The 5th annual Canadian Videogame Awards ceremony will take place tonight at the Carlu in the heart of downtown Toronto.
As the third largest developer of video games in the world, this show celebrates Canada’s spot on the world stage as a leader in interactive entertainment. The CVAs have always been designed to be “by the industry and for the industry” with an interest in engaging public and fan participation.
The 2014 show will include games developed in Canada and released in 2013 and 2014. The awards will be awarded separately, based on nomination year, in one ceremony. Nominees include Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Freedom Cry” for Fans’ Choice Award and Best Console Game (Best Audio and Best New Character), “Chariot” for Game of the Year as well as Best Visual Arts and Best Technology, and “Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past” also for Game of the Year along with Best Indie Game and Fans’ Choice Award. In total, 69 nominations were received for games released in 2014 from all parts of Canada, with 28 games represented in the list of finalists. Voting for Fans’ Choice nominees closed on November 17th.
For a complete listing of this year’s nominees, click here.
This year’s show will be live-streamed on Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers and EPN.tv, and broadcast on G4 Canada November 29th at 6pm, 9pm and 12am and Sunday, November 30th at 2pm, 7pm and 11pm.
Photo: Assassin’s Creed
