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Edge was named the Best Games Magazine at the Games Media Awards. The Future mag beat out rivals PC Gamer, OXM, GamesTM and Retrogamer to win. It was the second year running it was named Best Magazine. The award was collected by online editor Alex Wiltshire and staff writer Richard …
Read More »GMAs 2009: Hat-trick for Pat Garratt
Pat Garratt and his site VG247 took home three of the key Games Media Awards last night. The site was named best blog, while Garratt himself won accolades for both best online writer – and was named the Games Media Legend. "This is immensely flattering and it really means a …
Read More »Gamescom backs GMAs
Meanwhile, Gamescom, the largest video game event in Europe, has signed up as an Event Partner with the Games Media Awards. After a successful debut show in Cologne this summer, the Gamescom team will be renewing its acquaintance with the UK media and industry at Jongleurs, Camden. Gamescom’s press and …
Read More »GMA Trade Tickets go on sale
A limited number of Trade Tickets for this year’s Games Media Awards are now on sale. The GMAs take place at Camden Jongleurs on the evening of Thursday, October 15th. It’s the single biggest gathering of games media of the year. You may or may not consider this to be …
Read More »Media Molecule talks DLC
Siobhan Reddy on downloadable content and divisions of labour
Read More »Media Darlings
Develop chats with Media Molecule's Siobhan Reddy
Read More »Namco Bandai and Ubisoft back GMAs
Namco Bandai Partners and Ubisoft have become the latest big name publishers to get behind this year’s Games Media Awards. Ubisoft has stepped up to sponsor the Best Games Coverage in a Mainstream Magazine category – won last year by Simon Munk for FHM. Ubisoft UK marketing director Murray Pannell …
Read More »New gaming dents Guardian Tech 100
Whilst the focus of much of the games media remains firmly rooted in the traditional backbone of the industry, The Guardian’s latest Tech Media Invest 100 listing has recognised some of the emerging businesses pioneering new monetisation models in the growing casual sector. All the details are over on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »UK games indies top Guardian tech list
Splash Damage, Realtime Worlds, Eutechnyx and Playfish star
Read More »New CGM team for GameOn
The team behind GameOn has formed a new digital media unit ahead of the event’s November debut. Under the name Creative Games Media (CGM), the new team incorporates online, video and events planning and is a division of Creative Ventures Group. The business manages X-League TV and several web properties, …
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