"Good morning and welcome back to yet another Monday. I'm so sorry. I don't control the days of the week. But I do control this post, and so I can say: I'm rooting for you. Anyway, welcome back to Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku's daily round-up of news and other stuff you might care about. Today, we take a peek at a controller leak, get some advice from a veteran game maker, and hear what Hideo Kojima thought of Predator: Badlands"
"Fans of the Xbox Duke controller will likely be happy to hear that Valve's next Steam Controller will reportedly be similarly large and in charge. On Sunday, reliable Valve insider Brad Lynch shared an AI-generated image of what the not-yet-officially-announced new Steam controller will look like. And yeah, it's big, complete with two touch pads, like the Steam Deck, and even does some basic finger tracking."
"2020's Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: Campaign Remastered will likely be added to Xbox's Game Pass service, according to a leaked ad that was spotted by fans. It's hard to make out, but it does seem like Modern Warfare 2′s cover art is included in a dashboard ad that appeared on one player's screen. It's possible this was just a mistake, but Xbox and Activision have been regularly adding old Call of Duty games to Game Pass since 2024."
Valve's next Steam Controller is reportedly large and chunky, echoing the Xbox Duke's size while including two touchpads and a capsense feature that detects hand distance in the grips. An AI-generated image shared by Valve insider Brad Lynch fueled the leak, and ongoing hardware rumors suggest a reveal may be imminent. A dashboard ad leak suggests Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered (2020) could be added to Xbox Game Pass, though the image might be an error; Xbox and Activision have increasingly added legacy Call of Duty titles to Game Pass since 2024. Mega Man designer Keiji Inafune advocates that developers stop clinging to the past.
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