Microsoft's Major Nelson has just announced the nominees for the Second Annual Xbox Awards. These awards honor the best in downloadable games for the 360, as voted on by you the gamers. For the first time, users will be able to cast their votes right on their 360 using the NXE as opposed to last year's method of going to a website.

The voting will begin next Tuesday, March 3rd and last for one week, ending on the tenth. Click here for a full description of how the voting will occur. Below is a full list of the nominees.

Who will you be voting for?

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Best Overall Arcade Game

• Braid
• Castle Crashers
• Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
• Street Fighter II HD Remix
• Portal: Still Alive

Best Original Game

• Castle Crashers
• N+
• Braid
• Penny Arcade Episode 1
• Schizoid
• Age of Booty

Best Family Game

• Boogie Bunnies
• Roogoo
• A Kingdom for Keflings
• Lost Cities
• Meteos Wars

Best Co-operative Multiplayer Game

• Castle Crashers
• Schizoid
• Bionic Commando Rearmed
• N+
• Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2

Best Competitive Multiplayer Game

• Street Fighter II HD Remix
• Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
• Soul Calibur
• Meteos Wars
• Age of Booty

Best Solo Game

• Braid
• Mega Man 9
• Penny Arcade Episode 1
• Rez HD
• Portal: Still Alive

Best Innovation in XBLA

• Braid (time travel)
• A Kingdom for Keflings (use of Avatars)
• Fable II Pub Games (retail game integration)
• N+ (level sharing)
• Duke Nukem 3D (dynamic replay)

Best Graphics

• Street Fighter II HD Remix
• Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
• Braid
• Castle Crashers
• Bionic Commando Rearmed

Best Classic/Remake Game

• Bionic Commando Rearmed
• Street Fighter II HD Remix
• Mega Man 9
• Galaga Legions
• Rez HD

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