Nominations Now Open with Three New Categories!
December 19, 2011 (Vancouver, B.C.) – Canada will once again gather on the West Coast this spring to celebrate its world-class video game developers at the Third Annual Canadian Videogame Awards ceremony to take place in Vancouver, British Columbia on April 21, 2012.
The Canadian Videogame Awards will be held during the International Digital Media Summit in Vancouver. As the third largest developer of video games in the world, the show will celebrate Canada’s spot on the world stage as a leader in interactive entertainment. The show will also be broadcast across the country on CityTV and G4 Canada through the Rogers Network.
“As we head into the holiday season,” said Victor Lucas, co-host and executive producer of The Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run, “and videogames are high on everyone’s wish lists, I’d really like Canadians to recognize just how much incredible interactive entertainment was made this year in this country.”
Nominations opened today for the Awards and are welcome from all parts of Canada’s game industry. The Call for Nominations will close on February 15, 2012. The award categories, as selected by a committee of industry leaders from across Canada, are:
• Game of the Year
• Best Console
• Best Game on the Go
• Best Downloadable Game
• Best Audio
• Best Social/Casual Game
• Best Game Design
• Best Technology
• Best Visual Arts
• Best Writing
• Innovation Award
The three new categories for 2012 are:
• Best Original Music
• Best New Character
• Best Indie Game
Finalists in all categories will be announced March 20, 2012, when public voting for Game of the Year will open.
The Canadian Videogame Awards are produced by Reboot Communications and Greedy Productions and are officially endorsed by DigiBC and the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. The producers are joined by a national industry committee of developers and leaders of the Canadian digital entertainment industry.
Event information, award categories, adjudication details, and online nominations are available at www.canadianvideogameawards.com.
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For more information:
Victor Lucas
Electric Playground
(604) 512-9115
victor@elecplay.com
Carla Tadla
Reboot Communications
(250) 888-2840
carla@rebootconference.com
