April 9 is a promising night for many Ubisoft studios. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six Siege and Immortals Fenyx Rising are nominated in several categories at this year’s Canadian Game Awards.
The annual event recognizes Canadian achievement and talent in the video game industry. Studios, games and entertainers will be the stars of the gala.
We’re really pleased that the outstanding work of our teams will be recognized at this award ceremony. With the pandemic, the past year has been particularly difficult and challenging, but our colleagues have shown exemplary resilience and rose up to the occasion with flying colours. Honestly, you should be proud. We raise our horned helmets to you!
Without further ado, here is the complete list of categories we’re nominated in.
Best Art Direction
A Fold Apart
Assassin’s Creed
Boreal Tenebrae
Spiritfarer
Spinch
Best Game Design
Gears Tactics
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Lucifer Within Us
Star Wars: Squadrons
Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Performance
Announcer – Guillaume Lambert, Journey to the Savage Planet
Bagley – Pascal Langdale, Watch Dogs: Legion
Eivor (female) – Cecilie Stenspil, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
EKO – Katherine Levac, Journey to the Savage Planet
Fenyx (female) – Elana Dunkelman, Immortals Fenyx Rising
Best Narrative
A Fold Apart
Assassin’s Creed
Boreal Tenebrae
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Spiritfarer
Best Score / Soundtrack
A Fold Apart
Assassin’s Creed
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Spiritfarer
Best Audio Design
Assassin’s Creed
Dauntless
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Star Wars: Squadrons
Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Esports Event
AdrenaLAN 2020
Get On My Line 2020
NHL 20 Cup
Six Invitational 2020
Toronto Ultra 100K Payout
Best PC Game
Assassin’s Creed
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Industries of Titan Early Access
Star Wars: Squadrons
Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Console Game
A Short Hike
Assassin’s Creed
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Spiritfarer
Watch Dogs: Legion
Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Spiritfarer
Star Wars: Squadrons
Watch Dogs: Legion
We wish all our teams, as well as the other studios, good luck. Our collective successes are not only a credit to our industry, but also to Canadian know-how on the international stage.
Get a front row seat for this event live on Twitch April 9 at 8 p.m. : bit.ly/CanadianGameAwards
Have fun at the gala!
