🎉 The PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2024: Winners Revealed! 🎉

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! We are thrilled to announce the winners of the PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2024 today, December 20th, marking the culmination of weeks of excitement, community voting, and celebration of blockchain gaming excellence.

Since its inception in 2021, the PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards has grown exponentially. This year, with 18 categories, over 900 games, and 400+ creators competing, the event has reached new heights, fueled by a record-breaking 102,915 unique votes and a prize pool exceeding $2 million.

🏆 And the Winners Are…

Here are the standout champions of the PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2024:

Games

• Most Anticipated Game: World of Shards
• Best Action Game: Boss Fighters
• Best Adventure Game: Lumiterra
• Best Casual Game: Arc8 by Gamee
• Best RPG: Castile
• Best Shooter Game: Off The Grid
• Best Strategy Game: Age of Dino
• Best Card Game: Gods Unchained
• Best Multiplayer Game: Age of Dino
• Best Fighting Game: Chibi Clash
• Best Racing/Sports Game: Auto Legends
• Best Mobile Game: Pixel Heroes Adventure
• Best Browser Game: IN - match3
• Best Ecosystem: Immutable
• Game of the Year: The Sandbox

Content Creators

• Best Content Creator (English): Yellow Panther
• Best Content Creator (National): Rei do NFT

Guilds

• Best Gaming Guild: YGG

✨ Celebrating Blockchain Gaming Excellence

With a record-breaking prize pool exceeding $2 million, this year’s awards recognize excellence across a wide range of gaming and content creation categories. Let’s take a closer look at the achievements and rewards that define this landmark event.

Game Awards

1st Place (Per Category):

• PlayToEarn Rewards:
  • $5,000 in PlayToEarn.com Ad Credits
  • Trophy on the game details page and awards page shoutout
  • Mention in the winners’ news article with backlinks
  • Special discounts on PlayToEarn services
• Sponsor Contributions:
  • SEI Network: Up to $1M in grants for building on their high-performance Layer 1 blockchain.
  • Tezos: Up to $900K in grant rewards, along with marketing and technical support to accelerate development.
  • Mantle: Up to $20K in grants for deploying solutions on Mantle's advanced modular blockchain.

2nd - 3rd Place:

• PlayToEarn Rewards:
  • $2,500 in PlayToEarn.com Ad Credits
  • Trophy on the game details page and awards page shoutout
  • Mention in the winners’ news article with backlinks
• Additional Rewards from Sequence (Specific Categories):
  • 2nd Place (RPG): 1-year Pro subscription
  • 3rd Place (Mobile Game): 1-year Developer subscription

4th - 10th Place:

• Trophy on the game details page
• Mention in the winners’ news article with backlinks

11th - 20th Place:

• Awards page shoutout
• Special discounts on PlayToEarn services

Content Creator Awards

1st Place:

• PlayToEarn Rewards:
  • $10,000 in Ad Credits
  • Exclusive Blockchain Game Awards NFT
  • Channel shoutout in the winners’ news article
  • Awards page feature
  • Recognition in Top Creator Rankings

2nd - 20th Place:

• Featured mentions, exclusive NFTs, and discounts

Gaming Guild Awards

1st Place (Winner):

• PlayToEarn Rewards:
  • $10,000 in Ad Credits
  • Guild shoutout in the winners’ news article
  • Awards page feature
• Avalanche Contribution:
  • $10,000 in total (split as $5,000 for the guild and $5,000 for incentives)
  • Incentives are to encourage the guild community to play Avax games.

2nd Place (Runner-Up):

• PlayToEarn Rewards:
  • $2,500 in Ad Credits
  • Recognition in the winners’ news article
• Avalanche Contribution:
  • $6,000 in total (split as $3,000 for the guild and $3,000 for incentives)

3rd Place (2nd Runner-Up):

• PlayToEarn Rewards:
  • $2,500 in Ad Credits
  • Recognition in the winners’ news article
• Avalanche Contribution:
  • $4,000 in total (split as $2,000 for the guild and $2,000 for incentives)

Ecosystem Awards

1st Place:

• PlayToEarn Rewards:
  • $10,000 in Ad Credits
  • Ecosystem shoutout in the winners’ news article
  • Awards page feature

2nd - 10th Place:

• Recognition and discounts

🎉 Special Rewards for Voters!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in voting this year. Your engagement is the backbone of the PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards! As a token of appreciation, all voters are automatically eligible to win the following exciting prizes:

• 1x Gaming PC or 1x PlayStation 5
• 5x $100 USDT prizes

The winners will be selected at random from the voter pool and announced by February. Stay tuned for the announcement and check your email inbox for potential prize notifications.

By voting, you’ve helped shape the future of blockchain gaming, and we’re thrilled to celebrate your contribution with these amazing prizes!

A Note of Thanks to this Year’s Sponsors

Every year, as PlayToEarn hosts the Awards event, the sponsors play a critical role from start to end. The sponsors aren’t just contributing to the prize pool but are also bringing the much-needed support and recognition to turn this event into a resounding success. 

This event wouldn’t be possible without our incredible sponsors:

• Blockchain Gaming Alliance (BGA): A leading name in the industry for championing blockchain gaming taking to the global stage, BGA will provide 2 one year memberships to the winners. 
• SEI Network: A popular high-performance Layer 1 blockchain, it works to optimize DeFi and the gaming ecosystem. Winners will receive up to $1 million in grants for building on the network. 
• Altura: Altura offers blockchain integration tools to game developers and empowers the Web3 community. The winners will receive complete toolkit access, customer marketplace feature access, and a Tier 1 marketing campaign.
• Avalanche: Avalanche is helping creators and developers leverage unparalleled speed and scalability to host and launch web3 applications. Winners will receive $20,000 in rewards for gaming guilds
• Mantle: Mantle delivers advanced and module blockchain architecture, leading to better performance and platform usability. 2024 award winners will receive grants for deploying their solutions on Mantle. 
• Sequence: Provides wallet solutions to facilitate better web3 gaming experiences. The sequence will provide free platform subscriptions and advisory/marking sessions to the winners. 
• Tezos: An energy-efficient blockchain working to drive sustainable growth in the industry. Tezos will provide up to $900,000 in grants and strategy to the winners, along with marketing and technical support. 

Looking Ahead to 2025

As the curtains close on the 2024 awards, we’re already gearing up for 2025 with plans for even larger rewards, greater participation, and unique badges for next year’s winners. Stay tuned for updates as we continue to push the boundaries of blockchain gaming innovation.

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