Canadian Video Game Awards

7 May, 2010

Last night, on May 5th, Canada held their first annual video game award ceremony for the year of 2009. Despite being a bit late, many Canadian gamers were excited for this big event, as well as the companies whose games would be represented there. In the end Bioware walked away the big winner, taking home the 2009 Game of the Year award for Dragon Age: Origins. However, there were many other games that walked off with an award. The following is a list of the available awards, the nominees, and the winning games. So congratulations to all the winning games, their respective companies, and, of course, the Canadian gamers who play them! Rock on!

Game of the Year – Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

* Assassin’s Creed II
* Dawn of War II
* FIFA 10
* Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes

Best Console Game – Assassin’s Creed II (UbiSoft Montreal)

* Dawn of War II
* FIFA 10
* NHL 10
* Prototype

Best Handheld Game – Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (Capybara Games)

* Battle of Giants: Dragons
* LEGO Battles
* MySims Racing
* Pandemica

Best Downloadable Game – Critter Crunch (Capybara Games)

* Implode!
* Osmos
* Pandemica
* Super Monkey Ball 2

Best Audio – Dawn of War II (THQ/Relic)

* Assassin’s Creed II
* Dragon Age: Origins
* Skate 2
* WET

Best Game Design – Assassin’s Creed II (UbiSoft Montreal)

* Dawn of War II
* Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
* NHL 10
* Prototype

Best Technology – Prototype (Radical Entertainment) & Assassin’s Creed II (UbiSoft Montreal)

* FIFA 10
* Fight Night: Round 4
* Skate 2

Best Visual Arts – Assassin’s Creed II (UbiSoft Montreal)

* Academy of Champions: Soccer
* Dragon Age: Origins
* Fight Night: Round 4
* Punch-Out!!

Best Writing – Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

* Assassin’s Creed II
* Dragon Age: Origins
* Prototype
* WET

In-Game Cinematics – Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Rainmaker)

* LEGO Battles
* NBA Live 10
* Prototype

Most Promising Game – ModNation Racers (United Front Games)

* Dead Rising 2
* Deus Ex: Human Revolution
* Need for Speed World
* TRON: Evolution

Source: gaminformer.com