Entries for the 9th IMGA come to a close today. And the organizers have announced that the awards will be announced at Game Connection this year, in San Francisco, CA, instead of at Mobile World Congress.

IMGA founder, Maarten Noyons commented, “We are moving from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to our own event in San Francisco, because it brings us closer to the developers and publishers and our sponsors and because we are strong enough now to be a stand-alone event”.

Developers — have you gotten your game submitted yet? Why not? Head to imgawards.com now!

Disclosure: 148Apps founder Jeff Scott is a member of the IMGA judging panel.

Today at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona the the winners of the 8th Annual International Mobile Games Awards were announced. These apps represent the cream of the crop from every corner of the globe, so rest assured that when you download these you’re getting only the best of the best. Also, 148Apps has a special connection to the awards as our owner, the ruggedly handsome Jeff Scott, is a member of the judges panel (hi boss!). So without further ado, here are your winners.

Best Casual Game
Sprinkle
MediocreAB
Sweden

Best mobile social game
Charadium 2
On5
Lithuania

Best Real World Game
Meatspace Invasion (France iTunes Store only)
C4M and Mekensleep
France

Best Sports Game
Touchgrind BMX
IllusionLabs
Sweden

Excellence in Gameplay
Infinity Blade 2
Chair
USA

Most Innovative Game
Superbrothers : Sword and Sworcery EP
Capy
Canada

Grand Prix (Best Overall)
Infinity Blade 2
Chair
USA

People’s choice
Flick Tennis: College Wars
Rolocule Games
India

Contre jour
Mokus Games
Ukraine

The International Mobile Gaming Awards committee, including notable members of the press such as our own Jeff Scott, have announced their nominees for the best mobile titles of the past year. Over 500 titles were submitted for review, and thirty titles in six categories have been nominated for the awards to been announced on March 1st in Barcelona, Spain. Here are the titles in the 6 categories.

Best Casual Game

These titles have been nominated for their excellence in being accessible to gamers of all kinds, while maintaining quality experiences.

$4.99

CreaVures

Released: 2011-03-04 :: Category:

$3.99

HECTOR: Badge of Carnage Ep1

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-06-02 :: Category: Games

FREE!

Jetpack Joyride

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-09-01 :: Category: Games

$1.99

Sprinkle: Water splashing fire fighting fun!

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-08-25 :: Category: Games

$1.99

The Blocks Cometh By Halfbot

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-02-17 :: Category: Games

Read on for the full list of nominees.

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