Bangalore - July 12, 2007 - The International Mobile Gaming Awards [IMGA], an annual awards programme and compettion for the most innovative and creative mobile games in the world is inviting entires for the IMGA 2007. IMGA - an industry led initiative, headquartered in Marseille FRANCE, invites entries from mobile gaming studios, individual developers, group of individuals, students, researchers and companies involved in Development of Mobile Games. IMGA is platform independent & entries are open for Un-Published Mobile Games on Flash, Java, Brew, I-Mode etc. Indiagames will be the promotional partner in Asia for IMGA.

Established in 2004, this would be the 4th edition of this competition with a total prize money of US $40,000 at stake. All game developers wishing to participate have to submit their entries to the international jury before 24th September, 2007. The winners will receive cash prizes, software licenses from Adobe, Phones from Nokia and a guaranteed contract with an operator and a publisher to market the title. In the 2006 edition, 400 developers from 42 countries participated in the competition, which makes the IMGA one of the most prestegious competitions in the Mobile Entertainment Industry. The developers can submit their game online at www.imgawards.com.

On the competition, Maarten Noyons, founder and Managing Director, International Mobile Gaming Awards commented, “In 2006, we saw exciting new connected games and multi-platform games entering the competition, games that were using all the features of mobile phones including microphone, camera, motion sensors and connectivity. We reviewed location based games and 3D games with stunning high quality graphics, and simple, addictive 2D games developed with flash. This year we are expecting to see innovations and improvements in all these areas. In October, we will bring you the 25 nominated games that represent the cutting edge of Mobile Entertainment worldwide.”

Vishal Gondal, CEO of Indiagames, the promotional partner for IMGA in India said, “The IMGA Awards provide the right platform for mobile games developers & publishers to exhibit their creative work to an international audience and leading companies in the Mobile-Multimedia arena. We are proud of our continuing association with IMGA. This is truly a wonderful programme to encourage original thinking in Mobile Gaming. We expect a sizeable number of entries to come from India itself.”

The developers can submit their game online at www.imgawards.com and compete in an international arena with top studios and individual developers from all over the world. From the initial entries, a short list of 25 will be announced by the end of October. Those short listed will then have until January 28, 2008, to produce a demo version of their concept for judging. The winners will be announced in Barcelona on February 11, 2008.

A total of US $40,000 in prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

• Excellence in Connectivity (Multi-platform, social networking)
• Excellence in 3D
• Excellence in Game Play
• Best-licensed IP-based game
• Best Casual Game (Flash, Java, etc.)