SEC Form PREC14A filed by Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc.

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  ☐

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TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, INC.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the combined 2024 and 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof, the “annual meeting”) of Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held virtually and exclusively online via live audio-only webcast on [•], at [•] eastern time, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, for the following purposes:

These items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this Notice.

You will be able to attend the annual meeting online and vote your shares electronically during the annual meeting by visiting [•]. Because the annual meeting is being conducted virtually, you will not be able to attend the annual meeting in person.

The record date for the annual meeting is [•]. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting. Such stockholders are urged to promptly submit the enclosed WHITE proxy card, even if their shares were sold after the record date.

Your vote will be especially important at this year’s annual meeting. As you may be aware, we have received notices from Knighted Pastures, LLC (“Knighted”), which owns along with its affiliates approximately 31.5% of our issued and outstanding common stock, expressing the intention of Knighted to (i) nominate three Class B director candidates for election to our Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the annual meeting in opposition to the three Class B director nominees recommended by our Board (the “Knighted Class B Nominees” and such notice, the “First Knighted Notice”), (ii) nominate three Class C director candidates for election to our Board at the annual meeting in opposition to the three Class C director nominees recommended by our Board (the “Knighted Class C Nominees” and such nomination, the “Knighted Class C Nomination”), and (iii) propose the removal for cause of Yangyang Li, a director of our Company (the “Knighted Director Removal Proposal”, and together with the Knighted Class C Nomination, the “Second Knighted Notice”). On [•], 2025, the Company commenced a lawsuit against Knighted, Roy Choi, and certain stockholders affiliated and coordinated with Mr. Choi, including Mr. Choi’s mother, Naomi Choi, and his business partner, Yiu-Ting So, in the United States Federal District Court for the Central District of California (the “Court”), claiming violations of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and seeking, among other remedies, (i) injunctive relief ordering Knighted to file an appropriate Schedule 13D for their entire group and enjoining Knighted from making any effort to change control of the Company pending completion of those Schedule 13D filings, and (ii) declaratory relief stating that the Second Knighted Notice is

invalid, and that therefore the Knighted Class C Nomination and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal are void. If the Court rules that the Second Knighted Notice does not comply with the Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”), then the Knighted Class C Nominees would be ineligible to stand for election by the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal would not be voted on.

Because of the relief sought by us in the Court regarding the election of the Knighted Class C Nominees, we have not included the Knighted Class C Nominees on the Company’s WHITE proxy card. Accordingly, if you wish to vote for any of the Knighted Class C Nominees you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card. In addition, if you wish to vote on the Knighted Director Removal Proposal you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card. Our Board does NOT recommend that stockholders vote for any of the six Knighted nominees (the “Knighted Nominees”) or in favor of the Knighted Director Removal Proposal.

If the Court rules that the Second Knighted Notice is invalid, then the Knighted Class C Nomination and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal cannot be brought before the annual meeting, and the Company will not recognize or tabulate any proxies or votes in favor of the Knighted Class C Nominees or the Knighted Director Removal Proposal at the annual meeting. As a result of the foregoing, the WHITE proxy card accompanying this proxy statement does not include the names of the Knighted Class C Nominees on a “universal proxy card.” In the event the Court finds that the Second Knighted Notice is valid, the Company will amend this proxy statement and furnish to stockholders a new WHITE proxy card which will include the Knighted Class C Nominees, and the Company will provide stockholders with sufficient time to receive such proxy materials and cast their votes on such new WHITE proxy card prior to the annual meeting (or any postponement or adjournment thereof). If the Second Knighted Notice is deemed by the Court to be valid, no proxies or votes received on the Company’s previously circulated WHITE proxy card will be recognized or tabulated at the annual meeting. Accordingly, if you vote on the Company’s WHITE proxy card accompanying this proxy statement, and the Court rules that the Second Knighted Notice is valid, your votes will not be recognized or tabulated, and you will have to vote again on the universal proxy card that contains the Knighted Class C Nominees for your vote to be counted.

We do not endorse the election of any of the Knighted Nominees as directors of our Company or the Knighted Director Removal Proposal as we do not believe that the election of such nominees and the adoption of the proposal is in the best interests of our Company or its stockholders. You may receive proxy solicitation materials from Knighted or other persons or entities affiliated with Knighted, including an opposition proxy statement and proxy card. Our Board unanimously recommends that you disregard them. Please be advised that we are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by or relating to Knighted contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by Knighted or any other statements that they may otherwise make.

Our Board strongly urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy card sent to you by or on behalf of Knighted. If you have previously submitted a proxy card sent to you by or on behalf of Knighted, you can revoke that proxy and have your shares voted “FOR” the director nominees proposed by our Board on proposals 1 and 2 and in accordance with the recommendations of our Board on proposals 3, 4, 5, and 6 by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE proxy card. Only the latest dated, signed proxy card or voting instruction form you vote will be counted.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

We have elected to utilize the “full set delivery” option and are delivering paper copies to all stockholders entitled thereto of all proxy materials, as well as providing access to those proxy materials on a publicly accessible website.

The proxy statement for the annual meeting and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 is available on our investor relations website at https://ir.alliedgaming.gg.

We encourage you to review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. This proxy statement contains information about the combined 2024 and 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. Proxy materials will be first sent to stockholders on or about June [•], 2025.

Your vote at this year’s annual meeting is especially important, no matter how many or how few shares you own. Please sign and date the enclosed WHITE proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope promptly, or follow the instructions set forth on the enclosed WHITE proxy card to vote over the Internet.

All stockholders are invited to virtually attend the annual meeting. Whether or not you expect to attend the annual meeting, we respectfully urge you to vote over the Internet or sign, date and return the WHITE proxy card as promptly as possible. Stockholders who execute a proxy card may nevertheless virtually attend the annual meeting, revoke their proxy and vote their shares during the annual meeting. “Street name” stockholders who wish to vote their shares during the annual meeting will need to obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee in whose name their shares are registered. The instructions for voting over the Internet are provided on the enclosed WHITE proxy card.

Your vote will be especially important at this year’s annual meeting. As you may be aware, we have received notices from Knighted Pastures, LLC (“Knighted”), which owns along with its affiliates approximately 31.5% of our issued and outstanding common stock, expressing the intention of Knighted to (i) nominate three Class B director candidates for election to our Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the annual meeting in opposition to the three Class B director nominees recommended by our Board (the “Knighted Class B Nominees”), (ii) nominate three Class C director candidates for election to our Board at the annual meeting in opposition to the three Class C director nominees recommended by our Board (the “Knighted Class C Nominees” and together with the Knighted Class B Nominees, the “Knighted Nominees,” and such nomination, the “Knighted Class C Nomination”), and (iii) propose the removal for cause of Yangyang Li, a director of our Company (the “Knighted Director Removal Proposal”). THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES NOT BELIEVE THE ELECTION OF THE KNIGHTED NOMINEES AND THE KNIGHTED DIRECTOR REMOVAL PROPOSAL ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS AND STRONGLY URGES YOU NOT TO SIGN OR RETURN ANY PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE FROM KNIGHTED OR ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE COMPANY EVEN AS A PROTEST VOTE AGAINST KNIGHTED OR ANY OF KNIGHTED’S NOMINEES OR ITS PROPOSAL. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SIGNED A PROXY CARD SENT TO YOU BY KNIGHTED, YOU MAY REVOKE IT AND VOTE FOR OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ CLASS B AND CLASS C NOMINEES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPOSALS 3, 4, 5, AND 6 BY SUBMITTING A LATER-DATED PROXY ELECTRONICALLY BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD, OR BY SIGNING, MARKING, DATING AND MAILING THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED. Any proxy card you sign and return from Knighted for any reason could invalidate previous WHITE proxy cards sent by you to support our Board.

Because of the relief sought by us in a lawsuit against Knighted, Roy Choi, and certain stockholders affiliated and coordinated with Mr. Choi, including Mr. Choi’s mother, Naomi Choi, and his business partner, Yiu-Ting So, commencing on [•], 2025 regarding, among other things, the Knighted Class C Nomination and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal, we have not included the Knighted Class C Nominees on the Company’s WHITE proxy card. Accordingly, if you wish to vote for any of the Knighted Class C Nominees you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card. In addition, if you wish to vote on the Knighted Director Removal Proposal you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card. Our Board does NOT recommend that stockholders vote for any of the Knighted Nominees or in favor of the Knighted Director Removal Proposal.

Only your latest dated, signed proxy card or voting instruction form will be counted. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the annual meeting as described in this proxy statement.

We are providing you with these proxy materials because the board of directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) of Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (sometimes referred to as “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at the combined 2024 and 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, including at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held on [•], at [•] eastern time, virtually and exclusively online via live audio-only webcast at [•].

We intend to mail this proxy statement and accompanying proxy card on or about June [•], 2025, to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. You are receiving these proxy materials because you owned shares of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on [•] (the “record date”) for the Annual Meeting.

You cannot attend the Annual Meeting physically. You can attend the Annual Meeting by visiting [•], where you will be able to listen to the Annual Meeting live and vote online.

The Annual Meeting will start at [•] eastern time on [•]. You must have previously registered to attend the Annual Meeting on or before [•] on [•], 2025 by visiting [•]. You will need the 16-digit control number found on your WHITE proxy card or voting instruction form. You will receive a confirmation e-mail with information on how to attend the meeting. After you have registered, you will be able to participate in the Annual Meeting by visiting [•] and entering the same 16-digit control number you used to pre-register and as shown in your confirmation email. We have worked to offer the same participation opportunities as would be provided at an in-person meeting while further enhancing the online experience available to all stockholders regardless of their location. However, please be aware that you must bear any costs associated with your internet access, such as usage charges from internet access providers. If you experience technical difficulties during the Annual Meeting, you should call the technical support phone number provided when you log in to the Annual Meeting.

In order to enter the Annual Meeting virtually, you will need your unique 16-digit control number, which is printed on your proxy card, or included with your voting instruction form and voting instructions received from your broker, bank, trustee, or nominee if you are the beneficial owner of the shares held in “street name.”

You may vote your shares electronically before the meeting by Internet, by phone, or by proxy as described below. You do not need to access the Annual Meeting audio-only webcast to vote if you submitted your vote via proxy or by Internet or by phone in advance of the Annual Meeting.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on [•] will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the record date, there were [•] shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A list of such holders will be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting at Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc., 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151 for a period of ten (10) days ending on the day prior to the date of the Annual Meeting. Please contact Roy Anderson, our Chief Financial Officer, to make arrangements to inspect the list.

Stockholder of Record – Shares Registered in Your Name: If on [•], your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then you are a stockholder of record. As a

stockholder of record, you may vote at the Annual Meeting virtually or vote by proxy prior to the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy through the Internet, or using a proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.

Beneficial Owner – Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank: If on [•], your shares were not registered in your name, but instead are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other agent regarding how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to virtually attend the Annual Meeting. Since you are not the stockholder of record, however, you may not vote your shares at the Annual Meeting even if you participate virtually unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent.

There are six matters being proposed by the Board for a vote:

Note that a stockholder wishing to vote for any of Knighted’s Class C nominees or vote on the Knighted Director Removal Proposal (as defined below) can only do so on Knighted’s proxy card.

The Board recommends that you vote:

The Board unanimously recommends voting “FOR” each of the Company’s director nominees and voting “WITHHOLD” on the Knighted Class B Nominees named on the Company’s WHITE proxy card, and strongly urges you NOT to sign, date or return any proxy card or voting instruction form sent to you by, or on behalf, of Knighted.

As you may be aware, we have received notices from Knighted, which owns along with its affiliates approximately 31.5% of our issued and outstanding common stock, expressing the intention of Knighted to (i) nominate three Class B director candidates for election to our Board at the Annual Meeting in opposition to the three Class B director nominees recommended by our Board (the “Knighted Class B Nominees” and such notice, the “First Knighted Notice”), (ii) nominate three Class C director candidates for election to our Board at the Annual Meeting in opposition to the three Class C director nominees recommended by our Board (the “Knighted Class C Nominees” and such nomination, the “Knighted Class C Nomination”), and (iii) propose the removal for cause of Yangyang Li, a director of our Company (the “Knighted Director Removal Proposal”, and together with the Knighted Class C Nomination, the “Second Knighted Notice”). On [•], 2025, the Company commenced a lawsuit against Knighted, Roy Choi, and certain stockholders affiliated and coordinated with Mr. Choi, including Mr. Choi’s mother, Naomi Choi, and his business partner, Yiu-Ting So, in the United States Federal District Court for the Central District of California (the “Court”), claiming violations of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and seeking, among other remedies, (i) injunctive relief ordering Knighted to file an appropriate Schedule 13D for their entire group and enjoining Knighted from making any effort to change control of the Company pending completion of those Schedule 13D filings, and (ii) declaratory relief stating that the Second Knighted Notice is invalid, and therefore that the Knighted Class C Nomination and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal are void. If the Court rules that the Second Knighted Notice does not comply with the Bylaws, then the Knighted Class C Nominees would be ineligible to stand for election by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal would not be voted on. Our Board does NOT recommend that stockholders vote for any of the six Knighted nominees (the “Knighted Nominees”) or in favor of the Knighted Director Removal Proposal as we do not believe that the election of such nominees and the adoption of the proposal is in the best interests of our Company or our stockholders. You may receive proxy solicitation materials from Knighted or other persons or entities affiliated with Knighted, including an opposition proxy statement and proxy card. The Board strongly and unanimously urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy cards or voting instruction forms that you may receive from Knighted, including as a protest vote. Please be advised that we are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by or relating to Knighted contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by Knighted or any other statements that they may otherwise make. Because of the relief sought by us in the Court regarding the election of the Knighted Class C Nominees, we have not included the Knighted Class C Nominees on the Company’s WHITE proxy card. Accordingly, if you wish to vote for any of the Knighted Class C Nominees you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card. In addition, if you wish to vote on the Knighted Director Removal Proposal you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card.

Stockholders should refer to Knighted’s proxy statement for the names, backgrounds, qualifications and other information concerning the Knighted Nominees. You may access Knighted’s proxy statement, and any other relevant documents, without cost on the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)’s website. The Board strongly and unanimously urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy cards or voting instruction forms that you may receive from Knighted, including as a protest vote. If you have already voted using the proxy card provided by Knighted, you have every right to change your vote by completing and returning the enclosed WHITE proxy card or by voting over the Internet or by mail by following the instructions provided on the enclosed WHITE proxy card or WHITE voting instruction form. Only the latest proxy you submit will be counted. If you vote using the proxy card sent to you by Knighted, it will result in the revocation of any previous vote you may have cast on the WHITE proxy card. If you wish to vote pursuant to the recommendations of our Board, you should disregard any proxy card that you receive other than the WHITE proxy card.

Should any other business properly come before the meeting, the persons named on the proxies will have discretionary authority to vote the shares represented by such proxies in their best judgment, subject to compliance with Rule 14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act.

With respect to Proposals 1 and 2, you may vote “FOR” or “WITHHOLD” on the Class B and Class C director nominees to the Board. With respect to Proposals 3, 5, and 6, you may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST,” or you may abstain from voting. With respect to Proposal 4, you may vote “1 YEAR,” “2 YEARS” or “3 YEARS” for the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of executive officers or you may abstain.

Stockholder of Record – Shares Registered in Your Name: If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote at the Annual Meeting, vote by proxy using the enclosed proxy card or vote by proxy via the Internet. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the virtual meeting and vote your shares even if you have already voted by proxy.

Before The Meeting. Go to www.proxyvote.com and transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. eastern time on [•], 2025. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form to vote your shares.

During The Meeting. To vote online during the Annual Meeting, visit [•]. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

Beneficial Owner – Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank: If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you should receive a voting instruction form and voting instructions with these proxy materials from that organization rather than from us. Simply complete and mail the voting instruction form to ensure that your vote is submitted to your broker or bank. Alternatively, you may vote over the internet as instructed by your broker or bank. To vote in real time at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials or contact your broker or bank to request a proxy form.

On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock you own as of [•]. Stockholders may not cumulate votes in the election of directors.

If I am a stockholder of record and I do not vote, or if I return a WHITE proxy card or otherwise vote without giving specific voting instructions, what happens?

If you are a stockholder of record and do not vote by completing your proxy card, through the Internet, by phone, or by voting electronically at the Annual Meeting, your shares will not be voted.

If you return a signed and dated WHITE proxy card or otherwise vote without marking voting selections, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board on all matters presented in this proxy statement. If you vote via the Internet using the website noted on your proxy card, you do not need to return your proxy card.

If you are a beneficial owner whose shares of record are held by a bank, broker or other nominee (sometimes called “street name” or “nominee name”) as of the record date, you may instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your shares. If you do not give instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee, the bank, broker or other nominee will determine if it has the discretionary authority to vote on the particular matter. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), which are also applicable to Nasdaq-listed companies (the “Broker Rules”), banks, brokers or other nominees have the discretion to vote on routine matters, but do not have the discretion to vote on non-routine matters.

Because the Annual Meeting is the subject of a contested solicitation, to the extent Knighted delivers its proxy materials to a broker who holds shares for a given stockholder, none of the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting will be considered a discretionary matter under the Broker Rules, and therefore, all of the matters to be voted at the Annual Meeting will be considered “non-routine.” In that case, if you hold your shares in the name of your bank, broker or other nominee that is subject to the Broker Rules, and you do not provide your bank, broker or other nominee with specific instructions regarding how to vote on a proposal to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, your bank, broker or other nominee will not be permitted to vote your shares on that proposal.

Street name stockholders should generally be able to vote by Internet or by signing, dating and returning a voting instruction form. Your bank, broker or other nominee is required to vote those shares in accordance with your instructions. However, the availability of Internet voting will depend on the voting process of your broker, bank or other nominee. If you are a street name stockholder, then you may not vote your shares by ballot at the Annual Meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee.

If you are a stockholder of record and you vote “FOR” more than three Class B nominees on your WHITE proxy card, your votes on Proposal 1 for the election of Class B directors will be invalid and will not be counted. If you are a beneficial holder and you vote “FOR” more than three Class B nominees on your WHITE voting instruction form, your votes on Proposal 1 for the election of Class B directors will be invalid and will not be counted.

If you are a stockholder of record and you vote “FOR” with respect to fewer than three Class B nominees on your WHITE proxy card, your shares will only be voted “FOR” those nominees you have so marked. If you are a beneficial holder and you vote “FOR” with respect to fewer than three Class B nominees on your WHITE voting instruction form, your shares will only be voted “FOR” those Class B nominees you have so marked.

Yes. We have received notices from Knighted, which owns along with its affiliates approximately 31.5% of our issued and outstanding common stock, expressing the intention of Knighted to (i) nominate three Class B director candidates for election to our Board at the Annual Meeting in opposition to the three Class B director nominees recommended by our Board, (ii) nominate three Class C director candidates for election to our Board at the Annual Meeting in opposition to the three Class C director nominees recommended by our Board, and (iii) propose the Knighted Director Removal Proposal.

You may receive proxy solicitation materials from Knighted or other persons or entities affiliated with Knighted, including an opposition proxy statement and proxy cards. The Board recommends that you disregard them. Please be advised that we are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by or relating to Knighted contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by, or on behalf of, Knighted or any other statements that they may otherwise make.

You may receive multiple mailings from Knighted. You will also likely receive multiple mailings from us prior to the date of the Annual Meeting, so that our stockholders have our latest proxy information and materials to vote. Proxy cards provided by us will be WHITE. Please see “What should I do if I receive a proxy card from Knighted?” and “What does it mean if I receive more than one WHITE proxy card or voting instruction form?” below for more information.

If the Court rules that the Second Knighted Notice is invalid, then the Knighted Class C Nomination and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal cannot be brought before the Annual Meeting, and the Company will not recognize or tabulate any proxies or votes in favor of the Knighted Class C Nominees or the Knighted Director Removal Proposal at the Annual Meeting. As a result of the foregoing, the WHITE proxy card accompanying this proxy statement does not include the names of the Knighted Class C Nominees on a “universal proxy card.” Accordingly, if you wish to vote for any of the Knighted Class C Nominees you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card. In addition, if you wish to vote on the Knighted Director Removal Proposal you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card. Our Board does NOT recommend that stockholders vote for any of the Knighted Nominees or in favor of the Knighted Director Removal Proposal. In the event the Court finds that the Second Knighted Notice is valid, the Company will amend this proxy statement and furnish to stockholders a new WHITE proxy card which will include the Knighted

Class C Nominees, and the Company will provide stockholders with sufficient time to receive such proxy materials and cast their votes on such new WHITE proxy card prior to the Annual Meeting (or any postponement or adjournment thereof). If the Second Knighted Notice is deemed by the Court to be valid, no proxies or votes received on the Company’s previously circulated WHITE proxy card will be recognized or tabulated at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, if you vote on the Company’s WHITE proxy card accompanying this proxy statement, and the Court rules that the Second Knighted Notice is valid, your votes will not be recognized or tabulated, and you will have to vote again on the universal proxy card that contains the Knighted Class C Nominees for your vote to be counted.

Our Board does not endorse any of the Knighted Nominees or the Knighted Director Removal Proposal and strongly urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy card or voting instruction form that you may receive from Knighted or any person other than us, including to vote “withhold” with respect to the Knighted Nominees or vote “against” on the Knighted Director Removal Proposal. If you wish to vote pursuant to the recommendation of our Board, you should disregard any proxy card that you receive other than the WHITE Proxy Card.

A stockholder wishing to vote for any of the Knighted Class C Nominees or vote on the Knighted Director Removal Proposal can only do so on Knighted’s proxy card. Our Board does NOT recommend that stockholders vote for any of the Knighted Nominees or in favor of the Knighted Director Removal Proposal.

You may receive more than one set of these proxy materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement and multiple WHITE proxy cards or voting instruction forms. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you may receive a separate voting instruction form for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a stockholder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one WHITE proxy card. To ensure that all of your shares are voted, please vote using each WHITE proxy card or voting instruction form you receive or, if you vote over the Internet, you will need to enter each of your control numbers. Remember, you may vote over the Internet or by signing, dating and returning the WHITE proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided, or by voting at the Annual Meeting.

Because Knighted may send solicitation materials to stockholders, you may receive proxy cards from both us and Knighted. To ensure that stockholders have our latest proxy information and materials to vote, the Board may conduct multiple mailings prior to the date of the Annual Meeting, each of which will include a WHITE proxy card. The Board encourages you to vote each WHITE proxy card you receive.

THE BOARD STRONGLY URGES YOU TO REVOKE ANY PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM YOU MAY HAVE RETURNED WHICH YOU RECEIVED FROM KNIGHTED.

THE BOARD STRONGLY URGES YOU NOT TO SIGN OR RETURN ANY PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE FROM KNIGHTED, EVEN AS A PROTEST VOTE AGAINST KNIGHTED’S PROPOSAL OR KNIGHTED’S NOMINEES.

The entire cost of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board, including the costs of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this proxy statement, the WHITE proxy card and any additional soliciting materials furnished to stockholders by or on behalf of the Company, will be borne by the Company. Copies of soliciting material will be furnished to banks, brokerage firms, dealers, voting trustees, their respective nominees and other agents holding shares in their names, which are beneficially owned by others, so that they may forward such solicitation material, together with our 2024 Annual Report, which includes our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, to beneficial owners. In addition, we will reimburse these persons for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding these materials to the beneficial owners.

In addition to these mailed proxy materials and the use of the Internet, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. Appendix A to this proxy statement sets forth information relating to our directors, director nominees, as well as certain of our officers and employees who are considered “participants” in our solicitation under the rules of the SEC by reason of their position as directors and director nominees of the Company or because they may be soliciting proxies on our behalf. The original solicitation

of proxies by mail may be supplemented by solicitation by telephone, e-mail, personal solicitation or other means, by directors, officers or employees of the Company, without additional compensation. We may also solicit proxies by email from stockholders who are our employees or who previously requested to receive proxy materials electronically.

We have engaged the proxy solicitation firm of Mackenzie Partners (“Mackenzie”) to solicit proxies from stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting. Mackenzie expects that approximately 25 of its employees will assist in the solicitation of proxies. Under our agreement with MacKenzie, we anticipate that MacKenzie will receive a fee of $[•] plus certain out-of-pocket expenses, which are not expected to exceed $[•] in total. The Company also agreed to indemnify MacKenzie against certain liabilities relating to, or arising out of, its retention. MacKenzie will solicit proxies by mail, telephone, facsimile and email.

We estimate that our additional out-of-pocket expenses beyond those normally associated with soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting as a result of the potential proxy contest will be approximately $[•] in the aggregate, of which approximately $[•] has been incurred as of the date of this proxy statement. Such additional solicitation costs are expected to include the fees incurred to retain Mackenzie as our proxy solicitor, as discussed above, fees of outside legal, public relations and other advisors to advise the Company in connection with a possible contested solicitation of proxies, litigation costs and other costs incidental to the solicitation, including increased mailing costs, such as the costs of additional mailings of solicitation materials to stockholders, including printing costs, mailing costs and the reimbursement of reasonable expenses of banks, brokerage firms and other agents incurred in forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners, as described above, and the costs of retaining an independent Inspector of Election.

Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the Annual Meeting. If you are the record holder of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of the following ways:

Your most current proxy card or internet proxy is the one that is counted.

If your shares are held by your broker or bank as a nominee or agent, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker or bank. Street name stockholders may only vote at the Annual Meeting if they obtain a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee that holds their shares.

Proposal 1 - Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares of common stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Therefore, the three Class B nominees receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected.

Proposal 2 - Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares of common stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Therefore, the three Class C nominees receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected.

Proposal 3 - The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented and entitled to vote at the meeting virtually or by proxy is required for the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for Fiscal Year 2023 as disclosed in this proxy statement.

Proposal 4 - The selection of the three options presented receiving the highest number of votes for such option will be the option recommended by stockholders, on a non-binding advisory basis, for the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Proposal 5 - The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented and entitled to vote at the meeting virtually or by proxy will be required to ratify the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.

Proposal 6 - The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented and entitled to vote at the meeting virtually or by proxy will be required to ratify the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025.

Votes withheld and broker non-votes, if any, will have “NO EFFECT” on Proposals 1 and 2. Abstentions will have the same effect as “AGAINST” votes on Proposals 3, 5 and 6. Abstentions will have “NO EFFECT” on Proposal 4. Broker non-votes, if any, will have “NO EFFECT” on Proposals 3, 4, 5 and 6 if all the proposals at the Annual Meeting are considered “non-routine”.

In February 2024, the Company granted to certain of its officers and directors restricted stock units (the “February RSUs”), which vested (i) twenty-five percent (25%) immediately upon granting and (ii) the remaining in three equal successive installments upon the recipient’s completion of each six month period of service over the eighteen month period measured from the date of grant. Pursuant to a letter from the Company to the Delaware Court of Chancery and a subsequent order from such court, the Company has agreed to treat the shares of common stock issued in connection with the February RSUs as having not been authorized to vote at the Annual Meeting, and thus, as not having any voting power present for purposes of the votes with respect to the Proposals listed herein or any other proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting. As such, the Inspector of Election will not count the shares of common stock issued in connection with the February RSUs in either the numerator or the denominator for purposes of the votes on any proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting.

No. You will not be permitted to cumulate your votes for the election of directors.

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if stockholders holding at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting are deemed present at the Annual Meeting, virtually or represented by proxy. On the record date, there were [•] shares outstanding and entitled to vote, which number does not include the shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the February RSUs. Thus, the holders of [•] shares must be deemed present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting to have a quorum.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote electronically at the Annual Meeting. “Withhold” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement (except if Knighted delivers proxy materials to you and you do not provide any voting instructions to your broker). If there is no quorum, the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders entitled to vote thereat may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another date.

We expect to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting. In addition, final voting results will be published in a Current Report on Form 8-K that we expect to file with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Form 8-K within four business days after the meeting, we intend to file a Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Form 8-K to publish the final results.

This proxy statement, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any amendments thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2024, are available on our investor relations website at https://ir.alliedgaming.gg/sec-filings.

Knighted may send you solicitation materials in an effort to solicit your vote to, among other things, elect up to six of the Knighted Nominees to the Board at the Annual Meeting at which three Class B directors and three Class C directors are to be elected. THE BOARD STRONGLY URGES YOU NOT TO SIGN OR RETURN ANY PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE FROM KNIGHTED OR ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE COMPANY.

Your vote at the Annual Meeting is especially important, no matter how many or how few shares you own. Please vote using the enclosed WHITE proxy card and vote “FOR” the Company’s three Class B and three Class C director nominees.

Only your latest dated, signed proxy card or voting instruction form will be counted. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting as described in this proxy statement.

If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:

Mackenzie Partners

The following outlines certain material events leading up to this proxy solicitation.

On May 13, 2020, Knighted filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC disclosing its ownership position in our Company and subsequently converted its Schedule 13G to a Schedule 13D on January 29, 2021 (the “Schedule 13D”).

Between January 29, 2021 and February 6, 2024, Knighted filed six amendments to the Schedule 13D to reflect increases in its ownership position in our Company, including a significant increase in its holdings in December 2023.

On March 7, 2024, Knighted initiated litigation against our Company, as a nominal defendant, members of the Board of Directors, and other defendants in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Delaware Court”) asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty against certain members of the Board, based in part on the Company’s transaction with Elite Fun Entertainment Co., Ltd. (“Knighted I Action”).

On March 15, 2024, Knighted submitted an advance notice of nomination to us nominating three candidates for election at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

On June 15, 2024, the Board approved several resolutions relating to the 2024 Annual Meeting, including, among others, resolutions to (i) allow Knighted and Roy Choi, principal of Knighted, to acquire additional shares of common stock of the Company, (ii) cause shares of common stock of the Company subject to restricted stock awards previously granted to certain executive officers and directors of the Company to abstain from voting at the 2024 Annual Meeting, and (iii) waive certain advance notice requirements for Knighted’s proposals for the 2024 Annual Meeting.

On June 20, 2024, as a result of the Board taking the foregoing actions, the Delaware Court entered an order granting in part our Company’s and Board of Directors’ motion to dismiss the Knighted I Action as moot. In October 2024, the Delaware Court closed the Knighted I Action.

On July 17, 2024, Knighted delivered an Amended and Restated Notice of Nomination (the “Amended Notice”) to us.

On October 31, 2024, Knighted sent us a supplemental notice to the Amended Notice to amend its proposals set forth in the Amended Notice to include additional proposals with respect to bylaw amendments and provide certain updates with respect to each Knighted Nominee.

On November 12, 2024, Knighted filed a second lawsuit against our Company, as a nominal defendant, members of the Board of Directors, and others in the Delaware Court, again asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty against certain members of the Board premised on the Yellow River Transaction (“Knighted II Action”).

On April 25, 2025, Mr. Zongmin Ding resigned from the Board, and certain defendants in the Knighted II Action filed an Emergency Motion to Dismiss the Action as Moot, or, in the Alternative, to Stay the Action Pending the 2024-2025 Annual Meeting (the “Mootness Motion”).

Also, on April 25, 2025, the Company entered into a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with Blue Planet New Energy Technology Limited, pursuant to which the parties thereto agreed to mutually terminate their Share Purchase Agreement.

In addition, on April 25, 2025, the Board approved several resolutions relating to the Annual Meeting, including, among others, that until the occurrence of the Annual Meeting, the Company shall not, among other things, take any action to invalidate those three certain nominees proposed by Knighted for election as Class B directors to the Board in opposition to the Company’s directors at the Annual Meeting.

On April 29, 2025, the Delaware Court entered an Order Granting with Modifications the Mootness Motion.

On May 22, 2025, the Delaware Court entered an Order Staying Action and Preserving Status Quo Pending 2024/2025 Annual Meeting.

On June 2, 2025, Knighted submitted the Second Knighted Notice to us nominating three Class C director nominees for election at the Annual Meeting along with the Knighted Director Removal Proposal.

On June 11, 2025, the Company commenced a lawsuit against Knighted in the federal district court for the Central District of California claiming violations of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and seeking, among other remedies, (i) injunctive relief ordering Knighted to file an appropriate Schedule 13D for their entire group and enjoining Knighted from making any effort to change control of the Company pending completion of those Schedule 13D filings, and (ii) declaratory relief stating that the Second Knighted Notice is invalid, and therefore that the Knighted Class C Nomination and the Knighted Director Removal Proposal are void.

On June 13, 2025, we filed this preliminary proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting.

Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for a classified Board of Directors in which directors are divided into three classes, designated as Class A, Class B and Class C. Each class serves staggered, three-year terms. We currently have seven directors serving on our Board of Directors.

The terms of office of our Class A directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026, and the terms of office of our Class C directors will expire at the Annual Meeting. As disclosed previously, the Company did not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in 2024, therefore Messrs. Lu, Sun and Qin, the Class B directors whose terms would have expired in 2024 at the annual meeting, continued to serve until the Annual Meeting.

If elected at the Annual Meeting, each of our Class B director nominees will hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is elected and shall have qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification. If elected at the Annual Meeting, each of our Class C director nominees will hold office until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is elected and shall have qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification.

The following chart sets forth the current three classes of directors.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks to assemble a Board of Directors that, as a whole, possesses the appropriate balance of professional and industry knowledge, financial expertise and management experience necessary to oversee and direct our business. To that end, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has evaluated the Board of Director’s current members in the broader context of the Board of Director’s overall composition. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee maintains a goal of recruiting members who complement and strengthen the skills of other members and who also exhibit integrity, collegiality, sound business judgment and other qualities that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee views as critical to effective functioning of the Board.

Our Board of Directors has nominated, at the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, for election at the Annual Meeting each of (i) Jingsheng (Jason) Lu, Mao Sun, and Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin as Class B directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly qualified and elected or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal (see section “PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF CLASS B DIRECTORS” below) and (ii) Yushi Guo, Roy Anderson, and Chi Zhao as Class C directors to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly qualified and elected or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal (see section “PROPOSAL 2 – ELECTION OF CLASS C DIRECTORS” below).

If elected, the Company’s director nominees have consented to serve as our directors, to hold office until the expiration of his or her term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. If any Company director nominee should withdraw or otherwise become unavailable to serve, the proxies which would have otherwise been voted for that director nominee may be voted for a substitute director nominee selected by our Board. We are not aware of any reason that any Company nominee will be unable or unwilling to serve as a director.

See section “CURRENT DIRECTORS, DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS” below for the biography of each of our current directors.

The following table sets forth each of the Company’s Class B director nominees to be elected at the Annual Meeting, the year the nominee was first appointed as a director, the position(s) currently held by the nominee with us and the year the nominee’s term will expire, if such nominee is elected at the Annual Meeting. The Company nominee’s biography, as well as the biographies of our directors who are continuing in office, are set forth later in this proxy statement under the caption “Current Directors, Director Nominees and Executive Officers – Our Board of Directors.”

We have received notice from Knighted, which together with the other participants in Knighted’s solicitation, owns along with its affiliates approximately 31.5% of our issued and outstanding common stock, expressing the intention of Knighted to nominate three Class B director candidates for election to our Board at the Annual Meeting at which three Class B directors are standing for election. Our Board does not endorse any of the Knighted Nominees and urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy card or voting instruction form that may be sent to you by Knighted. If you have already voted using Knighted’s proxy card or voting instruction form, you have every right to change your vote by using the WHITE proxy card or voting instruction form or by voting over the Internet or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting during the Annual Meeting. Only the latest dated, valid proxy that you submit will be counted—any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions under “Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?” If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, Mackenzie, toll free at (800) 322-2885.

Our Board does NOT recommend that stockholders vote for any of the Knighted Nominees. In the event that Knighted withdraws its nominees, abandons its solicitation or fails to comply with the universal proxy rules, any votes cast in favor of Knighted Nominees will be disregarded and not be counted. For additional information regarding Knighted Nominees and any other related information, please refer to Knighted’s proxy statement.

You may receive solicitation materials from Knighted, including proxy statements and proxy cards. We are not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information provided by or relating to Knighted or its nominees contained in solicitation materials filed or disseminated by or on behalf of Knighted or any other statements Knighted may make. Stockholders will be able to obtain, free of charge, copies of all proxy statements, any amendments or supplements thereto and any other documents (including the WHITE proxy card) when filed by the applicable party with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting at the SEC’s website https://www.sec.gov.

See section “CURRENT DIRECTORS, DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS” below for the biography of each Class B director up for reelection at the Annual Meeting.

Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares of common stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Therefore, the three Class B director nominees in Proposal 1 receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote only “FOR” the election of the Company’s three Class B director nominees named above on the enclosed WHITE proxy card.

The following table sets forth each of the Company’s Class C director nominees to be elected at the Annual Meeting, the year the nominee was first appointed as a director, the position(s) currently held by the nominee with us and the year the nominee’s term will expire, if such nominee is elected at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Yuanfei Qu, a current Class C Director, will not stand for reelection at the Annual Meeting as a Class C Director, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended, and the Board has elected, Mr. Roy Anderson as a Class C Director Nominee at the Annual Meeting. The Company nominee’s biography, as well as the biographies of our directors who are continuing in office, are set forth later in this proxy statement under the caption “Current Directors, Director Nominees and Executive Officers – Our Board of Directors.”

We have received notice from Knighted, which together with the other participants in Knighted’s solicitation, owns along with its affiliates approximately 31.5% of our issued and outstanding common stock, expressing the intention of Knighted to, among other things, nominate three Class C director candidates for election to our Board at the Annual Meeting at which three Class C directors are standing for election. Our Board does not endorse any of the Knighted Nominees and urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy card or voting instruction form that may be sent to you by Knighted. If you have already voted using Knighted’s proxy card or voting instruction form, you have every right to change your vote by using the WHITE proxy card or voting instruction form or by voting over the Internet or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting during the Annual Meeting. Only the latest dated, valid proxy that you submit will be counted—any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions under “Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?” If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, Mackenzie, toll free at (800) 322-2885.

Because of the relief sought by us in the Court regarding the election of the Knighted Class C Nominees, we have not included the Knighted Class C Nominees on the Company’s WHITE proxy card. Accordingly, if you wish to vote for any of the Knighted Class C Nominees you would need to vote on Knighted’s proxy card.

Our Board does NOT recommend that stockholders vote for any of the Knighted Nominees. In the event that Knighted withdraws its nominees, abandons its solicitation or fails to comply with the universal proxy rules, any votes cast in favor of Knighted’s nominees will be disregarded and not be counted. For additional information regarding Knighted’s nominees and any other related information, please refer to Knighted’s proxy statement.

You may receive solicitation materials from Knighted, including proxy statements and proxy cards. We are not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information provided by or relating to Knighted or its nominees contained in solicitation materials filed or disseminated by or on behalf of Knighted or any other statements Knighted may make. Stockholders will be able to obtain, free of charge, copies of all proxy statements, any amendments or supplements thereto and any other documents (including the WHITE proxy card) when filed by the applicable party with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting at the SEC’s website https://www.sec.gov.

See section “CURRENT DIRECTORS, DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS” below for the biography of each Class C director up for reelection and the Class C director nominee at the Annual Meeting.

Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares of common stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Therefore, the three Class C director nominees in Proposal 2 receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote only “FOR” the election of the Company’s three Class C director nominees named above on the enclosed WHITE proxy card.

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are conducting a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation paid to our named executive officers for Fiscal Year 2023. This proposal, commonly known as “say-on-pay,” gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on our named executive officers’ compensation. The vote is advisory, and, therefore, it is not binding on our Board, our Compensation Committee, or the Company. Nevertheless, our Compensation Committee will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation decisions. We currently intend to conduct this advisory vote every three years, subject to the outcome of the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation, as discussed in Proposal 4.

Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain our named executive officers who are critical to our success. Our Board believes that our executive compensation program is well tailored to retain and motivate key executives while recognizing the need to align our executive compensation program with the interests of our stockholders. Our Compensation Committee continually reviews the compensation programs for our named executive officers to ensure they achieve the desired goals of aligning our executive compensation structure with our stockholders’ interests and current market practices.

We encourage our stockholders to read the “Summary Compensation Table” and other related compensation tables and narrative disclosures in the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement, which describe the compensation of our named executive officers.

We are asking our stockholders to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for Fiscal Year 2023 as disclosed in this proxy statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and the narrative disclosures that accompany the compensation tables.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented and entitled to vote at the meeting virtually or by proxy is required for the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for Fiscal Year 2023 as disclosed in this proxy statement.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for Fiscal Year 2023 as disclosed in the proxy statement.

In Proposal 3, we are providing our stockholders the opportunity to vote to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for Fiscal Year 2023. In this Proposal, we are asking our stockholders to cast a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes. Stockholders may vote for a frequency of every one, two, or three years, or may abstain. This vote is required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act.

Our Board will take into consideration the outcome of this vote in making a determination about the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes. However, because this vote is advisory and non-binding, our Board may decide that it is in the best interests of our stockholders and the Company to hold the advisory vote to approve executive compensation more or less frequently.

In the future, we will propose an advisory vote on the frequency of the executive compensation advisory vote at least once every six calendar years. The next advisory vote on the frequency of the executive compensation advisory vote shall occur at the 2030 annual meeting of stockholders.

After careful consideration, our Board believes that the executive compensation advisory vote should be held every three years, and therefore our Board unanimously recommends that you vote for a frequency of every “3 YEARS” for future executive compensation advisory votes. Consistent with the Company’s policy, the Compensation Committee reviews the executive compensation on an annual basis. The Board believes that an executive compensation advisory vote every three years will provide the Board sufficient insight into our stockholders views on corporate governance and executive compensation matters.

The approval of this Proposal 4 requires the vote of a majority of the stock represented and entitled to vote at the meeting virtually or represented by proxy is required for the approval of this proposal. However, because stockholders have several voting choices with respect to this proposal, it is possible that no single choice will receive a majority vote. In light of the foregoing, our Board will consider the outcome of the vote when determining the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation. Moreover, because this vote is non-binding, our Board may determine the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation in its discretion.

The selection of the three options presented receiving the highest number of votes for such option will be the option recommended by stockholders, on a non-binding advisory basis, for the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote every “3 YEARS” as the preferred frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.

Our Board and management are committed to the quality, integrity and transparency of the Company’s financial reports. In accordance with the duties set forth in its written charter, the Audit Committee of our Board, which consists of entirely independent directors, has appointed ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. In November 2022, we announced that our Audit Committee had approved the engagement of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm, replacing Marcum LLP, our prior independent registered public accounting firm.

A representative of ZH CPA, LLC is expected to attend the Annual Meeting and he or she will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

We are not required by statute or our Bylaws or other governing documents to obtain stockholder ratification of the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has submitted the selection of ZH CPA, LLC to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment, the Audit Committee may reconsider its selection. Notwithstanding the proposed ratification of the selection of ZH CPA, LLC by the stockholders, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a new independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year without notice to, or the consent of, the stockholders, if the Audit Committee determines that such a change would be in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders.

As previously reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 23, 2022, the Audit Committee conducted a comprehensive, competitive process to determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. On November 22, 2022, the Company dismissed Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm in connection with auditing the Company’s financial statements for fiscal year 2022. The dismissal of Marcum LLP was approved by the Company’s Audit Committee on November 18, 2022.

The reports of Marcum on the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (the “Marcum Reports”) did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. The Marcum Reports included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, however, included an explanatory paragraph related to the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. During the Company’s two fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and during the subsequent interim period preceding Marcum’s dismissal, there were no disagreements with Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with the Marcum Reports. In connection with the preparation of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 (collectively, the “Reports”), Marcum advised the Company of the following categories of deficiencies that constitute material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, all of which were previously disclosed by the Company in the applicable Reports:

The Company previously remediated deficiency items 1 and 2 above. Management has taken action, including the engagement of additional accounting personnel and compliance resources, to address the remaining material weaknesses. As of March 31, 2023, the Company believes item number 5 above is no longer an outstanding deficiency. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described above, the Company’s management has concluded that its condensed consolidated financial statements included in the Reports are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

On November 21, 2022, the Company’s Audit Committee approved the engagement of ZH CPA, LLC as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements commencing fiscal year 2022.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and through November 22, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted ZH CPA, LLC regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction, (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, or (iii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement or event identified in response to Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K (there being none).

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented and entitled to vote at the meeting virtually or by proxy is required to ratify the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.

Our Board of Directors and management are committed to the quality, integrity and transparency of the Company’s financial reports. In accordance with the duties set forth in its written charter, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, which consists of entirely independent directors, has appointed ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

A representative of ZH CPA, LLC is expected to attend the Annual Meeting and he or she will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

We are not required by statute or our Bylaws or other governing documents to obtain stockholder ratification of the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has submitted the selection of ZH CPA, LLC to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment, the Audit Committee may reconsider its selection. Notwithstanding the proposed ratification of the selection of ZH CPA, LLC by the stockholders, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a new independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year without notice to, or the consent of, the stockholders, if the Audit Committee determines that such a change would be in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented and entitled to vote at the meeting virtually or by proxy is required to ratify the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of ZH CPA, LLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025.

The following table shows the fees that were billed for audit and other services provided by the Company’s previous registered independent public accounting firm, Marcum LLP, during the 2022 fiscal year, and the Company’s current independent public accounting firm, ZH CPA, LLC, during the 2022, 2023 and 2024 fiscal years:

The Audit Committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit).

Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for a classified Board of Directors in which directors are divided into three classes, designated as Class A, Class B and Class C. Each class serves staggered, three year terms. We currently have seven directors serving on our Board.

Set forth below are the names and certain information about each of our directors and director nominee as of June [•], 2025. The information presented includes each director’s age, principal occupation and business experience for the past five years and the names of other public companies of which he or she has served as a director during the past five years. In addition, the table contains information about the specific and particular experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each director nominee. Mr. Yuanfei Qu, a current Class C Director, will not stand for reelection at the Annual Meeting as a Class C Director, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended, and the Board has elected, Mr. Roy Anderson as a Class C Director Nominee at the Annual Meeting.

The following table sets forth certain information concerning our executive officers as of June [•], 2025.

There are no family relationships between any of the other directors or executive officers.

Our Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees operating under the charters adopted by the Board that describe the authority and responsibilities delegated to the committees by our Board. Our Board has adopted a Code of Business Conduct & Ethics that applies to the Company, its subsidiaries, and all of our employees, including our executive officers and directors. We post on our website, at www.alliedgaming.gg under the “Investors – Governance” tab, the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating Committee, and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics referenced above. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics has been provided to each of our executive officers and members of the Board. We intend to disclose any amendments to our Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, or any waivers of its requirements, on our website to the extent required by applicable SEC or Nasdaq rules. The inclusion of our website address in this proxy statement does not include or incorporate by reference the information on or accessible through our website into this proxy statement. These documents are also available in print to any stockholder requesting a copy in writing from our Secretary at Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc., 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151.

Our Board has established several means for stockholders and others to communicate with our Board. If a stockholder has a concern regarding our financial statements, accounting practices or internal controls, the concern should be submitted in writing to the Chair of our Audit Committee in care of our Secretary at the address of our principal executive offices. If the concern relates to our governance practices, business ethics or corporate conduct, the concern should be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Board of Directors in care of our Secretary at the address of our principal executive offices. If a stockholder wishes to provide input with respect to our executive compensation policies and programs, input should be submitted in writing to the Chair of our Compensation Committee in care of our Secretary at the address of our principal executive offices. If a stockholder is unsure as to which category the concern relates, the stockholder may communicate it to any one of the independent directors in care of our Secretary at the address of our principal executive offices. All stockholder communications sent in care of our Company Secretary will be forwarded promptly to the applicable director(s).

When considering whether directors have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills to enable the Board to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of our business and structure, our Board focuses primarily on the information discussed in each of the directors’ individual biographies set forth above.

Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our Board be “independent directors” as defined by The Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. We currently have six “independent directors”: Yushi Guo, Yuanfei (Cliff) Qu, Mao Sun, Chi Zhao, Jingsheng (Jason) Lu, and Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin.

Yangyang Li currently serves as President and Chair of our Board. We believe this is appropriate for us at this time because the combined role of the President and Chairman provides a clear chain of command to execute our strategic initiatives and business plans and allows such individual to serve as a bridge between management and the Board, which facilitates the regular flow of information.

One of the key functions of our Board is informed oversight of our risk management process. The Board administers this oversight function directly through the Board as a whole, through standing committees and if appropriate, by forming specialized subcommittees that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic and operational risk exposure, including risks associated with acquisition of significant assets, changes in business models, major corporate transactions and market conditions in our industry. Our Audit Committee has the responsibility to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The Audit Committee provides general oversight of our financial reporting, internal controls and audit functions. Our Compensation Committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitors the effectiveness of our corporate governance guidelines and is primarily responsible for assessing the risks associated with corporate governance practices, the independence of our directors, board composition and qualifications of directors.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Board held 12 meetings. All directors attended 100% of the meetings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors held 18 meetings. All directors attended 100% of the meetings. We expect our directors to attend all Board meetings and any meetings of committees of which they are members and to spend the time needed and meet as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their responsibilities. Although we do not have any formal policy regarding director attendance at stockholder meetings, we attempt to schedule meetings so that all directors can attend.

We have a separately standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each of which is comprised of independent directors. Each of the Company’s committees has a separately adopted charter which is available on the Company’s website at ir.alliedgaming.gg.

Our Audit Committee currently consists of Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin (Chair), Yushi Guo, and Mao Sun. Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin currently serves as Chair. After the Annual Meeting the Audit Committee will consist of Yushi Guo, Mao Sun, and Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin, who is expected to continue to serve as Chair.

The Audit Committee will, at all times, be composed exclusively of “independent directors,” as defined for Audit Committee members under the Nasdaq listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC, who are “financially literate,” as defined under Nasdaq’s listing standards. Nasdaq’s listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. In addition, we must certify to Nasdaq that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s

financial sophistication. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee satisfies Nasdaq’s definition of financial sophistication and that Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin qualifies as an “Audit Committee financial expert” as defined under rules and regulations of the SEC.

Pursuant to our Audit Committee charter, responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s Audit Committee held eight meetings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s Audit Committee held six meetings.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audit and the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the year ended December 31, 2024, with Company management and representatives of ZH CPA, LLC, including a discussion related to the accounting principles used that are unique to this industry.

The Audit Committee has received and reviewed the written disclosures and written communication from ZH CPA, LLC required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding ZH CPA, LLC’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with ZH CPA, LLC its independence.

The Audit Committee has discussed with representatives of ZH CPA, LLC the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the SEC.

The Audit Committee regularly met independently with Company management and with representatives of ZH CPA, LLC, and also in executive sessions with only committee members present.

Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the financial statements referred to above be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and amendments thereto on Form 10-K/A, for the year ended December 31, 2023, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

This report has been furnished by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

The Audit Committee:

Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin (Chair)

Yushi Guo

Jingsheng (Jason) Lu

Our Compensation Committee currently consists of Yushi Guo (Chair), Yuanfei Qu, and Chi Zhao. After the Annual Meeting the Compensation Committee will consist of Chi Zhao and Yushi Guo, who is expected to continue to serve as Chair.

Each of the members of the Compensation Committee is independent under the applicable Nasdaq listing standards. The Compensation Committee has a written charter. The Compensation Committee’s duties, which are specified in the Compensation Committee charter, include, but are not limited to:

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s Compensation Committee held three meetings and took action by written consent on one occasion. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s Compensation Committee held three meetings.

Chi Zhao (Chair), Mao Sun, Jingsheng (Jason) Lu, and Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin currently serve as members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. After the Annual Meeting, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consist of Mao Sun, Jingsheng (Jason) Lu, Guanzhou (Jerry) Qin, and Chi Zhao, who is expected to continue to serve as Chair. Each member of such committee is independent under the applicable Nasdaq listing standards. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has a written charter. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our Board. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met one time. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met five times.

The guidelines for selecting nominees, which are specified in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter, generally provide that persons to be nominated:

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the board of directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time and will also consider the overall experience and makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board members. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by stockholders and other persons.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider recommendations by stockholders of candidates for election to the Board of Directors. Any stockholder who wishes that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consider a recommended candidate must submit such person’s name and resume to the Committee.

The Company prohibits employees and directors from entering into hedging transactions or similar arrangements with respect to the Company’s stock.

Our Insider Trading Policy applies to directors, employees (including officers) and consultants of the Company. Under the Insider Trading Policy, transactions in puts, calls, or other derivative securities involving the Company’s equity securities, as well as hedging transactions involving the Company’s equity securities, such as prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds, are prohibited. The Company believes that the Insider Trading Policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to the Company. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is attached as Exhibit 19.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of such equity securities of the Company. We believe, based solely upon the reports filed with the SEC and written representations regarding reports required during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, no executive officer, director, or person who owns more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities failed to file reports required by Section 16(a) on a timely basis, except for a late Form 4 filing by Knighted Pastures, LLC on December 18, 2023, reporting one transaction completed by Knighted Pastures LLC on December 13, 2023; and two late Form 3 filings, the first by Zongmin Ding filed on November 6, 2024, and the second by Blue Planet New Energy Technology Ltd. filed on November 14, 2024, each of which did not timely report becoming a section 16 reporting person of the Company.

The following tables set forth information regarding compensation for services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 by the Company’s Chief Executive, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, the President of the Company whose employment commenced on April 30, 2024, and one former executive officer whose employment terminated on October 15, 2023 and is included based on total compensation for Fiscal Year 2023 under SEC rules. The listed individuals are herein referred to as the “named executive officers.”

As a result of the combined 2024 and 2025 meeting, the below Summary Compensation Table includes compensation for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 for the named executive officers.

The Company does not have employment agreements with any of its current named executive officers other than Ms. Chen, which is described below. The compensation for our named executive officers is set by the Compensation Committee and for 2024 was comprised of base salary and discretionary bonus based on the Compensation Committee’s assessment of the Company’s financial performance and progress in achieving its objectives in 2024. Mr. Anderson’s base salary was set at $285,000 for 2023 and 2024 and Mr. Li’s base salary was set at $400,000 for 2024.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s named executive officers had the following option and/or stock awards:

As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s named executive officers had the following option and/or stock awards:

The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation earned for service on our Board by our non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2023. The compensation earned by employee directors is reported in the Summary Compensation Table above.

The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation earned for service on our Board by our non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2024. The compensation earned by employee directors is reported in the Summary Compensation Table above.

In March 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the following compensation for non-employee directors: (i) annual $20,000 fee for director services; and (ii) annual $10,000 fee for committee chairs (capped at $10,000 per director). The Company has the option to pay such amounts in cash or shares of Common Stock issued from the Company’s incentive plan (valued at the closing price of the common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the scheduled payment date), with the current fees payable in cash. The fees are payable monthly by the Company.