International Mobile Gaming Awards Submission Deadline Approaches

Organizers of the 7th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards are accepting entries for this year's competition up until January 10th, 2011, with winners due to be announced in February. The International Mobile Gaming Awards honor excellence and innovation in mobile gaming. The contest is open to submissions from all developers, ranging from students to professional studio teams. Submitted applications are judged in six categories: Excellence in Design, Excellence in Gameplay, Best Casual Game, Best Real World Game, Most Innovative Game, and Best Sports Game. Standout entries will also be chosen to receive the competition's People's Choice Award, the Operators' Choice Award, or the Grand Prix award. Winning entries in each category will receive a cash prize of $5,000. IMGA winners will be honored at a one-day summit at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 17th, 2011. Previous IMGA award winners include Firemint's iOS racing sim Real Racing, Mobigame's acclaimed action-puzzler Edge, and Secret Exit's App Store hit Zen Bound. Supported platforms for the contest include Android, Bada, Flash, Java, Linux, iOS, Meamo, Meego, QT, RIM OS, Symbian, WEB OS, and Windows Phone. Participants have until January 10th, 2011, to submit entries at the IMGA's website.