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✅ GAM3 Awards Nominations Open | GAM3S Grid Weekly
Moku Event Offers $1 Million Prize Pool, Atia’s Legacy Alpha Test Exclusive, and more!
GAM3S.GG
September 25, 2025
🔥 Top Headlines
Must Reads & Reports:
> Roadside Research Hits 250k Steam Wishlists
> USA Visa Fee Effect on Game Industry
> Palworld Crosses 25 Million Copies Sold
> Battlefield 6 Beta Sparks Surge in Player Activity
> Steam Hits All Time High of 40 Million CCUs
Game Updates & Milestones:
> Atia’s Legacy Alpha Test Exclusive
> RavenIdle S1 Launching Globally
> OverKnights Pre-Season Key Info
> Roblox Promo Codes for Sept 2025
> Parallel Colony Early Alpha Details
Events & Tournaments:
> Sleepagotchi Event Offers $15K Prize Pool
> FaenoraVerse Event Sees 500k in Prizes
> Xion Arena Event Brings $720K in Prizes
> Fantasy Top S5 Offers $100K Prizes
> Moku Event Offers $1 Million Prize Pool
⚔️ GAM3 Quests
Fan Favorite  The People’s Choice Award is the only game-specific GAM3 Award that is 100% decided by community voting and tests the true strength of a game's dedicated fans. Nominate your favorite 10 web3 games for People's Choice for a chance to win a PlayStation 5. Start Quest | Ends Oct 18th | Content Is My Passion  Content Creators are the reason web3 games get to shine and be put in front of the world, and this award celebrates the outstanding creators in our space. Nominate your favorite 10 web3 gaming content creators in our GAM3 Awards for a chance to win 1 of 5 Elgato Creator Bundle. Start Quest | Ends Oct 18th |
Flowers and Sunshine  Stardew Valley is a charming farming simulation RPG where you inherit a rural plot, grow crops, raise animals, and restore a community together. Complete the missions for a chance to win 1 of 5 $20 Steam gift cards. Note: Make sure your Steam profile is public to get verified. Start Quest | Ends Oct 10th | Slam Dunk  The next iteration of the NBA 2K franchise is live, and NBA 2K26 brings fresh content and new rims to dunk on. Complete the missions for a chance to win 1 of 10 $20 PlayStation gift cards. Note: Make sure to input your PSN Account Region correctly or else the PSN Code is invalid. Start Quest | Ends Oct 10th |
📝 Deep Dive
State of Chinese Gaming Market in 2025
Niko Partners projects stable growth for the Chinese gaming market through 2025. Key insights include:
🎮 Market Size: $49.2B in 2024, expected to reach $50.7B by 2025 and $54.8B by 2029 (CAGR 2.2%)
👥 Players: 722M in 2024, projected 753.7M by 2029
💰 ARPU: $68 in 2024, rising to $73 by 2029
📱 Growth Drivers: Mobile and PC gaming, next-gen consoles, Nintendo Switch 2, mini-games, and premium PC titles
🤖 Tech Trends: 85% of players are familiar with generative AI; over 60% of developers use it in projects
🎯 Engagement: Mini-games played by 84.4% of users, esports engagement at 46.5%, and short video platforms are a top source for discovering new games
The data highlights China’s continued role as a global hub for gaming innovation and evolving player engagement.
Read the full report breakdown here.
✍️ Fresh Guides
Steal A Brainrot  Steal A Brainrot Ultimate Beginner's Guide Transform from noob to pro in Steal A Brainrot with essential strategies for collecting rare items, protecting your base, and dominating servers. | Shape of Dreams  Shape of Dreams Traveler Tier List: All Characters Ranked Dominate Shape of Dreams with our definitive Traveler rankings. Discover which characters excel and the game-breaking builds that make them unstoppable. |
Hollow Knight: Silksong  Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss Guide How to Beat All Bosses Beat all 8 revealed Silksong bosses with proven tactics, attack patterns, and positioning strategies for Hornets toughest battles. | Borderlands 4  Borderlands 4 Best Legendary Weapons and Farming Routes Master the most efficient legendary weapons farming locations and boss strategies to dominate Kairos with epic loot drops. |
💚 G3 Exclusive
GAM3 Awards is BACK for 2025
Our GAM3 Awards 2025 is returning in-person at the YGG Play Summit in Manila!
🎮 Celebrating Web3 Gaming: Recognizing the best games, creators, and content leaders of the year.
🏆 Expanded Categories & Prize Pool: New genres and awards to highlight innovation and growth in the ecosystem.
👥 Diverse Jury: Industry veterans, web3 leaders, and tech giants alongside community voting to ensure transparency.
🌏 Player-Focused Experience: Fans can nominate, cheer for their favorite games, and meet the teams behind them.
📅 Event Date: November 21st, 2025, Manila.
Our GAM3 Awards continues to spotlight excellence at the intersection of gaming, blockchain, and community.
More information is available on our website here.
👾 Trending Games
Dying Light: The Beast  Dying Light: The Beast is an open-world action-adventure RPG where players embody Kyle Crane, harnessing survival skills and beast-like powers to navigate a zombie-infested rural landscape. | EA SPORTS FC 26  EA SPORTS FC 26 is a football simulation game featuring overhauled gameplay mechanics, Manager Live Challenges, and legendary player Archetypes for authentic soccer experiences. |
Grow a Garden  Grow a Garden is a peaceful Roblox farming game where you plant seeds, harvest crops, unlock upgrades and pets, and expand your land while enjoying a creative and social gardening experience. | 2XKO  2XKO is a 2v2 tag-based fighting game featuring League of Legends champions with team-based combat mechanics and character switching. This innovative approach to competitive fighting combines strategic team composition with dynamic character switching. |
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