We Rule nominated for various GDC online awards

Good news for NewToy the developers of “We Rule” a game where players can create and rule their own kingdom on their iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. If you do not have an iOS device you can see how the game looks below:

We Rule has proved to be a very popular game and NewToy have now been nominated in three different GDC Online Awards! The categories We Rule is nominated in are:

The Best Online Game Design Award

The Best Online Game Design Award honors the overall excellence of design in an online game that launched in public beta or full version in the year to May 2010. This category recognizes the best social-specific gameplay mechanics, quest design, and other major game design elements.

• We Rule (Newtoy/Ngmoco)
• Champions Online (Cryptic)
• Zoo Kingdom (Blue Fang)
• Dungeon Fighter Online (Neople/Nexon)
• League Of Legends (Riot Games)

The Best Audio for an Online Game Award

The Best Audio for an Online Game Award recognizes the overall excellence of audio in an online game that launched in the 12 months to May 2010 – including sound effects, musical composition, and overall sound design for an online title.

• Nightclub City (Booyah)
• Champions Online (Cryptic)
• We Rule (Newtoy/Ngmoco)
• Music Pets (Conduit Labs)
• Aion (NCSoft)

The Best New Online Game Award

The Best New Online Game Award recognizes excellence in any online-specific game, including MMOs, free to play titles and social network games that launched to the public in open beta or full versions in the twelve months ending May 2010.

• League Of Legends (Riot Games)
• Dungeon Fighter Online (Neople/Nexon)
• We Rule (Newtoy/Ngmoco)
• FIFA Superstars (Playfish)
• Nightclub City (Booyah)

Voting on these awards will be conducted by members of the game development community. However you can help NewToy out now by voting them in a special category the “Audience Award”.

The Audience Award honors the favorite game of the worldwide online game community. Members of the public will be able to vote on their favorite currently operating online game, with options from the Game Developers Choice Online finalists and beyond. Audience Award winner to be voted on mid-September and announced at the Choice Online Award ceremony Oct 7, 2010.

If you have played an enjoyed playing We Rule be sure to vote the game for the audience award! Voting for this award is open now via the link below. Good luck NewToy!

http://www.gdconlineawards.com/audience.php