21 Feb

Starting tomorrow, Sony will launch the first annual Playstation Network Gamer’s Choice Awards, where PSN account owners can vote for their favorite releases in a variety of categories. Vote casting is done by downloading of the special free Cross Media Bar (XMB) themes associated with your title of choice, any time between February 22nd through March 1st. Winners will be announced on March 7th, and discounted as part of the PSN’s usual “Spring Fever” sale (30% for normal accounts, 50% for PSN Plus subscribers).

The full list of nominees can be found below:

Best PS3 Downloadable Game

  • Castle Crashers
  • Costume Quest
  • DeathSpank
  • PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Best PSP Downloadable Game

  • God of War: Ghost of Sparta
  • Lunar Silver Star Harmony
  • Phantasy Star Portable 2
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable
  • Valkyria Chronicles II

Best PS3/PSP mini

  • A Space Shooter for Two Bucks
  • Age of Zombies
  • Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
  • Vector TD
  • Young Thor

Best PSN Exclusive Game

  • Dead Nation
  • Hustle Kings
  • Joe Danger
  • Sam & Max Ep. 1
  • Soldner-X2

Got a good idea which games you’ll vote for? Don’t wait to log onto your PS3, tell us in the comments section below!