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Organised by Intent Media (publisher of MCV), the Games Media Awards will take place tonight at the Soho Revue Bar, London, and will be attended by over 250 games professionals. The GMAs is the first ever event to exclusively recognise and reward the vast contribution the video games media makes …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Halo 3 storms to the summit
Microsoft’s Halo 3 has made one of the more predictable debuts this year – leaping straight in at number one in the ChartTrack All Formats chart. The FPS holds off the multi-format FIFA 08, which takes second spot, ahead of two more EA titles – MySims in third and Tiger …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Halo 3 storms to the summit
Microsoft’s Halo 3 has made one of the more predictable debuts this year – leaping straight in at number one in the ChartTrack All Formats chart. The FPS holds off the multi-format FIFA 08, which takes second spot, ahead of two more EA titles – MySims in third and Tiger …
Read More »Dont miss out on the Games Media Awards
The biggest gathering of UK games media this year, possibly of all time, will take place next Tuesday (October 11th) – and there are a handful of Trade Tickets left for the big night. Over 150 members of the media will gather at the Soho Revue Bar from 7:00pm until …
Read More »Dont miss out on the Games Media Awards
The biggest gathering of UK games media this year, possibly of all time, will take place next Tuesday (October 11th) – and there are a handful of Trade Tickets left for the big night. Over 150 members of the media will gather at the Soho Revue Bar from 7:00pm until …
Read More »TGS: EA on the lookout for Japanese partners
Electronic Arts is looking for a partnership or acquisition in Japan, according to the Financial Times. President of EA Asia Jon Niermann said Japan was a strategic priority” for the company, in an interview at the Tokyo Games Show. He added that EA was interested both in blue-chip players and …
Read More »TGS: EA on the lookout for Japanese partners
Electronic Arts is looking for a partnership or acquisition in Japan, according to the Financial Times. President of EA Asia Jon Niermann said Japan was a strategic priority” for the company, in an interview at the Tokyo Games Show. He added that EA was interested both in blue-chip players and …
Read More »Trade tickets go on sale for Games Media Awards
The Finalists have been announced and invites are on their way to the press. Now the rest of the industry gets the chance to buy tickets to the first ever Games Media Awards on October 11th at London’s Soho Revue bar. With categories across specialist and mainstream outlets, in print …
Read More »ESA boss: Politicians should be playing more games
The man who replaced Doug Lowenstein as president of the US Entertainment Software Association has called on the wider industry to raise the profile of video games amongst politicians and mainstream opinion formers. Michael D Gallagher told The Washington Post that: Video games are not getting the type of recognition …
Read More »GC to expand further after biggest ever show
Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt and Hamburg are all in the running to take Games Convention a step further in 2009 after last week’s biggest ever event in Leipzig. While event organiser Leipziger Messe has confirmed that the show will be back in Leipzig next year, the race is on for other …
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