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. Pac-Man on an Atari 2600 and I would like to see better graphics on an Nintendo Switch.

  2. I would remake DuckTales, originally on the NES. The change I would make would be to add more playable characters. It would be good on the Xbox Series X.

  3. Atari Duck Hunt make it with more scenery and it might be great played on virtual reality

  4. SSX tricky on Play station. Would love to see some new maps come out plus the old classic ones. I’d love to play it again on the PS5

  5. I played Super Contra on Super NES. I would love to see an updated version with better sounds and graphics, for the Nintendo Switch.

  6. Elite Beat Agents on Nintendo DS. Would like to play on my Switch too! They need updated songs for sure.

  7. Growing up I enjoyed playing duck hunt on the Nintendo console. I think bringing the game back it would benefit with VR integration on the Nintendo switch.

  8. I would love to see SSX, or the entire SSX series, redone or rebooted. It was the first racing game I’d played that seemed like it had a plethora of hidden paths for each track. I love to see this game with truly semi-open world tracks, and of course updated graphics. Plus the soundtrack of those games were amazing, so an updated, and even customizable soundtrack would be amazing. As for the console to be played on, I would say PS5, but a VR version could be interesting.

  9. I played Ms. Pac-Man and Atari 2600 and I would love to see better graphic on Nintendo Switch

  10. Gears 5, played it on my Xbox 360. Would like to see it remade with improved graphics on the Xbox series X.

  11. I played Space Armada on the old Atari system. The graphics were great for the time but would like to see better sound and graphics in a remake. I would love to try this on an Xbox.

  12. Sorry, forgot to mention I’d want to play a remake of Impossible Mission on my Xbox Series X or PS5.

  13. I think Dishonored should be redone soon. I played it on my PC in the past and the changes I would suggest would be to make it longer, have a new setting/location for the game and with more characters! I would love to play the new version of the game on a PS5.

  14. Impossible Mission for C64 is my favorite game of all time and would be amazing if remade as a modern 3D game with modern graphics and controls.

  15. My grandkids play their play station 5 all the time . It would be nice to be able to play donkey kong with them

  16. I love chrono trigger for SNES. I think a whole redo of the game with new graphics/ music would make the game amazing to play again. I Would love to play in on ps5

  17. Final Fantasy XIII-2
    I played on Xbox 360. I would suggest improve the graphics.
    Would like to try it on Xbox Series X

  18. I played Space Invaders on the Atari and it addictive because the invaders kept coming and coming so I had to be very focused.

  19. I liked Final Fantasy 6 on SNES. Would be fun to see it on the Nintendo Switch with better graphics.

  20. Centipede was awesome on Atari but the graphics could be much better and clear. I would love a newer version for PS5.

  21. I played Simpsons Krusty’s Super Funhouse on the Super Nintendo. It needs better graphics and be more challenging. I would love to play this game on the Nintendo switch.

  22. FACEOFF – A PRE EA SPORTS GAME AHEAD OF ITS TIME With STATS AND PLAYERS
    1. what console you played it on; PC
    2. what changes you suggest would make a new version exciting; Updated TO BE MORE SOPHISTICATED and 3. on which console would you like to try this new version of the game. PLAYSTATION

  23. My grandkids play on their play station 5 all the time . It would be nice to be able to play donkey kong with them

  24. I have thought for years that earthworm Jim from the Sega genesis should get a remake. I would like to see it remade in 3d with additional levels since it’s pretty short. It would prob be multiplatform but I would want it as a ps5 exclusive to take advantage of the system and not be held back.

  25. Centipede was awesome game that I played for hours on Atari but the graphics could be much better and clear. I would love a newer version for PS5.

  26. Rampage. I played this on the PS1 about 20 years ago. Making it an open world game, with more realistic graphics, would make it more exciting. I would like to play that on the PS5.

  27. Loved Final Fantasy 6 on SNES. Would be fun to see it on the Nintendo Switch with better graphics.

    • Like old Prince of Persia , was playing on computer wth windows 3.1.
      Improved speed and graphics

  28. I played Space Invaders on the Atari.
    To make it exciting you could improve the graphics.
    I’d play it on my iphone

  29. I loved playing Simpsons Krusty’s Super Funhouse on the Super Nintendo when I was younger.
    Absolutely loved this game but if it is to be redone the game definitely needs better graphics and be more challenging. I would love to play this game on the Nintendo switch.

  30. I would reeeeealy want to play a redone PS5 version of PS2’s Dino crisis. It was my childhood masterpiece and I think it can really take advantage of the newest 4K and 120hz!

  31. Shape-Up.
    I play on Xbox One. I would suggest more variety of exercises and routines.
    Would like to try it on Xbox Series X

  32. Twisted metal on the PS1, A huge graphics remaster of course and adding a lot more mechanics to the game, more weapons and types of vehicles and tons of maps to play on. This game gives me a lot of nostalgia of my childhood. I would love to play this on PS5 if they can remaster and release a new version of the game.

  33. In the past, I used to play Ms. Pacman, and I think it should be redone soon! 1. I played it on an Atari; 2. I would like to suggest the new version would be so exciting it it were in 3D!! ; and 3. I’d like to try this new version of the game on Playstation 5

  34. Fable xbox360
    Would be cool if it was revamped to have VR capabilities. Choosing good or evil…

  35. Lemmings on the Sega Megadrive; changes to make a new version exciting would be some more exciting graphics and maybe some embedded mini-games; and on the playstation.

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