Some of the things likely to effect your thumbs in coming days, weeks, months.

1 - Reports emerged that the Wachowski siblings had once approached Kojima, asking him to develop a game adaptation of The Matrix. Apparently this happened back in 1999, when Kojima was working at Konami Digital Entertainment and already deep into production on Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

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However, Kojima himself says he was never informed of any formal offer to do the game and only learned of the story via social media years later. He says “no one ever told me such a conversation had taken place.”  In short: while the story of a “Matrix” game pitched to Kojima makes for a tantalising what-if in gaming history, Kojima’s version is that he had no knowledge of it and thus it never moved beyond rumour-status from his perspective.
 
2-  Amazon’s cancelled The Lord of the Rings MMO

Amazon Games has scrapped its highly anticipated MMO adaptation of the The Lord of the Rings franchise. The project, once in development in partnership with Embracer Group and previously attempted with other studios, was quietly cancelled as part of widespread cost-cutting and layoffs at Amazon.

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A former senior engineer revealed the game’s demise via LinkedIn, confirming that both the LOTR MMO and staff from the company’s MMO New World were impacted. Asked for comment, Amazon did not respond. The cancellation marks Amazon’s second failed attempt to bring a LOTR MMO to life. Ultimately, the deal collapsed because licensing complications, among them contract clauses triggered by the acquisition of partner studio Leyou by Tencent Holdings, proved too tangled to resolve.

3 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack vinyl release

Nintendo, in collaboration with Laced Records, will release a deluxe vinyl soundtrack edition for the acclaimed game Breath of the Wild on 19 June 2026. The collection comes in two formats: a 2-LP set featuring 34 tracks, and an 8-LP box set holding the full 130-track soundtrack, including blue and gold splatter vinyl, archival artwork, and immersive packaging.

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This marks Nintendo’s first major physical soundtrack release outside Japan, signalling a strategic push into collectible music formats for its gaming IP. The vinyl sets capture the subtle ambient themes and sweeping orchestral pieces composed by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, Hajime Wakai and Soshi Abe, offering fans an enhanced way to experience Hyrule’s musical landscape.