Ubisoft Brings Its Common Rabbids Franchise into The Sandbox as Playable Avatars

Ubisoft is doubling down on web3 because it companions with Animoca Manufacturers’ subsidiary, The Sandbox, to carry the favored Rabbids franchise into the metaverse gaming platform.

On this collaboration, Ubisoft and The Sandbox are launching a set of two,066 Rabbids avatars, every with its personal particular advantages and in-game options. Based on a press launch, Rabbids avatars will unlock particular utilities throughout the digital world, comparable to particular drops, surprises, and extra. 

Rabbids are a fictional species of mischievous and chaotic rabbits that have been created by the French online game developer Ubisoft. They first appeared within the 2006 sport “Rayman Raving Rabbids” as antagonists to the titular character Rayman.

Since their debut, Rabbids have turn out to be a well-liked online game franchise in its personal proper, starring in quite a lot of video games throughout a number of platforms. They’re recognized for his or her foolish antics, zany humor, and irreverent angle and have gained a big following amongst players of all ages.

Rabbids have at all times been well-known for his or her sense of mischief and leaving a playful mark wherever they go. We’re very excited for followers to have the ability to specific themselves by means of this new assortment, and I can’t wait to run into them all through the metaverse.

stated Sebastien Borget, COO and Co-Founding father of The Sandbox

Ubisoft has not launched any official gross sales figures for the Rabbids franchise as a complete since 2019, however a few of the particular person video games within the sequence have been very profitable. The French online game writer even says on its web site that Rabbids have since turn out to be synonymous with Ubisoft. 

As an example, “Rayman Raving Rabbids” offered over 15 million copies worldwide throughout a number of platforms. As well as, Rabbids have additionally appeared in different media, together with a tv sequence referred to as “Rabbids Invasion,” which aired from 2013 to 2017, and a 2018 crossover sport with Nintendo’s Mario characters referred to as “Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle,” which has offered over 2 million copies. They’ve additionally been featured in merchandise, comparable to toys, clothes, and different client merchandise.

Ubisoft has been making a push into web3 since 2021 regardless of backlash from web2 players. The online game large introduced the launch of its metaverse platform, Ubisoft Quartz, in December 2021, which is able to use the Tezos blockchain for in-game NFTs. 

Final yr, Ubisoft joined the HBAR Governing Council to assist the expansion and launch of next-generation gaming on the Hedera community. Over the previous yr, the sport writer has additionally invested within the blockchain sport, ‘Cross The Ages’, backed blockchain funding agency White Star Capital’s $120 million crypto fund as a Restricted Associate, co-led French blockchain gaming studio Cometh’s $10 million seed spherical, and joined web3 sport developer Horizon’s $40 million Sequence A spherical.

The general public sale of The Rabbids avatar begins as we speak at 2 pm UTC, whereas the avatars might be revealed on Feb 25, additionally at 2 pm UTC.