April 17th, 2012 | By Chris Priestman
Tagged in: 2012 | awards | nominations | nordic game awards
The organizers behind the Nordic Game Awards have announced the long list of nominations for this year’s show, as usual we highlight the indie titles who made the line-up.
Always celebrating one of the most creative and interesting parts of the gaming industry, the Nordic Game Awards are creeping up on us yet again. The 2012 awards ceremony will be held on May 24th in Malmö of Sweden, which is where the winners of the six award categories will claim their victory and hopefully acknowledge the great competition they were lined up with. It’s not too late to be part of the Nordic Game Awards as you can register on the official site, do it before April 20th for the early bird discount.
Of course, the Nordic Game Awards don’t just acknowledge the indie games, titles like Battlefield 3 and Renegade Ops are part of this too. What we’ll do is list them but won’t provide links in a stubborn little way – it’s nice to see what the indie titles are going up against too! So here’s this year’s nominations – remember, if it’s linked then we consider it indie.
Best Nordic Game of the Year
- Battlefield 3 (EA DICE, Sweden)
- Renegade Ops (Avalanche, Sweden)
- Where is my Heart? (Die Gute Fabrik, Denmark)
- Minecraft (Mojang, Sweden)
- Trine 2 (Frozenbyte, Finland)
- Syndicate (Starbreeze, Sweden)
- Battlestar Galactica (Artplant, Norway)
Best Nordic Children’s Game
- Moogies (Plan Vanilla, Iceland)
- Hogworld: Gnarts Adventure (Snowcastle, Norway)
- Elleville Elfrid & Elleville Elfrids Vinterleker (Rock Pocket Games/Kool Produktion AS, Norway)
- Lego Duplo (Space Time Foam, Denmark)
- Paint Splash (Knapnok Games, Denmark)
- Toca Boca Tea Party (Toca Boca/Brickmark, Sweden)
- Vinter I Blåfjell (Ravn Studio, Norway)
- Starstable (World of Horsecraft, Sweden)
Best Nordic Handheld Game
- The Marbians (Progressive Media/Nordisk Film, Denmark)
- Anthill (Image&Form, Sweden)
- Sprinkle (Mediocre, Sweden)
- Draw Race 2 (RedLynx, Finland)
- Super Stardust Delta (Housemarque, Finland)
- Death Rally (Remedy, Mountain Sheep, Cornfox Brothers, Finland)
- Touchgrind BMX (Illusion Labs, Sweden)
- Joining Hands (10tons, Finland)
- Neon Zone (House on Fire, Denmark)
Best Artistic Achievement
- Where is my Heart? (Die Gute Fabrik, Denmark)
- Anthill (Image&Form, Sweden)
- Hogworld: Gnarts Adventure (Snowcastle, Sweden)
- Outland (Housemarque, Finland)
- Trine 2 (Frozenbyte, Finland)
- Bullet Time (Kiloo, Denmark)
- Battlefield 3 (EA DICE, Sweden)
- Syndicate (Starbreeze, Sweden)
- Minecraft (Mojang, Sweden)
Best Nordic Innovation Award
- Where is my Heart? (Die Gute Fabrik, Denmark)
- Minecraft (Mojang, Sweden)
- Paul & Percy (Kipper Digital, Denmark)
- W.I.L.D. (Mindgames, Iceland)
- Wild Chords (Ovelin, Finland)
- Dark Nebula Ep. 2 (Free Lunch Design, Sweden)
- Life of George (LEGO, Denmark)
- Sanctum (Coffee Stain, Sweden)
Nordic Indie Sensation Award
This award is a special public award. Visitors of the Nordic Game Indie Night (May 23rd) and the Nordic Game 2012 conference (May 24-25th) will be able to try all the nominated games and vote for their favorite. The nominees for this award, which is probably the one of most interest to us, will be announced shortly.
More information on the Nordic Game Awards can be found on the official website.
Chris Priestman (1508 posts)
Valuing gameplay and innovation over everything, Chris has a keen eye for the most obscure titles unknown to man and gets a buzz from finding fantastic games that are not getting enough love. Chris Priestman, Editor-in-Chief of IGM Email: chrispriestman@indiegamemag.com Twitter: @CPriestman