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Games Media Awards toast new talent and top writers
FRESH VOICES and media pros alike took home key accolades at the Games Media Awards last night. The journalist-voted prizes recognise the best new and established talent working in the UK games media. Dan Douglas was named Games Writer of The Year, while up and coming writer Francisco Dominguez won the Games Media Academy. Paul Presley, former PC
Zoneleader and games journalist of over 20 years, was named Games Media Legend. Keith Stuart was named best newspaper writer for his work in The Guardian, while New Statesman deputy editor Helen Lewis won mainstream
magazine writer and Cara Ellison won Rising Star. Digital Spywon best coverage by a mainstream website. Videogamer TVwon for best video, while Guy Cocker’s independent games podcast won best radio/podcast. Specialist outlets also scooped key prizes. Edge claimed awards for best magazine and best specialist print writer with features editor Jason Killingsworth. Official Xbox Magazinewriter Jon Blyth took home the specialist writer online prize. Elsewhere, Eurogamerwon best website. Best blog award was claimed by Average Gamer, while Steve Hogarty was named ‘Top Tweeter’.
THE WINNERS
Games Magazine Edge
Games Website Eurogamer
Specialist Writer – Print Jason Killingsworth, Edge
Specialist Writer – Online Jon Blyth, OXM
National Newspaper Writer Keith Stuart, The Guardian
Mainstream Magazine Writer Helen Lewis, New Statesman
Games Blog The Average Gamer
Games Video VideoGamer TV
Games Media Legend Paul Presley
Games Radio/Podcast Guy Cocker’s Podcast
Coverage by a Mainstream Website Digital Spy
Rising Star
Cara Ellison, Freelance Top Tweeter
Steve Hogarty, @misterbrilliant
Games Media Academy Francisco Dominguez (for his piece ‘A Useful Death’)
Games Writer of the Year Dan Douglas, Midnight Resistance (for his piece ‘Play The Pain Away’)
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