Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch_Dogs Win Games of the Year

November 21, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – 2013 & 2014 Winners for the Canadian Videogame Awards were announced today in seventeen different categories. The winners were revealed at the annual event held this evening at the Carlu in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Winners were announced from a list of 57 finalists representing work developed in Canada. A body of industry experts from across the country voted on the winners in each category. Members of the general public voted online to determine the winners in the Fans’ Choice category.

2013 Award Winners

2014 Award Winners

This year’s show was live-streamed on Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers, and EPN.tv, and will be broadcast on G4 Canada November 29^th at 6pm, 9pm and 12am and Sunday, November 30^th at 2pm, 7pm and 11pm.

For full event information visit: canadianvideogameawards.com or follow along on Facebook or Twitter (#CanadianVideogameAwards).

The Canadian Videogame Awards are produced by Reboot Communications, EP Media Ltd. and Swaf Media, and officially endorsed by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, Interactive Ontario and DigiBC.

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For more information:

Victor Lucas
EP Media Ltd. (formerly Greedy Productions Ltd.)
press@elecplay.com

Angela Gatari
Director, Communications & Event Management
Reboot Communications
(778) 425-3514
angela@rebootcommunications.com

Child of Light and Watch_Dogs Lead as 2014 Game Finalists in 9 Categories Each

November 10, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – The 2014 finalists for the Canadian Videogame Awards were announced today in seventeen categories. The winners will be revealed at the annual event to be held on November 21, 2014 at the Carlu in the heart of downtown Toronto.

69 nominations for games released in 2014 were received from all parts of Canada, with ­­28 games represented in the list of finalists. All awards are for work developed in Canada. A body of industry experts from across the country will vote on the winners in each category.

Members of the general public can get involved by casting their vote for the Fans’ Choice Award at canadianvideogameawards.com/game-of-the-year/. Voting will close November 17th.

Game of the Year Finalists are:

• Chariot (Frima)
• Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
• Company of Heroes 2 – The Western Front Armies (Relic Entertainment)
• Eets Munchies (Klei Entertainment Inc.)
• Hitman GO (Square Enix Montréal)
• Pixel Garden (Oooweeooo Inc.)
• Super Time Force (Capybara Games)
• Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past (Glitchsoft)
• Warhammer 40,000: Carnage (Roadhouse Interactive Ltd.)
• Watch_Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)

Please go to canadianvideogameawards.com/5th-annual-cva-finalists-2014-games/ for a list of the finalists in each category.

This year’s show will be live-streamed on Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers and EPN.tv, and broadcast on G4 Canada November 29^th at 6pm, 9pm and 12am and Sunday, November 30^th at 2pm, 7pm and 11pm.

For full event information visit: canadianvideogameawards.com or follow along on Facebook or Twitter (#CanadianVideogameAwards). The 2014 show will include 2013 and 2014 made games to be awarded separately, based on the nomination year, in one ceremony.

The Canadian Videogame Awards are produced by Reboot Communications, EP Media Ltd. and Swaf Media, and officially endorsed by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, Interactive Ontario and DigiBC. The producers are joined by a national advisory board of developers and leaders in the Canadian digital entertainment industry.

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For more information:

Victor Lucas
EP Media Ltd. (formerly Greedy Productions Ltd.)
press@elecplay.com

Angela Gatari
Director, Communications & Event Management
Reboot Communications
(778) 425-3514
angela@rebootcommunications.com

It’s a horror anthology game. Text only from minorities and less normally represented people.

Nominated for…

• Best Downloadable Game
• Best Game Innovation
• Best Indie Game
• Best Writing
• Game of the Year

Jump in the shoes of Jack B. Nimble and master the whip in this Game Boy styled autorunner. Leap and dash across spooky hilltops, whipping candles as you go. Use tall grass to slow down and stay in control of the action, but remember to watch out for trees! With a score system based on player accuracy and distance travelled, timing and skill are key to achieving a position atop the scoreboard.

Nominated for…

• Best Game on the Go
• Best Animation
• Best Audio
• Best Game Design
• Best Game Innovation
• Best Indie Game
• Best New Character
• Best Original Music
• Best Visual Arts
• Game of the Year
• Fans’ Choice Award

You are a covert special ops soldier ready to play your part in dangerous military attacks and silent assassin missions. With access to powerful guns you will rely on your marksman skills to finish the job.

Travel deep into enemy territory to locate and eliminate hidden targets. Stare down your rifle scope, zoom in to find and identify the target. Take a breath…and pull the trigger to make the Kill Shot.

HIGH VELOCITY GAMEPLAY
- Over 200 first person shooter missions to complete.
- Awesome 3D graphics.
- Unforgettable bullet cam kill shot moments.
- Global Ops event system with prizes to be won
- 18 unique maps and stunning locations.

DEADLY WEAPONS
- 26 different weapons to choose from
- Maximize your firepower with 4 weapon classes:
+ Sniper Rifle,
+ Assault Rifle
+ Shotgun
+ SAW Gun
- Unlock powerful upgrades for every weapon.

KILLER POWER-UPS
- Spotter – quickly find all enemies.
- Slow-Mo – slow down time to line up the perfect Kill Shot.
- Armor-Piercing Bullets – if you can hit it, you will kill it.

Nominated for…

• Best iOS Game

A 2D platformer with 16bit Arcade style and difficulty. Insanity’s Blade: The Chronicles of Thurstan is the first in a series of games based around the journey of a sword possessed by a fathers powerful grief and hatred. This first game is the tale of the swords creation.

Nominated for…

• Best Downloadable Game
• Best Indie Game
• Fans’ Choice Award

The Veil aims to be a paradigm shift in mobile gaming, providing a mobile entertainment experience centred on story and immersion.

Plug in your headphones and immerse yourself in the beautiful and daunting world of The Veil. Drive your submersible through icy caverns and discover the mystery behind a long lost ship, the Seymour.

Features
- Rich, immersive environments to explore and discover
- Two chapters with more in production
- Dynamic ambient soundtrack by award-winning Wrench (Unmechanical) combined with audio design by Power-Up Audio (Towerfall)
- 15-25 minute chapter format is perfect for short play sessions on the bus or on break
- Relaxing, story-focused gameplay organically woven into a beautiful underwater world

Nominated for…

• Best Game of the Go
• Best Audio
• Best Indie Game
• Best New Character
• Best Original Music
• Best Writing

Featured as “Best New Game” by Apple in over 90 countries! WinterForts: Exiled Kingdom is a new kind of strategic castle-building game where you control a group of exiled warriors in search of revenge against the treacherous Horde. Craft the layout of your fort, send your workers into the wild, harvest meat from dead dragons, join one of eight Houses and raise an army of archers, beasts and undeads to fight in revolutionary battles inspired by tower defense games.

Nominated for…

• Best iOS Game
• Best Audio
• Best Game Design
• Best Game Innovation
• Best Indie Game
• Best Original Music
• Best Visual Arts
• Fans’ Choice Award

Freedom Cry, however, takes place 15 years after the end of Black Flag, and Adéwale has changed quite a bit since his days aboard the Jackdaw. Now a seasoned assassin, Adewale finds himself caught up in a struggle to free the slaves of St. Domingue, the Caribbean nation now known as Haiti.Throughout this adventure, you’ll free slaves from sprawling plantations, and even take on massive slaver galleons using Adéwale’s own ship, the Experto Crede. Along the way, many of these liberated slaves will join your crew, and others will help you gain access to new weapons like Adéwale’s signature machete and his devastating blunderbuss.

Nominated for…

• Best Console Game
• Best Audio
• Best New Character
• Best Original Music
• Best Writing
• Fans’ Choice Award

Slice Fractions is an intuitive game that introduces important concepts about fractions — the bottleneck of early math education. You will slice through ice and lava to clear the mammoth’s path and meet unusual friends as you travel through intriguing physics puzzles.

The game already received several awards:
- Best Family Friendly Game 2014 — Indie Prize Showcase Awards (Casual Connect 2014)
- Nominated for Best Audio 2014 — Indie Prize Showcase Awards (Casual Connect 2014)
- Editors’ Choice — Apple App Store
- Our Favorites — Google Play
- Editor’s Choice for Excellence in Design — Children’s Technology Review
- Winner of a Parents’ Choice Gold Award 2014
- Gold Medal Winner 2014 — International Serious Play Awards
- Silver Winner 2014 — National Parenting Publications Awards

Nominated for…

• Best iOS Game
• Best Audio
• Best Game Design
• Best Game Innovation
• Best Indie Game
• Best New Character
• Best Original Music