GAM3 Awards 2024 finalists revealed including Epic Games Store smash hit Off The Grid
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The GAM3 Awards 2024 has revealed its final shortlist for a $5 million prize pool. Returning for its third year, the annual web3 gaming event will, for the first time, feature a physical ceremony held in the Philippines in partnership with Yield Guild Games (YGG). The event serves as the grand finale for the YGG Play Summit, highlighting the Philippines’ significant role in the web3 gaming landscape. YGG Co-Founder Gabby Dizon stated, “The YGG Play Summit is about the gamers, first and foremost. It’s the biggest web3 gaming consumer event of the year. This is why we’re so excited to host the 2024 GAM3 Awards here in Manila. The real players of all the hottest web3 games will be there to vote and cheer for their favorite titles.” GAM3S.GG has also partnered with Arbitrum, Magic Eden, Immutable, Avalanche, and Skale to enhance this year’s event. Since its inception in 2022, the GAM3 Awards have become a landmark in the blockchain gaming industry, recognizing top games and creators. The awards celebrate innovation across various genres and criteria, such as art direction and the most anticipated games. In 2023, the event saw over 450,000 votes cast from 50,000 unique voters. The ceremony was streamed online, attracting over 50,000 live viewers and peaking at more than 36,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch. Winners shared a prize pool of $2 million, with the web3 trading card game Parallel taking multiple awards, including “Game of the Year.” GAM3S.GG Co-Founder and CEO Omar Ghanem remarked, “This is the third year we run these awards, and we really wanted to do something special this time. The Philippines has long been one of the main hubs for web3 gaming, and some of the earliest adopters and most passionate community members are based right here. That’s why it only feels…
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