The Canadian Videogame Awards were handed out in a ceremony in Vancouver and the biggest winners of the night were FIFA 12, the football simulation from Electronic Arts, which is now the official Game of the Year, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery, which each taking home five awards for the included categories.
Here is the full list of all the winners:
Game of the Year: FIFA Soccer 12 from (Electronic Arts)
Nominees: Assassin's Creed Revelations, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fight Night Champion, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Best Console Game: Deus Ex: Human Revolution from Eidos Montreal
Best Game on the Go: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP from Capybara Games)
Best Downloadable Game: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP from Capybara Games
Best Audio: Deus Ex: Human Revolution from Eidos-Montreal
Best Social/Casual Game: Margaritaville Online from Exploding Barrel Games
Best Game Design: Deus Ex: Human Revolution from Eidos-Montreal
Best Technology: Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 from Ubisoft Montreal
Best Visual Arts: Assassin's Creed Revelations from Ubisoft Montreal
Best Writing: Deus Ex: Human Revolution from Eidos-Montreal
Best Indie Game: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP from Capybara Games
Best New Character: Deus Ex: Human Revolution from Eidos-Montreal for Adam Jensen
Best Original Music: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP from Capybara Games
Future Shop Gamers' Choice Award - Top Selling Canadian Videogame: NHL 12 from Electronic Arts
Innovation Award: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP from Capybara Games
Victor Lucas, executive producer for The Electric Playground and co-founder of the Canadian Videogame Awards, stated, “Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees tonight 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!”
Canada has a rapidly expanding video game industry, with Ubisoft recently opening up a big studio in Toronto, which will handle the Splinter Cell theory and an unannounced intellectual property.