Microsoft have announced that they are holding the first Xbox Live Arcade Awards, with several categories which the community can vote for their favourite XBLA games of 2007. The public voting categories are:


· Best Overall Arcade Game
· Best Classic Game
· Best Original Game
· Best Family Friendly Game
· Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
· Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game


Categories which will be chosen by Microsoft themselves will be:

Other award categories include the following:
· Best selling game
· Most played game
· Highest rated game
· Staff choice

They allow you to select from a set of choices, or you can send in your own suggestion. Poor Gripshift was left out in the cold!

Voting begins Tuesday, 22nd January at 10:00 a.m. GMT. and runs until Wednesday, 30th January at 07:59 a.m. GMT. Microsoft will announce the winners at GDC in February, most likely at the XNA conference.

Source: Gamespress