Canadian Game Awards want to remind you some of the best video games of 2024 were made in this country

Video game developers, publishers and other industry leaders are descending upon Toronto this weekend for the Canadian Game Awards.

The event’s creator says it’s more important than ever to put a spotlight on Canadians’ huge contributions to video games, which have historically gone unnoticed.

“The movie industry in Canada, and the music industry in Canada, is celebrated a lot. You have the Junos, you have the [Canadian] Screen awards. There’s nothing [similar] for the video game industry, which is crazy when you think about it,” said Carl-Edwin Michel, creator and executive of the Canadian Game Awards.

The show will stream live online at 8 p.m. from the Lightbox, the downtown home of the Toronto International Film Festival, hosted by Canadian presenter Naomi Kyle. It will be preceded by the Eh! Game Expo, where the public can play nominated titles and other games made by Canadian teams.

Award nominees include a …