In today’s Georgia Straight is my look at the new Canadian Video Game Awards, which will be presented for the first time next Wednesday, May 5. Contributing music and entertainment for the event is Video Games Live, which will also stage a stand-alone event the following night.

When it comes to awards recognizing Canadian video-game developers, there’s a new player in town. The inaugural Canadian Video Game Awards will be handed out on Wednesday (May 5) in a ceremony at the Vancouver Convention Centre. “I don’t want it to be super-long, obtuse, [aspiring] to be some big, glitzy Hollywood bullshit show,” said Victor Lucas, cofounder of the CVAs.