Thanks to its continued dedication towards the gaming sector, the Escapist, today announced that it has been nominated for the Webby Award and the Webby People’s Voice Award in the games-related category for the second year in a row. Last year, The Escapist took home both Webby awards, which have been hailed by The New York Times as the “Internet’s highest honor.”

“Nominees like The Escapist are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”

As a Webby Award nominee, The Escapist is also eligible for a Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 30, fans can cast their votes for the Webby People’s Voice Awards at http://pv.webbyawards.com. Winners will be announced on May 5, 2009 and honored at a star-studded ceremony in New York City on June 8 hosted by Seth Meyers. Victors will be able to share with the world one of the Webby’s famous five-word speeches like Al Gore’s “Please don’t recount this vote;” the Beastie Boys’, “Can anyone fix my computer?” and Stephen Colbert’s, “Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.”

The Escapist is part of Themis Group, Inc.’s online media arm Themis Media, and currently generates over 27 million page views each month.

(Source) Press