When will Sq. Enix lastly announce the Closing Fantasy 9 remaster everyone seems to be satisfied exists? Will this month’s rumored Nintendo Direct lastly be the large one that provides us a peak in any respect the large new video games the corporate has deliberate for Change 2? And can the brand new Marathon participant check be as leaky as Battlefield 6‘s? Welcome to a special Labor Day edition of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news and culture. I just flew back from PAX West 2025 on a red eye and can’t go to sleep but so right here we go!
Battlefield 6 battle royale leak reveals swimming, sledgehammers, and extra
Roughly 9 minutes of latest footage of Battlefield 6 lately leaked displaying off extra of its battle royale mode. The map seems large and the gameplay reveals swimming and capturing whereas within the water. There’s additionally a dual-purpose ladder gizmo and smashing by means of a concrete wall with a sledgehammer.
Will it’s higher than Warzone? Will anybody care? “Can’t wait to play 1 single round of this then go back to the real Battlefield and never touch it again,” wrote one fan on Reddit.
September Nintendo Direct rumors intensify
In line with podcast host and business leaker NateTheHate, rumors of a mid-September Nintendo Direct are correct. “Yes, there is a Nintendo Direct in September,” he posted over the weekend. “When: The second week of the month, in the latter half on or around Sept 11 or 12th.” That’s per week earlier than the previous rumored date.
The place the hell is that Closing Fantasy 9 remaster?
Producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida has been a busy man. Alongside getting philosophical about modding in Closing Fantasy 14 and opening up PAX West with a narrative time about how the Mario Bros. arcade game taught him about PVP, he’s additionally penned a short Q&A celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of FF9. He’s nonetheless not tipping his hand concerning the long-rumored remaster, however he did confess he’s nonetheless looking for the which means of life identical to Vivi.
Fairgames misplaced its recreation director
Daniel Drapeau left the PlayStation studio Haven to join Warner Bros. Montreal. It comes just a few months after studio supervisor Jade Raymond left as properly amid a reported delay of the multiplayer heist recreation due to poor internal feedback.
Bungie’s super-secret Marathon check pays $500
That’s based on emails despatched out to some followers, TheGamePost reports. They need to play the sci-fi extraction shooter not less than one hour day by day for a month. Clearly involved about leaks, the check can even reportedly happen on Bungie’s internal development servers reasonably than Steam. Gamers even need to submit their IP addresses to Bungie for clearance.
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