2013 MCV Awards Make Games Industry Pleased

The UK games industry - well the bits of the industry that don't actively make games or - like us in the media - write about games for money... yes, the sales bit of the industry that deals with actual gamers most days, have been receiving awards. The "2013 MCV Awards for Industry Success and Triumph" as we like to think of them.

Now, given that the most important bits of the industry are: the people who make games and the people who get those games to you, the consumer, these awards are very well won. So, who got lucky in the 2013 MCV Awards (for people who sell, market and PR games)? This is who:

Independent Retailer – High Street
GAMES CENTRE

Independent Retailer – Online
SIMPLY GAMES

Retail Concept
HMV OXFORD STREET GAMES SHOWCASE

Mainstream Retailer
AMAZON

Specialist Retailer
GAME

Digital Retailer
STEAM

Digital Distribution Team
UBISOFT

High Street Distribution Team
CENTRESOFT

Sales Triumph
MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MOJANG/MICROSOFT)

(Literally an award for a "Triumph"... super)

UK Sales Team
ELECTRONIC ARTS

Export Sales Team
UBISOFT

Marketing Team
UBISOFT

PR Team
2K GAMES

UK Games Studio
TRAVELLER’S TALES

Third Party Games Hardware
SKYLANDERS GIANTS (ACTIVISION)

New Game Brand
DISHONORED (BETHESDA)

Digital Campaign
ASSASSIN’S CREED III (UBISOFT)

Audience Engagement
EUROGAMER EXPO

Media Sales Team
IGN

Trade Marketing Team
ACTIVISION

Game Campaign
ASSASSIN’S CREED III (UBISOFT)

Specialist Games Publisher
NAMCO BANDAI

Game Publisher
ELECTRONIC ARTS

(Erm, yeah, we think these two categories are probably a little bit, well forced, but well done anyway)

MCV Special Recognition
GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs

Grand Prix
CENTRESOFT

Bloody well done to all of you.