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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided honored with multiple awards at CVAs

The Eidos-Montreal-developed game walked away with awards in a quarter of the total categories featured at the Canadian Videogame Awards.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

November 17, 2016

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The 7th annual Canadian Videogame Awards honored Canadian-developed games across twenty different categories last night, with titles like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Jotun: Valhalla Edition walking away with awards in multiple categories.

Eidos-Montreal developed Deux Ex: Mankind Divided was named the CVA Game of the Year, and was also given awards for Best Console Game, Best Game Design, Best Narrative, and Best Performance.

Other notable triple-A games, like Far Cry Primal and NHL 17, were awarded Best Animation and Best Audio, respectively. 

Canadian-made indie games had a strong showing at the CVAs as well, with titles like Drinkbox Studios' Severed, Thunder Lotus Games' Jotun: Valhalla Edition, Cloudhead Games' The Gallery - Episode 1, Spearhead Games' Stories: The Path of Destinies, and Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight taking home multiple awards each. 

For a full rundown of all the winners and nominees from this year's Canadian Videogame Awards, check out the archived stream on the event's Twitch channel. Otherwise, a full list of 2016 CVA winners can be found below:

  • Game of the Year: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)

  • Best Console Game: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)

  • Best Mobile/Handheld Game: Severed (Drinkbox Studios)

  • Best PC Game: Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)

  • Best Virtual Reality Game: The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)

  • Best Animation: Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montreal)

  • Best Art Direction: Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)

  • Best Audio: NHL 17 (EA Canada)

  • Best Debut Game: Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)

  • Best Educational Game: Modbox (Alientrap)

  • Best Game Design: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)

  • Best Game Innovation: The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)

  • Best Indie Game: Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)

  • Best Musical Score: Severed (Drinkbox Studios)

  • Best Narrative: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)

  • Best New Character: The Trapper, Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Interactive)

  • Best Performance: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montreal)

  • Best Technology: The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Couldhead Games)

Fans’ Choice Awards:

  • Best Canadian-Made Game: Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Interactive)

  • Best International Game: Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics)

About the Author

Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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