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[April 22, 2012]

Winners celebrated at the 3rd Annual Canadian Videogame Awards, presented by Future Shop

(Canada Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP each take five awards.

VANCOUVER, April 21, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Videogame Awards were handed out in Vancouver this evening, with indie developed game Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP from Capybara Games in Toronto and Eidos-Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution each taking home five awards.  FIFA Soccer 12 from Electronic Arts was the public's choice for Game of the Year, and NHL 12 from Electronic Arts was named the top selling videogame in Canada. Other individual winners included Margaritaville Online from Exploding Barrel Games, and Assassin's Creed Revelations and Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012, both from Ubisoft Montreal.  All the awards were for work developed in Canada and released in 2011.


"Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees tonight," said Victor Lucas, executive producer of The Electric Playground and CVA co-founder, "the games we saw at the show this evening are world-class and illustrate once again that Canadian game developers are second to none when it comes to creating interactive entertainment!" A 60-minute special of the Canadian Videogame Awards is scheduled to air on Citytv on April 28, 2012 at 8:00 pm, and on G4 Canada on April 28 & 29, 2012.

Here is the full list of all the winners and nominees: Game of the Year:  FIFA Soccer 12  (Electronic Arts) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal FIFA Soccer 12 - Electronic Arts Fight Night Champion - Electronic Arts Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games Best Console Game: Deus Ex: Human Revolution  (Eidos-Montreal) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal Dragon Age II - Bioware FIFA 2012 - Electronic Arts Fight Night Champion - Electronic Arts Best Game on the Go: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP  (Capybara Games) A Space Shooter for Free - Frima Studio Assassin's Creed Recollection - Ubisoft Montreal Squibble - MassHabit Games Super Stickman Golf - Noodlecake Studios Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games Best Downloadable Game: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games) Capsized - Alien Trap Games Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes - Cabybara Games Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games Swarm - Hothead Games Tales From Space: About a Blob - Drinkbox Studios Best Audio: Deus Ex: Human Revolution  (Eidos-Montreal) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal Fight Night Champion - Electronic Arts Need for Speed: The Run - Electronic Arts Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Relic Entertainment Best Social/Casual Game: Margaritaville Online  (Exploding Barrel Games) Cranky Cat - March Entertainment GreenSpace - RocketOwl Inc.

Margaritaville Online - Exploding Barrel Games Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure - Untold Entertainment Best Game Design:Deus Ex: Human Revolution  (Eidos-Montreal) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Dead Rising 2: Off the Record - Capcom Vancouver Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Relic Entertainment Best Technology: Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Ubisoft Montreal) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal FIFA Soccer 12 - Electronic Arts Just Dance 3 - Ubisoft Montreal Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Relic Entertainment Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 - Ubisoft Montreal Best Visual Arts: Assassin's Creed Revelations  (Ubisoft Montreal) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal Need for Speed: The Run - Electronic Arts Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Relic Entertainment Best Writing: Deus Ex: Human Revolution  (Eidos-Montreal) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games To the Moon - Freebird Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Relic Entertainment Best Indie Game:  Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games) Capsized - Alien Trap Games DLC Quest - Going Loud Studios Super Stickman Golf - Noodlecake Studios Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games Tales From Space: About a Blob - Drinkbox Studios Best New Character:  Deus Ex: Human Revolution  (Eidos-Montreal) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Adam Jensen) - Eidos-Montreal Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure (Sissy) - Untold Entertainment Tales From Space: About a Blob (The Blob) - Drinkbox Studios Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Captain Titus) - Relic Entertainment Yeti (Yeti) - Metanet Software Inc.

Best Original Music:  Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes - Cabybara Games Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Relic Entertainment Future Shop Gamers' Choice Award - Top Selling Canadian Videogame:  NHL 12  (Electronic Arts) Assassin's Creed Revelations - Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Eidos-Montreal FIFA Soccer 12 - Electronic Arts NHL 12 - Electronic Arts Innovation Award: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games) Battlefield 3 - DICE/Electronic Arts Cows vs. Aliens - XMG Studio Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Capybara Games To the Moon - Freebird Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Relic Entertainment The Canadian Videogame Awards are produced by Reboot Communications and Greedy Productions and held in conjunction with Fan Expo Vancouverâ„¢.  The producers are joined by a national committee of developers, leaders, and associations from the Canadian interactive entertainment industry.

The CVA's are presented by Future Shop and sponsored in part by G4 Canada, IBM, Click Media, Microsoft, Sony PlayStation, EA, Capcom, Digital Moniker, Radical Entertainment, AMD, Ubisoft, Funcom Games, Eidos-Montréal, United Front Games and officially endorsed by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, and DigiBC.

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