Awards ceremonies and cool covers

The computer games book is full steam ahead and it's madness. However, we're starting to get the feel of the industry more and we're really excited by the response. We're having to do an incredible amount of research - especially as we're starting from scratch, unlike the 'main' book - but this has shown us that there's not this kind of resource where there will be all this information in one place. I think people will be surprised at how much is in it, even if they think they know gaming really well.

We're also making our first computer game record adjudication tomorrow. There's a new version of GWR favourite 'Guitar Hero' out and we'll be at the Games Media awards, in Soho, London where journalists will attempt to set the highest score record on 'expert' level, so should be fun. Can they walk the walk as well as talk the talk?

We're also planning to go to the Joystick Awards next week to keep getting ideas and feedback.

As for GWR 2009 (already, I hear you cry?), we're hearing pitches from designers for next year's book. There's a lot of thought (and research) into the look of the book, as well as the content, so it's a very important decision.

We've also had our second pitch for the cover through, which is very very exciting. We're working with a company to try to develop new foil technology for next year's book. They're trying to get holographic foil as opposed to lens based foil, so you'll see full images. As I say, this would be brand new and never done before. Hopefully this idea will come off, but I'd like to hear what YOU think should be on the cover. We're looking for a balance between all our record categories, so put your comments below and we'll take them into consideration when we make our decision.