Video Games

  Can you believe it—we’re mere days from the biggest and most electric video gaming spectacle of the entire year: the E3 Expo! The anticipation for E3 has been building for months, and now it’s time to truly get excited. What can you expect from the show? How about jaw-dropping new game announcements, thrilling updates on your most anticipated upcoming games, celebrity appearances (we all know it’s going to happen!), and all the glitz, glamour, and gaming awesomeness you can handle. Get set, it’s time for E3!

I have always been a big fan of the Xbox in all of its iterations. From the Original Xbox which brought me and my friends endless hours of Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer action, to the Xbox One where I have been dropping titans with unmatched glee, now in Titanfall for over a year. The consoles might be great but there are also some great accessories out there which can certainly improve the experience and I got the info to help you do just that!

Nintendo is kicking off the E3 festivities this year in a huge way by inviting fans from around the world to watch the thrilling finals of the Nintendo World Championships live on Sunday, June 14. This is the first time in 25 years that Nintendo has held these Championships, signalling the company’s grand return to competitive gaming—a sport they helped popularize back in the 90’s.

For gamers, it just doesn’t get any bigger than June. E3 Expo is just around the corner, and with it will come monumental new game announcements, breathtaking world premiere trailers, and thrilling updates for your favourite upcoming games. You’ve heard about food pairing, but what about game pairing? While you’re enjoying the excitement of E3, here are some games releasing this month you definitely won’t want to miss!

Massively multiplayer games are a lot of fun; they give you the excitement and action of a great game, and they add to it by letting you play with your friends … a lot of your friends. Not every MMO game is about role-playing anymore, leading to some compelling gaming experiences. Want to know what’s big in big-numbers online play? Read on.

You won’t have to wait long to play Sony’s exciting new survival horror game, Until Dawn, as the company recently announced it’s releasing on August 25. But wait, there’s more! If you pre-order the game online on BestBuy.ca, you’ll receive the Until Dawn Bonus Chapter, giving you exclusive scenes for two of the main characters!    

Splatoon, one of Nintendo’s most anticipated titles of the year is here, and is available exclusively on the Wii U. Challenge friends and family in this “inkcredible” colourful third-person action shooter, where you play as Inklings, unique creatures who can transform between humanoid and squid form. Let’s dive in and take a look at this highly anticipated third-person action shooter, shall we?

This summer, Sony is celebrating Kratos’ tenth birthday in a big way with God of War III Remastered, a beautiful new high-definition version of this legendary action-adventure game, arriving on PlayStation 4. What’s more, if you pre-order the game online on BestBuy.ca, as a special bonus you’ll get the brand new God of War – Fall of Olympus Dynamic Theme just in time for the worldwide launch!

The first game that I really, truly remember passionately loving as a child was Space Quest II: Vohaul’s Revenge. Sierra Online, along with LucasArts, represented the heart and soul of the Adventure game genre for nearly two decades until the bottom fell out of the market, leaving a vast desert of mainstream adventure gaming… until now. The adventure game is back, and there are some incredible experiences that you need to be playing RIGHT NOW. Read on to learn about the best Adventure games you should play this year.

Recently announced, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is the latest installment in the iconic Assassin’s Creed franchise. Sporting the largest, most modern, and life-like open-world city to date in the franchise, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is set to make its debut this fall. Come find out all the information on this newly announced game, and watch a nine minute gameplay walkthrough of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.