Electronic Arts just wrapped its last year as a publicly traded company with a new sales record. Control 2 is on track and not over-budget. The latest milestone on Microsoft’s “return to Xbox” road map is a new boot logo. It’s your Kotaku Checkpoint roundup for May 6, 2026, where…

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has revealed that consoles, presumably all Xbox consoles, will receive a new boot-up screen in an update on May 13. This new boot-up screen adds a classic boot-up sound to the otherwise new, green logo for Xbox. For those unaware, Sharma previously revealed the new…

The Legend of Zelda franchise may be getting a new 2D game in 2027, according to one leaker. An upcoming live-action movie and widespread rumors of an Ocarina of Time remake have brought a lot of attention to the beloved fantasy series in its 40th year. Now it sounds like…

Diablo 4 has officially set a new concurrent player count record on Steam, nearly three years after its initial launch on the platform. The rise in player count can easily be attributed to the hype surrounding Diablo 4’s Lord of Hatred expansion, which has seen players return to the game…

After launching on June 5, 2023, Diablo 4 players have finally uncovered the secret Cow level, a franchise spanning Easter egg, and its boss fight against The Cow King. There’s a lot of rejuvenated energy currently surrounding the Diablo 4 community as Blizzard just released the latest expansion pack called…

Amid rising industry costs and a declining stock price, Nintendo may face shareholder pressure to increase the price of the Switch 2 console.A Bloomberg report notes that Nintendo’s upcoming financial earnings release–scheduled for May 8–comes at a challenging time. While the company’s shares have declined for several months, its first-party…