Sandboxr, 3D Systems, and 343 Industries Team up to Introduce Customizable 3D Printed Halo Spartans to Fans Worldwide
November 24 2015 - 4:03PM
Business Wire
Customized Spartans from Halo 5: Guardians Now
Available on HALOWAYPOINT.COM
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) and Sandboxr team up with 343 Industries
to launch the first of its kind 3D printing Digital to Doorstep™
platform for Halo 5: Guardians fans worldwide.
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Sandboxr's customized, one-of-a-kind 3D
Spartan figurines from Halo 5: Guardians. (Photo: Business
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Utilizing 3D Systems’ full color 3D printing technology on the
ProJet® x60 series and global fulfillment capabilities, and
Sandboxr’s proprietary 3D printing customization platform, Halo
fans can now create and 3D Print one-of-a-kind Spartan figurines.
Spartans are customized either in-game or at www.halowaypoint.com,
3D printed on demand in photorealistic color and delivered directly
to the consumer’s doorstep. Sandboxr is for the first time, making
high-quality, customized collectibles available to gamers around
the world at affordable consumer prices starting at $29.99. Your
armor, your helmet, your colors, your weapon, your name or
Gamertag, your Achievements … Your Spartan!
Cathy Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice
President of 3D Systems added, “Our collaboration with Sandboxr and
Halo 5 is a perfect example of how our 3D printing integrates into
and enhances existing products and experiences. We are excited to
be able to leverage our technology to transform meaningful gaming
experiences into physical realities.”
To view the Halo 5: Guardians 3D printing Experience video,
click here.
Frank O’Connor, Halo Franchise Development Director, said, “If
you’re anything like me, you spend a long time building, creating
and customizing your Spartan and getting it just right. And if
you’re anything like me there’s always a slight twinge of
disappointment when you show up second or third on your team, so
now you can always place yourself in pole position, right on your
desk!”
“The relationship between Sandboxr, Microsoft and 3D Systems is
another big step in our mission to bring our disruptive 3D printing
technology to millions of game fans worldwide,” said TJ Young,
President and Co-founder of Sandboxr. “Over the years, Halo fans
have been clamoring for the ability to buy a personalized Halo
Spartan. Our 3D Digital to Doorstep™ platform, along with 3D
Systems’ global fulfillment capabilities, makes it possible for
those Halo fans to get what they want; a high quality, fairly
priced, customizable 3D printed Halo collectable.”
About Sandboxr
Sandboxr is an innovative technology company that has developed
a unique customizable 3D printing Digital to Doorstep ™ platform
for Game and Entertainment companies worldwide. Powered by Sandboxr
technology, Game and Entertainment companies can now offer their
fans the entertaining opportunity to customize their favorite
characters and deliver to their doorstep an affordable one of a
kind, high quality 3D print.
About 3D Systems
3D Systems provides the most advanced and comprehensive 3D
digital design and fabrication solutions available today, including
3D printers, print materials and cloud-sourced custom parts. Its
powerful ecosystem transforms entire industries by empowering
professionals and consumers everywhere to bring their ideas to life
using its vast material selection, including plastics, metals,
ceramics and edibles. 3DS’ leading personalized medicine
capabilities include end-to-end simulation, training and planning,
and printing of surgical instruments and devices for personalized
surgery and patient specific medical and dental devices. Its
democratized 3D digital design, fabrication and inspection products
provide seamless interoperability and incorporate the latest
immersive computing technologies. 3DS’ products and services
disrupt traditional methods, deliver improved results and empower
its customers to manufacture the future now. More information on
the company is available at www.3dsystems.com.
About the Halo Franchise
Exclusively published by Microsoft Studios and developed by 343
Industries, the Halo franchise is an award-winning collection of
properties that have transcended video games and grown into a
global entertainment phenomenon. Beginning with the original Halo:
Combat Evolved (2001), the critically acclaimed and
record-shattering series of games have reinvented how people think
about video games and has since built a fan base of millions
worldwide and inspired multiple New York Times best-selling novels,
a live-action digital series, comic books, action figures, apparel
and more.
343 Industries
343 Industries is the developer of the blockbuster Halo series
of video games and, as part of Microsoft Studios, oversees the Halo
franchise, including games, original programming, novels, comics,
licensed collectibles, apparel and more. The studio launched Halo
5: Guardians on Oct. 27, 2015 and is currently developing Halo Wars
2, while continuing to transform entertainment experiences across
the Halo universe with groundbreaking projects, including an
upcoming Steven Spielberg produced Halo television series.
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