Checkpoint Daily Podcast

As esports become more and more popular, mainstream media is starting to latch on. This past week Saturday Night Live did a skit where Chance the Rapper played a clueless NBA correspondent covering an esport event. Plus, with Blizzcon 2019 right around the corner we preview all the leaks and rumors flying around. We also talk about what we did over the weekend which was two things; The Outer Worlds and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

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Google’s Stadia is right around the corner and they’ve announced their first exclusive studio, Google Stadia and Entertainment in Montreal. Plus, build a list of the top creepiest creatures from video games and we preview the upcoming weekend.

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Massively multiplayer online games are considered a dying breed of game right now, but could the success to their future be in virtual reality? Also, there are two major Tv networks that are developing esports sitcoms, but is the mainstream tv world ready to accept it? Plus, Mixer has struck again stealing away one of Twitch’s top streamers. This time Shroud jumps ship, one of the most popular Call of Duty streamers and he does so on the day the new Call of Duty releases.

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Fallout 76 has received no end of criticism since it’s launch nearly a year ago and it once again finds itself on the receiving end, both good and bad. We talk about the new Fallout 1st Premium Membership and more. Plus, Axios covered esports from the perspective of Blizzard and the Overwatch League 2019 Grand Finals. Finally, we asked our social media followers if they could throw any of their favorite games into a Fortnite style black hole and have it come out better...what game would they choose?

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League of Legends has been center stage in esports as group stages reach their conclusion for Worlds. Sadly, all three North American teams, Cloud 9, Team Liquid and Clutch Gaming all suffered disappointing losses and will not continue on to the World’s stage. We also take a look at what each of the hosts did over the weekend and take a look forward to November in gaming to see what game releases there are to get excited about.

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Video Games have always been about exploration and finding hidden secrets or easter eggs. We talk about some of our favorite moments of personal discovery in games. Plus, Joe and Norris gives us the rundown on what’s happening in League of Legends Worlds and where the North American teams are at. Finally, Joe’s getting hyped about the new upcoming Star Wars game from EA and we need to have an intervention.

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Kotaku put out a recent feature talking about some of the crazy lengths mobile game designers go to collect data from it’s users. Plus, a european cosplayer has her costume banned from a competition for doing black face. Finally, we debuted a new segment we’re calling Nailed It or Failed It.

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Riot Games is currently celebrating 10 years of League of Legends and boy, do they know how to celebrate. They’ve announced several new games in development including; a tactical shooter, a fighting game, a trading card game and mobile versions of both League of Legends and Team Fight Tactics. We also take a look at a list of the 20 scariest games of all time as created by Game’s Radar. Plus, we talk with Detroit-based rapper, Mark Cooper.

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The Internet was stunned earlier this week when Fortnite had seemingly ‘ended’ in a Black Hole sucking up the entire map. Eventually, when the game came back online, players were treated to Fortnite Chapter 2, the newest season that some players are saying feels like the early days of Fortnite. We also cover the biggest headlines in gaming and esports like the League of Legends 10th Anniversary and President Trump streaming his rally on Twitch.

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It all started with the Diablo Mobile at Blizzcon 2018, included lay-offs, Activision CEOs, rumored sequels and now the Blitzchung suspension. Blizzard has not had the best year. Plus, if the gaming world had a Mount Rushmore who would you put on it? We also talk about the ballooning size of games and the hard drive space required to download it all.

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