“Enter the Kuniverse”

Joining forces with The Sandbox, an Animoca Brands subsidiary leading in the field of decentralized virtual game worlds, Sergio unveiled the Kuniverse: "I'm very excited to have my own space to meet and play with my fans from all over the world, in the Sandbox-hosted metaverse created by Eter Studio. The first season of the Kuniverse will be filled with surprises and cool stuff related to the 9,320 special avatars we created."

The first version, which will launch on November 6th, will be modelled as a giant stadium – sprawling with football-themed games, dancing, and even an Argentine food truck, among many other new experiences. Kun will play an active part of the Kuniverse, welcoming users, joining in for the games, and sharing content through his Twitch channel along with renowned streamers and special guests.

The Kuniverse host a collection of 9,320 avatars, each as a unique in-game playable NFT. The holders will have unique benefits within the game, such as being able to participate in e-sports tournaments, musical events, and the chance to win a trip to Qatar to meet Sergio himself and experience the World Cup in person. The avatars will be ready for purchase in November, with three levels of rarity: Football Kuns, E-Kuns, Future Kuns, Robot Kuns and Special Kuns. Each avatar represents a different stage of Kun's career and some of its most iconic moments. People can register through Kun Aguero's discord to register for the whitelist to enter the avatar presale – and have a chance to get their choice of avatar 24 hours before they are public. Users will be able to buy a maximum of 5 avatars per wallet, to ensure they are more evenly distributed among the playerbase.

After launching KRU - his greatly successful foray into eSports - and building a base of more than 4 million followers in Twitch, Kun continues to employ cutting edge technologies to connect with communities across the world to offer unique experiences.

"Web3 and the whole metaverse open infinite universes to connect with people across the world, and to build fun and engaging digital communities, where everyone can build their persona in any way they'd like," Sergio added. Meanwhile, Sebastian Borget, COO and Co-Founder from The Sandbox, stated that "Kun Aguero's popularity has transcended the football and gaming communities, so we are delighted to be able to build this open metaverse with The Sandbox." Mr Borget continued saying that his team is "looking forward to see how Kuniverse takes form as a space filled with exciting activities, not just for Kun's fans, but for all The Sandbox community."

Kuniverse was the brainchild of a co-production with Eter Studio, a digital creative agency focused on Web3 and metaverse experiences, founded by Argentinean creative Sofia Englebienne.