Take-Two is reeling from GTA 6 leaks, but no, its stock isn’t in trouble. A studio head opens up about escaping the event horizon of Microsoft’s latest Xbox cuts. And another robot crash-out goes viral. It’s another late edition of Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s roundup of gaming news, rumors, and culture, where…

While many fans were surprised when Pokemon Winds and Waves revealed they were not releasing in 2026 in celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary, the year itself has celebrated it with numerous special releases, and one more has suddenly been revealed. This latest celebration of the franchise includes new artwork…

As Grand Theft Auto 6 continues to leak via small snippets of gameplay, you might be wondering why each video is plastered with watermarks for a meme coin? It turns out while you’re enjoying the early look at Rockstar’s latest project, others are literally profiting off of the virality. Each…

Double Fine, the developer of Psychonauts, Kiln, Keeper, Costume Quest, Brutal Legend, and many more is now independent from Microsoft. And according to its CEO, that means it officially owns all its own IP and the publishing rights to all its games again. This was confirmed by CEO Tim Schafer…

More often than not, games will disappoint rather than surprise us; however, once in a while, we get the exact opposite! A trailer for an FPS game comes out that gets absolutely savaged by fans, and every new detail just makes everything seem worse. Then, the shooter finally drops and,…

The first The Duskbloods network test session is off to a rough start after server problems prevented many participants from logging in and even forced FromSoftware to end its first scheduled session early. FromSoftware’s upcoming The Duskbloods marks a notable shift toward multiplayer for the studio, built around PvPvE matches…