Nikolas Sargeant
GAM3 Awards, the largest event recognizing excellence in web3 gaming, has announced its return for the second year.
In a press release shared with Cryptowisser, the team said the December 14 final will celebrate the industry’s greatest achievers across more than a dozen categories. Winners will share prizes worth over $2M sponsored by esteemed partners like Amazon, Google, Magic Eden, and Blockchain Game Alliance.
The award will also showcase the past 12 months of innovation, a period marked by unparalleled creativity. The 2023 awards will once again be presented by GAM3S.GG, the web3 gaming platform dubbed “the home of web3 gaming” and Magic Eden, the community-centric NFT marketplace.
The team added that new web3 titles, with their innovative gameplay and immersive experiences, are poised to be strong contenders for the top spots at the GAM3 Awards.
The new games will compete against games that were decorated at last year’s event, including Game of the Year winner - Big Time, which recently successfully launched their preseason & game economy; and Shrapnel, which won Most Anticipated Game and is now preparing for its highly anticipated public playtest.
Last year’s GAM3 Awards celebrated over 100 web3 games nominated across 16 categories. These categories were designed to honor the best in web3 gaming as chosen by an expert panel and the gaming community.
This year’s award sees the same list make a return and introduces three new categories: Best Fighting Game, Best Sports Game, and Best On-Chain Game.
GAM3 added that games will be evaluated using a wide range of criteria, including core loop, accessibility, replayability factor, fun elements, graphics, and overall gameplay experience.
Furthermore, only games with a live, playable version that meet the mentioned criteria will be eligible for nomination, with the exception of the Most Anticipated Game category and People’s Choice Award.
The 2023 awards also see the return of the Best Content Creator category, which saw Brycent win last year.
The team further revealed that familiar faces from the gaming world, including thought leaders and industry veterans, will serve on the jury to support a diverse and transparent voting system.
The GAM3 Awards 2023’s jury sees both returning 2022 jurors in addition to new representatives from web3 gaming VCs, chains and ecosystems, infrastructure partners and content creators - in addition to traditional gaming leaders as well as tech giants such as Amazon and Google.
Furthermore, the jury's decision will have a 90% weightage, while community votes will contribute 10% to the final outcome. However, categories like the People’s Choice Award and Best Content Creator will see a 100% dependence on community voting, while the Games’ Choice Award sees game studios voting for their favorite game of the year.
GAM3 revealed that nominations begin today, October 26th, directly on GAM3S.GG, and will run until the shortlist is announced ahead of the final voting.
GAM3 Awards is the industry’s leading web3 gaming awards. The event, presented by GAM3S.GG, celebrates the highest quality web3 games, rewarding innovation and creativity at the intersection of blockchain and consumer entertainment.
