The finalists for the Vancouver-based Canadian Videogame Awards have been announced, with Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Mass Effect 2 looking set to clean up.
Canada is set to celebrate its position as the world’s third largest videogame developer – in terms of number of people employed – with an evening of glitz, glamour and the bestowing of accolades at next month’s 2nd annual Canadian Videogame Awards.
Alongside the EA and Ubisoft headliners in Mass Effect 2 and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood with seven nominations each, FIFA 11, Dead Rising 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction have each picked up two nominations in the Game of the Year and Best Console Game categories, whilst Ron Gilbert’s DeathSpank has secured a nomination in the Best Game Design category.
The full list of nominations are:
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
Thanks, Gamasutra.
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