First ever Danish Game Awards to be held tonight

By Stephany Nunneley

The first ever Danish Game Awards are being held tonight, and it looks like some very popular names are up for awards.

Complied by votes from the Danish gaming community since January 11 – 22,799 votes were tallied and here are your nominees for PC and console:

Game of the year

• Assassin’s Creed II
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Sports Game

• FIFA 10
• Football Manager 2010
• Madden NFL 10
• Skate 2

Racing Game

• Colin McRae: DiRT 2
• Forza Motorsport 3
• Gran Turismo (PSP)
• Need for Speed: SHIFT

Platformer

• LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventures Continues
• LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
• New Super Mario Bros.. Wii Wii
• Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time

Strategy

• Empire: Total War
• Halo Wars
• Plants vs. Zombies
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Social Games

• Guitar Hero 5
• Guitar Hero: Metallica
• The Sims 3
• Wii Sports Resort

Open Category

• Brutal Legend
• DJ Hero
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Tekken 6

Action Game

• Assassin’s Creed II
• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Critic’s Prize

• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Plants vs Zombies
• DJ Hero
• Torchlight

Check out the official website for more details through the links.

Thanks, Mike.