Checkpoint Daily Podcast

Tenet star Robert Pattinson erases all of the ill-will from starring in the Twilight series by revealing THIS video game character death made him cry! Plus, PUBG Mobile developers say they want to compete with CS:GO and League of Legends all while they get support from Dr. Disrespect in the unlikeliest of ways, and rappers Pusha T and new full-time streamer Logic have purchased Chaos Esports Club and plan to “organize chaos” in the world today.

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In just over a week the highly anticipated Marvel’s Avengers video game by Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics will be releasing. The game comes out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Between the two hots, Robbie is an avid gamer, but Ben still has an interest in how the game is going to turn out. Robbie played the first-week BETA version of the game and the two talked about what makes it great. Robbie talked about how the game manages to capture the unique power sets and characters of the heroes. As well as how gripping the story is and how it could end up being the video game version of the MCU.

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Ric brings us perhaps the worst game ever as we try and decipher the names of video games. Kali's good at it though!

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Producers Kali and Chadd join the CheckpointXP: On Demand crew to take the hardest Video Game Trivia question ever. Let's see how we do!

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Fortnite Season 4 leaks ahead of its release date and confirms that Epic is going all-in on the Marvel theme and it all leaked thanks to the Nintendo eShop, OpTic Gaming post a video criticizing the Call of Duty League and it probably cost them a few thousand dollars for doing it, and Capcom punishes tournament qualifier by BANISHING him to the losers bracket before he even plays a match in the next tournament.

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The guys are looking at the top 15 villains of all time, and may have one lurking among them!

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Fall Guys takes the internet by storm and starts a bidding war that has Mr. Beast, Ninja, G2 Esports, and more throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars at the game, the makers of Apex Legends say that they would love to make a Netflix series based on the game after they launched season 6, and a new documentary about video games called High Score releases today.

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During a recent episode of CheckpointXP On Campus, we discussed an esports minor degree at Northern Illinois University. Interest in gaming is growing with game streaming/esports growing and no sports for a couple of major conferences in the fall. So NIU resolved to create a program that not only focused on coaching and strategy but also marketing and game design. This creates a more holistic view of the esports industry and what goes into it.

Jacob Brothers got a chance to catch up with Dr. Steve Howell, the director of the sports program at Northern Illinois University. And We got a glimpse into what sort of education you could be looking at when declaring esports as your minor at NIU.

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Did leakers confirm the existence of a second next-gen Xbox because of the controller? And with Halo Infinite delayed, how will Xbox Series X do during it's initial launch in November?

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The pandemic still continues to spread throughout the United States. In reaction, a number of college conferences decided to postpone their college sports seasons. The Big Ten and Pac-12 became the first Power Five conferences to decide the health risks were simply too great at the moment. The other three conferences in the Power Five (Big 12, ACC, SEC) will forge ahead with truncated schedules.

The Mountain West also decided to postpone play. The decision to halt play comes with the loss of massive amounts of money for colleges. According to the NCAA, college sports generated over $10 Billion in 2019. But with the Big 10 and Pac-12 out of the picture, the losses will toll in the tens of millions. If not hundreds. But there is one type of competition that barely slowed during the pandemic. Esports. Could it be the thing that gets Big Ten and Pac-12 sports fans something to talk about!

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