GMA 2011 Finalists Announced

After weeks of voting, and thousands of individual nominations, this year’s Games Media Awards have been announced by MCV.

Now a select panel of industry professionals will be called upon to select their winners from the shortlist of websites, podcasts, blogs, writers, and printed press.

This will culminate in spectacular event on 26th October, at Vinopolis in central London, where winners will be announced in a ceremony hosted by star stand-up comedian and actor Greg Davies, followed by what is now known as one of the ultimate social highlights in the gaming calendar, the GMA party!

Lisa Carter – Managing Editor, Intent Media, has said “The Games Media Awards are now in their fifth year and have become the most important night of the year for the industry’s editors and journalists.

This year we’ve received thousands more nominations from the media itself, the industry and consumers. And this has resulted in more media outlets and individuals than ever being listed as finalists.

The awards are going to be incredibly hard-fought this year. We’re looking forward to seeing you all for a great night at Vinopolis on Wednesday October 26th.”

With up to 350 guests packing out this year’s festivities Games Media Awards, including nearly 200 media, a limited number of trade tickets are available at £99 per person. Please contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk for further details.

Be sure to be kept up to date with the latest Games Media Awards news:

Website: www.mcvuk.com/news/tag/games-media-awards-2011

Twitter: @GamesMediaAward

Facebook: on.fb.me/GamesMediaAwards

THE FINALISTS ARE…

GAMES MAGAZINE

* Edge
* GamesTM
* NGamer
* Official Xbox Magazine
* Official PlayStation Magazine
* Retro Gamer

GAMES WEBSITE

* GameSpot
* Videogamer
* Gaming Union
* Eurogamer
* The Sixth Axis
* God is a Geek
* IGN
* CVG

SPECIALIST WRITER PRINT

* Matthew Castle – NGamer
* Chris Scullion – Official Nintendo Magazine
* Steve Hogarty – Official Nintendo Magazine
* Jon Blyth – Official Xbox Magazine
* Christian Donlan – Freelance

SPECIALIST WRITER ONLINE

* Jane Douglas – GameSpot UK
* Mark Walton – GameSpot UK
* Keza MacDonald – IGN
* Gillen McAllister – Game Reactor
* Gwynne Dixon – Total Video Games
* Wesley Yin-Poole – Eurogamer

COVERAGE IN A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER

* The Guardian
* The Observer
* The Telegraph
* The Sun
* The Star

COVERAGE IN A MAINSTREAM MAGAZINE

* BBC Focus Magazine
* Shortlist
* T3
* Nuts
* Wired
* Front

REGIONAL GAMES COLUMNIST

* Steve Wollaston – Sunday Mercury
* Dan Slingsby – Syndicated Regional
* Dave Cook – The Scotsman
* Ed Hill – Derby Telegraph
* Ian Crump – Southern Daily Echo
* Phil Harris – Craigmillar Chronicle
* James Harvey – Cardiff & South Wales Advertiser

GAMES BROADCAST/PODCAST

* Gamesweasel
* GameSpot UK Podcast
* Saturday Edition 5live
* Start/Select
* Gamewank
* SentUAmessage
* OneLifeLeft

GAMES BLOG

* London Calling
* XboxGameZone
* VG247
* Rock, Paper, Shotgun
* Ready Up

RISING STAR

* Johnny Chiodini – GameSpot UK
* Seb Ford – GameSpot UK
* Martin Gaston – Videogamer
* Andrien Gbinigie – XboxGameZone
* Jamin Smith – Videogamer
* Hollie Bennett – Destructoid
* Dan Webb – Xbox360Achievements.org
* Matt Lees – Official Xbox Magazine