Watch What Went Down at the 4th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards (April 2013)
Finalists & Winners (Games released in 2012)
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| WINNER: Far Cry 3 |
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| Future Shop Fans’ Choice Award | ||||
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| WINNER: Far Cry 3 |
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Assassin’s Creed III Batman Arkham City Armored Edition Far Cry 3 Mark of the Ninja Mass Effect 3 Papo & Yo Prototype 2 Sleeping Dogs Sound Shapes Waveform |
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| Best Console Game | ||||
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| WINNER: Mass Effect 3 |
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| Best Downloadable Game | ||||
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| WINNER: Mark of the Ninja |
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| Best Game on the Go | ||||
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| WINNER: Sound Shapes |
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Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition My Singing Monsters Shellrazer Sound Shapes The Bard’s Tale |
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| Best Social / Casual Game | ||||
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| WINNER: The Secret World |
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i saw her standing there Jurassic Park Builder Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Rubber Tacos The Secret World |
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| Best Animation | ||||
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| WINNER: Far Cry 3 |
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| Best Audio | ||||
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| WINNER: Assassin’s Creed III |
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| Best Game Design | ||||
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| WINNER: Far Cry 3 |
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| Best Game Innovation | ||||
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| WINNER: Sound Shapes |
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| Best Indie Game | ||||
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| WINNER: Mark of the Ninja |
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| Best New Character | ||||
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| WINNER: Far Cry 3 |
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Far Cry 3 – Vaas Nun Attack – The Nun Squad! Papo & Yo – Quico Prototype 2 – James Heller Sleeping Dogs – Wei Shen |
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| Best Original Music | ||||
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| WINNER: Mass Effect 3 – Leaving Earth |
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Assassin’s Creed III – Main Theme Song Mass Effect 3 - Leaving Earth Papo & Yo – Liberation Sleeping Dogs - Sleeping Dogs Score Sounds Shapes – Cities |
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| Best Technology | ||||
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| WINNER: Assassin’s Creed III |
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| Best Visual Arts | ||||
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| WINNER: Far Cry 3 |
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| WINNER: Mass Effect 3 |
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Advisory Board
The Canadian Videogame Awards is proud to have had the support and help of the following Game Industry professionals…
Categories and Adjudication 2013
| Kelly Zmak | President | Infinite Game Publishing |
| Scott McRae | CEO | Jolly Bear Games |
| Dave Fracchia | Studio Head | Radical Entertainment |
| Jayson Hilchie | President | Entertainment Software Assoc. of Canada |
| Stephane D’Astous | CEO | Eidos Montreal |
| Kay Gruenwoldt | Founder | Walking Squid |
| Dan Irish | former CEO | Threewave Studio |
| Melani Flanagan | Gogii Games | |
| Steve Bocska | Founding President | Pug Pharm Productions |
| Jennifer Lewis | Director | Maple Syrup Sound |
| Kevin Franklin | Lead Multiplayer Designer | 343 Industries – Halo |
| Duke Indrasigamany | Communications Manager | EA |
| Dave Elton | Director | Beyond Visual Range Creative |
| Alex Vostrov | Founder | Full Indie |
| Brian Davis | Game Play Programmer | Next Level Games |
| Kevin Gallant | New Brunswick Animation School | |
| Steve Kestell | Associate CG Supervisor | EA |
| Dennis Chenard | Director of Industry Relations | Centre for Digital Media |
| Jason Kee | Director, Policy & Legal Affairs | Entertainment Software Assoc. of Canada |
| Lance Priebe | Co-Founder | Club Penguin |
| Ans Beaulieu | Producer | WB Games Montreal |
Sponsorship 2013
| Greg Spievak | CEO | Reboot Communications |
| Nicole Emmett | Director, Business Development | Reboot Communications |
Marketing and PR 2013
| Victor Lucas | President | Greedy Productions |
| Jerome Kashetsky | Industrial Technology Advisor | National Research Council |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | Vice President | Best Boy Media, Newfoundland |
| Julien Lavoie | Director, Public Relations | Entertainment Software Assoc. of Canada |
| Howard Donaldson | President | DigiBC |
| Marie-Claude Bernard | Team Lead, External Communications | Ubisoft Montreal |
| Christopher Bennett | Director, Corporate Communications & Government Relations | Best Buy Canada Ltd. |
| Duke Indrasigamany | Communications Manager | EA |
| Gerri Sinclair | former Executive Director | Centre for Digital Media |
| Ruth Spink | Marketing and Communications Manager | Slant Six Games |




























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