It's perhaps the single biggest web data base for game mods and now Moddb.com has begun the process to pick the best mods for 2008 in their seventh annual awards. From now until Jan. 16 people will be asked to nominate their favorite mods released in 2008 as well as their favorite upcoming mods. After that the voting will begin and last until Feb. 1. The winners will be announced at the end of February.

Winners won't just get bragging rights either. A number of sponsors have donated prizes to the winners in various categories. The winning Best Mod Team in both the Editor's Choice and Players categories will get the big prize; a full Torque Game Engine Advanced license from GarageGames (valued at $295 for an indie game or $14.95 for commercial use) along with a whole suite of other game development tools.