14 DAY TRIAL // Mass Effect 2, the mix between action and role playing created by BioWare, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the standalone expansion that mixes fighting and free running from Ubisoft, have received the most nomination for the Canadian Videogame Awards.
Canada is rapidly becoming one of the most important nations when it comes to development of video games, with a lot of publishers expanding their studios in the country.
Canada is home to the development teams for BioWare, EA Sports and Ubisoft.
Here are all the nominees listed with their categories:
Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Dead Rising 2 FIFA 11 Mass Effect 2 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Best Console Game
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Dead Rising 2 FIFA 11 Mass Effect 2 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Best Game on the Go
Lil’ Pirates Osmos for iPad Scrabble for iPad A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks Trainyard
Best Downloadable Game
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Deathspank HOARD Shank A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks
Best Audio
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising Mass Effect 2 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Best Social/Casual Game Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist GardenMind Mercenaries of War Pocket God on Facebook Pot Farm
Best Game Design
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Deathspank Mass Effect 2 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction Trainyard
Best Technology
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Kinect for XBOX 360 Mass Effect 2 Scrabble for iPad Your Shape Fitness Evolved
Best Visual Arts
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Mass Effect 2 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction Tron: Evolution
Best Writing
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising Mass Effect 2 Prince of Persia – The Forgotten Sands Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Best Student Game
Codex Ginkgo Hootlin WOMP!
Innovation Award
Kinect Joy Ride ModNation Racers Scrabble for iPad Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Your Shape Fitness Evolved