What’s the correct punishment for Resident Evil Requiem leakers? Considered one of gaming’s most outspoken builders has an concept. Will the brand new Castlevania be an RPG? Balatro nonetheless has new content material coming, finally. It’s the newest version of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s each day roundup of gaming information, rumors, and tradition. Philadelphia, like a lot of the Northeast Hall, was simply blanketed with over a foot of snow. It seems to be like my favourite winter degree of all time. In any other case, like the remainder of you, I’m nonetheless processing final week’s bombshell Xbox information. It seems like one thing simply blew up but in addition every thing goes to proceed on the present trajectory set in early 2024 when Microsoft began bringing video games to PlayStation. But in addition nothing about the way in which all of it occurred makes any sense. Within the meantime, I can’t cease eager about this previous Ron Funches sketch.
Hideki Kamiya unloads on anybody spreading Resident Evil Requiem spoilers Bodily copies of Capcom’s newest survival horror sequel obtained out into the wild approach forward of schedule. Individuals began taking part in and you could find out main story beats now in the event you go searching for them. The corporate is begging followers to be chill so nothing will get spoiled. Resident Evil 2 lead Hideki Kamiya was much less chill in his condemnation of anybody leaking the sport. 確かバイオ2の時も終盤の展開を写真週刊誌にスッパ抜かれたよなー…テメエ個人の利己的な満足のために、楽しみにしてるユーザーの気持ちも、力を尽くして制作したクリエイターの気持ちも踏み躙る、全ての人の幸せを破壊する唾棄すべき行為で、万死に値するだろ…二度とゲームを遊べない呪いにかかれ… https://t.co/iKueo8axFC — 神谷英樹🍀 Hideki Kamiya🍀 (@HidekiKamiya_X) February 21, 2026 “I keep in mind again on Biohazard 2 [Resident Evil 2], I’m fairly certain its late-game twist was fully spoiled by some weekly photograph journal too,” the present Okami 2 director posted on X (through VGC). “For the sake of your individual egocentric satisfaction, you trample on the emotions of gamers eagerly awaiting the sport, and the creators who poured their hearts into making it. It’s a despicable act that destroys everybody’s happiness – you need to die a thousand deaths. Might you be cursed by no means to play video games once more.”
Arc Raiders boss turns into a good greater boss Embark Studios CEO Patrick Soderlund is shifting on up at Nexon after its extraction sport continues to be a significant hit. Soderlund, an business veteran from EA, will now assist the broader firm with its “long-term technique and inventive instructions” in what appears like a chief content material officer-type position. He’ll be working straight with the writer’s CEO, Junghun Lee, whereas persevering with to supervise Embark and Arc Raiders.
Evo guarantees Saudi possession received’t change its values “Beneath RTS possession, Evo’s traditions, values, and id will stay unchanged, with a continued give attention to serving gamers, followers, and publishers at each degree of the business,” the esports event organizers wrote in a brand new assertion (through Eurogamer) after Evo grew to become one hundred pc a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. “Key management will stay in place, guaranteeing long-term stability, together with Stuart Noticed in his position as Chief Government Officer at RTS.” Preventing sport followers aren’t shopping for it. “Return to grass roots,” one wrote on Reddit. “Embrace combo breaker.”
New Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse particulars Some information was lately found on a developer’s LinkedIn web page that factors to as many as 25 characters within the new 2D sequel and hints at the potential of branching dialogue and subquests. Are we getting a full-blown retro Castlevania RPG? The place the heck is Balatro replace 1.1? Developer Localthunk guarantees they’re nonetheless engaged on the indefinitely delayed content material drop in a brand new weblog publish that’s principally about how the very first sport they ever labored on by no means obtained launched. “I labored on that sport for over two years,” Localthunk writes. “It by no means had a reputation, it was by no means accomplished, and aside from displaying it to a couple family and friends no person knew it even existed.” The publish continues, “However it was precisely what I wished to make and the sensation of absolute freedom I had whereas engaged on it’s the purpose why I saved sport growth as a pastime years later. That venture was the template. I discovered the information for that venture and performed it for a pair days lately; it was fairly enjoyable.” ICYMI: Watch this:
