Off The Grid secured the Game of the Year award at the GAM3 Awards 2024, held live for the first time in Manila on November 22nd.

Developed by Gunzilla Games, the web3-enabled free-to-play third-person battle royale game also won awards for Best Shooter Game, Best Multiplayer Game and Best Action Game, marking a significant achievement in blockchain Gaming industry.

Hosted in collaboration with Yield Guild Games (YGG), the GAM3 Awards recognized outstanding achievements across 21 categories and recognized the progress of the Web3 gaming sector over the past year. The event featured an increased prize pool of $5 million, consisting of grants, products, services, marketing and blockchain support from partners such as AWS, XAI, Thirdweb, Aethir and Community Gaming.

Over 70 jurors from well-known gaming and blockchain organizations were involved in the selection process, including representatives from CryptoSlateAmazon, Google, Ubisoft, Animoca Brands, Immutable, Arbitrum, Blockchain Game Alliance, Base, Ronin and Avalanche. Community engagement was significant: over one million votes from 143,000 individual voters contributed to the final decisions in multiple categories.

Off The Grid’s success reflects the increasing integration of blockchain technology in gaming. Set in a dystopian cyberpunk future on Teardrop Island, the game integrates blockchain elements via the GUNZ blockchain using an Avalanche subnet, providing a player-driven economy with tradable in-game assets.

Off The Grid’s early access release achieved rapid growth, topping Epic Games’ list of free-to-play PC games and surpassing popular titles like Fortnite and Rocket League. In the first five days, the game grew by more than a million wallets per day and recorded 53 million transactions.

Other notable GAM3 Awards winners include Parallel, which won awards for Best Strategy Game, Best Card Game and Best Esports Game. Pixels and Pirate Nation each took home two awards, further highlighting the diversity and innovation in the Web3 gaming space.

With over 300 in-person attendees, the event featured gameplay premieres and exclusive trailers for upcoming titles such as Golden Tides, Unfettered, Elumia, Providence, Shrapnel and more. The ceremony reached a peak viewership of 48,000 concurrent viewers and received over 450,000 views in the first 24 hours.

The success of Off The Grid and the GAM3 Awards demonstrates the increasing acceptance and integration of blockchain technology in mainstream gaming. Analysts speculate that Off The Grid could be a catalyst for a new crypto gaming bull market that could potentially become as significant as Axie Infinity in previous cycles.

The GAM3 Awards are scheduled to be presented for the fourth consecutive year next November, signaling continued recognition of excellence in Web3 gaming.

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