Mass Effect 2 took home the big awards at the 2011 awards and this year, Ubisoft headlines the nominees list with multiple nominations for Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Assassin’s Creed Recollection, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, Just Dance 3 and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012. Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Relic Entertainment’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine earned nods in major categories, and Electronic Arts finds itself with multiple nominations for their sports titles, Need for Speed: The Run and BioWare’s Dragon Age II.
Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Eidos-Montreal FIFA 2012 — Electronic Arts Fight Night Champion — Electronic Arts Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games
Best Console Game
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Eidos-Montreal Dragon Age II — Bioware FIFA 2012 — Electronic Arts Fight Night Champion — Electronic Arts
Best Game on the Go
A Space Shooter for Free — Frima Studio Assassin’s Creed Recollection — Ubisoft Montreal Squibble — MassHabit Games Super Stickman Golf — Noodlecake Studios Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games
Best Downloadable Game
Capsized — Alien Trap Games Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes — Cabybara Games Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games Swarm — Hothead Games Tales From Space: About a Blob — Drinkbox Studios
Best Audio
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Eidos-Montreal Fight Night Champion — Electronic Arts Need for Speed: The Run — Electronic Arts Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment
Best Social/Casual Game
Cranky Cat — March Entertainment GreenSpace — RocketOwl Inc. Margaritaville Online — Exploding Barrel Games Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventures — Untold Entertainment
Best Game Design
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Dead Rising 2: Off the Record — Capcom Vancouver Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Eidos-Montreal Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment
Best Technology
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal FIFA 2012 — Electronic Arts Just Dance 3 — Ubisoft Montreal Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 — Ubisoft Montreal
Best Visual Arts
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Eidos-Montreal Need for Speed: The Run — Electronic Arts Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment
Best Writing
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Eidos-Montreal Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games To the Moon — Freebird Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment
Best Indie Game
Capsized — Alien Trap Games DLC Quest — Going Loud Studios Super Stickman Golf — Noodlecake Studios Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games Tales From Space: About a Blob — Drinkbox Studios
Best New Character
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Adam Jensen) — Eidos-Montreal Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventures (Sissy) — Untold Entertainment Tales From Space: About a Blob (The Blob) — Drinkbox Studios Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment Yeti (Yeti) — Metanet Software Inc.
Best Original Music
Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Eidos-Montreal Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes — Cabybara Games Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment
Innovation Award
Battlefield 3 — DICE/Electronic Arts Cows vs. Aliens — XMG Studio Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP — Capybara Games To the Moon — Freebird Games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine — Relic Entertainment
Oddly, there were no nominations for EA Sports’ NHL 12, a game we thought was the best sports title of 2011. It’s especially odd to see Dragon Age II beat out NHL 12 for a spot in the best console game category, considering the complaints and critical feedback surrounding that game.
Also confusing is seeing Battlefield 3 - primarily developed in DICE’s Swedish studio, nominated for innovation but not showing up in any other category. Here are the rules for eligibility which explain how this can be:
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Which game should with game of the year? To compare, check out the winners for Game Rant’s Video Game Awards.
The Canadian Videogame Awards take place Saturday, April 21st, 2012.
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Source: Canadian Videogame Awards
