Resident Evil Requiem toys with the idea that Leon Scott Kennedy, one of the beloved faces of Capcom’s horror series, may be on his last job. He’s got a mysterious infection that threatens his life, and he spends much of the ninth mainline game grappling with the possibility of his…

Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former President of Nintendo of America, recently stated during a lecture that the company had pulled its Wii and DS systems from Amazon after the retail giant tried to gain a financial edge over Walmart. Although Nintendo and Amazon eventually made amends, Fils-Aimé said that Amazon’s demands…

Valve has confirmed that it hasn’t released the Steam Machine yet because of memory cost and availability concerns. The company first announced its upcoming PC-console hybrid in late 2025, but since then, it has yet to nail down a specific release date or price. While these details remain a mystery…

Orders for the Steam Controller finally became available on Steam earlier today, but it became extremely difficult to snag one before it went out of stock due to payment processing errors.The Steam page for Valve’s latest hardware launch opened up ordering around 1 PM ET. While some were able to…

Have influencers turned gamers into sheep? Is Silksong really getting DLC this month? And how did the director of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy find the time to beat his next game 40 times? It’s your Kotaku Checkpoint roundup for May 4, 2026, where we are celebrating Star Wars…

007 First Light is just a few weeks away from hitting PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and will see Hitman developer IO Interactive put its own spin on the British icon that is James Bond. While the studio has some big plans for post-launch support that will keep…