Here are your Zeebys Casual Game Award winners

On July 24, 2008, during Casual Connect, the second annual Zeebys Casual Game Awards were held. The award show names the best casual games in a variety of categories, as nominated by 40 companies and casual gamers. This year’s awards had 17 categories and honored games from 2007.

The show also raised a substantial amount of money. The Zeebys is an awards show and a charity event, and this year $11,000 from ticket sales and a charity auction was raised for Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation.

The categories and winners (taken directly from the press release and official site) are as follows:

• People’s Choice Award for Casual Game of the Year: Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile, by I-play and Flood Light Games
• People’s Choice Award for Best Arcade & Action Game: Peggle, by PopCap Games
• People’s Choice Award for Best Puzzle Game: Jewel Quest II, by iWin
• People’s Choice Award for Best Web Game: Bloons, by Ninja Kiwi
• People’s Choice Award for Best Hidden Object & Adventure Game: Dream Chronicles, by PlayFirst and Kat Games
• People’s Choice Award for Best Time Management Game: Diner Dash Hometown Hero, by Playfirst
• People’s Choice Award for Best Word & Trivia Game: Trivial Pursuit Genus Edition, by Real Games
• People’s Choice Award for Best Card, Board & Mahjong Game: Monopoly Here & Now, by Tik Games and Real Games
• People’s Choice Award for Best Strategy Game: Chocolatier, by Big Splash Games and PlayFirst
• Craft Award for Best Mobile Game: Guitar Hero III, by Hands-On Mobile and MachineWorks Northwest, LLC
• Craft Choice Award for Social Network Game: Who Has The Biggest Brain? by Playfish
• Craft Award for Best Story: Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate, by Big Fish Games
• Craft Award for Best Innovative Game: Build a Lot, by Hipsoft
• Craft Award for Best Visual Art: Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate, by Big Fish Games
• Craft Award for Best Xbox LIVE Arcade Game: Worms, by Team 17
• Craft Award for Best Audio: Peggle, by PopCap Games
• Live Audience Choice Award for Best Game Portal: Big Fish Games

Its good to see an event that not only honors well-executed games and their creators, but also benefits needy children. If you visit the Zeebys site, you can download the winning games.

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