Can you believe that 2016 is almost over? That means it’s time for the 2016 edition of the Canadian Video Game Awards! This year, the award show is going to be hosted in Montreal on November 15th at Palais des congrès AND it will be open to the public (with ticket purchase of course). The CVAs will be closing out MIGS16 and we at Girls on Games will be in attendance. The finalists have been announced, along with two fan choice awards: Canadian Game and International Game. Check out the list below and let us know who you think will take home the glory in the comments!
Game of the Year
Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital)
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montreal)
Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montreal)
NHL 17 (EA Canada)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal)
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers Inc.)
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Leap of Fate (Clever-Plays)
LOUD on Planet X (Pop Sandbox Inc.)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best Console Game
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montreal)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
NHL 17 (EA Canada)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal)
Best PC Game
Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital)
Death Road to Canada (Madgarden)
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (Massive Damage, Inc.)
Moon Hunters (Kitfox Games)
Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)
Best Virtual Reality Game
Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montreal)
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (Steel Crate Games)
Modbox (Alientrap)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Waddle Home (Archiact Interactive Ltd.)
Best Animation
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montreal)
NHL 17 (EA Canada)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal)
UFC 2 (EA Canada)
Best Art Direction
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montreal)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best Audio
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montreal)
NHL 17 (EA Canada)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Debut Game
Friday Night Bullet Arena (Red Nexus Games Inc.)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
Leap of Fate (Clever-Plays)
Oz: Broken Kingdom (This Game Studio)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Educational Game
Modbox (Alientrap)
Porta-Pilots: Plunging Through Time (Hibernum)
Scattergories (Magmic)
Best Game Design
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montreal)
NHL 17 (EA Canada)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal)
Ultimate Chicken Horse (Clever Endeavour Games)
Best Game Innovation
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montreal)
Modbox (Alientrap)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Ultimate Chicken Horse (Clever Endeavour Games)
Best Indie Game
Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers Inc.)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Musical Score
Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers Inc.)
Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital)
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best Narrative
Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers Inc.)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
FIFA 17 (EA Canada)
Moon Hunters (Kitfox Games)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best New Character
Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital) – The Trapper
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games) – Thora
Leap of Fate (Clever-Plays) – Mukai
Severed (Drinkbox Studios) – Sasha
Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games) – Reynardo
Best Performance
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
OK K.O! Lakewood Plaza Turbo (Double Stallion Games)
Porta-Pilots: Plunging Through Time (Hibernum)
Tappy Toes (rikkir inc)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Technology
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montreal)
Modbox (Alientrap)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal)
Fans’ Choice Award: Best Canadian-Made Game (VOTE NOW)
Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers Inc.)
Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital)
Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montreal)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)
FIFA 17 (EA Canada)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
NHL 17 (EA Canada)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)
The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Fans’ Choice Award: Best International Game (VOTE NOW)
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE)
Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware)
Doom (id Software)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics)
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (Firaxis Games)
The Witness (Thekla, Inc)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games)