2012 Game Marketing Awards Finalists Announced by PromaxBDA

Bethesda Softworks, Microsoft Xbox, Ubisoft, AKQA, Cutwater, Midnight Oil / LAgraphico, Square Enix, The Ant Farm and Deutsch are Among the Top Finalists

LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PromaxBDA, the association dedicated to the success of marketing, promotion and design professionals in entertainment and the interactive community, announced the finalists for the Game Marketing Awards, the first and only annual awards competition established to honor the finest work created by the marketing professionals in the game marketing community. Winners for the Game Marketing Awards will be announced at the Game Marketing Awards Ceremony taking place immediately following the Game Marketing Summit, a full day event that brings together the leading companies and industry brand and marketing executives for discussion, deliberation and debate around the issues and opportunities in the video game entertainment industry. The Summit and Awards will take place on April 17 in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

"The Game Marketing Awards offer nominees and winners the opportunity to be recognized and celebrated among the industry's best and brightest," said Jonathan Block-Verk, president and CEO of PromaxBDA. "We've seen some amazing work this year in our most competitive and entered competition to date."

This year's top finalists include:
Bethesda Softworks
Midnight Oil / LAgraphico
Ubisoft
Microsoft Xbox
AKQA
Cutwater
Square Enix
The Ant Farm
Deutsch

For a complete list of finalists and details about the Game Marketing Summit and Awards go to gamemarketingsummit.com.     

Whether it is new technologies, the latest communication methods or the hottest in creative executions, keeping up is critical to staying relevant and to driving success. Executives in the video game marketing industry gather once a year for a not-to-miss event providing key insight for staying ahead. The one-day essential event explores what's trending in marketing, what's important to the audience, what's happening in creative innovation and what's next for the video game industry.

About The Game Marketing Summit and Awards
The Game Marketing Summit and Awards celebrate marketing excellence overall, while providing an all-inclusive forum for common thought, bond and community. For additional speaker information and details about the event, please visit gamemarketingsummit.com, follow @PROMAXBDAGMS on Twitter or "like" Game Marketing on Facebook. This event is part of PromaxBDA (promaxbda.org), a global, non-profit association dedicated to being the leading resource for education, community, creative inspiration and career development for marketing, promotion and design professionals within the entertainment/information industry.

SOURCE PromaxBDA