THE FUSE

Hey folks! It’s Morning Checkpoint, coming in late in the afternoon for Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Ethan wrote this post as he usually does but he had to run to a meeting before penning an intro so this is Carolyn just dropping a few words here before the roundup proper begins. Today we’ve got Hideo Kojima hanging out at Xbox HQ, a Jenga-esque boardgame inspired by Final Fantasy 7, and the return of a ’90s Sega icon. Sorry, Vectorman fans, I’m talking about…