RAMageddon has reportedly hit a new benchmark. Halo Studios did not fire a bunch of people after shipping the remake (yet). Sometimes piracy can help spread the word for a breakout indie hit. That’s right, a wild Kotaku Checkpoint has appeared for August 7, 2026, where it’s been a long…

Controversial Twitch and Kick content creator Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt has been banned from Twitch for the second time in 2026, with the ban taking effect on August 6 for unknown reasons. As of this writing, Asmongold remains one of the most followed channels on Twitch, with over 2.4 million followers…

Since the Not-E3 blitz of summer gaming showcases, things have been relatively quiet since then. Amidst that break, THQ Nordic dropped a new showcase full of trailers to show what the publisher has on the way from its various studios. While it wasn’t focused on big-name games like the ones…

Chris Hays, id Software’s lead services programmer, has been at the company for over 15 years. And he’s one of the devs who remains at the studio behind Doom following Xbox’s massive layoffs in July. While Xbox and studio leadership claim that id can ship a game like Doom (2016)…

Gamers and industry insiders are all anticipating Grand Theft Auto 6 to be one of the biggest game launches of all time, but Rockstar’s approach to marketing has occasionally been more controversial than hype-inducing. The excitement for Grand Theft Auto 6 is still very much present, and I’m still crossing…

Even as the genre continues to shift towards real-time combat, turn-based RPGs retain their presence, thanks to decades of goodwill born from infinite masterpieces. Everybody knows Final Fantasy 7, Dragon Quest 8, and Chrono Trigger, but the same cannot be said for dozens upon dozens of fantastic RPGs that are…