The nominees for the 2011 International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGAs) have been announced, with over 30 games in six categories being put forward for the final round of judging. 263 games from all over the world were submitted for review by the international panel of experts.
“We have had an unprecedented response for this year’s awards”, says Maarten Noyons, CEO and Founder of the IMGA. “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. 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.”
The nominees are:
Best Casual Game
Bird Strike (Gold Edition) – PikPok
Bulba The Cat – C4M
Fruit Ninja – Halfbrick
Jenga – NaturalMotion
Plants vs. Zombies – PopCap Games
Best Real World Game
AR Invaraders – Soulbit7
Blaze – A Different Game
Ghostwire – A Different Game
Pocket Critter – Jilin Animation Institute
Tourality – Creative Workline
Best Sports Game
Billabong Surf Trip – Biodroid Productions
Championship Manager 2011 – Dynamo Games
Ice Breaker – NaturalMotion
Lets Golf 2 – Gameloft
Snowboard Hero – Fishlabs
Excellence in Design
Galaxy on Fire 2 – Fishlabs
ilomilo – Southend Interactive
Infinity Blade – Chair Entertainment
Real Racing 2 – Firemint
Zen Bound 2 – Secret Exit
Excellence in Gameplay
Beyond Ynth – FDG Entertainment
GunsnGlory – Handy Games
N.O.V.A. 2 – Gameloft
Perfect Cell – Mobigame
Pixn Love Rush – BulkyPix
Most Innovative Game
Anomaly Warzone Earth – 11 bit studios
EpicWin – Tak Fung
Finger Balance – Coconut Island Studio
Papa Sangre – Somethin Else
The Line – Ant Hive Games 
The winners in each category for this year’s awards will be announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February.
