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Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n See more Toronto Sun on Google \u2014 save as a Preferred Source<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n It was certainly \u201cgame on\u201d for South of Midnight, which netted six wins at the 2026 Canadian Game Awards on Thursday night.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Set in a fictionalized American Deep South, the single-player adventure was developed by Montreal-based Compulsion Games, which also took home the coveted prize of \u201cStudio of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n The game initially launched in April 2025 for Windows PC and Xbox Series S\/X, but more recently was ported over to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n Fusing action with puzzle-solving and exploration, the gothic South of Midnight stars Hazel, a magical \u201cWeaver\u201d who must rescue her mother and heal her hurricane-ravaged hometown of Prospero by battling folklore monsters.<\/p>\n Held at Toronto\u2019s John W. H. Bassett Theatre and streamed worldwide via YouTube and Twitch, the Canadian Game Awards (CGAs) celebrated 2025\u2019s very best in interactive entertainment born out of the Great White North.<\/p>\n Beating out games made by much bigger studios\/publishers, like Electronic Arts (EA) and Ubisoft, South of Midnight was awarded \u201cGame of the Year,\u201d \u201cBest Console Game,\u201d \u201cBest Art Direction,\u201d \u201cBest Audio Design,\u201d \u201cBest Score\/Soundtrack,\u201d and \u201cBest Narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n Your Midday Sun<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Established to celebrate Canada\u2019s healthy video game development industry, the CGAs were conceived and created by Montreal-raised, Toronto-based video game journalist, broadcaster and producer Carl-Edwin Michel.<\/p>\n \u201cCanadian games have a big impact not just here in Canada but the rest of the world,\u201d says Michel, \u201cand so we need to celebrate this amazing talent doing amazing things.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe have awards like the Junos for music and Canadian Screen Awards for film, TV, and other media, and so we should also be honouring the creators behind our massive entertainment medium,\u201d adds Michel.<\/p>\n Best known for voicework in BioWare\u2019s Mass Effect video game trilogy, the 2026 CGAs were hosted by famed Canadian voice actors Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale.<\/p>\n From developer Rogue Factor, the game Hell Is Us won \u201cBest Game Design\u201d and \u201cBest Performance\u201d (for Montreal-born actor Elias Toufexis).<\/p>\n Battlefield Studios\u2019 Battlefield 6 earned \u201cBest PC Game,\u201d while Ubisoft\u2019s Rainbow Six Mobile nabbed \u201cBest Mobile Game.\u201d The \u201cBest Indie Game\u201d award went to Wanderstop, by developer Ivy Road. \u201cBest VR\/AR Game\u201d was awarded to Toronto indie developer Games by Stitch, for its title Elsewhere Electric.<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Ubisoft Quebec\u2019s Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows received huge applause for \u201cInnovation in Accessibility\u201d nod, as presented by Steve Saylor, a blind gamer, content creator, consultant, speaker, and accessibility advocate.<\/p>\n Along with winning \u201cBest Content Creator,\u201d gaming pioneer Victor Lucas was honoured with the inaugural \u201cGame Changer Award\u201d for his decades-long work in the industry profiling game developers, providing commentary, and celebrating gaming culture to millions of adoring fans worldwide.<\/p>\n A native of Vancouver, Lucas is best known for producing and cohosting television shows Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run. Today, his popular Electric Playground Network (EPN) channel on YouTube regularly releases new content, including video reviews, and streams \u201cEP Classic\u201d episodes, as well.<\/p>\n Hate new Spotify logo? It\u2019s going away<\/p>\n The internet has spoken: Spotify\u2019s new logo will return back to the original this week.<\/p>\n To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Spotify \u2013 the world\u2019s most popular streaming service with more than 761 million users, including 293 million subscribers \u2013 the Stockholm, Sweden company changed its familiar icon to a shimmering, 3D-like disco ball.<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n While it still contained its three signature \u201csoundwave\u201d arcs, many users on social media complained about the new look. Comments ranged from \u201cugliest thing on my homepage\u201d and \u201ca blurry, pixelated mess\u201d to the icon giving \u201cthe frustrating illusion the app is permanently stuck mid-update.\u201d<\/p>\n If you agree with any of this backlash, Spotify\u2019s official social media accounts confirmed the disco ball was just a \u201ctemp glow up\u201d to celebrate the milestone and the standard, flat green logo is scheduled to return next week.<\/p>\n We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n Play VideoMajor streamers to pay more for CanCon<\/p>\n Speaking of streaming services, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the regulator that supervises Canada\u2019s broadcasting and telecom systems, announced large video streaming services must direct 15% of their Canadian revenues toward local and Indigenous content \u2013 tripling the initial 5% requirement set two years ago.<\/p>\n As reported by National Post\u2019s Jordan Gowling<\/a>, the proposed increase in revenues from the likes of Disney+, Prime Video and Netflix are to help \u201cstabilize\u201d funding for Canadian content at around $2 billion per year.<\/p>\n Advertisement 6<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n New rules would also allow platforms to work with Canadian production companies directly to create content, rather than direct cash to national funds, like the Canada Media Fund, which helped create the global TV show phenom Heated Rivalry.<\/p>\n An exact enforcement date is currently unknown and will likely be challenged by the streaming services.<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n SALTZMAN: A-cottaging we will go \u2013 with tech in tow<\/p>\n![\"Representatives](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Compulsion-Games-award-May23.jpg\")
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