Canadian Videogame Awards Tickets Now On Sale

^[1]Fans of our Canadian videogame development industry are invited to be part of an amazing evening as the Canadian videogame industry gathers in Vancouver to celebrate its best and brightest. General admission tickets for the 2013 Canadian Videogame Awards ^[1] are available now ^[2] for only $29.00. The Awards Gala will be held Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in conjunction with Fan Expo Vancouver ^[3]. This year’s show will feature the hosting talent of Elias Toufexis, the voice of Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. 

Presenters will include representatives from game developers and publishers across the country as well as the incredible talents of:

• Jennifer Hale
• Michael Hogan
• David Hayter
• Mark Meer
• Billy Campbell
• Marissa Roberto
• Michelle Boback
• Shaun Hatton
• Lexa Doig
• Michael Mando

Seats are limited so don’t delay, secure your ticket today. For information on VIP tables, please contact nicole@rebootcommunications.com ^[4]

Remember to get in the game and vote for the Future Shop Fans’ Choice Award ^[5] – voting closes April 12th.  Nominated titles for this year’s Future Shop Fans’ Choice Award are:

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Batman Arkham City Armored Edition (WB Games Montreal)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
• Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment/Activision)
• Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Waveform (Eden Industries)

Other 2013 Canadian Videogame Awards Finalists:

Game of the Year

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
• Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)

Best Console Game

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• FIFA Soccer 13 (EA Sports)
• Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
• Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)

Best Downloadable Game

• Incredipede (Northway Games)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• MechWarrior Online (Piranha Games/Infinite Games Publishing)
• Shank 2 (Klei Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
• Waveform (Eden Industries)

Best Game on the Go

• Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition (Beamdog)
• My Singing Monsters (Big Blue Bubble)
• Shellrazer (Slick Entertainment)
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• The Bard’s Tale (Square One Games/inXile Entertainment)

Best Social/Casual Game

• i saw her standing there (krangGAMES)
• Jurassic Park Builder (Ludia)
• Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth (Ubisoft Quebec)
• Rubber Tacos (Sava Transmedia/Zygna)
• The Secret World (Funcom Games/Electronic Arts)

Best Animation

• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment/Activision)
• Shank 2 (Klei Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
• Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)

Best Audio

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Incredipede (Northway Games)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• My Singing Monsters (Big Blue Bubble)
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)

Best Game Design

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)

Best Game Innovation

• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Waveform (Eden Industries)

Best Indie Game

• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Shank 2 (Klei Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Waveform (Eden Industries)

Best New Character

• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft) – Vaas
• Nun Attack (Frima Studio) – The Nun Squad!
• Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment) – Quico
• Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment/Activision) – James Heller
• Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.) – Wei Shen

Best Original Music

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal) – Main Theme Song
• Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts) – Leaving Earth
• Papo & Yo (Minority Media/Sony Computer Entertainment) – Liberation
• Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.) – Sleeping Dogs Score
• Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment) – Cities

Best Technology

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• MechWarrior Online (Piranha Games/Infinite Games Publishing)
• Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment/Activision)
• SSX  (EA Sports)

Best Visual Arts

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• Incredipede (Northway Games)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)

Best Writing

• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
• Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
• Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games/Square Enix Ltd.)

For full event information and ticket sales visit the official Canadian Videogame Awards ^[1] site or follow along on Facebook ^[6] or Twitter ^[7] (#CVA2013). 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.

Future Shop is proud to be the title sponsor of this year’s CVAs, which are also sponsored in part by: G4 Canada, Click Magazine, Sony PlayStation, Microsoft, WB Games Canada, EA, Eidos-Montréal, United Front Games and officially endorsed by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, and DigiBC.