Princess Zelda will finally be the star in a Legend of Zelda game

For years, fans of The Legend of Zelda have debated why the series is named after Zelda, when Link has been the main playable character.

Strategy, exploration, conflicts, and even alliances with the local wildlife will be necessary for players to emerge victorious from the numerous challenges that await them in Empire of the Ants.

Photorealistic Empire of the Ants turns a classic sci-fi novel into a real-time strategy game

Empire of the Ants has some depth to its strategy even if the systems are fairly simple for a real-time strategy game. But its real strength is in its stunning visuals.

Sand Land follows the adventure of Beelzebub, the Fiend Prince, and others as they try to find a legendary spring.

Sand Land shows depth of Dragon Ball creator’s imagination

Bandai Namco brings the world of manga’s Sand Land to life through an open-world adventure game of the same name. As the name implies, it takes place in a desert world of exploration and adventure where water is scarce.

Imagine Dragons perform in concert during their "Evolve Tour" in Philadelphia in 2017.

How Imagine Dragons became the sound of gaming culture

Imagine Dragons has been all over gaming culture ever since being the backing band for famed Nintendo composer Koji Kondo at the first Game Awards. Of all the band’s accomplishments - filling stadiums and arenas, even performing Beatles songs in front of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - playing with Kondo remains a highlight, says the band’s frontman Dan Reynolds. He didn’t grow up listening to the Beatles, he grew up listening to the “Athletic Theme” from Super Mario World.

Amazon’s recent “Fallout” series, based on the post-apocalyptic games, has reached 65 million viewers.

In Hollywood, video games are the new superheroes

As moviegoers tire of superheroes after a deluge of comic book films, Hollywood is looking to the video game industry as the next fertile ground for story ideas. Spurred by hits such as "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," dozens of video game franchises have been optioned or produced for film and television over the past two years, from God of War to Grounded.

Zau is the protagonist in Tales of Kenzera: Zau. The Sun mask is focused on melee attacks while the Moon mask is ideal for ranged combat.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau translates the journey of grief into a video game

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is about a boy named Keberi, who is mourning the death of his father.

Eve, the Korean woman at the heart of Stellar Blade, is meant to be a character whose expression of beauty has few restrictions and no constraints.

Shallow yet satisfying, Stellar Blade is a showcase of Korean beauty

Cyberpunk adventure a fantastic, if flawed, attempt at a big-budget single-player action game

Little Kitty Big City lets players take on the role of a cat who must return home.

Little Kitty Big City is the mischievous cat video game you’ve always wanted

Matt Wood wants to get inside the mind of cat. That’s the driving force behind his indie project Little Kitty Big City, which is inspired by his own feline friends.

In Dragon’s Dogma II, players select a vocation for their character, the Arisen. Each vocation — fighter, mage, archer, thief and even more that become available later in the game — have their own specialized sets of weapons, armor and abilities.

Face danger with your own merry band of adventurers in Dragon’s Dogma 2

The fantasy roleplaying game is the long-awaited sequel to the 2012 favorite from Capcom. This time around, the Arisen must navigate through conspiracies, engage in myriad minor quests and battle countless goblins, harpies, bandits, minotaurs, ogres, griffins, drakes and more.

Alain, left, and Scarlett are part of a rebellion against the Zenoiran Empire in Unicorn Overlord.

Unicorn Overlord is a beautiful but different tactical role-playing game

Unicorn Overlord is a high-fantasy tactical game typical of its developer Vanillaware, known for its visual flair.