"Would Microsoft secretly be happier if people stopped buying the Xbox entirely? Would you risk breaking a $2,000 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold to chase a high score? And why was League of Legends unplayable for so many people over the weekend? You've stumbled onto another edition of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku 's daily roundup of gaming news and culture. Welcome to the first full week of 2026 where I am obsessed with the idea that the first act in Cyberpunk 2077 might have been even longer."
"Sales of Xbox consoles were down 39% in the UK during 2025, making it comfortably the worst year on record for Xbox consoles. With the return of favourite Xbox franchises in 2026, might things improve this year? - Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) January 2, 2026 The Game Business' Chris Dring reports that 2025 was "comfortably the worst year on record for Xbox console" sales in the UK."
"League of Legends was completely unplayable yesterday and the reason is very stupid According to YouTuber Vandiril, Riot Games forgot to renew the client security certificate for the hit Moba game. There was a workaround, however. All players had to do to get back into the game was reset their system clock. Maybe it was just the Nexus' way of telling fans it was time to take a break."
Xbox console sales in the UK fell about 39% in 2025, marking the worst year on record for Xbox hardware. Microsoft appears to be deprioritizing console sales despite promising to continue making consoles. League of Legends became unplayable when Riot Games failed to renew a client security certificate; the simple workaround was to reset the system clock. Cyberpunk 2077 creative director Igor Sarzyński argued that a longer first act would have been a terrible design choice, likening it to spending more time on Tatooine with farmer Luke. A new Flappy Bird-style game was built for folding phones amid hinge durability talks.
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