"Forza Horizon 6 will star in Microsoft's first gaming showcase of 2026. Rockstar is still claiming fired employees were leaking game secrets. And the anime studio behind Neon Genesis Evangelion is officially no more. Welcome to the latest edition of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku 's daily roundup of gaming news and culture, which is even later than usual today because we're all hung over from The Game Awards."
"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 went home with almost everything. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 went home with literally nothing. But who's really keeping track? Only 10 percent of the show actually involved people winning awards and making speeches. But some players are still crashing out over a gacha game winning multiple trophies, including "Player's Voice." At least they didn't get murdered by the Okami social media account."
"The company has a big raft of games due out next year and will kick things off next month with its first Developer Direct of 2026. It'll include Forza Horizon 6. "I will tell you that Playground Games is going to be in the Dev Direct," President of Microsoft gaming content Matt Booty told Variety. "But we'll have more stuff next year to ship than we can fit into one Dev Direct show in January, which is a good place to be.""
Microsoft will hold its first Xbox Developer Direct in January 2026 and will feature Forza Horizon 6, with Playground Games confirmed to appear and additional major titles slated across the year. Multiple high-profile Xbox releases including Fable, Gears: E-Day, and Halo Remastered are expected during Xbox's 25th anniversary. Rockstar continues to assert that recently fired employees leaked game secrets. The anime studio behind Neon Genesis Evangelion has officially closed. The Game Awards produced contentious outcomes, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 winning many prizes while some players criticized a gacha title winning Player's Voice and social media incidents added to the controversy.
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