Our GAM3 Awards, a major event in the web3 gaming industry, is returning this November, with the highly anticipated ceremony taking place in person for the second time at the YGG Play Summit in Manila, Philippines. This event will highlight the achievements of web3 gaming developers, creators, and industry leaders, as the awards continue to recognize the best in the space. With a refreshed and diverse panel of jury members, this year's awards promise to set new standards for transparency and excellence.
GAM3 Awards 2025 Meet the Jury
Diverse and Esteemed Jury
The jury for the GAM3 Awards 2025 consists of more than 80 members, including returning professionals from 2022, 2023, and 2024 as well as new voices who bring their unique expertise to the table. This year’s panel reflects a wide range of perspectives from various sectors of web3 gaming, including venture capitalists (VCs), blockchain network representatives, ecosystem specialists, infrastructure partners, and content creators.
Notably, leaders from mainstream gaming companies and tech giants such as such as Jamie King who co-founded Rockstar Games (creators of GTA) and executives from Krafton, Konami, Sony, Epic Games, Ubisoft, Google, Samsung, Amazon, Animoca Brands, Ronin, Immutable, and Avalanche, as well as leading media outlets such as GamesBeat, Decrypt, and Cointelegraph.
Platform and Venture Capital Representatives
Several high-profile venture capital firms and platform developers are represented on the jury, helping to recognize projects with long-term potential:
- Oliver Maroney – OpenSea
- Omar Ghanem – GAM3S.GG
- Dan Patterson – Sfermion
- Jeremy Parris – King River Capital
- Leah Callon-Bulter – Emfarsis
- Michael Metzger – DrakeStar
- Alex Wettermann – Shima Capital
- Joseph (JACL) Lloyd – Delphi Digital
- Jamie Wallace – Bitkraft Ventures
- Robby Yung – Animoca Brands
- Tarek Fouad – Shorooq Partners
- Ken – Mechanism Capital
- Sultan Al Riyami – AD Gaming
Chains and Analytics Experts
Key figures from leading blockchain networks and analytics platforms are part of this year’s jury, including:
- David Bolger – Offchain Labs (Arbitrum)
- Dmitry Sitskiy – Somnia
- Efe Kucuk – Tezos
- Jihoz (Jeff Zirlin) – Ronin (Sky Mavis)
- John Linden – Mythical (Polkadot)
- Rik – Oasys
- James Wing – Mysten Labs (Sui)
- Sergio Varona – Polygon
- Matt Sorg – Solana
- Eric Vander Wal – Uprising
- Wook Kim – Wemix (WEMADE)
- Paulo Caperig – Kaia (Klaytn)
- Marco Van Den Heuvel – BEAM (Merit Circle)
- Coop (Andrew Cooper) – Avalanche
- Dave Nguyen – Ancient8
- Ben Miller – SKALE
- Jong – BNB Chain
- Urv Goel – Optimism
- Mike Lauo – Treasure
- Sam Frankel – Base (Coinbase)
- Soby – XAI
- Robbie Ferguson – Immutable
- Dilly – ApeChain
- Max Kaufman – Helika
- Robert Hoogendoorn – Dappradar
- Jacobc.eth – HyperPlay
- Rhys Elliot – Alinea Analytics
Community and Corporate Leaders
Notable names from both community-driven projects and large corporations have also joined the panel. These include:
- Chris Gonsalves – Forkast (Community Gaming)
- Flavien Defraire – Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA)
- Nico del Pino – Ola.GG
- Gabby Dizon – Yield Guild Games (YGG)
- Louis Regis – XBorg
- Mia Park - Nexon (NEXPACE)
- Jamie King – Rockstar Games
- Nate Ahearn – Xsolla (Ex Google, Ex Xbox, Ex Apple)
- Tashina (Wortham) Lazcano – Konami
- Nicolas Pouard – Ubisoft
- Daksha Sharma – Krafton (Ex Jagex)
- Carson Taylor – Epic Games
- Agnes Kim – Xbox
- Sameer Pitalwalla – Google
- Dinuka Sylva – Sony (PlayStation)
- HyunJun Song – Krafton (Ex Naver Z and Rockstar Games)
- Clara – Amazon
Infrastructure and Media Professionals
Infrastructure partners and media experts also play a crucial role in the jury. This includes:
- JRP (Juan Rivera Perez) – ThirdWeb
- Sam Barberie – Sequence
- Edward Chang – Sophon
- Mark Rydon – Aethir
- Apex (Guillermo Gonzalez III) – Juice Gaming
- Dean Takahashi – GamesBeat
- Kate Irwin – Blockworks
- Kousei Sho – Pacific Meta
- Mizzy – Catalyst
- Liam Wright (Akiba) – Cryptoslate
- Alexandra Takei – Naavik (Ex Blizzard)
- Ilan Hazan – Decrypt
- Ron Rheingold – Gaming World Media
Content Creators and Influencers
A strong presence of influential content creators adds an important community-driven perspective to the jury. Some notable names include:
- Abhi – Creator
- Cagy – Creator
- CryptoStache – Creator
- Hantao Yuan – Creator
- Hustlepedia – Creator
- Iceyy – Creator
- inhuman – Creator
- JesusMartinez – Creator
- Patchara – Creator
- Payton – Creator
- Raiden – Creator
- Sam Steffanina – Creator
- Storming – Creator
- Dub – Creator
- Yellow Panther – Creator
- Alliestrasza – Creator
These creators, alongside other web3 gaming pioneers, help ensure that the perspective of gamers and fans is well represented.
Transparent Voting Process
The voting process for the GAM3 Awards has been carefully designed to ensure a fair and transparent outcome. The jury's votes will contribute 90% of the final decision for most categories, while the remaining 10% will come from community votes. However, for the People’s Choice Award and Best Content Creator, the community will have full control, with 100% of the vote coming from fans.
Additionally, the “Games' Choice Award” will give game studios the opportunity to vote for their top game of the year, adding another layer of industry involvement. This structure aims to create a balanced approach, combining expert opinions with community feedback to celebrate the standout achievements in web3 gaming. Lastly, the “GAM3 Changer” award will be given to an outstanding individual working on a web3 game - nominated by a game studio’s team members.
GAM3 Awards 2025 Meet the Jury
GAM3 Awards Nomination Process
The nomination process for the GAM3 Awards consists of three phases:
- Phase 1: Nominations open, allowing the community to nominate games and creators. If a game or creator is not listed, they can be added manually.
- Phase 2: Voting begins, with the jury casting their votes across various categories, narrowing the nominees to the top five in each category.
- Phase 3: Voting opens to the public and the jury for the final selection, with community-exclusive voting for the People’s Choice and Best Content Creator categories.
Save the Date
Mark your calendars for November 21st, when the winners of the GAM3 Awards 2025 will be announced live on stream AND in person from the YGG Play Summit in Manila, Philippines. With the event hosted at the YGG Play Summit, this year’s ceremony promises to be one of the biggest in web3 gaming history. Developers, founders, industry leaders, and fans will come together to celebrate the incredible achievements within the growing web3 gaming ecosystem.
Stay tuned for more details as the event draws closer, and don't forget to vote for your favorite games and creators. The web3 gaming industry continues to expand, and the GAM3 Awards 2025 will be a defining moment to highlight the innovation and creativity driving this space forward.
