I stayed up to midnight to take part in this 1st round of LAND pre sales in The Sandbox!
I bought a small estate (3x3) and about 6 individual blocks of land spread around the map.
Interestingly, there were already pre allocated estates to various blockchain games and companies.
A few of my strategically purchased lands are below:
Additionally, I noticed that the game website lists Square Enix as a partner although no announcements have been made. After a bit of digging, I found this: