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There are just three weeks to go until the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media. In the run-up to the big event on Wednesday October 26th at Vinopolis, we’re providing a series of features profiling those media brands and individuals in the running for an award. …
Read More »GMA 2011: Venatus Media signs as partner
Venatus Media, a specialist in advertising in online games, is the latest to join the roster of companies sponsoring the Games Media Awards, in association with Grainger Games. "Venatus Media is a boutique sales house focused on gaming, bringing game advertisers and a gaming audience together," said the firm’s Matt …
Read More »GMA 2011 FINALISTS: Best Games Magazine
There are just over five weeks to go until the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media. In the run-up to the big event on Wednesday October 26th at Vinopolis, we’re providing a series of features profiling those media brands and individuals in the running for an …
Read More »GMA 2011: Sold out!
This year’s Games Media Awards, in association with Grainger Games, have sold out in record time. After a record number of nominations, and with more media brands and individuals in the running for a prestigious Games Media Award, the swish new Vinopolis venue looks set to be a party to …
Read More »GMA 2011: The finalists
Having trawled through over 800 emails and thousands of individual nominations, MCV can reveal the finalists of this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Games. Some 17 print publications, 20 websites, podcasts and blogs, plus 26 individual writers are all up for an award, with a panel of …
Read More »GMA 2011: Trion gets the party started
Trion World Europe has lent its weight to this autumn’s Games Media Awards, in association with Grainger Games. The Rift publisher is sponsoring the pre-drinks party, as it looks to roll out a second wave of marketing for the critically acclaimed title in Q4. Trion are proud to be a …
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Alec Meer
MCV talks to the previous winners of a Games Media Award. This week, it’s Alec Meer from Games Blog winner Rock, Paper, Shotgun. How did it feel to win a Games Media Award last year? Pretty good! It is the largest single lump of plastic I’ve ever had in my …
Read More »GMA 2011: Sega, OnLive, Green Man and The Games Tribe sign as sponsors
Four more games companies have backed this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Games. These include Sega, cloud gaming service OnLive, digital distributor Green Man Gaming and media company The Games Tribe. They join a range of sponsors for the Games Media Awards 2011 in association with Grainger …
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Martin Robinson
MCV talks to the previous winners of a Games Media Award. This week, it’s Eurogamer’s Martin Robinson. How did it feel to win a Games Media Award last year? Surprising, to be honest. I wasn’t expecting it, so was more than a little humbled by the whole thing. What do …
Read More »GMA 2011: Lobbying closed
Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Gameshas now closed, with some 800 nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. Now it’s all in the hands of the judges. As ever, the winners will be voted for by members …
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