In 2024, Yield Guild Games (YGG) honed its existing programs and released new products to better serve the YGG community. The Guild Advancement Program (GAP) gained many additional features, including the Rewards Center in Season 7. Future of Work (FoW) was also launched during TOKEN2049, enabling the community to explore new decentralized earning opportunities.

The YGG Play Summit, the largest player-focused Web3 gaming event in the world, ran November 19 to November 23 in Manila, Philippines, the home of Web3 gaming. More than 7,000 attendees came to experience the energy of the Summit first hand, while 150,000 more watched online via live streams.

Yield Guild Games (YGG) has launched its YGG token on the Base blockchain, expanding its commitment to low-cost, secure and accessible web3 gaming for all. In partnership with Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 incubated by Coinbase, YGG is making it easier than ever for players to dive into blockchain games, earn rewards, and build their reputation.

In Q3 2024, Yield Guild Games (YGG) built on its mission of empowering the global web3 community to uncover new opportunities for skills development, economic growth, and meaningful play. YGG published its Concept Paper to further explain its transition to a Guild Protocol, which will give guilds across the web3 ecosystem tighter integration with onchain services. The Guild Advancement Program (GAP) also saw a host of upgrades to provide questers a more rewarding experience, with Premium Quests introduced in Season 6 and the Rewards Center in Season 7.

The YGG Play Summit, the only consumer-focused web3 gaming conference in the industry, is full speed ahead for its kick-off on November 19, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. With the global web3 community converging at the epicenter of web3 gaming, the Summit offers an exclusive look at the future of play through high-stakes tournaments, speaking engagements from industry titans, red carpet events, and a 3-day expo showcasing the latest and greatest games.

The following overview features key highlights from the latest Yield Guild Games (YGG) Community Update covering Q4 2023 to February 2024. This update includes news about YGG’s core products and recent acquisitions, the latest initiatives of the YGG network, and the successful YGG Web3 Games Summit (W3GS).