Checkpoint Daily Podcast

With Joe still absent from his weekend to the RLCS, Nate, Robbie and Norris talk about their weekend as per normal Monday procedure. They also dive into the Microsoft X018 showcase, which has been MIA for the past 5 years.

Youtube makes headlines banning a content creator based more on reactionary comments than content. Plus an official Blizzard stream in South Korea uses blackface. And Joe reports in from the RLCS.

The crew discuss the departure of Hajime Tabata from Square Enix and their reported $33 million loss. Plus, Esquire releases the best REAL video games of all time. And what would a marraige between esports and music look like.

Who would you consider the best video game villain and what makes them so memorable? The crew break it down and envision what kinds of partnerships non-endemic brands could do with gaming and esports. Plus, which gaming franchise has never let you down?

The crew talk about thier Blizzcon and non-Blizzcon weekends and Joe creates an entirely brand new game. Plus, what went down this weekend in esports.

Fresh off their visit to Blizzcon 2018 Robbie and Norris bring back a pair of interviews with NeptuNo of the Philly Fusion as well as Chris “HuK” Loranger President of The Boston Uprising, plus the crew talk about the B.E.T.A. experiences with Fallout 76.

Today on Checkpoint Daily – Nate and Joe hold down the show and look ahead toward the weekend, listen to an interview they did with Rishi Chadha head of Gaming Content Partnership at Twitter and check in with Robbie and Norris who are out at Blizzcon 2018.

The crew talks about all the news coming out of the Smash Brothers Nintendo Direct. Plus, Joe geeks out over Undertale’s return and what games are the hosts most excited for (amd dreading) in 2019?