The Web3 gaming awards event, the GAM3 Awards, hosted by Polkastarter Gaming, has announced 16 winners at a live event on December 15.
According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, prize winners will share over $1M worth of prizes sponsored by companies such as Immutable X, Blockchain Game Alliance, Machinations, Ultra, Naavik, Galxe, Hacken, Venly, HackenProof, Shorooq, Elixir, Arcade, and MetaCon.
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Games were judged based on a range of criteria; such as core loop, graphics, accessibility, replayability factor, fun elements, and overall playing experience. Although the focus was on playability, eligibility for awards largely depended on whether the nominated games utilized blockchain technology, in some form.
An international jury made up of gaming, media and web3 outlets was responsible for selecting the nominees.
Award winners included; ‘Big Time’ which won both Game of the Year and Best Adventure Game. ‘Shrapnel’, which was awarded the Most Anticipated Game, ‘Star Atlas’ which won for theBest Graphics category, and ‘Thetan Arena’ which was awarded the Best Mobile Game. The winners for other categories included; Blankos Block Party, Illuvium, Superior, MetalCore, Gods Unchained, EV.io, Brycent, League of Kingdoms and The Harvest.
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