One of the most infamous and controversial items in Call of Duty is the Riot Shield. Some love it. Some hate it. Well, it’s back in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, but with a few key changes. With MW4’s beta now live, we’re seeing the game in action and…

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…

A social media account run by members of the hacker activist collective Anonymous mocked users who are trying to hunt down the Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker group called Cyberleek. The GTA 6 leaks came three months before the game’s scheduled November 19 release date on PS5 and Xbox Series…

One of the biggest stories in gaming this week has been the ongoing GTA 6 gameplay leaks, which are all about hyping up a memecoin for profit. A new report provides insight into how Rockstar is handling the situation internally. Bloomberg reported that Rockstar has yet to identify the party…

James Pond, a quirky platformer series from the early 1990s, is getting a big re-release for its 35th anniversary. The James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough collects 12 games from across the Amiga, Genesis, Commodore 64, and SNES, and updates them for current platforms. System 3 Software is…

Image via Rebel Wolves, Bandai Namco Published Aug 21, 2026, 3:35 PM EDT James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a…