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
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.
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  2. Mario Tennis on Game Boy Color.
    Although there is now a Mario Tennis Aces for Nintendo Switch, it’d be good to see an updated version with more “instruction” on how to improve your game.
    Or better yet, how about a Mario Pickleball?

  3. I loved playing Rampage on the NES. The graphics and visuals would need an upgrade. Playing it on the Switch would be amazing!

  5. I played Open Season on Playstation 3, it would be improved this better graphics, more ways to outsmart the hunter by the animals, it would be great to play on a Playstation 5.

  6. I played Parappa the Rapper on PS1. I’d like better visuals and I’d like to play it on Nitendo Switch!

  8. Le super Mario bros original sur Nintendo. Devrait être refait avec un meilleur son et des graphismes sur le commutateur Nintendo

  9. I would love to see a remake of Champions of Norrath for PS2. Having it on PS5 with enhanced graphics and gameplay would be amazing.

  10. I played pac man on atari. I would love to see an updated version with 3d graphics and maybe some newer characters. The ghosts could be updated too

  12. Dragon Warrior on the original NES. Would love to see an updated version on the new Nintendo with updated music and graphics.

  16. Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe. Not a console game but oh man I can imagine how good that would look on a new system!

  18. I would suggest Rampage on NES – I loved that game as a kid. Would be cool for them to update the game with more realistic graphics and music and maybe an interesting storyline. I would play this on Nintendo Switch 🙂

  19. Halo on x-box . The update would be better graphics and sound which I have heard has already been done.

  20. I would love to see Mutant League Sports games (like football, hockey and basketball) the graphics on the old games never did justice to the concept. there could be so many fun ways to do MK style moves in game. it would be very entertaining

  21. Duck Hunt on NES. I’d update it with POV of dog and duck. Being Duck Hunt, I guess the Nintendo Switch.

  22. I remember our first game was pong on Atari I think It could sure use better graphics and music

  25. The original super Mario bros on Nintendo. Should be redone with better sound and graphics on the Nintendo switch

  26. Probably not a very popular opinion but I would love a remake of banjo kazooie lol. They released the old version with the switch online release but the NOSTALGIA. That game again but with better graphics would be so fun for me. Or any of the old zeldas redone really. Nintendo switch!

  29. Ogre Battle 64 which was on Nintendo 64 would be interesting for an updated version. I would want to play it on the Nintendo Switch.

  30. I played on Super NES and enjoyed playing Super Contra an updated version would be amazing

  31. Final Fantasy X is one of my favourite games originally on the PS2. Its been ‘enhanced’ several times for newer consoles, but I’d like to see a full graphical re-make for the PS5.

  32. It is time for a nee Sims version. Stuff packs just aren’t doing it for me anymore. I play on PS5 and Computer. I would love for Sims making magic to be explored again. That was a peak experience for me. I’d love those creatures, spells and wild fantasy turns back.

  33. Dance Dance Revolution X
    PS2
    I feel like the dance dance craze could come back again if done right with better graphics and an improved dance pad peripheral! I’d love to see it remade on PS5.

  34. Mirror’s Edge.
    PS3
    At the time it had some mind blowing graphics and gameplay. I’d like to see it remade for PS5 with the highest end graphics available!

  35. I played Super Contra on Super NES! would love to see what a better version would look like!

  37. A game I played in the past that I think should be redone soon is called Super Contra. The console I played it on previously was Super NES. The changes I suggest that would make a new version of Super Contra exciting, include, updated graphics/visuals and improved sound. The console I would like to try this new version of the game Super Contra would be for the Nintendo Switch!

  39. Space Armada
    I played on the old Atari system.
    I would like to see better sound and graphics in a remake.
    I would live to try play this on an Xbox.

  40. GoldenEye 007
    on Nintendo
    More realistic reactions would make the game better.
    It should remain a Nintendo game

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

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

  43. 007 on the 64 but redo it with better graphics and controls and put it on the switch!

  46. GoldenEye 007, a true Nintendo legend. I think more realistic reactions would make the game better. It would work on both PS or Xbox but I think it should always remain a Nintendo game

  47. I played Star Wars Republic Commando on Xbox and it should be redone. I would add co-op to it for it to be more exciting. I would try this on Xbox.

  48. The Legend of Dragoon on (1) Playstation. This game has been on my Remake/Master hit list for a long long time.
    I’d love to see this game remade; to completely leverage the (2) rendering power of a modern day Consoles like the (3) PS5.

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