Broadcast times are:
Citytv – Saturday April 28th at 8pm in all markets
G4 Canada – Saturday, April 28th at 7-8pm EST & 10-11pm EST
G4 Canada – Sunday, April 29th at 5-6pm EST, 8-9pm EST & 11pm-12am EST

Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP each take five awards.

 April 21, 2012 (Vancouver, B.C.) – 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 Vancouver™.  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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For more information:

Victor Lucas

Co-Founder, Canadian Videogame Awards

Executive Producer and Co-Host, Electric Playground

(604) 639-9160

victor@elecplay.com

Carla Tadla

Sr. Vice President, Operations

Reboot Communications

(250) 888-2840

carla@rebootconference.com

Leads with Nine Nominations

March 26, 2012 (Vancouver, B.C.) – The finalists in fourteen categories were announced today for the upcoming Canadian Videogame Awards, which will be held in Vancouver on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

“We are all incredibly excited about the third annual Canadian Videogame Awards!” said Victor Lucas, host of Electric Playground and one of the award show’s founders. “This is our chance to thank and honour all of the enormously talented individuals who build the world class entertainment of the future every day in our country.”

Over 100 nominations were received this year from all parts of Canada, with 28 games represented in the list of finalists.  All awards are for work developed in Canada and released in 2011.  Winners will be voted on by a body of industry experts from across the country.

Members of the public can get in the game and cast their vote for Canadian Game of the Year at www.canadianvideogameawards.com.

David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid franchise will be the host for the evening and the show will broadcast across the country on Citytv and G4 Canada through the Rogers Network.  The Canadian Videogame Awards will be held in conjunction with Fan Expo Vancouver.  Fan Expo pass holders will have access to general seating at the awards on a first come-first served basis.

 FINALISTS

 Game of the Year

• 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

• Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Ubisoft Montreal
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Eidos-Montreal
• Dragon Age II – Bioware
• FIFA Soccer 12 – Electronic Arts
• Fight Night Champion – Electronic Arts

Best Game on the Go

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Cranky Cat – March Entertainment
• GreenSpace – RocketOwl Inc.
• Margaritaville Online – Exploding Barrel Games
• Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure – Untold Entertainment

 Best Game Design

• 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

• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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 (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 – Relic Entertainment
• Yeti (Yeti) – Metanet Software Inc.

 Best Original Music

• 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

Innovation Award

• 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

For full event information please visit: www.canadianvideogameawards.com or follow along on Facebook or Twitter.

The Canadian Videogame Awards are produced by Reboot Communications and Greedy Productions.  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 Magazine, Microsoft, Sony PlayStation, EA, Ubisoft, Relic, Digital Moniker, Radical Entertainment, Funcom Games, Eidos-Montréal, United Front Games and officially endorsed by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, and DigiBC.

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For more information:

Victor Lucas

Co-Founder, Canadian Videogame Awards

Executive Producer and Co-Host, Electric Playground

(604) 639-9160

victor@elecplay.com

Carla Tadla

Sr. Vice President, Operations

Reboot Communications

(250) 888-2840

carla@rebootconference.com

Included with your Fan Expo Vancouver ticket!

Fan Expo Vancouver pass holders will have exclusive access to a limited number of general seating tickets for the 3rd Annual Canadian Videogame Awards at no additional cost!  300 tickets will be distributed at Fan Expo Vancouver on a first come, first served basis beginning at 10am Saturday, April 21st. (9am for advanced ticket holders)

Proud to be partnering with

 Announcement highlights:

• Future Shop is now the official title sponsor of the third annual Canadian Videogame Awards (CVAs).
• This year’s CVAs will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Saturday, April 21, 2012.
• Record number 800 attendees are expected to watch the show live. The CVAs will be broadcast nationally through G4 Canada and Citytv.

Vancouver, BC (March 21, 2012) – Future Shop, Canada’s largest retailer and etailer of consumer electronics today announced it is the title sponsor of the third annual Canadian Videogame Awards (CVAs), a night dedicated to celebrating Canada’s world-class video game developers.

The CVAs will be held on Saturday, April 21 at the beautiful Vancouver Convention Centre in downtown Vancouver. It is held in conjunction with the first-ever Fan Expo Vancouver, a popular weekend showcase of videogames, comic books, sci-fi, film, television, pop culture and web entertainment.

Record number 800 attendees are expected swarm Vancouver to attend the CVAs. Ticket information is on the CVA website with general seating available on a first-come, first-served basis to Fan Expo pass holders. For Canadians unable to attend the show live, the CVAs will be broadcast across Canada on G4 Canada and Citytv through the Rogers Network.

There are 14 awards up for grabs this year. Award categories include Game of Year, Best Console Game, Best Game Design and Best Original Music. Nominations for this year’s awards are closed. Finalists for the 2012 CVAs will be revealed on March 26, 2012 – the same day public voting for Game of the Year goes live at www.canadianvideogameawards.com.

“It’s amazing to see the growth of the Canadian Videogame Awards from all areas, including sponsorship,” said Victor Lucas, co-founder of the Canadian Videogame Awards and producer and co-host of The Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run. “We’re pleased to have Future Shop support Canada’s gaming community by taking on the title sponsor role. There are a lot of awesome additions to this year’s show, including having the actor, writer and director David Hayter, well known as the voice of Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid, serving as host.”

“Future Shop is extremely excited to sponsor the Canadian Videogame Awards which is being held where we were founded in Vancouver,” said Sean Wilson, Vice President of Entertainment, Future Shop. “Our customers love videogames and turn to us for the latest releases in entertainment – especially gaming – so it was an easy decision to support the CVAs and talented developer community within.”

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 About Future Shop

With 149 stores across the country and the nation’s premier web store (www.futureshop.ca), Burnaby, BC-based Future Shop is Canada’s largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics. The company employs more than 10,000 technology enthusiasts, has enabled its website, Futureshop.ca, to deliver unparalleled content about the products it sells. Futureshop.ca also hosts an online community forum and tech blog called Tech Yeah for technology beginners and tech-savvy experts to exchange ideas, reviews, tips and other consumer electronics information (www.futureshop.ca/techyeah). As a proud corporate citizen, Future Shop has developed solutions to recycle used electronics and is committed to employee volunteerism and supporting non-profit organizations dedicated to transforming local youth into Future Leaders (see www.futureshop.ca/futuregeneration).

About the Canadian Videogame Awards

Established in 2009 to celebrate Canadian-made videogames and talent, the Canadian Videogame Awards (CVAs) are produced by Reboot Communications and Greedy Productions. Award categories range from Best Writing and Best Visual Arts, to Game of the Year. Officially endorsed by DigiBC and the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, the producers are comprised of a national group of developers and leaders within Canada’s digital entertainment industry. For more information, visit www.canadianvideogameawards.com.

Contact

Elliott Chun

P: 604-412-1764

E: echun@futureshop.com

Twitter: @FutureShopNews

Facebook: www.facebook.com/FutureShop

Press Room: www.futureshop.ca/Media

For the past decade David has been the voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid franchise.  He was also the lead in the sci-fi film “Guyver: Dark Hero”, the voice of Captain America on the “Spider-Man” animated series.  A seminal figure in the 21^st century wave of comic-book cinema, David Hayter’s films have amassed over one billion dollars in Worldwide Box Office.  His screenwriting credits include the feature films, “X-Men”, “The Scorpion King” and “X2 : X-Men United”.  He also penned the script  “Watchmen”, directed by Zack Snyder for Warner Bros. Studios.  As a producer, he created the film “Burn” with Bryan Singer, and the pilot episode of “Lost in Oz, for Warner Bros. Television.

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, sees Wilamette survivor and hero of Dead Rising, photojournalist Frank West, take centre stage as players experience a very different interpretation of events in this, a reimagining of the Fortune City outbreak.
This alternate storyline means an all new Dead Rising 2 experience; with Frank facing new missions, new enemies, new combo-weapons with which to defeat them plus a brand new Fortune City attraction to explore. Complimenting the new narrative and action of Dead Rising 2: Off The Record are enhancements to elements such as the save system and the co-op experience to deliver more satisfying gameplay.

Nominated for…

• Best Game Design

Homefront is a first-person shooter video game developed by now defunct Kaos Studios and published by THQ, in which players play as members of a resistance movement fighting against a near-future Korean military occupation of the United States. The story was written by John Milius. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 15, 2011 in North America, March 17, 2011 in Australia, March 18, 2011 in Europe,[5] and April 14, 2011 in Japan.[6][7]The PC version of Homefront was developed by Digital Extremes. Its executive producer, Frank Delise, stated before release that the game would feature exclusive content and dedicated servers. Additional exclusive features include clan support, DirectX 11 graphics, and first person vehicle cockpits.[16][17] Homefront has been released on Steam, [18][19] as well as the OnLive gaming service.

Nominated for…

• Best Writing

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Take to the ice in all-new interactive environments where bone-crushing hits, glass-shattering collisions, and bruising checks along the boards are always part of the action. Experience the intensity, speed, and physicality of authentic NHL hockey with NHL 12.

Nominated for…

• Best Console Game

Assassin’s Creed Recollection is a new iPad real-time board game from the Ubisoft Montreal studio that will allow players to live an entirely new experience in the world of Assassin’s Creed. Fans of the franchise will be able to discover and amass a wide variety of artwork created for the Assassin’s Creed games. They’ll also be able to compete in political battles in a real-time board game with key characters and locations from the games. Assassin’s Creed

Nominated for…

• Best Game On The Go