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As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the Rising Star category, sponsored by Sega. Chris Bratt Chris Bratt makes videos for Eurogamer. He’s hoping to win this award so he can …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: Streamer
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the streamer category. AppSpy Each and every weekday AppSpy streams some of the best games on mobile and handheld, often well in advance of …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: YouTuber
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the YouTuber category. Alex Olney Alex is the video producer of Nintendo Life, the largest Nintendo site in the world. Recently branching out into …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: Mainstream Voice
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the in-house radio/podcast category. Adam Rosser Adam’s been the voice, and the producer, of ‘Game On’ since its inception in 2007. The show’s been …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: Features Writer
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the features writer category. Steve Hogarty Do you know that test they used to do on witches where they dunk them in the water? …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: News Writer
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the news writer category. Rob Crossley Rob Crossley joined GameSpot’s London team in September 2014 and six months later was promoted to the role …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: Radio/Podcast team (In-house)
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the in-house radio/podcast category. The Pocket Gamer Podcast With well over 300 episodes under their belt, The Pocket Gamer Podcast is the longest-running (and …
Read More »Meet MCV’s 30 Under 30 2015
MCV reveals the 30 brightest and most talented people under the age of 30 currently working in games retail, community management, publishing, events, marketing, PR and journalism 30 Under 30 is sponsored by recruitment firm OPM. Ami LangtonPR and Marketing Manager, All 4 Games Age: 28 Langton’s career started back …
Read More »Master Caster: Smite’s Scott ‘Gandhi’ Lussier
Pro gamers switch titles all the time, but genres? That’s a rare thing indeed. Yet that’s exactly the route former Halo and Call of Duty champ Scott ‘Gandhi’ Lussier has taken. An elite shooter happiest with a controller in his hand, Lussier nonetheless made the switch to MOBAs last year, …
Read More »Blizzard Wants To Tie Esports Into Mobile Hearthstone Experience
The freshest face in Blizzard’s cadre of hit games, Hearthstone, has been a darling of the esports scene. As of May 2015, Hearthstone boasts over 30 million active users. It has regularly been one of the most viewed games on Twitch,consistentlybeatingoutBlizzard mainstays World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2. Now that …
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