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You have just over two weeks to make sure your views count in the run-up to this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Games. If you haven’t already lobbied, you have until Monday July 25th. Simply email gma@intentmedia.co.uk with your suggestions for the Games Media Legend and Rising …
Read More »Multiplay’s i43 heads to Telford
The latest iteration of Multiplay’s i-Series takes the competitive gaming event to a new venue: Telford International Centre. i43 will take place over the August bank holiday weekend (Friday, August 26th to Monday, August 29th) and will see gamers battling in a range of tournaments for money, games and hardware. …
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Dave Cook
MCV talks to the previous winners of a Games Media Award. This week, NowGamer’s Dave Cook talks to MCV about life as a games journalist. How did it feel to win a Games Media Award last year? Unexpected as always. I thought my first win back in 2008 was a …
Read More »Digital gamers spend £24 a month
Gamers are spending over 20 every month on digital content. MCV’s survey into the habits and opinions of download-loving gamers showed that on average regular users of these services spend 24 on apps, virtual items, DLC, downloads and subscriptions. We surveyed 633 gamers that regularly use services like PSN, XBLA, …
Read More »Sega strikes Japanese EA deal
Publisher Sega has reached a deal with EA to act as distributor for its games in Japan. Andriasang reports that the agreement kicks off right away with the publishing of EA’s Shadows of the Damned on September 22nd. And next next month Sega hopes to publish some of EA’s back-catalogue …
Read More »GMA 2011: Long live print
Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Gamesis well underway, with journalists, broadcasters, PRs, readers and viewers nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. But there is still time to ensure that your voice is heard – you have …
Read More »Gamescom: Book your flights now
The organisers behind the 2011 Gamescom trade fair are encouraging visitors to arrange air travel quickly as event plans take flight. Gamescom will be held in Cologne from Wednesday, August 17th to Sunday, August 21st. Koelnmesse has arranged partnerships with airlines Germanwings and Lufthansa to make it easier and cheaper …
Read More »GMA 2011: Comma have a go if you think you’re good enough
Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Games is well underway, with journalists, broadcasters, PRs, readers and viewers nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. But there is still time to ensure that your voice is heard – you …
Read More »Has LulzSec hacked the UK Census?
Forget everything that has gone before. If rumours of LulzSec’s latest hack are proven to be true, the group may just have made a politically significant assault. A document available online suggests that LulzSec has acquired all the highly secretive data submitted in the 2011 UK Census earlier this year. …
Read More »Star Fox 64 3DS dated
Nintendo has announced that Star Fox 64 3DS will be released in the UK on September 9th. That’s actually a couple of days before it hits shelves in the US, though some time after its Japanese debut in mid July. The game, a remake of the 1997 N64 hit, adds …
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