Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY

Video game console makers Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony say tariffs will cost consumers an additional $840 million this holiday shopping season.

From the hundreds of video games displayed at the recent E3 expo, here’s four upcoming releases that offer offbeat, quirky adventures.

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,” due Oct. 25, isn’t a sequel to the trilogy of releases from Infinity Ward. Instead, it’s a rebirth for the franchise.

The upcoming video game lineup for the Nintendo Switch includes ‘Luigi’s Mansion 3,’ two Pokémon titles and ‘The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.’

Ubisoft will bring a new Uplay Plus subscription service to Google Stadia in 2020. More than 100 PC video games such as ‘Ghost Recon’ can be streamed.

Bethesda Softworks and id Software have been working on improvements in game software to improve video game streaming services.

A new revelation about the ‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’ video game, due Nov. 15: Character Saw Gerrara, played by Forest Whitaker, is in the cast.

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, there’s buzz around Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service and new ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Doom’ games.

Another sign that esports is becoming just like other sports: marquee free agent, Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff, is moving to FaZe Clan from 100 Thieves.

The next Call of Duty video game, out Oct. 25, 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PCs, has a familiar name: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.’