Cyberpunk 2077 won’t be the one large sci-fi RPG on Change 2 for lengthy. May Starfield get ported as properly? Why is Useless House‘s old Creative Director all-in on AI? And How did an AI replica of a real content creator make its way onto the official First Descendent TikTok channel? Welcome to the latest edition of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s brief daily roundup of gaming culture and news, where we’re doing a bunch of clean-up from the primary day of Gamescom 2025.
Starfield will reportedly come to Change 2 in 2026
Podcaster NateTheHate, who’s shortly developed a repute for correct leaks round upcoming Nintendo bulletins, now claims Bethesda’s open-world sci-fi RPG is coming to the corporate’s handheld hybrid subsequent 12 months. “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won’t be the only Bethesda game coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026,” he posted on X yesterday. “See that planet? You can go there. Aside from landing on PS5…Starfield is planned for release on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.” FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods has additionally been confirmed for Change 2 in 2026, and Nintendo has but to disclose any of its anticipated slate for the console’s second 12 months. Starfield is reportedly coming to PS5 subsequent 12 months as properly, seemingly closer to whenever the second expansion launches.
The First Descendent blames TikTok for AI slop video
Nexon’s free-to-play loot shooter, often known as “Gooner Destiny,” accidentally shared an AI-generated ad on TikTok that ripped off one other content material creator. The publisher now says a TikTok advertising program routinely solicited the advert and linked it to The First Descendants’ account with no controls to confirm copyright infringement or different content material issues. Sounds dangerous! “We will also be committed to continuously being more transparent and responsible to regain the trust of our community and creators,” the corporate writes. “Once again, we deeply apologize for the disappointment and inconvenience this incident has caused.”
Closing Fantasy 14 could possibly be coming to Change 2
Director Naoki Yoshida told VGC at Gamescom that Sq. Enix is in talks with Nintendo about porting the hit MMORPG over. “The discussions have been positive, so I do hope that players will look forward to hopefully good news in the future,” he stated. It seems like Closing Fantasy 16 isn’t out of the query both. Yoshida added, “For me, it’s just my aim to provide Final Fantasy 14 and 16 to as many players as possible, and I hope that as many players as possible will be able to enjoy those two games.”
The director of Callisto Protocol goes all-in on AI
Glen Schofield told The Game Industry “AI is going to be fantastic.” He stated he’s holding seminars about how AI could make creatives extra environment friendly and thinks the expertise will likely be an inevitable a part of sport improvement in 5-10 years, however he’s undecided precisely the way it will all shake out. “Is it going to be an engine?” he stated. “Right now, it’s a whole bunch of things that just kind of suck it in… and into what? It’s going to have to settle down a bit before we actually use it.” Schofield additionally claimed Callisto Protocol bought over 5 million copies, however regretted not delaying it. He stated AAA video games are usually not lifeless and is searching for somebody to pay him to make one other.
Excessive on Life 2 will get a launch date
The sci-fi comedy shooter will arrive on PC and console, together with on Sport Cross, on February 13, 2026. Ralph Ineson, greatest generally known as Cid in FF16 and extra just lately Galactus in The Implausible 4: First Steps, will likely be voicing the most recent gun within the sport.
Triangle Technique shadow-drops on Xbox and PS5
The HD-2D homage to video games like Closing Fantasy Ways was beforehand a Change unique on console. Sq. Enix’s port is now on Xbox with a beginning low cost of 30 p.c off.
Stalker 2 involves PS5 in November
The survival horror shooter makes the jump on November 20 as extra former Xbox console exclusives get ported and assist round-out Sony’s beforehand anemic 2025 launch slate.
The largest traces at Gamescom are for Silksong
THIS IS THE LINE OF HOLLOW KNIGHT SILKSONG ON PRESS DAY AT 9AM. #Gamescom pic.twitter.com/lNz1q62AZ5
— Daan Ok. 🔜 Gamescom 2025 (@NintenDaan) August 20, 2025
The Hole Knight sequel is getting a particular announcement on August 21—a release date, hopefully?—however within the meantime, attendees at Gamescom are making the Silksong demos on the Nintendo and Xbox cubicles the highlights of the present to this point. Nintendo Life already went hands-on and confirmed the Metroidvania Soulslike helps 120Hz refresh on Change 2 in TV mode.
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