据gamasutra报道，芬兰开发商Rovio的手机游戏《愤怒的小鸟》、Zynga的iPhone版《FarmVille》日前已被提名为第十五届威比奖（游戏邦注：Weeby Awards，它是评选全球最佳网站的奖项，该奖被誉为互联网界的奥斯卡）最佳掌上设备游戏的候选作品。

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同时入围的作品还包括Halfbrick的《水果忍者》、Sesame Workshop的《Elmo’s Monster Maker》、AMC推出的调酒应用《Cocktail Culture》，该奖项在2009年的赢家是《吉他英雄3：巨星之路》（游戏邦注：2010年威比奖搁置了这个奖项的评选）。

威比奖在今年还推出了“平板电脑及其他设备游戏大奖”，已被该奖提名的游戏包括《Jambalaya》、《Rhythm Racer 2》、《Tron Legacy: Circuit Pulse 》和教育类游戏《GoodieWords》、《Grover’s Number Special》。

除了iPhone版《FarmVille》，Zynga旗下的另一款热门游戏《CityVille》也入围最佳网页游戏奖项，角逐该奖项的其他竞争对手包括Nickelodeon推出的《Petpet Park》、Adult Swim出品的《Robot Unicorn Attack》。此外，LucasArts的《乐高星球大战3:克隆战争》的类游戏推广网站、英国大不列颠博物馆的互动式Time Explorer学习游戏也进入了该榜单。

该奖项上一届得主是儿童社交游戏《Club Penguin》、网页游戏门户网站Kongregate，以及Amanita Design推出的《Samorost 2》。

所有参与威比奖评选的作品都需支付150至295美元的报名费，接受国际数字艺术与科学学院（International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences）评委的评审，该大奖将于6月13日揭晓最终获奖名单。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Angry Birds, iPhone FarmVille Among Webby Award Nominees

Rovio’s Angry Birds and Zynga’s FarmVille for iPhone are among the nominees announced today for best handheld device game in the 15th annual Webby Awards.

The high profile titles are up against Halfbrick’s Fruit Ninja, Sesame Workshop’s Elmo’s Monster Maker and AMC’s Mad-Men-sponsored virtual bartending app Cocktail Culture in the category. Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass won the award in 2009, before the category was put on hold in 2010.

The awards, now in their 14th year, also debuted an award specifically for games on “tablet & all other devices” this year. Among the nominees in the category are word game Jambalaya, musical racing game Rhythm Racer 2, alternate reality title Tron Legacy: Circuit Pulse and educational games GoodieWords and Grover’s Number Special.

Zynga’s CityVille leads-off nominees in the awards’ long-running web-based Games category, up against Nickelodeon’s social Petpet Park and Adult Swim’s auto-scrolling platformer Robot Unicorn Attack. The category also includes a game-like promotional site for LucasArts’ Lego: Star Wars III and the British Museum’s interactive Time Explorer learning experience.

Previous winners in the category include child-focused social game Club Penguin, web-game portal Kongregate and Amanita Design’s Samorost 2.

Nominees in the AOL-owned Webby Awards are chosen from entrants that pay a fee ranging from $150 to $295 for consideration by a panel of expert judges from the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Winners will be announced at a gala event June 13. （source:gamasutra）