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It’s that time of year again, where we celebrate the creativity, ingenuity and hard work of the UK’s games industry, it’s the MCV Awards 2019. We’ve had a great year, with some huge releases and three console platforms firing on all cylinders, while PC continued to grow.
As always we’re very thankful for the effort that the industry has put in to create all these entries for our judging panels. For next year we promise to look at reducing the burden on the industry, while still retaining the rigour and relevance that the categories provide.
A couple of quick changes to the running order this year. In response to the unprecedented number of entries in the PR category, we’ve decided to divide them into ‘Major’ and ‘Boutique’ awards based on headcount. This change is a reflection of the UK’s growing strength in the sector with genuine global reach.
We have also decided to switch our Major Publisher award to an editorially-decided shortlist, which will be voted on by all our judges across all our judging panels, in order to create a true industry-wide barometer of the best-of-the-best.
All of that means we have 16 awards categories this year, to continue our efforts to bring a focused lineup and streamlined event on the night. And with over fifty companies and almost 100 shortlisted nominations, we tried to keep the shortlists both concise and competitive.
This year’s awards event will follow last year’s hugely successful template to make it a more interactive and social event. Head to the MCV Awards 2019 website for table bookings and contact our new sales manager Alex Boucher for sponsorship opportunities.
So without further ado, here’s the MCV Awards shortlist for 2019, congratulations to everyone listed below. We hope to see you all at the awards ceremony on the 7th of March.
PUBLISHER AWARDS
IN-HOUSE PR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bethesda
Capcom
Frontier
Jagex
Sega
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment UK
MARKETING TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bethesda
Capcom
Frontier
Future Games of London
PlayStation UK
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment UK
SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bethesda
Koch Media
PlayStation UK
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment UK
MAJOR GAMES PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR (editorial selection)
Activision Blizzard
Epic Games
Microsoft
Nintendo
PlayStation
Take-Two
Ubisoft
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment UK
INDIE GAMES PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Bossa Studios
Curve Digital
Kasedo Games
Merge Games
Sold Out
Wales Interactive
Wired Productions
NEW GAMES IP OF THE YEAR
Dead Cells – Motion Twin
Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Warhorse Studios & Deep Silver
Moss – Polyarc Games
Subnautica – Unknown Worlds
Two Point Hospital – Two Point Studios & Sega
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF THE YEAR
Bethesda
Curve Digital
Frontier
Jagex
Jellymedia
Future Games of London
CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS
GAMING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR – UNDER £500K BUDGET
Bossa Studios – Surgeon Simulator CPR
GAME – Red Dead Redemption 2
PlayStation UK – Detroit: Become Human
Sega – Two Point Hospital
Wired – GRIP
GAMING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR – OVER £500K BUDGET
Bethesda – Fallout 76
Capcom – Monster Hunter: World
Frontier – Jurassic World Evolution
PlayStation UK – Marvel’s Spider-Man
PlayStation UK – God of War
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment UK – Hitman 2
GAMES EVENT OF THE YEAR
Bossa Studios – World’s Adrift launch event
GAME – Insomnia Gaming Festival
Gamer Network – EGX
Gamer Network – EGX Rezzed
Gfinity – F1 New Balance Esports Pro Series 2018
Jagex – Runefest
RETAILER AND DISTRIBUTOR
DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Click Entertainment
Genba Digital
Koch Media
Link Distribution
Sony DADC
Super Rare Games
MAJOR RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Amazon
GAME
Sainsburys Argos
ShopTo.net
Very – Shop Direct Group
INDEPENDENT RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Go2Games.com
Gamersheek
Seedee Jons
Super Rare Games
The Game Collection
PR AND MEDIA
MAJOR PR AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Bastion
Indigo Pearl
Little Big PR
Plan of Attack
Think Jam
BOUTIQUE PR AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Big Games Machine
BOPE
Dead Good PR
Decibel-PR
Mimram
Renaissance PR
CREATIVE AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Attention Seekers
Diva
Fourth Floor Creative
Gamer Creative
Heaven Media Ltd
ICHI Worldwide
Network N
TAKEOFF Creative Agency
INDIVIDUAL
Industry Hero – to be announced on the night
MCV Person of the Year – to be announced on the night
Once again, head to the MCV Awards 2019 website for table bookings and contact our new sales manager Alex Boucher for sponsorship opportunities.
