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SCE’s Rosemary Buahin last night won this year’s Special Recognition prize at the MCV Awards 2012. The popular trade marketing exec has held roles at Sony, WBIE, Eidos, Novalogic and Acclaim, and is hugely respected for her work with retail. The MCV Industry Excellence Awards celebrate the commercial and creative …

EA emerged as the winner of the coveted best Games Publisher award at last night’s MCV Awards 2012. It did so thanks to a string of strong releases that have seen the publisher dominate the UK charts since the turn of the year and put in a market-leading performance in …

Popular online PC game retail portal Steam became the first company to win the new Digital Retailer prize at last night’s MCV Awards 2012. The achievement acknowledges the market-leading position attained by Valve’s network, which has become the de facto choice for millions of PC gamers across the world. Five …

Ubisoft was crowned PR Team at last night’s MCV Awards 2012. The award was voted for by 100 UK games journos, and symbolises the fantastic work the publisher has achieved in the channel over the last 12 months. There were also six other winners in the PR & Marketing category. …

The tenth anniversary MCV Awards were dominated by mass-market brands and digital pioneers. There were no prizes for the format holders. Instead, the top three publishers all claimed multiple prizes while ambitious smaller firms grabbed many others. Activision took home four awards: two for the best-selling Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Digital …

But Bethesda denies rumours of the game's cancellation

Microsoft entertainment and devices division sales down 16%

Racing and hidden object titles to hit Facebook this year

New indie package supports the World Land Trust charity

The MCV Awards 2012 is taking place this evening, with the usual mix of fun, networking, drinks and celebration of games industry achievements over the last 12 months. And if you can’t be there in person, don’t worry as we’re liveblogging the whole thing, in glorious realtime as the event …