James Bond 50 Blu-ray Collection $129.99 (June 30 - July 2)

Both Best Buy and Futureshop is having a 2-day Canada Day sale online, starting today at 2pm PST. While not all the items on sale have been released for the public to see, one of the preview items is the 22-disc blu-ray James Bond 50th Anniversary Collection, on sale for only $129.99 (regular $199.99). This collector's set was previously hard to find after the initial release date, but looks like it's back in stock. I bought the set for about $153 in June online for Father's Day, so this is a pretty good price.

To see more deals during the sale, check out Best Buy and Futureshop.

E3 Special Offer: Save When You Pre-Order Games at Futureshop/Best Buy

With the new consoles and games being revealed at E3 this week, Best Buy and Futureshop have some great offers to save when you pre-order three games or more.

At Best Buy:

Get 4800 Reward Zone bonus points when you pre-order 3 select games online ($60 value)

At Futureshop:

Get from $6.80 to $20 off each game when you pre-order 3 select games (depends on the price of the games)

Both are comparable offers, but Futureshop has the better deal if you are planning on getting only one or two games. Best Buy has the better offer if you are buying the cheaper games (ie $39.99 for Nintendo DS), though their selection is not as large.

Both of these offers are good until June 13, 2013.

Happy gaming!

4th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards #CVA2013

Last week I attended the 4th Annual Canadian Videogames Awards, held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, right after Fan Expo. The awards are for games that were developed in Canada and released in 2012 and chosen by industry experts. I received a pair of tickets to attend as an audience member, and it was definitely interesting to watch the taping. The host was actor Elias Toufexis, known for his voice acting in Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell. There were many funny montages, and lots of voice actors for well known video games were presenters as well (which J was very excited about). It was definitely a big night for Ubisoft, who raked in the majority of the awards for Far Cry 3!

Here are the winners at this year's Canadian Videogames Awards:

Best Visual Arts - Far Cry 3
Best Technology - Assassin’s Creed III
Best Audio - Assassin's Creed III
Best New Character - Far Cry 3
Best Downloadable Game - Mark of the Ninja
Best Writing - Mass Effect 3
Best Game on the Go - Sound Shapes
Best Social/Casual Game - The Secret World
Best Game Innovation - Sound Shapes
Best Original Music - Mass Effect 3 – Leaving Earth
Best Game Design - Far Cry 3
Best Animation - Far Cry 3
Best Console Game - Mass Effect 3
Best Indie Game - Mark of the Ninja
Futureshop Fans' Choice Award - Far Cry 3
Game of the Year - Far Cry 3

I apologize for the grainy photos, as I had to use my phone!

Xbox's were set up in the back for people to play.

Host Elias Toufexis.

A funny skit - Videogame Hero Support Group.

The Canadian Video Game Awards will be airing on television this weekend. Check your local listings for show times. It's an entertaining awards show that any gamer should catch!

Nintendo 3DS only $99.99!

Futureshop and Best Buy have an online only sale to ring in the new year, and one of the items that jumps out is the Nintendo 3DS in purple for only $99.99! The Boxing Day sales have this handheld console for $129.99 (regular $169.99), so this is an amazing sale! The sale starts on the website today at 5pm PST and ends 7am January 2nd.

Resident Evil 6 for PS3 and XBox 360 are also on sale for $19.99 each, $20 less than the regular Boxing Day sale, and $40 off the regular price!

There are plenty of other great sales that are available online only, so make sure to check it out!

Free Blu-Ray Player with 7 Blu-ray purchase

Futureshop is once again offering a free blu-ray player (a $89.99 value) with the purchase of 7 participating blu-ray movies. There are 50 movies to choose from. This offer is only valid from November 23 to 29, 2012. Check out Futureshop's website for more details.

Call of Duty Black Ops II Midnight Launch Party @ Futureshop (Nov 12)

Futureshop is once again hosting a midnight launch party for the newest game coming out, Call of Duty Black Ops II! Happening at the Robson and Granville location in Vancouver, be one of the first to play COD: Black Ops with the street teams! There will be cool COD swag to win including an LG 47" Smart TV and home theatre system for anyone who lines up! There will be limited edition games available for both Xbox and PS3 (limit 3 per store). A bonus with purchase of the game is a Nuketown 2025 map. The line up will start at 9pm to midnight. See all you gamers there!

Halo 4 Midnight Launch @ Futureshop (Nov 5/12)

Halo 4 is being released on November 6th, and to celebrate, Futureshop on Robson and Granville is hosting a midnight launch party. Starting on Monday, November 5 and 9pm, line up to play Halo 4 and win some cool Halo swag! The midnight opening bonuses include a steelbook case (minimum 10 per store) as well as a $10 online credit towards Tomb Rider and Metal Gear Rising. There will be a 4 multi-player Halo 4 tournament with prizes such as posters and tshirts, with the winner going home with an Xbox 360 limited edition Halo 4 console! Not only that, there will also be a random draw for a LG 47" Smart Cinema 3D LED TV home theatre system! For more details about the launch, check out the Futureshop website.

Midnight launch for The Avengers @ Futureshop (Sept 24)

The Avenger's is coming out on Blu-ray and DVD, and you can get it at Futureshop at midnight on Monday, September 24th 11:59am (alongside the World of Warcraft launch)! There will be 10 free The Avengers POP toys and a minimum of 40 free The Avengers lithographs when you purchase the movie.

More details here.

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Midnight Launch (Sept 24/25)

Best Buy and Futureshop are hosting midnight launches for the newest World of Warcraft game, Mists of Pandaria. Line up early in the evening of Monday, September 24th (stores open September 25th at 12:01am).

The first 50 customers in line will receive a free t-shirt (no purchase necessary) at Best Buy.There may be some extra swag for people in line, usually by trying out the game or answering triva questions.

Details about the Best Buy midnight launch here.

Futureshop will have SteelBooks, posters and mousepads (limited supply)

Details about the Futureshop midnight launch here.