An international jury of experts has chosen the 26 nominees for this year's IMGAs.
The shortlisted companies were chosen from hundreds of entries, with particular attention given to mobile-centric functionality like multiplayer, social networking, Bluetooth, GPS, accelerometers and toucscreen.The 26 games have been nominated in five categories for this year's IMGAs (the fifth so far), with the awards to be given out at a ceremony during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 18th.
The IMGA categories and finalists in full:
Best Casual Game
Pancake Flips (Maxence Delaval - France)
Tropical Towers (RealNetworks - USA)
iBubble Boom (Zed - Spain)
Gear Wager (iGameStudio - India)
Kissing Frenzy (Tequila Mobile - Poland)
Excellence in Connectivity
Real Racing by Firemint (Australia)
Melokey, by C4M (France) and Jadestone (Sweden)
Combat Pillows by Sleepteam (Czech Republic)
Cubic Republic by IKS (Poland)
Party Island Bowling 2-in-1 by Digital Chocolate (USA)
Gamevil's Pro Baseball 2009 by Gamevil (South Korea)
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Excellence in 3D
Real Racing by Firemint (Australia)
Kroll by Digital Legends (Spain)
Kodo Evolved by Tommy Palm, Sweden
Zen Bound by Secrit Exit (Finland)
BioShock by India Games (India)
Galaxy on Fire 2 by Fishlabs (Germany)
Excellence in Gameplay
Ghostwire by A Different Game (Sweden)
Chokkan Game by Taito (Japan)
Edge by Mobigame (France)
Secret Title by AirPlay
Secret Title by Nokia
Best Real World Game
Kurai: The Dark Monolith by Antonio Garcia (Spain)
Aikon Ghost Hunter by Jon Hayward (Australia)
Ghostwire by A Different Game (Sweden)
FastFoot-Challenge by Urban Team (Germany)
Move Ya! by T+1 Solutions (Estonia)
Kweekies by Int13 (France)
Nominated developers have until the end of January to submit a finished game or a playable demo to be eligible for a first prize.
The IMGA jury will meet again in early-February to select the winners in each category and the Grand Prix winner.
