[Final Report] - Fatal X Arbitrum Gaming

The purpose of this grant was to increase mindshare on arbitrum games through web 2 avenues, during the grant I was able to compete in the Wildcard world championship and attend Dreamhack Atlanta where I competed against other professional players from different titles. We also covered My Pet Hooligan where I was the number 1 streamer for the game. The grant allowed me to focus on my content without interruptions, pay my moderators and team on time with no issues. I was also able to collab with people who I wouldn’t have been able to before.

Performance Against KPIs

Months Expected Impressions Actual Impressions Link Clicks
1 60,000 130,000 800
2 60,000 300,000 2800
3 60,000 544,000 N/A

Qualitative Impact & Community Feedback

For me the most significant outcome from the grant was that I was able to compete in Dreamhack Atlanta for the Arbitrum Game Wildcard for a prize pool of 5000$, I ended up winning that with my teammate against other good players from other titles and people that were competing in the online qualifiers to get a spot. Thats an event I wouldn’t think would be possible

Link to grant announcement - https://x.com/wFatal/status/1933227109675380788?s=20

Financial Summary

Total was 24,000$ I provided 14 total streams at a discounted rate to arbitrum at a rate of 571$ per stream each month 8000$ was allocated to me every month to be able to stream on twitch without any worries of rent and external factors and strictly focus on the content. 2000$ of those 8000$ were given to my mods and discord community as well as some giveaways on my twitch per month.

Future Plans & Continued Ecosystem Alignment

I would love to continue working with arbitrum and their grants program, I got to meet a lot of great people and have amazing experiences outside of the crypto circle, I was able to show that crypto gaming was not a scam to many people who are web 2 Natives and actually had them compete in tournaments with me. Sadly gaming has slowed down quite a bit but im still on the lookout for other abitrum games that need coverage for future grants. The grant helped me build new relationships and partnerships by allowing me to stream full time.

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This is a strong example of how a well-structured grant can deliver real, measurable impact. Exceeding your KPIs by 5–9x across all three months going from an expected 60K impressions to over 544K by Month 3 is genuinely impressive.

What stands out most is the qualitative impact: bringing Web2 native gamers into the Arbitrum ecosystem through competitive tournaments like Dreamhack Atlanta and winning the $5,000 prize pool. That kind of organic credibility is hard to manufacture.

The financial structure also seems well-managed allocating a portion to community moderation and giveaways shows responsible grant utilization.

Looking forward to seeing your next chapter with Arbitrum. Hope the DAO continues to support efforts like this that bridge Web2 and Web3 gaming audiences.