Ethereum metaverse game The Sandbox has confirmed a release date for a series of officially licensed Elvis Presley NFT avatars designed to celebrate the late musician’s longstanding legacy.
First announced last year via the Elvis Presley Legacy Councilintroducing the music icon across a variety of online and blockchain-based platforms, each of the 3,000 avatars will feature familiar outfits and hairstyles from across Presley’s historic career, alongside a range of unique emotes inspired by his signature dance moves.
Created on Ethereum scaling network Polygon, the NFT-based avatars will be fully playable in all future Sandbox multiplayer experiences and will also unlock upcoming features and content in the metaverse space.
Go back in time and enchant the world like @ElvisPresley with his electrifying presence 🎤👑
This epic collection features 3,000 Avatars, each with its own distinctive traits, ready to shine in the metaverse 🕺
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— The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) August 2, 2023
The public sale begins August 9 after an exclusive 24-hour purchase window for owners of The Sandbox’s NFT-based land and certain avatar collections, as well as those who have registered for an allow list.
All Elvis avatars will then be revealed on August 11. The avatars will be divided into four rarity levels, and each avatar will cost 100 SAND, which is worth about $41 at the time of writing.
Holders of the avatars will also have administrative and voting rights for the Elvis Legacy Council DAO, or Decentralized Autonomous Organization – essentially an online community, one that in this case will help decide future moves around Presley’s digital expansion. The council has also previously revealed plans for another Ethereum metaverse game, Decentralized.
“We believe in a world where Elvis fans participate and shape the direction and future of the Elvis Presley Digital Estate,” the organization said in a statement.
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The release of the Elvis avatars coincides with a digital, week-long party of “The King of Rock & Roll,” which kicks off August 9, in an effort to keep his legacy accessible to younger generations. Fans can livestream concerts, tribute matches and panel discussions, and there’s also a digital tour of Graceland, Presley’s iconic home.
Last year, The Sandbox also confirmed plans for an official Elvis Presely metaverse spacefeaturing a digital recreation of Graceland and unique NFTsin addition to virtual land spaces owned by rapper metal band Slipknot, among others Snoop Dogg, McDonald’s, AdidasAnd Gucci.