Canadian Video Game Awards Announce 2015 Winners

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Wins Game of the Year

December 7, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – 2015 winners for the Canadian Video Game Awards were announced yesterday in eighteen different categories. The winners were revealed at the annual event held Sunday evening at the Mattamy Centre in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Winners were announced from a list of more than 100 finalists, representing work developed in Canada and internationally. A body of industry experts from across the country voted on the winners in each category. Members of the general public voted online to determine the winners in the Fans’ Choice: Best Canadian-Made Game and Fans’ Choice: Best International Game categories.

2015 Award Winners

• Best Console Game: Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
• Best Downloadable: Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment)
• Best Game on the Go: Skylanders SuperChargers Racing (Beenox)
• Best iOS Game: Lara Croft GO (Square Enix Montreal)
• Best Social/Casual Game: I Love Potatoes (A Vali Fugulin game /Minority and Ruben Farrus)
• Best Animation: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec)
• Best Audio: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec)
• Best Game Design: Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Best Game Innovation: Pulse (Pixel Pi Games)
• Best Indie Game: Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment)
• Best New Character: The Twins, Jacob and Evie Frye, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec)
• Best Original Music: D.R Style (Vinyl), Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition (Klei Entertainment)
• Best Technology: Hitman: Sniper (Square Enix Montreal)
• Best Visual Arts: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec)
• Best Writing: Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
• Fans’ Choice – Best Canadian-Made Game: N++ (Metanet Software Inc.)
• Fans’ Choice – Best International Game: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)
• Game of the Year: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec)

This year’s show was live-streamed on Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers.

For full event information visit: www.cvawards.ca or follow along on Facebook or Twitter (#cvawards).

The Canadian Video Game Awards are produced by Reboot Communications and Swaf Media, and officially endorsed by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, Interactive Ontario and DigiBC.

For more information:

Angela Gatari
Director, Communications & Event Management
Reboot Communications
(778) 425-3514
angela@rebootcommunications.com

Carl-Edwin Michel
CEO
Swaf Media
(647) 465-6272
carl@swafmedia.com

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CVA FanFest: What to Expect

CVA FanFest is the ultimate in fan-centric experiences and is the perfect opportunity to engage with the best in interactive entertainment right before the holiday season!

CVA FanFest will take place December 5th and 6th at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in downtown Toronto. Advanced access will be granted starting at 9am both Saturday and Sunday for Weekend Pass holders ONLY with access for all other ticket holders starting at 10am. FanFest will run until 6pm Saturday and 3pm Sunday.

All tickets can be purchased here.

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eSPORTS COMPETITION

Counter Strike: Global Offensive competition with a $20,000 prize pool. Professional eSports teams to compete include CLG Blue, CLG Red, Ace Gaming, 3sUP, FollowESports, CompLexity, Method, Nexus eSports.

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CASUAL GAME COMPETITION FOR FANS: Fans have the chance to test their skills against each other during FanFest and compete for awesome prizes! Public competitions are for group play with semi-finals and finals being held on Sunday, December 6th.

• Super Smash Brothers ($2,500 prize pool)
• Rainbow Six Seige ($2,000 prize pool)
• NHL 16 (Signed Connor McDavid NHL jersey and EA Sports Library)

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MEET AND GREETS: Stop by to meet your favourite game celebrities!

• Victor Lucas and the hosts of EP Daily and Reviews on the Run will be live on-site to meet fans, conduct live interviews with developers and film the Rocket and Raygun Awards!
• Elias Toufexis (Andriy Kobin – Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Adam Jensen – Deus Ex) will host signing sessions during FanFest
• CLG Blue, CLG Red,CompLexity, Method and Shroud from Cloud9 will host signing sessions during FanFest

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WINTER BIT BAZAAR

Bento Miso will host its annual Winter Bit Bazaar with 40+ Canadian indies showing off their games and wares alongside the big studios on the national stage as part of FanFest. Bit Bazaar is a videogame arts and crafts market, and features fresh games, zines, prints, and local comic artists! Meet the creators and buy one-of-a-kind, limited edition and handmade items -pins, zines, boxed videogames, card decks, art prints, comics, t-shirts, game soundtracks on vinyl, mixtapes, papercraft and toys (just in time for the holidays), and stay fed with tasty grub and suds from local breweries and food makers.

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6th ANNUAL CANADIAN VIDEOGAME AWARDS

Sunday December 6th, 8-10pm: Join us as we recognize the best in Canadian game development. This two-hour show, hosted by the EPN team, is guaranteed to blow you away with over 500 people from the industry in attendance and an integrated fan presence!

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FANZONE EXHIBITORS

Click here for a complete list of the exhibitors.

OMDC ALLEY EXHIBITORS

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