Video gaming keeps growing. The major consoles have been out for a while now and game developers continue to bring out more action, stunning details, and incredible gameplay in the newest games this year. We expect some amazing announcements this June as we celebrate gaming with Play at Best Buy. Follow us as we cover the biggest announcements and preorders in the gaming industry. You can learn about all the gaming news in our articles and preorder many of the games soon after they are announced (or learn when preorders begin). And like every year in June, Play at Best Buy will include a huge gaming contest!

Innovation and nostalgia make gaming better every year

The gaming world is constantly adapting and building on its previous successes. Each new game is an iteration on the programming, animation, videography, and sound design that came before to bring an immersive blend of storytelling, interactive entertainment, and competition. This year we have already seen amazing games, including Star Wars: Jedi Survivor by Respawn and EA games. And Nintendo just released the highly anticipated: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Fans have been waiting for years to play this game and many are already calling it the game of the year.

Both of those titles bring a healthy dose of nostalgia with new game play features that stretch the limits of technology. We expect to see more of this trend in many of the gaming announcements over the rest of this year, especially from now to the end of June. Be on the lookout for several more reboots and sequels. Additionally, watch for potential future franchise games in the many indy titles vying for our attention.

Prizes are huge part of Play at Best Buy

The announcements started early this year with the PlayStation Showcase on May 24th. The buzz of gaming month is driven in a large part by gaming announcements, but also by the great deals that Best Buy will feature all month long. It’s just a great month to be a gamer! To top it off, Best Buy has the best gaming contest anywhere in Canada! Look at these amazing prize packages.

The Xbox prize bundle includes the Diablo IV Xbox Series X bundle, the new Stellar Shift wireless controller, plus an exclusive Xbox Zamboni stand: it keeps your cords perfectly organized and even has a seat for action figures. This is one of only two in the world!
Spider-man: Miles Morales themed prize with Cosmic Red Controller and Pulse3D wireless headset!
Legend of Zelda themed Nintendo Switch OLED Console plus the game everyone is playing this year.
The 128GB Meta Quest VR headset with touch controllers for unreal immersive gaming.
The new Microsoft 8 in 1 Thunderbolt dock enables to connect all your peripherals including two 4K monitors plus SteelSeries incredible Arctis Nova 7 Wireless gaming headset and a Logitech racing wheel!
PC Gaming is better with Razer Basilisk V3 26000 dpi optical gaming mouse, Huntsman V2 full backlit mechanical gaming keyboards and Kraken V3 wireless gaming headset.

Which prize are you hoping to win? Read these details carefully for the best chance to win.

How to enter

Entering this contest will be fun and you can enter in three different ways:

  1. In a comment below: tell us the name of a game you played in the past that you think should be redone soon. A valid entry must include all three of these parts: 1. what console you played it on; 2. what changes you suggest would make a new version exciting; and 3. on which console would you like to try this new version of the game.
  2. Social post: For two additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering the Play at Best Buy blog contest. Let your friends know which prize package you are hoping to win and what new game you will play first if you do win; include the hashtag #PlayatBestBuyContest, so we can find your post, and include a picture from this contest page. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.
  3. Email a photo: If you visit any Best Buy store, take a picture with your smartphone of the gaming section in a store showing several of the games available that you love to play. Then in an email to bestbuyblog@bestbuycanada.ca with the subject line “Play at Best Buy Contest” tell us the location of the store (city, street) and attach the picture.

What you can win

At the end of the contest, we will randomly select six (6) winners from all eligible entries. These winners will be randomly assigned to the six prize packages shown above so each winner will get one of those six prize packages.

This contest runs from May 31st to June 30th.

Remember you can enter up to four times as mentioned above. Perhaps you’ve been trying to win a prize in a Best Buy Canada contest for many years and just have not been lucky. Hedge your bet by telling all of your friends and family that you really need their support for this amazing contest. They’ll likely be happy to enter this contest too. If they win, I’m sure they’ll share the prize with you.

Win a Play at Best Buy gaming prize

Good luck.

Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.

1073 COMMENTS

  1. 1) Animal Crossing on Switch
    2) Would love to see a space version with cute alien villagers
    3)Love it on switch

  2. Moon Patrol – C64.

    It would be great to have a full 3d experience on any gaming console (PS5)

  3. I would love to see Panzer Dragoon remade.
    1. I played it on XBOX 360
    2. New Graphics and Online Multiplayer would make it great
    3. I’d like to play it on Xbox Series X

  4. A game that I played in the past that I think should be redone soon is Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, the console I played it on was Gamecube! I suggest making the new version like the newest fire emblem with more interactions between characters. The console I would like to try this new version of the game is the nintendo switch

  5. I would love to see Vigilante 8 remade.
    1. I played it on Playstation
    2. New Graphics and Online Multiplayer would make it great
    3. I’d like to play it on Xbox Series X

  6. Asteroids
    1. what console you played it on / PC
    2. what changes you suggest would make a new version exciting; add a virtual reality connection to have the Asteroid fly right at you in 3D
    and 3. on which console would you like to try this new version of the game. PS5

  7. I played Tetris on the original Nintendo NES. I think it would be cool to see it redone in 3D with the pieces raining down on you in virtual reality (but the same music, obviously). It would be great on the Meta Quest 2 VR system.

  8. This is really going to age me but I played Space Invaders back in the early 80’s on a handheld console; I probably haven’t played that game since. 🙂 I would suggest to put some better graphics, make the speed faster would be cool (and maybe they have already and I’m just behind the times lol). I would love to try it on Switch if that’s possible.

  9. Definitely Classic Tetris which I used to play on an old Gameboy – would love the better detailed graphics and sound for the Nintendo Switch for on the go gaming.

  10. On the original PlayStation, I played a game called Syphon Filter. I would love to see it remade for a PlayStation5, upgraded sound, music and of course technology. Loved it.

  11. Pong
    Commodore 64 (yes, I am that old)
    Today’s graphics would change the whole look
    I would play on a Playstation 5

  12. Earthbound! I played on the Super Nintendo. It would be great to see this remade with new 3D graphics. I’d love to see this on the Nintendo Switch

  13. the game I think should be redone is ‘The Simpsons’, I originally played it on XBox, but I know that some much more state-of-the-art graphics now available would make it much more exciting, and I would love to try out the new version on a brand new, fully loaded XBox for max viewing pleasures!

  14. The Sims
    1. Played on an old PC
    2. New life situations
    3. Would like to see it on XBox with VR goggles!

  15. I love playing Mario Kart on the Nintendo Wii. I’ve done the levels so many times, that it would be incredible to have new and exciting levels for this game. Maybe I could be driving in different parts of the world with incredible images. I’d love to try it on the nintendo switch.

  16. Our family loves Overcooked so would love Overcooked 3.
    We play on the Nintendo Switch
    I would live some different foods
    We live the Nintendo but open to trying on a PS5. A VR version would be fun to play.

  17. 1. Fallout 76 played on my PS4
    2. More stories to this game would make it better
    3. I would love it if it came out for PS5

  18. I’d vote for the classic Space Invaders to be redone, I played it on the Gemini system, it would be extra exciting if the new version had state of the art deluxe graphics, and I would love to play it on XBOX because it would do an awesome job overall! Cheers

  19. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    1. N64
    2. Completely new engine updated for modern consoles
    3. PS5

  20. Max Payne needs to be remade. I originally played it on PS2. The graphics need a huge update with a new engine perhaps. Would love to see it on the Xbox Series X.

  21. Space Invaders would be great!!!! played on Gemini system, new additions could be the better graphics and seeing your self in the cockpit. Xbox would do a great job with this for sure.

    thank you

  22. I’m ready for Overcooked 3. I played 1 and 2 on the Nintendo Switch. I’d like to see more global cuisines for the chefs to prepare.

  23. I would love to see the whole HALF LIFE series redone with todays technology. still a great game! i used to play it on my desktop, and would love to see the ability to play the story mode with more than one player….. this would be great for the xbox!!!

  24. I reenvisioning of Dynamite Dux would be fun; I played it on the Sega Master System.
    A new version of it would have co-op, co-op combos, and platforming!

    I would like to play this remake on the Switch.

  25. I would love to see Champions of Norrath from PS2 Redone on PS5 – it was some classic gameplay and I loved it. Updated graphics would be nice. They’ve done the other Baldur’s gates, and they should definitely do this one too.

  26. I’d like to see Space Invaders recreated somehow. Played it way back on the Gemini system. New improved graphics, More of a hunting the aliens idea. I bet Playstation could do a good job of this.

  27. I would really enjoy and Earthbound remake of the SNES classic. That game was so much fun and hilarious and I think some graphics updates and maybe adding some more gameplay would be awesome on the Switch.

  28. The original baseball game from the Mattel Intellivision and I’d like it reborn with better graphics to be played on the PS4 and/or PS5.

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