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Tracking down the game industry’s biggest stars on Twitter. This week, we look at the profile of:


Mark Ward @markyward


Bio: PR, poker loon, runner and lots of other stuff. All my own views.


553 Tweets


182 Following 263 Followers


Cheeky disco-nap before heading to the BAFTAs... #totallyprepared


Great start to Batman: Arkham City’s BAFTA Game of the Year campaign on page 61 of The Sun today. Go Rocksteady!


Freezing my moobs off trying to get home. Just want a cheeky beer.


HIDDEN TALENTS


BY DAY, Paul Carruthers is founder of indie games studio AntHill Games, creators of Monkey Pole Climb. By night, he’s an award-winning brewer and champion of the recent Great British Homebrew Challenge. His recipe, Frank As Apollo, won two categories – Standard Bitters and Premium Bitters – and will be made by microbrewery Thornbridge. As of March 6th, it will be sold in Nicholson’s pubs during their three- month Spring Beer Festival.


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Katie Rawlings, Head of Marketing, Gem Group


MCV questions industry execs about their favourite things. This week, we speak to Gem’s Katie Rawlings


WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE...


Film or TV show? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Game? ‘Who Am I?’, preferably with shots. Band? Surprisingly I’ve just got into Oasis after downloading their greatest hits. Food and drink? Red Wine or Disaronno, Thai food. Team? I haven’t got a sports team, so I’ll say my team at Gem Creative. Holiday destination? Rome or Lake District.


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