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The scrappy survivors inClair Obscur: Expedition 33. Sandfall Interactivehide caption
Three versions of Activision's Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at a Best Buy store in Mountain View, Calif., in 2011. Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind the best-selling video games, has died at age 55. Paul Sakuma/APhide caption
Performers onstage at The Game Awards 2025 at the Peacock Theater on December 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Frank Micelotta/Picturegrouphide caption
Samus Aran in all her Nintendo Switch 2 glory. Nintendohide caption
Kirby unleashes his Special while riding a custom, leopard-print Vampire Star. Nintendo/James Mastromarinohide caption
This undated photo released by the Charlotte Chess Center shows Daniel Naroditsky playing chess on the board. Kelly Centrelli/Charlotte Chess Center/APhide caption
A promotional image for the ROG Xbox Ally X, demonstrating the handheld PC with a full gaming desktop nearby. Microsoft/ASUShide caption
The new Mega Evolution for Chesnaught and the pristine surroundings of Lumiose City, a setting based on Paris, France. Nintendohide caption
Silent Hill f explores the trauma and terror of 1960's societal expectations in Japan. Konamihide caption
Team Cherry is back with the highly anticipated release of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Team Cherryhide caption
More than 25,000 people gathered at the Anaheim Convention Center in California for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships this year. Jamal Michelhide caption
Flames shoot up duringDimension 20's sold-out Madison Square Garden show in January 2025. Andrew Max Levy/Dropouthide caption
Dungeons & Dragons live shows spawn new fans of the tabletop game
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A pair of 1X androids are displayed at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) at ExCel on May 30, 2023, in London. Leon Neal/Getty Images Europehide caption
Hasan Piker, Twitch streamer and political commentator, poses at NPR's Culver City studios Courtney Theophin / NPRhide caption
Brittany talks with Hasan Piker. NPRhide caption
Joe Musashi, longstanding hero of the Shinobi series, returns in Art of Vengeance. SEGAhide caption
Pac-Man, or PUCK in this instance, is a little less cute and cuddly in the new game Shadow Labyrinth. Bandai Namcohide caption
Resident Evil Requiem generated a lot of hype from its reveal trailer. But it was hardly the most interesting game at this year's Play Days showcase. Capcom/fortyseven communicationshide caption
Mario Kart World's golden shell disperses coins to all who follow it. Nintendohide caption
Striking performers picket outside Disney Character Voices, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, in Burbank, California, in August. Valerie Macon/AFP/Gettyhide caption
A phone displaying the App Store page for the mobile game Reversed Front: Bonfire. Ryland Barton/NPRhide caption