Video Games

Ah, September. The month when the fall line-up flood gates open wide and we’re treated to some of the most anticipated video games of the year. With so many incredible titles releasing this month it was too hard to pick my usual five or six favourites, so instead, I’m doing my top ten. Come take a look!  

On June 23, this MMORPG is coming to PC, Mac, PS3 and PlayStation 4 with a brand new expansion packed with content. If you pre-order the game now on bestbuy.ca, as a special bonus you’ll receive early access to the expansion content ahead of the official launch, along with Baron Circle and Baron Earrings loot reminiscent of Cecil Harvey of Final Fantasy IV and a Chocobo Chick Courier pet.

Ever wanted to drive track at over 200km/h? Not your style? How about driving tractor and prepping a field for the fall harvest? Maybe you’re a little more politically minded, and you’d like to manage the daily goings-on of a village with weird, bizarre animal-like villagers. The wonderful thing about simulation games is that they let you do things that you never could or would. Want to get caught up with some of the best sim games out there right now? Read on.

Long before Mario was super, he was transported as a baby to Yoshi Island where the Yoshis had to protect him from the wizard Kamek.  Your adventure is as the various Yoshis in 6 different worlds protecting Baby Mario from being snatched into the hands of evil, as it is believed he will be trouble for Bowser as a grown-up.  Kamek got one thing right:  Mario IS going to be trouble for Bowser, but can you get him to safety and adulthood where he can then save the world?  Yoshi’s New Island is the latest installment of the franchise, and is available now.  Click on to read the review of this family friendly title.

The new Nintendo 2DS XL has joined Nintendo's family of handheld consoles. It arrives accompanied by two games Hey! Pikmin and Miitopia!

Get ready to relive all your favourite Spyro moments from the first 3 games in Spyro Reignited Trilogy on the Nintendo Switch. Come read my review inside!

Remember all those awesome games unveiled at this year’s E3 Expo? Well, by the end of this month, most of them will be available at Best Buy Canada! Just look at the impressive list of games coming out in November: Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Star Wars Battlefront, Fallout 4, Need For Speed, Rise of the Tomb Raider—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

 At E3 2016, I had a chance to play the first 15 minutes of Nintendo’s upcoming adventure game The Legend of Zelda: The Wild Breath, and it was even more epic than I had imagined. A sprawling open world, the most gorgeous graphics I’ve ever seen for a Wii U, and fascinating new gameplay are only the beginning. This is Zelda like we’ve never seen before, yet at the same time stays true to this beloved franchise. Here are my early impressions of this 2017 title:  

Many gamers are looking for new ways to replay their old favourite games. If you've got a retro gamer on your holiday list, you've come to the right place.

The Nioh collection features bloodthirsty warlords, otherworldly demons and two of the most challenging games in recent memory remastered on PS5.