If people are getting banned thousands of years for playing Forza Horizon 6 early, what do you think the penalty would be for getting ahold of Grand Theft Auto 6 before launch? Why is Nintendo releasing a new amiibo for a three-year-old Switch 1 game? And will anyone swoop in to save Gang of Dragon? It’s a special evening edition of Kotaku‘s daily Checkpoint roundup, where I am begging the Angry Video Game Nerd not to run for President.
Modder lands in hot water for Forza Horizon 6 footage leak
DVS Squad was one of the people who managed to access a build of Forza Horizon 6 early and is now paying the price. The modder was banned for 7,973 years after he shared footage of the timed Xbox exclusive ahead of its official launch. DVS SQuad proceeded to make and release a seven-minute video about how completely unbothered by the whole thing he is, Polygon reports. “I knew the risk, I simply didn’t care,” he said, adding that he didn’t expect to have much trouble circumventing the account ban.
“We are taking strict enforcement action against any individuals found accessing this build, including franchise-wide and hardware bans,” developer Playground Games announced yesterday. “We encourage fans to sit tight for the game’s release on May 19.” A hardware-level ban might be more difficult to circumvent, but it doesn’t seem to have discouraged DVS Squad. “It may look choppy, but trust me, when the game comes out or if you played the game, you already know the game is absolutely stunning,” he added.
UK politicians continue wagging fingers at Rockstar Games over fired GTA 6 devs
“When I visited Rockstar late last year alongside fellow MPs, my discussions with senior management emphasized their responsibility to treat staff in an open, fair, and transparent manner,” Dr. Scott Arthur, an MP for Edinburgh South West, said in a press release provided by the IWGB Game Worker’s Union. “It appears that these principles are not being consistently upheld in practice.”
He was joined by others sharing concerns about Rockstar’s handling of over 30 developers fired last year and a lack of “transparency and full cooperation.” Rockstar has maintained that the employees were terminated for gross misconduct over leaking confidential information about the company and GTA 6‘s development in a Discord channel with outside sources. It won an initial ruling, though the legal dispute remains ongoing.
Gang of Dragon studio’s website is dead
Former Sega and RGG Studios veteran Toshihiro Nagoshi left to create a new studio and use NetEase’s money to create a spiritual successor to Yakuza. That game is called Gang of Dragon and got a fancy reveal at last year’s Game Awards. But now the website for Nagoshi Studio is gone as fans fear the worst.
This comes months after reports that the studio was in trouble after NetEase cut funding needed to finish the game and weeks after a panic over disappearing YouTube pages. It’s not looking good folks, but maybe Microsoft or someone else can swoop in to save the project.
Phasmophobia‘s next event is Alan Wake-themed
Live starting May 12, the indie horror hit has added skins based on Alan Wake and Saga Anderson, along with four maps overhauled in the vein of Remedy Entertainment’s survival horror franchise. Players will be doing what else but searching for the writer’s lost pages while taking on cultists and other threats.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is still getting new amiibo
The Mineru’s Construct amiibo arrives Sept. 17!
This amiibo features articulated arms that you can pose. Tap it in-game in The Legend of #Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to receive a unique design for Link’s paraglider. pic.twitter.com/jChaYtPlud
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 12, 2026
The Mineru’s Construct amiibo arrives September 17. It will gift players a unique design for Link’s hand glider. It will cost $35, which is half the price of the game.
Devil Dinosaur steals the show in Marvel Rivals‘ latest trailer
The latest look at Season 8: Sins of Alchemax shows Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, the latter of which will be joining in the Vanguard role. His ultimate ability will have him rampaging through levels.
Valve just upgraded the Steam Community Market
The PC gaming company’s UGC stores should be pretty-looking and easier to navigate now. It sounds like no small feat. “Counter-Strike players will immediately notice the new images generated specifically for that listing, rather than generic images, to showcase each item’s unique features,” the company wrote. “No more having to fire up the game in order to make your purchasing decision. (Not just new listings! As part of our internal testing we generated over 27,000,000 unique images to backfill existing Counter-Strike listings.)”
Will the human peanut reveal himself for $1 million?
That’s a question MrBeast recently put to TheBurntPeanut, to which the extraction shooter streamer responded, “If someone offered you a million dollars, would you peel the skin off your face? Brother, you just want to torture me, live on stream? No! I’m not going to mutilate myself for dollars! Geez Louise, MrBeast, me and my peanut people have been persecuted for far too long with the likes of you.”
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