15th April 2011

Canadian Videogame Awards Finalists Named

Canadian Video Game AwardsThe finalists in twelve categories were announced today for the upcoming Canadian Videogame Awards, which will be held in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 18th at the Centre for the Performing Arts.

More than 70 nominations were received this year from all parts of Canada, with 31 submissions represented in the list of finalists.  Winners will be voted on by a body of industry experts from across the country.

Members of the public can get in the game and cast their vote online for Canadian Game of the Year now.

The Canadian Videogame Awards will be held the night before the Canadian Game Conference (formerly GDC-Canada) in Vancouver. As the third largest developer of video games in the world, the show will celebrate Canada’s spot on the world stage as a leader in interactive entertainment. Video Games Live will be back to provide the entertainment for the evening and the show will broadcast across the country on Citytv and G4 Canada through the Rogers Network.  Tickets start at $30 and are now on sale at the event website.

The Canadian Videogame Awards are sponsored by in part by Kinect for XBOX 360, G4 Canada, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 3DS, Entertainment Software Association of Canada, The Georgia Straight and the Canadian Studios of Electronic Arts.

FINALISTS

Game of the Year

·       Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
·       Dead Rising 2
·       FIFA 11
·       Mass Effect 2
·       Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction

Best Console Game

·       Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
·       Dead Rising 2
·       FIFA 11
·       Mass Effect 2
·       Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction

Best Game on the Go

·       Lil’ Pirates
·       Osmos for iPad
·       Scrabble for iPad
·       A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks
·       Trainyard

Best Downloadable Game

·       Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
·       Deathspank
·       HOARD
·       Shank
·       A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks

Best Audio

·       Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
·       Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
·       Mass Effect 2
·       Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
·       Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction

Best Social/Casual Game

·       Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist
·       GardenMind
·       Mercenaries of War
·       Pocket God on Facebook
·       Pot Farm

Best Game Design

·       Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
·       Deathspank
·       Mass Effect 2
·       Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
·       Trainyard

Best Technology

·       Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
·       Kinect for XBOX 360
·       Mass Effect 2
·       Scrabble for iPad
·       Your Shape Fitness Evolved

Best Visual Arts

·       Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
·       Mass Effect 2
·       Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
·       Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
·       Tron: Evolution

Best Writing

·       Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
·       Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
·       Mass Effect 2
·       Prince of Persia – The Forgotten Sands
·       Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction

Best Student Game

·       Codex
·       Ginkgo
·       Hootlin
·       WOMP!

Innovation Award

·       Kinect Joy Ride
·       ModNation Racers
·       Scrabble for iPad
·       Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
·       Your Shape Fitness Evolved

For full event information please visit:  www.canadianvideogameawards.com or follow along on Facebook or Twitter.  The Canadian Videogame Awards are produced by Reboot Communications in partnership with Greedy Productions and are officially endorsed by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada and DigiBC. The producers are joined by a national committee of developers, leaders, and associations from the Canadian interactive entertainment industry.

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