MCV Awards 2014: The finalists are revealed

Over 100 different UK games firms are in the running for an MCV Award.

You can find out who has won on April 10th at the London Lancaster Hotel, where our prestigious ceremony – hosted by comedian Adam Hills – unveils the winners.

The MCV Awards recognise success and innovation in the UK games business, across retail, digital sales, marketing and publishing.

Over 250 companies lobbied for consideration and after thorough deliberation we’ve whittled those down into the shortlist on the right.

PlayStation leads the way with 13 nominations, while there 10 nods each for Take-Two (across its 2K and Rockstar Games labels), Ubisoft and Warner Bros.

Game Retail Ltd also scores five nominations, just one of many retailers and publishers shortlisted for evolving multi-channel strategies.

We’re also today taking the wraps of an extra award, for Community Engagement, which has been added after passionate lobbying from those talking direct with gamers and audiences on a daily basis.

Next, our judging panel of over 100 UK games professionals will soon be invited to vote for the winners.

We’ll also again be asking journalists to pick a PR team winner after their careful consideration of achievements with the press in the past year.

The winners of the 25 awards will be announced on April 10th – as will the winner of our ultimate prize, the Grand Prix award.

These Winners are chosen by the MCV team after soundings from the games business – send suggestions to Michael.French@intentmedia.co.uk.

To book your place at the awards, contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk or call her on 01992 535 646.

THE FINALISTS

RETAIL CONCEPT
Dixons’ Gaming Bunker
GAME – Get Gaming Quicker
GamePointsNow
GamesGRABR
Insert Coin
Loading Bar
Nintendo UK Online Store
Xbox Store – Boxpark

MAINSTREAM RETAILER
Amazon
Argos
Asda
Dixons Retail
Sainsbury’s
ShopDirect
Tesco
Toys R Us

INDEPENDENT RETAILER – ONLINE
365games
GamePointsNow
Gameseek
Go2Games
Simply Games
The Game Collection

INDEPENDENT RETAILER – HIGH STREET
Barkman Computers
CHIPS
Discover
Games Centre
Game On (Saffron Walden)
Xpress Games

SPECIALIST RETAILER
GAME
Grainger Games
Green Man Gaming
HMV
Shopto.net
Zavvi.co.uk

DIGITAL RETAILER
GAME
GoG.com
Green Man Gaming
Origin
PlayStation Store
Steam
Xbox Games Store

DIGITAL STRATEGY
Amazon UK Games Download Store
FIFA Ultimate Team (Electronic Arts)
GAME
Green Man Gaming
PlayStation Plus
Sports Interactive

PUBLISHING PARTNER
505 Games
Excalibur
KISS
Koch Media
Mastertronic
PlayStation Strategic Content Team
Rising Star Games

HIGH STREET DISTRIBUTION TEAM
Advantage
CentreSoft
Click Entertainment
Exertis Gem
Ideal Software
VIP

SALES TRIUMPH
DayZ (Bohemia Interactive)
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon (Ubisoft)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (WBIE UK)
Payday 2 (505 Games)
Saints Row IV (Koch Media)
Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
Total War Rome II (Sega)

UK SALES TEAM
Activision Blizzard UK
Electronic Arts
Koch Media
Nintendo
PlayStation UK
Take-Two
Ubisoft
WBIE UK

EXPORT SALES TEAM
Koch Media
Sega
Take-Two
Ubisoft
Warner Bros

MARKETING TEAM
2K Games
Activision Blizzard UK
Electronic Arts
Koch Media
Nintendo
PlayStation UK
Ubisoft
WBIE UK
Xbox UK

PR TEAM
2K Games
Activision Blizzard UK
Electronic Arts
Namco Bandai Games UK
Nintendo
PlayStation UK
Rockstar Games
Sega
Ubisoft
WBIE UK/Premier PR
Xbox UK

GAMES STUDIO
Chucklefish
Creative Assembly
Jagex
Media Molecule
Mind Candy
Rockstar North
Sports Interactive
TT Games

PERIPHERALS & ACCESSORIES
A4T
Giotek
Insert Coin
MadCatz
Orb Accessories
PDP
Razer
Turtle Beach
Venom

EVENTS TEAM
Come Round
EA & Circle Agency
MCM Expo
Nintendo UK & BD
Replay Events
Team PlayStation
Ubisoft Field Team
WBIE UK
Xbox UK & The Field

CREATIVE AGENCY TEAM
An.X Agency
Attention Seekers
Biff New Media
DRUM
Maverick
Small Japanese Soldier
Studio Diva
The Field

MEDIA SALES TEAM
Future Publishing
Global Radio
IGN
Intergi
OMD
SCEE – EMEA Ad Sales Team
Venatus Media

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Creative Assembly
GAME
Green Man Gaming
NCSOFT
PlayStation UK
Tecmo Koei
Xbox UK

DIGITAL CAMPAIGN
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
Batman: Arkham Origins (WBIE UK)
Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
PS4 – This is for the Players (PlayStation UK)
Saints Row IV (Koch Media)
Zelda – Facebook activity (Nintendo)

NEW GAME BRAND
Day Z (Bohemia Interactive)
Disney Infinity (Disney)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (WBIE UK)
Rust (Facepunch Studios)
Starbound (Chucklefish)
The Last of Us (PlayStation UK)

TRADE MARKETING TEAM
Activision Blizzard UK
Electronic Arts
PlayStation UK
Take-Two
Ubisoft
WBIE UK
Xbox UK Channel Team

GAME CAMPAIGN
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
BioShock Infinite (2K Games)
Call Of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
Pokmon X & Y (Nintendo)
Saints Row IV (Koch Media)
The Last of Us (PlayStation UK)

GAMES PUBLISHER
Activision Blizzard UK
Electronic Arts
Nintendo
Sega
Sony Computer Entertainment UK
Take-Two
Ubisoft
WBIE UK

SPECIAL AWARD

GRAND PRIX

The winner of this award will be announced on the night of Thursday, April 10th.

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

A range of sponsorship packages are available to suit every budget, all of which include exposure in the run up to the event, on the night itself, and afterwards in our dedicated post-ceremony coverage.

To discuss opportunities in more detail contact: Lesley.Blumsom@intentmedia.co.uk or call her on 01922 535 647.

SPONSORS

TABLES, SEATING & PRICING

A seat at the MCV Awards 2014 costs 275, while tables of ten start at 2,699.