Winners at 2013 Canadian Videogame Awards
The Canadian Videogame Awards were handed out in Vancouver, with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 taking home six awards including Game of the Year and the Future Shop Fans’ Choice Award. Mass Effect 3 from Bioware took home three awards including Best Console Game and Mark of the Ninja, Assassin’s Creed III and Sound Shapes each won two awards. Best Social/Casual Game went to Funcom’s The Secret World. All the awards were for work developed in Canada and released in 2012.
“The sheer concentration of quality games produced in 2012 was utterly mind-boggling. Small or large, independently produced or developed by teams of hundreds, the nominees this year truly represent the diversity in the Canadian videogame industry,” said Victor Lucas, executive producer of The Electric Playground and CVA co-founder, “congratulations to all of the winners and nominees tonight – you should be immensely proud of the amazing work you have created!”
A two-hour special of the Canadian Videogame Awards is scheduled to air on Citytv on April 27, 2013 at 9:00 pm, and on G4 Canada on April 28, 2013.
Here is the full list of all the winners and nominees:
Game of the Year: Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
- Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Console Game:Â Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- FIFA Soccer 13Â (EA Sports)
- Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
- Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)
Best Downloadable Game: Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Incredipede (Northway Games)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- MechWarrior Online (Piranha Games/Infinite Games Publishing)
- Shank 2Â (Klei Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Waveform (Eden Industries)
Best Game on the Go:Â Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition (Beamdog)
- My Singing Monsters (Big Blue Bubble)
- Shellrazer (Slick Entertainment)
- Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- The Bard’s Tale (Square One Games/inXile Entertainment)
Best Social/Casual Game:Â The Secret World (Funcom Games/Electronic Arts)
- i saw her standing there (krangGAMES)
- Jurassic Park Builder (Ludia)
- Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth (Ubisoft Quebec)
- Rubber Tacos (Sava Transmedia/Zygna)
- The Secret World (Funcom Games/Electronic Arts)
Best Animation:Â Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Prototype 2Â (Radical Entertainment/Activision)
- Shank 2Â (Klei Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)
Best Audio: Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Incredipede (Northway Games)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- My Singing Monsters (Big Blue Bubble)
- Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Game Design:Â Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
- Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Game Innovation:Â Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Waveform (Eden Industries)
Best Indie Game: Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Shank 2Â (Klei Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Waveform (Eden Industries)
Best New Character:Â Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)Â – Vaas
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)Â – Vaas
- Nun Attack (Frima Studio) – The Nun Squad!
- Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment) – Quico
- Prototype 2Â (Radical Entertainment/Activision)Â -Â Â James Heller
- Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.) -  Wei Shen
Best Original Music:Â Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)Â -Â Leaving Earth
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal) – Main Theme Song
- Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)Â -Â Leaving Earth
- Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment) - Liberation
- Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.) – Sleeping Dogs Score
- Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)Â -Â Cities
Best Technology: Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)Â
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- MechWarrior Online (Piranha Games/Infinite Games Publishing)
- Prototype 2Â (Radical Entertainment/Activision)
- SSX (EA Sports)
Best Visual Arts: Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Incredipede (Northway Games)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
Best Writing:Â Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
- Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)
Future Shop Fans’ Choice Award:Â Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Batman Arkham City Armored Edition (WB Games Montreal)
- Far Cry 3Â (Ubisoft)
- Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
- Mass Effect 3Â (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
- Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Prototype 2Â (Radical Entertainment/Activision)
- Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)
- Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Waveform (Eden Industries)