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The Deus Ex prequel games, Human Revolution and Mankind Divided, know how to strike a mood, with their excellent art direction, cryptic stories, and of course, the music, which contains gorgeously crafted synth sounds and atmospheres that inspire the mind to sink into their dystopian setting. If, like me, you loved the soundtracks in these … Read more
After two years of dating, the music industry’s greatest game master, Taylor Swift, is engaged to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Swift announced their engagement on her Instagram account with the caption, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” While the comments are turned off (as they are with every … Read more
Skins from Black Ops 6 will no longer carry forward into Black Ops 7 later this year Activision and Treyarch are making a big change to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, just under 12 weeks before its launch in November. All those wacky cosmetics from Black Ops 6 will no longer carry over to … Read more
Elden Ring Nightreign‘s final Everdark Sovereign arrived last week and die-hard fans are ready for a new challenge. FromSoftware hasn’t officially revealed what’s coming to the multiplayer roguelite spin-off next, but that hasn’t stopped some players from diving into the secret new ranked mode that was added to the game’s files earlier this month and … Read more
Electronic Arts and developers Full Circle announced that after years of waiting and fans begging for a new game, the upcoming Skate reboot will launch in September in early access on consoles and PC. On August 26, EA posted a short trailer for the next Skate game, which is confusingly just titled Skate, and finally … Read more
Earlier this month, Xbox sent me a code for Gears of War: Reloaded on the PlayStation 5. That’s a weird sentence to write. But it’s true. And despite knowing this port was coming and previously writing about it as well as the end of the console wars on Kotaku, I still have to admit: It … Read more
Good morning and good day. I welcome you all back to Morning Checkpoint. Drink some coffee. Eat a bagel. Go to the bathroom. Now with all that out of the way, let’s get to some news and other stuff. Today, we have a Marvel Rivals leak, a giant Zelda collection, trouble in Roblox, and a … Read more
As I played Gears of War: Reloaded, I thought to myself: I’ve roadie-run these dirty, broken streets before, in these very same oversized military boots. I go right and down a side street, just as before, to flank some Locust soldiers behind a turret. I kill one with gunfire from my Lancer, then chainsaw the … Read more
Helldivers 2‘s next big content drop is right around the corner and it’s taking players into the depths of the chemical fog-infested Terminid home worlds. Revealed on Tuesday, Into the Unjust arrives in September alongside a new Devil’s Dust Warbond just a week after the hot PlayStation extraction shooter launches on Xbox Series X/S. After … Read more
It’s pretty rare to see Xbox controllers go on sale during the year. Usually, discounts come around Prime Day or Black Friday and that’s about it. So it’s smart to jump on deals when they happen, especially for the latest gear like the 2025 Xbox controller. This new model is no longer limited to Xbox … Read more