Three heroes face a door to the final boss at the end of a Nightreign run. Bandai Namco/FromSoftware hide caption
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Norway's chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen gestures during a game in the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata on Nov. 17, 2024. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Team World manages a draw in marathon chess showdown against grandmaster Carlsen
A still from Keita Takahashi's upcoming game to a T Annapurna interactive/uvula LLC hide caption
Fantapapa is an online video game inspired by fantasy football, where players draft a team of cardinals they think have the best shot at becoming the next pope. Screenshot of a Fantapapa team selection/Adam Bearne hide caption
Italians flock to 'Fantapapa,' a fantasy football-like game to pick next pope
In this screenshot from Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to attack his opponent. SNK hide caption
'Fatal Fury' video game to feature curious choice of playable real-world characters
Tracy Chapman performs during the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption
National Recording Registry adds Tracy Chapman, Hamilton and the Minecraft soundtrack
from L to R: Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Eugene Hansen star in A Minecraft Movie Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures/Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption
Attendees at a New York City event previewing the Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo hide caption
Screenshot of gameplay in "Beatdown City Survivors" NuChallenger hide caption
A Nintendo Switch 2 console playing Mario Kart World at a hands-on event in New York City. NPR hide caption
to a T (from left) and All Systems Dance. Annapurna Interactive, Mighty Yell hide caption
Yasuke wields a long katana against foes in Assassin's Creed Shadows. Ubisoft hide caption
Split Fiction (from left), Monster Hunter Wilds and Avowed. Hazelight Studios, Capcom, Obsidian Entertainment hide caption
Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. J. Elon Goodman/the american vicarious hide caption
Will Wright, creator of The Sims, at Electronic Arts in Emeryville, Calif., on March 24, 2008. Ryan Anson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Citizen Sleeper 2's android protagonist, in a scene from the game's trailer. Fellow Traveler hide caption
The Roottrees Are Dead is a puzzle game that turns players into family detectives. The Roottrees Are Dead hide caption
Eric Barone, also known online as ConcernedApe, says that some fans have called Stardew Valley a "chore simulator." Eric Barone hide caption
Clockwise from the top-left: Grand Theft Auto 6, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Rockstar Games/Ubisoft/Hazelight/Nintendo hide caption
Our 25 most-anticipated games of 2025 including Grand Theft Auto 6 (maybe)
Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek in Carry-On. Netflix hide caption
Clockwise from top left: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson in Babygirl (A24); Ted McGinley in Shrinking (Apple TV+); Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada in Shogun (FX); James McAvoy in Speak No Evil (Susie Allnutt/Universal Studios); Tyler James Williams and Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary (Gilles Mingasson/Disney); Aaron Pierre in Rebel Ridge (Allyson Rigg/Netflix). hide caption
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out now for Xbox and PC. Bethesda Studios, MachineGames hide caption
Indiana Jones gets a new -- but familiar -- voice in the latest game 'The Great Circle'
The titular Astro Bot looms over an orchestra playing a medley from the soundtracks to the six Game of the Year nominees. The Game Awards hide caption
A photo of the trophy from the Game Awards. The Game Awards. hide caption