What time does the Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 live end event start?

The Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 end-of-season live event, officially titled Shattered, will put an end to the battle between Ice King and Foundation. The live event takes place on Friday, June 5, just before Season 2 ends and Season 3 takes its place. Players will finally finish the rivalry between the two teams, and…

TheBurntPeanut is missing from the new Fortnite Battle Pass following criticism over collab

Twitch streamer ‘TheBurntPeanut’ was originally slated to be included in Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 3, but following huge backlash from Fortnite fans, the streamer is notably absent from the Battle Pass reveal, sparking rumors that Epic Games has backed out of the collaboration. The linkup was first spotted in the key art for the new…

Games Leaving PS Plus in July 2026 May Include Beloved RPG

In the coming weeks, Sony will reveal the list of games leaving PS Plus Extra and Premium in July 2026, and we’re back with our monthly predictions for upcoming departures based on the service’s pattern. While there’s no guarantee that every single game we mention will leave the catalog, players are advised to keep an…

Choosing to bring back the 5800X3D was a tough conversation for AMD… ‘very hard, actually, very, very hard!’

AMD has brought back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D specifically to cater to a DIY market where there is still a ton of AM4 motherboards and DDR4-supporting machines in the market. “We see a lot of users still gaming on like Ryzen 5 2600X or 3700X,” says David McAfee, VP of Ryzen and Radeon at AMD,…

Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Used AI At One Point, But Devs Say All AI Assets Have Been ‘Replaced Or Refined By Humans’

We got another look at Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, which remakes Lara Croft’s original 1996 adventure in Unreal Engine 5, during yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play, where we also learned it’s been delayed from 2026 to February 12, 2027. Those who have visited the game’s Steam page since have discovered, however, that an “AI…

Control 2 Faces Release Date And PS5 Paid Early Access Drama

PlayerUnknown reveals money troubles. An unlikely collaboration forms in Japan. And the Sony State of Play hangover remains. It’s the Kotaku Checkpoint roundup for June 3, 2026, where I am still recovering from my time jumping back into Marathon, which felt exactly as disorienting as this. Maybe tonight I’ll lick my wounds and go build…

Minecraft’s servers are down, locking players out of the game for hours

There’s nothing worse than booting up your favorite game, ready to spend hours grinding, only to find that server issues mean you can’t get into it at all. For Minecraft fans, that’s been the case on June 3, as Minecraft Bedrock is having issues with its authentication servers, while the Realms multiplayer system is down…

Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Might Come Our Way As Soon As Next Week

June has only just arrived, but the rumour mill has already started turning with rumblings of an upcoming Nintendo Direct (thanks, Nintendo Everything). It all started last month, when Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb made the groundbreaking prediction that there would be a Nintendo Direct by “mid-June” on an episode of the Giant Bombcast, though he…

Classic PS2 Action Game Coming to PS5 as a Pre-Order Bonus

A classic PS2 action game is coming to the PS5. Ace Combat Zero, a fan-favorite entry in the iconic series, is available as part of the new game. Ace Combat Zero available to players on the PS5 via pre-order During Sony’s State of Play this week, Bandai Namco revealed Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve,…

The Blood of Dawnwalker Preview – How The Combat Hopes To Keep You Immersed In The Action

The Blood of Dawnwalker thoroughly impressed me when I visited Rebel Wolves’ studio in Warsaw, Poland, in April. Though much of my excitement was centered on the heavy reliance on choice-driven mechanics and the way NPCs react to the protagonist, Coen, based on how you interact with others in the game, I would be remiss…