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What has Sony learned from its biggest gaming blunder one year later? Why is Ubisoft’s CEO headed to court five years after a sexual harassment scandal rocked the company? And how many more copies will Hollow Knight sell as everyone rushes to play it ahead of Silksong‘s launch next month? Welcome back to Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming …

Pop star Halsey lashed out at the media and fans after her film Americana was sucked into the whirlpool of controversy swirling around co-star Sydney Sweeney and her “great jeans.” “I do agree that our words are important in this climate,” the “Closer” singer wrote in a quickly-deleted post to her Instagram Stories. “I don’t, however, think that it’s fair …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio scrambled to justify the administration’s lack of progress toward a Ukraine–Russia ceasefire during Donald Trump‘s recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. In a round of interviews on four Sunday news programs, Rubio, who used to be strongly anti-Putin, struggled to defend the administration’s position, despite Trump’s boasting that he made “BIG PROGRESS …

Russian state media and Kremlin officials are gloating about the warm reception Vladimir Putin received after landing on U.S. soil for the first time in a decade to meet with President Donald Trump on Friday. Trump’s red-carpet rollout, excited clapping, friendly handshakes, and joint ride in “The Beast” limousine are being cited as proof by Putin allies that the Russian …

After Gal Gadot brought up the pressure in Hollywood to speak out against Israel, she clarified that wasn’t the only reason for Snow White‘s box office flop. Following her appearance on the Israeli talk show The A Talks, in which she said the Disney live-action remake “was greatly affected” by discourse around her and Rachel Zegler‘s opposing stances on the …

In a recent interview, Gal Gadot blamed the “pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel” as the reason that “greatly affected” the box office failure of Disney‘s live-action Snow White. The actress appeared on the Israeli celebrity interview program The A Talks on Thursday, per The Jerusalem Post, where one interviewer questioned if she was angry about the dismal …

China’s tournament for AI robots opens with dancing, soccer, boxing, track – YouTube Watch On Humanoid robots are racing, fighting and falling over in a first-of-its-kind World Humanoid Robot Games event held in China. The Olympics-style competition features more than 500 robots from 16 different countries going head-to-head in sports such as running, soccer and kickboxing. The event also features …

Warner Bros. Games is working on a new live-service game, despite the high profile flop of Suicide Squad last year. A new job for an executive producer at WB Games Montréal has been listed, which includes mention of development “from concept to post-launch live operations”, and the experience required includes “deep understanding of the full game development lifecycle, including live …

Ryan O’HanlonJul 22, 2025, 08:52 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” Hugo Ekitike is going to be a superstar. Hugo Ekitike is going to be a bust. Depending on how hard I squint, I can pretty easily convince myself that either of …

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