Nintendo will soon close the digital storefronts for the Wii U and 3DS. Nintendo hide caption
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Leon Kennedy gets new moves, and a more emo look, in the remake of Resident Evil 4. Capcom hide caption
Main character Joel in The Last of Us Part I — Troy Baker, the actor that portrayed him in the game — and Pedro Pascal, who played the same character in the HBO show. Sony Interactive Entertainment/HBO hide caption
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Fire Emblem Engage, and Metroid Prime Remastered. Koei Tecmo/Nintendo hide caption
2022's Pokémon Violet. Nintendo hide caption
Twitch and YouTube superstar Kai Cenat tries on an Iron Man suit gifted to him by another internet influencer, Mr. Beast. Kai Cenat/YouTube hide caption
No one looks cool in a VR headset, no matter how spectacular the virtual experience. But being plugged into a console doesn't help. James Delahoussaye hide caption
Guide infantry, tanks, and other military units in Company of Heroes 3. Sega hide caption
Sakamoto Ryōma, protagonist of Like a Dragon: Ishin!, and actual historical samurai. Sega hide caption
Use ridiculously huge weapons to hunt even more fantastically scaled monsters in Wild Hearts. Electronic Arts/Koei Tecmo hide caption
Primal Kyogre and Groudon (background) with Mudkip, Pikcachu, Treecko, Pikachu, and Torchic (left to right in the foreground). Niantic hide caption
Play along to the music from over three decades of Final Fantasy titles in Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. Square Enix hide caption
Make time for class when you're not busy running errands, completing quests, or fighting dark wizards Warner Bros. Games hide caption
Season: A letter to the future's protagonist journeys to record the world before a foretold cataclysm. Scavengers Studio hide caption
Grim systems engineer, Isaac Clarke, in the ruins of the USG Ishimura. Electronic Arts hide caption
Forspoken's protagonist, Frey, a New Yorker transported to the magical world Athia. Square Enix hide caption
Marvel's Spider-Man 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Final Fantasy XVI. Insomniac Games, Nintendo, Square Enix hide caption
Fresh styles in recent Pokémon games: Unite, Arceus, Sword, and GO. The Pokémon Company hide caption
The unfortunate Jacob Lee, The Callisto Protocol protagonist beset by the game's countless horrors. Striking Distance Studios hide caption
Elden Ring, just one of several recent games that force players to persevere through failure. FromSoftware hide caption