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Games journalism will come of age next week as top TV star Russell Kane hosts the biggest night of the year – the Games Media Awards 2012. Kane, the main prize winner at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe, recently returned to our TV screens in the new series of BBC Three’s …
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Jonathan Pile
As we head towards this year’s Games Media Awards on Thursday October 18th, we look back at previous winners to find out what winning meant to them, what advice they’d give to rookie games journalist, their favourite writers and more. This week, we speak to Jonathan Pile, news editor of …
Read More »GMA 2012: The finalists in full
After weeks of intense lobbying, MCV can reveal the finalists of this year’s Games Media Awards – over 30 writers, plus more than 50 online and print publications, are in the running. The winners will be voted for by a 200-strong judging panel, comprising members of the media and industry …
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Martin Gaston
We continue to profile the winners of last year’s Games Media Awards, as we speed towards the event on Thursday October 18th. This week we speak to Martin Gaston, the reviews editor at Videogamer.com, who was named the GMA Rising Star in 2011… How did it feel to win a …
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Rupert Loman
As we head towards this year’s Games Media Awards on Thursday October 18th, we look back at previous winners to find out what winning meant to them, what advice they’d give to rookie games journalist, the best press trips they’ve attended and more. This week, we speak to Rupert Loman, …
Read More »GMA 2012: Lobbying ends
200 members of the media and industry PRs to vote for best UK writers
Read More »GMA Hall of Fame: Keza MacDonald
As we head towards this year’s Games Media Awards on Thursday October 18th, we look back at previous winners to find out what winning meant to them, what advice they’d give to rookie games journalist, the best press trips they’ve attended and more. To kick it off this year, we …
Read More »GMA 2012: Sega backs Games Writer of the Year
Sega is sponsoring the Games Writer of the Year category of this year’s Games Media Awards. The Games Writer of the Year Award has been introduced for 2012 to reward excellence in games journalism. All games journalists – specialist, non-specialist, print and online – can enter this category. Journalists simply …
Read More »The GMAs: How It All Works
Lobbying for the Games Media Awards has now opened, and we’ve already been inundated with emails. But in case you’re confused about how the process works, here’s step-by-step guide to winning one of the coveted GMAs… The lobbying period is open now and until July 20th. Anyone can lobby for …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2012: Will you be a winner?
You have just one week to lobby for the Games Media Awards 2012, so get in touch now to let us know why you deserve a prize this year. You can nominate yourself, a colleague, your own personal favourite media or, if you’re feeling generous, even a competitor. But you …
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