Family Gamer Awards
Get your votes in for the Family Game of the Year 2010.
http://www.gamepeople.co.uk/2010_familygameoftheyear.htm
Each voter that leaves a comment (linked to Facebook/Twitter) is also entered to win the winning game. Make your vote count in the only videogame award categorised by age.
The winning games will be announced on 31st Jan 2011.
http://www.gamepeople.co.uk/2010_familygameoftheyear.htm
Games can be nominated for next year's FGA's here:
http://www.gamepeople.co.uk/about_recomendedfamilygames.htm
About the FGA's
The Family Gamer Awards FGA suggests ideal games for different family age-groups: Infants, Juniors, Students, Workers, Parents and Seniors.
These awards complement PEGI's age-appropriate ratings by suggesting games each age group will enjoy. Rather than warning families about which games are inappropriate, we suggest which games each age group will get the most out of.
The games awarded for infants for example, not only contain appropriate content for 3 year olds but are also easy enough for them to play and enjoy.
Four times a year we pick the best games in each of our family age groups:
Spring: February 28th
Summer: July 28th
Autumn: October 31st
Winter: November 31st
Family Game of the Year: January 31st
http://www.gamepeople.co.uk/about_recomendedfamilygames.htm
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