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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 Games including Sony, EA, Codemasters, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Nintendo 3DS, Konami, Activision, Namco Bandai, Rising Star, NCsoft and Gamescom. Fast-growing retailer Grainger Games is the event’s headline sponsor.
We are delighted to partner with the GMAs for the third consecutive year,” Sega’s UK marketing director Amanda Farr told MCV. The awards have become a highlight of the media social calendar and are a great opportunity to recognise the talent and creativity of the editorial community.”
OnLive founder and CEO Steve Perlman added: "There are few industries as fast-moving or technically-oriented as games, and the media that has grown up in step with these entertainment technologies has an incredibly challenging role to play in keeping consumers informed and driving the industry forward.
"With OnLive launching in the UK this autumn, the Games Media Awards are a great opportunity for us to show our support for the fantastic job these guys do, and we wish all nominees the very best of luck."
Richard Keith of The Games Tribe said: The Games Tribe’s mission is to be the champion of independent games sites and journalism so the GMAs is a great fit for us. The event itself gets stronger every year and we’re really pleased to be supporting it again this year.”
The full list of categories for this year’s awards is as follows:
- Games Magazine
- Games Website
- Specialist Writer, Print
- Specialist Writer, Online
- Coverage by a National Newspaper Brand
- Coverage by a Mainstream Magazine Brand
- Regional Games Columnist
- Games Broadcast/Podcast
- Games Blog
- Rising Star
- Games Media Legend
The Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Gamesevening will be held on Wednesday October 26th at the super chic Vinopolis venue near Borough Market. Greg Davies, top stand-up and star of The Inbetweeners, will be the host for the evening.
Up to 350 guests will attend this year’s Games Media Awards, including nearly 200 media. A limited number of trade tickets will be available at 99 per person. Contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.ukto find out more.
You can follow the GMA Twitter feed at @GamesMediaAward.
