Video Games

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.

For Blue Jays catcher, and resident Canadian, Russell Martin, being a cover athlete for a video game is a case of coming full circle. A childhood fan of the Jays and Expos growing up in Montreal, and a gamer at heart, the two-time All-Star catcher talks about being on the cover of MLB 15: The Show and what it’s like playing the game.

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.

One of the most anticipated racing simulation games of the past three and a half years is finally here. Project CARS was developed on a new crowdfunding platform, with the help of over 80,000 community members, developer Slightly Mad Studios set out to make the ultimate racing simulator game. If you love racing simulation games like Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo come read my top 5 reasons why every racing sim fan should have Project CARS.