The authors of this book, from the perspective of human nature and consumption upgrading in the age of internet, reveal the “compensatory satisfaction” function of entertainment and games in our society, and point out that the production of excellent entertainment content must consider its social value. The authors describe three important landmarks of the new era of the metaverse: the granular society, the experience era, and the game scenes. Noting that the metaverse is a parallel society that develops simultaneously with the real world, they provide a detailed classification of games from the perspective of communication studies, demonstrating the potential of games to empower the development of the metaverse. This book also offers a large number of cases of cooperation between the metaverse and the game industry in China and abroad, as well as the history of its development and evolution, so as to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the core technologies and principles of the metaverse carried by games in the digital age. In addition, the authors discuss the driving factors for the game industry in the future metaverse, new paradigms for game promotion, media related functions and mechanisms, as well as issues such as copyright protection and community security.