New Ghost In The Shell Anime Gets Its Biggest Reveal Yet

Will Lies of P 2 use AI slop for idea artwork? Is the WWE the key to when the brand new Gears comes out? And what if we get an replace about Dragon Quest 12 at Summer season Sport Fest as a substitute of Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake half three? It’s your belated Kotaku Checkpoint roundup for Might 11, 2026, the place I’m nonetheless recovering from this weekend’s toxic Mixtape discourse. Let’s keep in mind simply how incredibly good Super Mario Bros. 3 was as a substitute.

New Ghost within the Shell anime debuts on July 7

The latest adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s sci-fi manga shall be accessible to start out streaming on Amazon this summer time. It’s directed by Mokochan (Dan Da Dan) with scripts by Toh Enjoe (Godzilla Singular Level), character designs by Shuhei Handa (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off), and music by Taisei Iwasaki (Metallic Rouge), Yuki Kanesaka (Dr. Stone), and Ryo Konishi. We don’t but know what number of episodes it is going to be or what number of seasons are deliberate. The 2002 Ghost within the Shell: Stand Alone Complicated adaptation ran over 50 episodes, however followers predict one thing a lot briefer this time round.

The synopsis reads:

The yr is 2029, A near-future Japan, the place the world has develop into extremely information-intensive, with an unlimited company community protecting the planet, electrons and light-weight pulsing by way of it. However the nation-state and ethnic teams nonetheless survive.

Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite fight unit of fellow cyborgs, together with Batou. Whereas commanding her workforce, Kusanagi envisions the creation of a specialised job pressure to preemptively strike towards rising threats. In the meantime, Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Residence Affairs, who had been planning to determine an analogous unit, scouts Kusanagi and her workforce.

Is Gears of Struggle E-Day popping out by September?

That’s what some followers are speculating due to a brand new WWE sponsorship. As Insider Gaming reports, it was introduced over the weekend that AAA Triplemania can be going down on September 11 and September 13. Gears of Struggle: E-Day will even be a sponsor for the occasion, suggesting the sport may very well be popping out round that point. There’s a 30-minute presentation dedicated to the sport at this summer time’s Xbox showcase in June.

Lies of P is hiring somebody to make idea artwork with AI

A new job posting from Game8, the soulslike developer, mentions AI a number of instances (through The Gamer). “Creation of character/background idea drafts and growth of variations utilizing Steady Diffusion, Midjourney, and many others,” a part of it reads. “I’ll by no means perceive these devs who lovingly bake a cake then ice it with shit as a substitute of frosting,” one fan wrote in response.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess unofficially arrives on PC

“Dusk” is the name of a project aimed at decompiling the GameCube model of the Nintendo recreation, and it’s now full. The framerate and backbone will be cranked up nicely past the unique console limitations of the sport’s efficiency.

An replace on Dragon Quest 12 is simply across the nook

Franchise creator Yuji Horii teased that the upcoming sequel can be talked about throughout a Might 27 fortieth anniversary stream. “I believe we’ll be capable of make an announcement in regards to the subsequent recreation. We’ll even have varied different issues apart from the following recreation, so please sit up for it,” he mentioned (through Wcctech). A full-blown trailer at one of many summer time recreation showcases can be cool to see.

Stellar Blade 2 received’t be a PlayStation unique

ShiftUp revealed throughout its latest investor call that it is going to be self-publishing the sequel with the obvious intention of bringing it to extra platforms at launch. “Constructing on the sturdy fandom and evergreen IP standing established by the primary Stellar Blade, we’re formulating an optimum go-to-market technique designed to maximise gross sales and attain a broad world viewers from day one,” the corporate introduced (through VGC).

P.I. For Rent is promoting like hotcakes

The cartoon noir boomer shooter, which we praised in our review, has formally sold over 730,000 copies, with 50 p.c of these bought on console. It’s the debut venture from Poland-based Fumi Video games.