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The Independent Game Developers Association has finally made public their list of nominees for the prestigious TIGA award, whose ceremony will be held at the Haymarket Hotel in London on 30th January 2008.

Although there are other flashier manifestations in the gaming industry (like the Game Developers' Conference, the E3, the Leipzig Games Convention or even the CES) the TIGA award has always kept its specificity because only insiders vote. Awards are given solely according to gaming veterans' opinion and this is why TIGA is actually considered one of the heavyweights among its peers.

Only this time will be bigger and better: there are two new categories involved, the first one being 'Best technology' and the second one being 'Best cross-media application of games'. But... there's a catch: if you want to attend, you'll have to pay no less than £75 for a front seat...

Without further introductions, here are this year's nominees:
• Best PC/Console Game developed by a TIGA member 2007 - Geometry Wars: Galaxies– Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment), Colin McRae: DiRT - Codemasters Studios, Worms XBLA– Team 17
• Best Handheld/Console Game developed by a TIGA member 2007 - Geometry Wars: Galaxies– Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment), Crush– Zoemode (Kuju Entertainment), Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron - Rebellion
• Best mobile game developed by a TIGA member 2007 - Championship Manager 2008– Dynamo Games, Sonic Jump– Airplay, Tomb Raider Anniversary - Finblade
• Best Technology 2007 - The EGO Engine– Codemasters, Super Rub a Dub Water Effect– Sumo Digital, Alice Server– Nice Tech
• Best Cross Media Application of Games 2007 - Realtime UK, Audiomotion, Triage Trainer– TruSim Blitz Games
• Best Developer - Greatest contribution to independent games development during 2007 by TIGA member - Blitz Games, Sumo Digital, Denki
• Best Player - Greatest individual contribution to independent games development during 2007 - Ian Baverstock, Fred Hasson, Jason Kingsley