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  • Canadian Video Game Awards Get It Right

    Photo courtesy telegraph.co.uk
    Photo courtesy telegraph.co.uk

    Canada may get made fun of for a lot of things, but they have given us William Shatner, SCTV and hockey. And this past weekend at their 4th Annual Video Game Awards they got something else right by naming Far Cry 3 the Game of the Year.

    Good job Canada, agreeing with us always puts you on the good side again. Check out the full list of winners below.

    Game of the Year- Far Cry 3

    Future Shop Fans Choice Award- Far Cry 3

    Best Downloadable Game- Mark of the Ninja

    Best Console Game- Mass Effect 3

    Best Game on the go- Sound Shapes

    Best Social/Casual Game- The Secret World

    Best Animation- Far Cry 3

    Best Game Design- Far Cry 3

    Best Audio- Assassin’s Creed 3

    Best Game Innovation- Sound Shapes

    Best Indie Game- Mark of the Ninja

    Best New Character- Vaas (Far Cry 3)

    Best Original Music- Mass Effect 3

    Best Technology- Assassin’s Creed 3

    Best Visual Arts- Far Cry 3

    Best Writing- Mass Effect 3

  • Nintendo Wii Mini Is A Reality….In Canada

    Oh Canada.

    Continuing in the tradition of shrinking their consoles down in size to keep people interested in the product (i.e. NES 2 & SNES) Nintendo has put their shrink ray on the Wii.

    The aptly names Wii Mini will release on December 7th and retail for only $99 but for right now there seems to be a catch. The Wii Mini will only be available in Canada (maybe the reason for the red design?) and there is no news on if Nintendo will be releasing the console in other territories. The system will come with a red Wii Remote and Nunchuk and will play all Wii titles but will not come with Internet capabilities or have the ability to play Gamecube games.

    So chin up Canada, you are the lucky owners of a new Wii. True patriot love indeed.