MCV Awards return on April 18th

The MCV Awards return on April 18th, 2013 – with eight new prizes up for grabs.

Updated and improved categories have once again widened the scope of the awards to reflect the changing market.

For the 2013 awards we have new prizes for Retail Concept and Digital Retailer, two dedicated hardware prizes, plus new team awards for Export Sales, UK Media and UK Games Studio.

They help form a total of 23 awards that are up for grabs, which include hotly-contested favourites such as Specialist Retailer, Game Publisher, New Game Brand, Marketing Team and PR Team. The full list of awards can be found below.

Lobbying is now open, too — send your suggestions to mcvlobbying@intentmedia.co.uk. We’ve detailed more about the lobbying process here.

The MCV Awards 2013 return to the Lancaster London Hotel, with Inbetweeners’ star Greg Davies also returning to the host slot for the evening. To book your place, contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk or call her on 01992 535 646. A seat costs 275, while tables of 10 start at 2,699.

Event sponsors include ShopTo, IGN and OPM – other partnership opportunities are available. A range of sponsorship packages are available. To discuss partnership opportunities in more detail please contact Lesley Blumson on Lesley.Blumson@intentmedia.co.uk or call her on 01992 535 647.

More information about the event can be found at our dedicated microsite,www.mcvawards.com.

MCV AWARDS: THE CATEGORIES

(New awards in bold)

Retail Concept

Mainstream Retailer

Independent Retailer

Specialist Retailer

Digital Retailer

Digital Distribution Team

High Street Distribution Team

Sales Triumph

UK Sales Team

Export Sales Team

Marketing Team

PR Team

Games Studio

Third-Party Games Hardware

Mobile Games Hardware

New Game Brand

Audience Engagement

Media Sales Team

Trade Marketing

Game Campaign

Game Publisher

SPECIAL AWARDS

MCV Special Recognition

Grand Prix