Star Wars Mandalorian And Grogu Suffers 69% Box Office Collapse

What’s next for Star Wars after Grogu interest plummets? Can a Streets of Rage movie be as funny as Sonic’s live-action debut? Will a Baldur’s Gate 2 remake give the classic CRPG a Baldur’s Gate 3–style makeover? It’s a belated edition of Kotaku Checkpoint for June 1, 2026, where we are getting prepared like everyone else…

Zack Snyder’s Escape from New York remake is happening

Two decades after remaking George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, Zack Snyder is tackling another director’s seminal work. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder is attached to write and direct a reimagining of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, the 1981 action movie that introduced the world to Snake Plissken. Unlike Snyder’s recent straight-to-streaming…

Former World of Warcraft Lead Combat Designer has joined Riot’s League of Legends MMO

News on Riot’s upcoming League of Legends MMO has been thin on the ground, but things are definitely moving behind the scenes at the company, as former Lead Combat Designer for World of Warcraft Brian ‘Swolinka’ Holinka has joined up to become the Principal Game Designer of the project. It’s been over five years since…

Pixar’s New Animated Flick, Hoppers, Is Available For Preorder On Amazon

I Hoppers Steelbook Edition 4K Blu-ray Sold Out | Release June 2 Preorder at Amazon Hoppers Standard Edition $30 | Releases June 2 Preorder at Amazon (Blu-ray) Preorder at Amazon (DVD) Disney and Pixar’s latest animated, animal-themed film, Hoppers, is releasing on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and standard DVD on June 2, and is available…

The League of Legends MMO adds another World of Warcraft vet to its team

We haven’t heard much about Riot’s League of Legends MMO—basically nothing, if you get down to it—but it’s still alive and kicking, and today it kicked again: Brian Holinka, who spent more than a decade at Blizzard, including nearly five years as the lead combat designer on World of Warcraft, has joined the dev team….

UK Charts: 007 First Light Leaves The Competition Shaken

Image: IO Interactive The latest UK charts are in, and just like last week, the top spot has been claimed by a newcomer — another one that’s heading to Switch 2 at some point, no less. It’s 007 First Light that’s snuck off with the gold in its debut week, beating last week’s champ, LEGO…

Baldur’s Gate 2 Is Reportedly Getting The Remake Treatment With One Of The Original BioWare Lead Designers Returning

Baldur’s Gate II is reportedly getting the remake treatment, according to PC Gamer, and former BioWare and Baldur’s Gate II lead designer Kevin Martens is returning for it. The publication also reports that it has heard from its sources that the first Baldur’s Gate is likely to be getting a remake, too.  Martens is already…

Overwatch’s Pride Event Broke My Heart Then Mended It

With each subsequent year, Overwatch’s annual Pride Month event has filled out more of its queer characters’ lives and identities. After years of not being featured in any of the seasonal stories, Lifeweaver, my support main and a pansexual king, is finally getting a bit of the spotlight. Sadly, it may have killed a years-long…

Balatro’s latest crossover lets you design your very own deck of medieval Jimbo cards

That Jimbo sure is getting about, isn’t he? Last year, Balatro‘s starring fool took a dagger to Dying Light 2, and faced off against the legions of the night in Vampire Survivors. I’m starting to think he’s better-traveled than Ben Starr at this point. Well, in Balatro’s latest crossover with Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, Jimbo…

PS5 Owners Can Play 2026 Sony First-Party Game for Free

A Sony first-party PS5 game released in March 2026 is already going free for a limited time starting Tuesday, June 2. Despite positive critic reviews, Bungie‘s multiplayer shooter Marathon hasn’t had a stellar start commercially, and it looks like Sony really wants players to give it a chance. Bungie PS5 game Marathon will be free…