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Oct 28, 2024 · According to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, 23 million Canadians play video games, representing 61% of the population. Younger Canadians are more likely to play video games with 89% of children and teens (6-17-year-olds) playing video games compared to 61% of the 18-64-year-olds.
Below, we will look at some of the most popular types of video games in Canada right now. Action . Action games have always been popular with video game fans and this is something that we are still seeing in 2020. Action games usually involve some kind of adventure and battle between the player and the enemies or bosses within the games.
- Minecraft. 2011. 102,688 votes. Crafted by Markus Persson, Minecraft is an open-world, sandbox-style action-adventure video game that allows you to build and destroy to your heart's content.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. 2018. 31,110 votes. It’s a knockdown drag out fight with Super Smash Bros. This fighting game features an epic crossover event with the largest roster of video game characters ever assembled for a titanic showdown.
- Red Dead Redemption II. 2018. 37,108 votes. This is one hell of a western epic. In the era of outlaws and gunslingers, this game vividly depicts the twilight years of the wild west.
- Grand Theft Auto V. 2013. 82,700 votes. Stepping out of line has never been more entertaining than in Grand Theft Auto V. With a notorious reputation for its adult content, GTA V puts you in the shoes of three distinctive criminals navigating the gritty Los Angeles-inspired city, Los Santos.
Jan 10, 2024 · According to 2022 survey data, action and casual games were the most popular gaming genres in Canada and a growing number of Canadian gamers played online games.
- Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, Among Us, and more made the lists.
- The Best (and Worst) Reviewed Games of 2020
By Adam Bankhurst
Updated: Dec 27, 2020 6:06 am
Posted: Dec 27, 2020 5:52 am
Steam has revealed its Best of 2020 lists, and while it doesn't rank the top games, they do give a glimpse as to what games earned the most gross revenue and had the most players.
Steam's Best of 2020 lists include Top Sellers, New Releases, Most Played, Early Access Grads, Best of VR, and Controller Games and games like Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, Destiny 2, Counter-Strike, and DOTA 2 appear in multiple categories.
The Top Sellers category features Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers, but Steam doesn't detail what amount of gross revenue is needed to qualify for a certain level. The Platinum Top Sellers, in alphabetical order, are as follows;
The Most Played category is measured by highest peak concurrent players and the top tier includes games that reached over 200,000 peak players. The games that reached that milestone are as follows;
•Among Us
•Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
•Cyberpunk 2077
•Destiny 2
•DOTA 2
Dec 14, 2020 · No one expected Star Wars: Squadrons, and yet here we are ranking it among the top games of 2020.
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Dec 11, 2020 · Throughout 2020, our critic maintained a “Best Video Games of the Year (So Far)” list. Many of those selections appear above. Here are the rest of the games that stood out to him this...
