All the blood, sweat, tears and sweet, sweet pain are over: the winners for the 2008 Mod of the Year Awards have been announced, as put off by Mod DB (and disturbingly sponsored by the U.S. Airforce, among other entities like GOG.com, GarageGames, and NuclearFallout). The show is currently in its seventh year.
"The momentum that has built up behind Modding and the Mod of the Year Awards is amazing. The quality of nominations for our annual event continues to rise and the total number of community votes that were cast for this year's winners increased by 35,000 votes as compared with last year," said Scott Reismanis, Founder, Mod DB, the event organizer. "We're proud to be hosting an event that recognizes the great works of such gifted talents and spotlights an art form that is positively influencing the video games industry."
Last year was a big one for mods indeed (and 2009 looks to be even bigger), with over 150 high-profile releases, but the votes are in to help you sort through the muck. Here's the list of categories with their respective winners (note that mods which scored higher in previous shows were excluded):
EDITORS CHOICE
* Most Innovative Multiplayer (Celestial Impact)
* Best Original Art Direction (Delta Sector)
* Best Upcoming Mod (Curse)
* Best Upcoming Indie Game (Zeno Clash)
* Best Indie Game (Mount & Blade)
* Best Singleplayer Mod (The Ball)
* Best Multiplayer Mod (Project Reality)
PLAYERS CHOICE
* Best Upcoming Mod (Dead before Dawn)
* Indie Game of the Year (Mount & Blade)
The final and biggest category is "Mod of the Year", as chosen by the players. Care to find out?
2008 Mod of the Year Awards Event PC Best Released Mod video - Mod DB
It's an especially big win for Project Reality as they took second place for this award the past two years. Congratulations to all the winners!
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