EVENTS
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MCV AWARDS 2012 Thursday, April 19th Lancaster London Hotel
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505 Games A4T
Activision Amazon Asda
Bethesda Bigben
Blockbuster CentreSoft
Console Connections Deep Silver Electronic Arts EntaTech
Focus Multimedia GAME
Game On Gamersgate Games Centre GameStation GameStop Gem
Good Old Games MARCH
PCR AWARDS
Thursday, March 22nd Royal Garden Hotel, London
Hannah.Short@
intentmedia.co.uk The fifth outing for the PC and IT industry’s biggest awards has revamped the line-up of categories.
MCV AWARDS 2012: THE FINALISTS
Green Man Gaming HMV
Insert Coin John Lewis Koch Media Loading Café Mind Candy Morrisons
Namco Bandai (with Premier PR) Nintendo (with Bell Pottinger) OnLive
Play.com PowerA
Rising Star Games Rockstar Games Rovio
Sainsbury’s SCE UK (with John Doe/Jardine)
F2P SUMMIT
Wednesday, March 28th Rich Mix, London
www.f2psummit.com A one-day event exploring the hot topic of freemium games. Panels will discuss how the business model can grow.
CALENDAR 2012
GAMESAID VS CHELSEA OLD BOYS
Friday, March 23rd Koch invites the industry to take on former Chelsea stars.
FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL Tuesday, March 27th Another games industry footballing contest to raise funds for charity.
GRAND NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE Saturday, April 14th
2012’s biggest equestrian event.
BRIGHTON MARATHON Sunday, April 15th
GamesAid and NCsoft tackle this coastal 26-mile race.
GAMESAID TENNER Thursday, April 19th
The charity calls for donations during the MCV Industry Excellence Awards.
11-A-SIDE FOOTBALL April 2012
Games industry professionals clash on the pitch.
TOUR DE GAMESAID Sunday, May 13th
The Square Enix team cycles from London to Brighton to raise money for charity.
SEGA CHALLENGE CUP Wednesday, May 23rd A contest between cricketers at Kew’s Green, London.
GAMESAID 10K RUN Sunday, July 8th
Join GamesAid’s team in the London 10k.
DEVELOP POKER TOURNAMENT Tuesday, July 10th
Games industry card sharks do battle in a bid to raise money for charity.
GAMESAID TENNER Wednesday, July 11th Another chance to donate, this time at the Develop Awards.
GOLF & SPA DAY Thursday, July 12th The popular event returns, complete with awards dinner.
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Seedee Jon’s Sega
(with Mischief PR)
ShopTo.net Sony DADC Steam Tesco
The Hut Group THQ
Toys ‘R’ Us Turtle Beach Ubisoft Venom
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (with Premier PR/Renegade PR) Xbite Xbox (with JCPR) Xpress Games Ztorm
MCM EXPO BIRMINGHAM Saturday, March 31st – Sunday, April 1st NEC, Birmingham
www.birminghamcomiccon.com The first MCM Expo to be run alongside sister fan convention Memorabilia at Birmingham’s NEC.
APRIL
FESTIVAL OF GAMES 2012 Thursday, April 19th – Friday, April 20th
Utrecht, The Netherlands
sales@nlgd.nl
The eighth edition of the European networking event.
EDITORIAL PLANNER Your guide to the special features coming up in MCV
DIGITAL GAMES MARKETING Friday, March 23rd
MCVasks publishers about the best ways to guarantee success for digital releases and the key differences between promoting downloadable and boxed games.
IN-STORE DESIGN: FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Friday, April 6th
We take a look at the tools, tricks and displays to help games and consoles stand out on store shelves.
www.mcvuk.com
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION SPECIAL
Friday, March 30th
With downloadable games becoming more mainstream, we look at who the major players are and their impact on the market.
Sponsored by
We list all the major industry events, from the MCV Industry Excellence Awards to GamesAid fundraisers. Plus, a look at future MCV features
The MCV Industry Excellence Awards will mark its tenth anniversary in style this April. The event now takes place at a new venue, the Lancaster London Hotel, with reduced seat prices and single band table pricing.
Hosted by comedian and Inbetweenersstar Greg Davies
(below inset), the awards recognise the star performers and innovators across retail, digital, sales, PR and marketing. For sponsorship enquiries, contact
Lesley.Blumson@intentmedia.co.uk.
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