop Metaverse Mega City 2

The Sandbox forms a partnership with Standard Chartered. (TheSandbox)

JAKARTA – The Sandbox as a blockchain-based gaming platform is reportedly partnering with multinational financial services company Standard Chartered. The agreement is intended for the development of the second phase of the Mega City metaverse project.

In addition to the London-based financial services company, The Sandbox also collaborates with a number of other major players in various sectors such as tourism, hospitality, culture, media, education, banking, investment, music and entertainment.

CryptoPotato reports that metaverse investor and game publisher NFT revealed the names of newcomers in the expansion of Mega City to phase two. They consist of Standard Chartered, Ocean Park, Regal Hotels Group, Tatler Asia, EVI, Brinc, MADworld, Gameone, Chord Hero, Time Gates of Hong Kong Pop Culture, and UFO School.

Sebastien Borget, Co-founder and COO of the Softbank-backed gaming company, stated that his new partnership was the best.

“Our new partner brings some of the best of what makes Hong Kong a multi-cultural and dynamic city while sharing our creative vision for building an open metaverse. They are reinventing themselves and innovating through The Sandbox platform to offer a unique virtual experience,” said Borget.

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Sandbox also plans to launch a new LAND sale on April 28 to allow players to purchase LAND and become part of the Mega City neighborhood.

The latest developments come three months after platform metaverse first announced the creation of the first phase of Mega City. As previously reported, the end goal is to extend Hong Kong culture into the metaverse. As part of an ambitious project, The Sandbox is forging partnerships with the top class in various industries of film, music, entertainment, acting, professional services, and so on, as summarized from CryptoPotato.