Upcoming titles include "Spider-Man: Miles Morales" from in-house studio Insomniac Games, a sequel to the best-selling title on the aging PlayStation 4, and "Project Athia" from Final Fantasy developer Square Enix Holdings.

Tear down has officially begun on the Wonderland Arcade building in Regina.

It took Greg Sakundiak four hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds to become the second Canadian to ever record a perfect score in Pac-Man.

NPD Group, a market research agency in Canada focusing on retail data, said video games and toy sales have skyrocketed - puzzles alone in Canada rose by 277 per cent in April.

Playing video games have been a way some Canadians have been staying connected and USask researchers have found this can improve overall well-being.

On Saturday, two soccer stars -- raised in Edmonton but now playing in Europe -- will match their soccer skills in front of a video game console, going head-to-head to raise COVID-19 relief funds for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

With people looking to pass the time but remain social, online video games are one way to stay in touch with friends and family during isolation, says PhD student Joe Todd.

Hundreds logged onto a 'Final Fantasy 14' server and marched through the game world to honour one player who died after contracting the novel coronavirus.

"Five cents doesn't seem like a lot but it could work up to a decent amount of money."

The WHO — the United Nations' public health organization — has put its support behind a gaming industry initiative called #PlayApartTogether.