IMGA reveals 2010 nominees including Eliminate, MiniSquadron and Inotia 2

As Mobile World Congress approaches, it's time for the 6th International Mobile Gaming Awards to swing into gear.

The selection of the final 25 nominees was made from more than 150 entries spanning 36 countries, including the USA, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and France. The number of entries from North America doubled compared to 2009.

Around 60 percent of entries were iPhone applications, as opposed to 16 percent last year. Other platforms included Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Android, Maemo, and Linux.

The winners of the Awards will be announced on 15th February at GSMA's Mobile World Congress, located in App Planet, Hall 7 of the Fira Barcelona, at the official IMGA Ceremony.

Eight prizes will be handed out, including the prestigious IMGA Grand Prix.

The nominees are:

Excellence in design

Castle Warriors, GameResort, USA

Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard, Press Start Studio, France

Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, Digital Legends, Spain and India Games, India

Mike V: Do or Die - Skateboarding, Ratrod Studio, Canada

Ancient Frog Jr., James Brown, New Zealand

Excellence in connectivity

Iplay, Fabrication Games, Sweden

Krazy Kart Racing, Konami, Germany

Sniper Vs. Sniper, Com2uS, USA

Eliminate Pro, ngmoco USA

Age of Heroes Online, NOMOC Publishing., Ukraine

Excellence in gameplay

MiniSquadron, Tak Fung, UK

Homerun Battle 3D, Com2uS, USA

Inotia 2: A Wanderer of Luone, Com2uS, USA

Ovi Maps Racing, Nokia, Finland

Glyder 2, Glu Mobile, USA

Best real world game

Mister X Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, Germany

Dark Orbit Ground Forces (as a game on GPS Mission Pro), Orbster, Germany

Ghost Patrol (as a game on GPS Mission Pro), Orbster, Germany

Ulrike and Eamon, Blast Theory, United Kingdom

Gbanga Santa, Gbanga by Millform, Switzerland

Best casual game award

Labyrinth 2, Illusion Labs, Sweden

Angry Birds, Rovio, Finland

3D Rollercoaster Rush, Digital Chocolate, USA

I'm Destroyer, Colorme (Beijing) Info Tech Co. China

Wire Way, Konami, Germany

More details about the nominated games can be found at imgawards.com.