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The games media is in the middle of a considerable change. With Wikias, forums and YouTube personalities, there are more places to get information about the latest releases than ever before. So in this new age, journalists are having to change up the way they cover games. The influence of …
Read More »Games Media Awards nominations close TODAY – get your voice heard now
You have until5pm today (Friday, August 14th) to put forward your nominations for this year’s Games Media Awards. The event returns on October 14th and marks the ninth annual outing of the always-talked-about event which champions the best in games editorial. After a successful revamp last year – which saw …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask GamesRadar+
The last year saw huge changes for Future’s output, with the closure of CVG and the combination of its remaining games brands into GamesRadar+. E3 was arguably the first big test for Future’s flagship website since its November launch. Itwas really, really pleased with how GamesRadar+ covered E3 in 2015,"reveals …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask PC Gamer
PC Gamer’s Tom Senior talks about bringing the platform back to E3 The PC can lose out in the tumult of E3, to the extent that publishers occasionally forget to mention their PC editions entirely when announcing new games. This year, we launched the PC Gaming Show at the Belasco …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask Curse
Curse VP of global sales Nathan Lindberg reveals the firm’s unique approach to covering E3 – and how it kept its fans happy Our priorities at events like E3 are very different from those of others in the industry, and we’re extremely proud of that,” Curse VP of global sales …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask Gamer Network
June was the biggest month ever in Gamer Network’s history – following five consecutive months of record-breaking traffic. Last month, the network saw more than 29 million unique users across its various sites – including Eurogamer, Outside Xbox, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247 and more – a rise of 65 per …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask IGN
IGN’s UK editor-in-chief Alex Simmons lifts the curtain on the media giant’s record-breaking coverage of this year’s E3 A few years ago doomsayers claimed E3 was dead, that the show was little more than a demonstration of gratuitous excess. But that was the E3 of old, and as an event …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask VideoGamer.com
VideoGamer.com head of video production Simon Miller explains how the site’s comedic approach to E3 helped it stand out from the crowd For E3 2015 VideoGamer – from a video standpoint – decided to try something different. Using comedy as a basis for the majority of our video output has …
Read More »Vice ‘massively’ growing games team
Media brand Vice is significantly scaling up its games editorial team, the firm says. Earlier this year, the firm launched its Vice Gaming section.The UK arm of the popular website has one dedicated games editor, Mike Diver, and a host of freelance support. But the business is in the process …
Read More »GameSpot UK names Rob Crossley as editor
Games media giant GameSpot has promoted Rob Crossley to UK editor. Crossley joined the firm as news editor in last September after a two-year stint as associate editor at CVG. He is GameSpot’s first UK editor since the departure of Guy Cocker in May 2013. Meanwhile, another CVG alumni – …
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