Winners of 2013 Canadian Videogame Awards announced

Ubisoft and BioWare win big at the annual awards show

Posted on Apr 22, 2013 - 4:41pm EST

The Canadian Videogame Awards were handed out in Vancouver this weekend, with Ubisoft's Far Cry 3 taking home six awards and Mass Effect 3 from Bioware taking away three awards.

As usual, all the awards were for work developed in Canada and released in 2012. A two-hour special of the Canadian Videogame Awards is scheduled to air on Citytv on April 27, 2013 at 9:00 pm, and on G4 Canada on April 28, 2013.

The list of winners includes:

Game of the Year: Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
Best Console Game: Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
Best Downloadable Game: Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
Best Animation: Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
Best Audio: Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
Best Game Design: Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
Best Game Innovation: Sound Shapes (Queasy Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Indie Game: Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment/Microsoft)
Best Original Music: Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts) - Leaving Earth
Best Technology: Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montreal)
Best Visual Arts: Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
Best Writing: Mass Effect 3 (Bioware/Electronic Arts)
Fans' Choice Award: Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)

The Canadian Videogame Awards are held in conjunction with Fan Expo Vancouver.