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Just three sleeps to go until the Games Media Awards. And if you’re lucky enough to be going you’ll be enjoying your first drink courtesy of Defiance. Trion’s MMO is the pre-event drinks sponsor at Thursday night’s hotly contested award show for the UK’s best games writing talent. The online …
Read More »GMA 2012: A-Z of the UK’s games media set for the big night
The biggest names in the UK games press will attend next week’s Games Media Awards And if you want to mingle with the media, you need to act fast! Just a handful of trade tickets are left, priced at 150 each. Contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk to find out more. Games press from …
Read More »Far Cry 3 backs Games Media Awards
Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 is the latest name to back this year’s Games Media Awards. The first person shooter will welcome guests in the reception area at the super chic Vinpolis, Bankside. The Games Media Awards honour the best writers in the business. "We strongly value our close partnerships with …
Read More »Last call for GMA trade tickets
If you’re in games PR and not attending, make sure your boss doesn’t find out… Trade tickets for this year’s Games Media Awards are almost all gone. So act now if you want to make sure you’re at the big night of the year for the UK’s games press.ContactKathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.ukto book …
Read More »Russell Kane ready to reveal best games writers at Games Media Awards
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 2012: Last few tickets remaining
Trade tickets for this year’s Games Media Awards are selling out fast, so act now if you want to make sure you’re at the big night of the year for the UK’s games press. The Games Media Awards take place on Thursday October 18th and return to the super chic …
Read More »The Media’s Social: Your guide to the 2012 Games Media Awards finalists
No fewer than 30 writers, plus more than 50 online and print publications – from Official Xbox Magazine to Holy Moly – are in the running for a highly prized Games Media Award this year. The winners will be voted for by a 200-strong voting panel, comprising members of the …
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 …
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