Finalists Announced For The 2014 Game Marketing Awards

SAN FRANCISCO and FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Game Marketing Awards® (GMA), the first and only U.S. program which honors the top creative work produced by and for the video game marketing community, today announced the finalists for its ninth annual program. The GMAs celebrate the best practices in marketing, promotion and advertising for the video game and interactive entertainment community. The winners will be honored at the 9th Annual Game Marketing Awards, hosted by Al Madrigal, a fan-favorite on the Emmy® Award-winning "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Top finalists of the 2014 Game Marketing Awards include:

• 2K
• 72andSunny
• Activision
• Ant Farm
• Bethesda Softworks
• Electronic Arts
• G-NET
• Microsoft Xbox
• Midnight Oil
• Petrol
• Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Ubisoft
• Warner Bros. Interactive

"Year over year, we are amazed by the talent and creativity the Game Marketing Awards spotlight and this year is no exception," said Carolyn Feinstein, senior vice president, Global Consumer Marketing, Electronic Arts and Game Marketing Board of Governors Co-Chairman. "The 2014 finalists exhibit the kind of pioneering work that is driving innovation across interactive game marketing and we look forward to celebrating at this year's ceremony on April 23^rd."

This year, for the first time, the judging process was made more rigorous by introducing a two-tier judging process that begins with a panel of industry and peer professionals, which ultimately determined the 2014 Game Marketing finalist list. The inaugural elite jury, comprised of leaders from all areas of the game industry, will hold a final round of judging where they will review all finalist entries to determine the Gold and Silver winners in the 2014 GMA competition, which will be announced on April 23 at the event hosted by Al Madrigal. 

This more competitive process amplifies the achievement of the winners of the Game Marketing Awards, an honor recognized as an icon of excellence and innovation in the video game and interactive entertainment industry. The 2014 inaugural jury is an elite group comprised of the following industry leaders:  Aaron Sternlicht, Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Modus Operandi; Cara Scharf, President, Fearless Media; David Getson, CEO & Partner, G-Net; Jonathan Anastas, VP, Global Brand Marketing, Head of Digital & Social Media, Activision; Rey Andrade, Creative Director, 72andSunny; Rob Troy, Co-President & Executive Creative Director, Ant Farm; Ryan Cameron, Sr. Global Marketing Communications Manager, XBOX; Sarah Anderson, SVP of Marketing, 2K; Scott Bishoff, Group Account Director, OMD; and Tony Key, SVP Sales & Marketing, Ubisoft.

To register to attend the Game Marketing Summit and the Game Marketing Awards, please visit www.gamemarketingsummit.com. For a complete list of GMA 2014 finalists, please visit: http://www.gamemarketingsummit.com/finalists. Information is also available on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GameMarketingSummit  and Twitter at https://twitter.com/GameMarketers  or use #GMS14.

About Game Marketing Summit
As the world's largest interactive game marketing gathering, the Game Marketing Summit celebrates marketing excellence overall, while providing an all-inclusive forum for common thought, bond and community. Owned by IDG World Expo, GMS is a one-day event that brings together leading industry marketing and brand executives to discuss, deliberate, debate and celebrate the issues, opportunities and successes driving the interactive entertainment industry culminating with the Game Marketing Awards Show where top creative work produced by and for the video game marketing community is showcased and honored. For additional information, please visit www.gamemarketingsummit.com.

About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) is an award-winning producer of tradeshows and events for professionals and consumers seeking world-class education, strategic business relationships, and access to industry-leading products and services. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld®/iWorld®, the MacIT® Conference, Electronic Entertainment Expo® (E3®), Digital Entertainment World (DEW), The Game Marketing Summit® (GMS), Anime Expo®, BlogHer, BlogHer Food, and Macworld Mobile. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company.

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