14 DAY TRIAL // The nominees for some of the world's best games have just been announced during the 7th International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) show. 30 games from a total of 263 have been nominated in six categories.
After the final round of judging, the winners will be announced on February 17th at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain. For the People's Choice Award, those interested can vote for the game they like most starting today.
“We have had an unprecedented response for the year’s awards. We see a trend of very high quality, big productions coming to the mobile platform and on the other hand a lot of fresh innovative casual games,” said Maarten Noyons, CEO and Founder of the IMGA.
“I think the jury has made a very interesting choice. The 7th IMGA shows a wealth of new ideas and ground-breaking quality coming from studios all over the world. I would like to congratulate each of the developers that have games nominated and thank everyone who submitted games to the awards,” added Noyons.
The 30 nominees are as follows:
Best Casual Game:
Bird Strike – Gold Edition (by PikPok) New Zealand Bulba The Cat (by C4M) France Fruit Ninja (by Halfbrick) Australia Jenga (by NaturalMotion) UK Plants vs. Zombies (by PopCap Games) Ireland
Best Real World Game:
AR Invaders (by Soulbit7) Israel Blaze (by A Different Game) Sweden Ghostwire (by A Different Game) Sweden Pocket Critter (by Jilin Animation Institute) China Tourality (by Creative Workline) Germany
Best Sports Game:
Billabong Surf Trip (by Biodroid Productions) Portugal Championship Manager 2011 (by Dynamo Games Ltd) Scotland Ice Breaker (by NaturalMotion) UK Let’s Golf 2 (by Gameloft) UK Snowboard Hero (by Fishlabs) Germany
Excellence in Design:
Galaxy on Fire 2 (by Fishlabs) Germany ilomilo (by Southend Interactive) Sweden Infinity Blade (by Chair Entertainment) USA Real Racing 2 (by Firemint) Australia Zen Bound 2 (by Secret Exit Ltd.) Finland
Excellence in GamePlay:
Beyond Youth (by FDG Entertainment) Germany Guns’n'Glory (by Handy Games) Germany N.O.V.A. 2 (by Gameloft) France Perfect Cell (by Mobigame) France Pix’n Love Rush (by BulkyPix) France
Most Innovative Game:
Anomaly Warzone Earth (by 11 bit studios) Poland EpicWin (by Tak Fung) UK Finger Balance (by Coconut Island Studio) China Papa Sangre (by Somethin’ Else) UK The Line (by Ant Hive Games) China