Nominees Announced for the 11th IMGA

MARSEILLE, France, February 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

The nominees for the 11th International Mobile Gaming Awards have been selected by the jury in Marseille.

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The mammoth 48-hour judging session took place on the 26th and 27th of January, with a star-studded panel comprising of journalists, publishers, developers and other industry experts.

This year saw over 1,000 entrants from all continents. The panel reduced the entrants down to 93 nominees, making this the biggest year yet! The ten categories aim to celebrate the best games of the year, those with technical excellence, moving storylines, beautiful design and even guilty pleasures.

Nominees are invited to the 11th IMGA ceremony held on March 3 in San Francisco, where 2014's best games will be awarded. The winner of the People's Choice Award will be decided by the public. Voting will open today: you can vote for your favorite games among the nominees. 

[More information in IMGA's press room]

Nominees for the 11^th IMGA are:

Excellence in Innovation
Soccer Physics
Strung Along
Sometimes You Die
Threes!
Monument Valley
FRAMED
Bounden
Watchdogs Companion: ctOS

Best Quickplay Game
Pako - Car Chase Simulator
UsiDorobo
ALONE…
Zoi
Crossy Road
Threes!
RETRY    
Dumb Ways to Die 2 - The Games
Timberman

Guilty Pleasure
Pair Solitaire
Zombie Highway 2
Tap Titans
Candy Crush Soda Saga
Goat Simulator
LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum
Desert Golfing
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
FootLOL: Crazy Soccer
Flappy Bird
2048

Best Meaningful Play
Scrap Squad
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Papers, Please
Twelve - Hardest Puzzle
The Counting Kingdom
First Strike
Dumb Ways to Die 2

Excellence in Storytelling
Thomas Was Alone
The Banner Saga
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
80 Days
FRAMED
Games of Thrones - A Telltale Game Series
The Wolf Among Us
Out There
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood

Excellence in Gameplay
Leo's Fortune
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Wayward Souls
Papers, Please
FTL: Faster Than Light
Table Tennis Touch
MUJO
Royal Revolt 2
Motorsport Manager
Smash Hit

Best Technical Achievement
AERENA - Clash of Champions
Snowboard Party
Ace Fishing: Wild Catch
XCOM: Enemy Within
Bounden
World of Tanks: Blitz
Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
Vainglory
Skylanders Trap Team

Excellence in Audio Visual Art & Design
Godfire: Rise of Prometheus
Notespace Beat
Haunt the House: Terrortown
Monument Valley
Tengami
Leo's Fortune
Rival Knights
FRAMED
Alone…
Chronology

Best Multiplayer Game
Fates Forever
Brain Wars
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Vainglory
Bounden
Mucho Party
Trivia Crack
Soccer Physics
World of Tanks: Blitz
Boom Beach

Best Upcoming Game
Tropical Wars
Prune
Prismatica
Space Noon
Koi
Wings of Fire
Tower Slash
Swapquest
MIKMA
Hordemaster

For further information, please contact:
Anne Chabot
+33(0)6-21-16-87-06
[email protected]

SOURCE IMGAWARDS