Denis Dyack Inducted into the Canadian Gaming Hall of Fame

[Purple Gryphon]

In the Canadian Game Development Talent Awards' inaugural year, which was held at the closing of the Montreal International Game Summit on November 2, 2011, industry legends Denis Dyack, founder and President of Silicon Knights, and Remi Racine, president and executive producer at Behaviour Interactive, are the first inductees into the Canadian Gaming Hall of Fame.

The Canadian Game Development Talent Awards also has seven distinct categories recognizing the amazing creativity and expertise that exists within Canada’s game development community.

The seven individual winners are:

Animator of the Year - Aaron Bouthillier (Shank)

Designer of the Year - Kris Piotrowski (Sword & Sworcery EP)

Programmer of the Year - Frédéric Blais (Michael Jackson The Experience)

Emerging Talent - Richard Flanagan (Fract)

Audio Professional of the Year - Simon Ashby (Wwise)

Producer of the Year - Casey Hudson (Mass Effect 2)

Visual Artist of the Year - Craig Adams (Sword & Sworcery EP)

The Canadian Game Development Talent Awards, organized by Alliance numérique in collaboration with the Canadian Interactive Alliance (CIAIC), recognizes the talent and achievements of game developers throughout Canada. “Our goal is to recognize the creative talent in Canada, which is now the third most important cluster in terms of video game development in the world’’ said Pierre Proulx, General Manager of Alliance numérique.

Source: Gamasutra

- Purple Gryphon

[Yarrrmonger7]

Congratz DD

[lordhering]

The Great Dyacku does it again!!!

[Guirec730]

Congratulations to you, sir. Some of the best games I have ever played have come out of your country, so I assume this is a great honor.

I personally think he list is lacking individuals from Ubisoft Montreal. Wonder why?

[Mimir]

Well deserved. Congrats

[Denis Dyack]

Thanks everyone!

[FoxbaT]

Congratulations Denis! That was well deserved, best of luck to you and to SK!

[RAziel1979]

Congrats DD!
Now start working on the game that will rule them all, you know the one that can beat anything from Blizzard, Bungie and Bioware combined! THAT GAME!

[Purple Gryphon]

If you were not sure if Denis had divine powers he just proved it. He made is 111th post on 11-11-11. Now how long has he been working on that.

[daniel ampudia]

If you were not sure if Denis had divine powers he just proved it. He made is 111th post on 11-11-11. Now how long has he been working on that.

LoL... and congrats

[FoxbaT]

If you were not sure if Denis had divine powers he just proved it. He made is 111th post on 11-11-11. Now how long has he been working on that.

Wow! Just... wow!

[Yarrrmonger7]

Thanks everyone!

The mighty DD thanked me. Am I now royalty by association?

[theALLseeingEYE]

Congrats Denis. Easily one of the best back catalogues of any studio in Canada, and I'd say some of the richest IP to ever come out of here.
Well deserved, definitely looking forward to see what SK can do with a tighter focus, and enough dev time next project.

[Sevens]

Congratulations, Denis.

If you were not sure if Denis had divine powers he just proved it. He made is 111th post on 11-11-11. Now how long has he been working on that.

... hopefully Silicon Knights' PR strategy wasn't designed to facilitate that move.

[Guirec730]

... hopefully Silicon Knights' PR strategy wasn't designed to facilitate that move.

-golf clap-

[Morventhus]

congrats Denis You deserve it

[TheRallyKiller]

Denis, congratulations man, you've more than earned it!

[prodigy1998]

congrats...