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1UP Network Announces 2007 Game of the Year Nominations

It's end of year again, and we've been blessed with some great titles. So over at 1UP network, they're announcing their annual Game of the Year nominations. There's plenty of time as voting ends 31st December. We'll be holding our own review of the year soon, so watch this space. Here's the release:

1UP Network, widely recognized as the authority in video game industry news and content, today announced the nominations for the 5th annual 1UP Awards, honoring the year's most popular games. Voting is open to the gaming public ( http://bestof2007.1up.com) now through Dec. 31, 2007. Award winners will be announced at a special ceremony on February 20, 2008.

"2007 was an extremely exciting year for video games," states Sam Kennedy, editor-in-chief of 1UP.com and site director of 1UP Network. "With the further establishment of new platforms, coupled with the continuous advancements in video game technology, this year delivered some of the best titles to date. The 1UP Awards are truly the voice of the gamers and by handing the judging reigns over the gaming community, the developers get direct praise from their fans. We greatly look forward to seeing who the gamers think were the cream of the crop this year."

The 1UP Awards were created to empower the true game critics -- the gamers themselves -- to use their own experiences and opinions to determine the best PC and console games of the year. Gamers will be able to vote for their favorite titles, selected by 1UP Network's esteemed group of editors, in 13 categories, including a brand-new category, "Best Console Downloadable Game."

2007's stellar line-up of games has resulted in multiple nominations for several leading game publishers, including 26 for Sony Computer Entertainment America, 24 for Electronic Arts, 17 for Nintendo, and 12 for Microsoft.

The nominees for Game of the Year include:

Game of the Year
    BioShock (PC, 360; 2K Games)
    Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo)
    Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
    The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
    Ratchet & Clank: Future-Tools of Destruction (PS3; Sony)
    Mass Effect (360; Microsoft)
    NBA Street Homecourt (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
    Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
    Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3; Sony)
    The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC; Midway)
    NHL 08 (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
    Rock Crysis (PC; EA)
    Persona 3 (PS2; Atlus)
    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2; Activision)
    MotorStorm (PS3; Sony)
    Assassin's Creed (PS3, 360; Ubisoft)
    Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, 360, PS3; Activision)
    Super Paper Mario (Wii; Nintendo)
    World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
    Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii; Capcom)
    Skate (PS3, 360; EA)
    Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii; Nintendo)
    The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS; Nintendo)
    World of WarCraft: Burning Crusade (PC; Blizzard)
    Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
    God of War II (PS2; Sony)
    Heavenly Sword (PS3; Sony)
    Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, 360; Sega)

For the full list of nominees and other categories visit http://www.1up.com/.