Checkpoint

It’s time for your weekly update from the Checkpoint team with all the latest info you need to survive another week in the video games industry!

Join Luke and Elliot as they talk through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including World’s most expensive ramen made for Yakuza launch, NBA 2K21 Quietly Adds Unskippable Ads Into Loading Screens  and more!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

Checkpoint Intimates is a weekly podcast where two members of the team go one-on-one on a topic that they both feel strongly about, talking in a more deeper and, yes, intimate context.

This week, Elliot chats with Ben Nizan, Game Designer at Mediatonic Games about how the team has dealt with launch, season two and working through a pandemic!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

Luke, Lise, Pedro and Taylor chat about Board Games vs Video Games.

What are the similarities? Do the same group of geeks play both? What things do you need for a successful board game night? And what about group board games during COVID-19 – how has that worked? Listen to this podcast to find out!

Don’t miss any of the action and don’t forget to check out the first half of this podcast to keep up to date!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

It’s time for your weekly update from the Checkpoint team with all the latest info you need to survive another week in the video games industry!

Join Luke, Lise, Pedro and Taylor as they talk through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including that Mass Effect Legendary Edition Has Been Rated, Rockstar Games Purchasing Crackdown 2’s Developer and more!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

Checkpoint Intimates is a weekly podcast where two members of the team go one-on-one on a topic that they both feel strongly about, talking in a more deeper and, yes, intimate context.

This week, Luke and Marc Jones from Dell and Alienware talk about the recent Alienware Gaming and Social Distancing Survey that recently revealed that 762,000 Aussies have turned into gamers during COVID-19.

There were plenty of other insights worth uncovering as well, including how parents feel about gaming for their children and how gaming has had a positive impact on mental health.

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

Elliot, Edie, Charlie, and Bree chat about fishing in games.

What makes fishing in video games so enjoyable? Why do so many games contain fishing minigames? We discuss these questions and more!

Don’t miss any of the action and don’t forget to check out the first half of this podcast to keep up to date!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

It’s time for your weekly update from the Checkpoint team with all the latest info you need to survive another week in the video games industry!

Join Elliot, Edie, Charlie, and Bree as they talk through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including Riot Games closing its Australian Office and the Oceanic Pro League, Genshin Impact makes for an Impactful launch and more!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

Checkpoint Intimates is a weekly podcast where two members of the team go one-on-one on a topic that they both feel strongly about, talking in a more deeper and, yes, intimate context.

This week, Elliot and Sam chat about the Melbourne International Games Week events from the perspective of a game dev, with Sam a part of the Umbrella Party Studios team.

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

Elliot, Luke, Edie & Sam chat about MIGW 2020, and Elliot chats with Fran Kerlin from Creative Victoria.

On this episode, the crew talk about Melbourne International Games Week 2020, the gaming community in Melbourne, the importance of supporting local developers and also discuss the Australian Game Developer Awards. Then, Elliot has a wonderful chat with Fran Kerlin from Creative Victoria all about the event and the local video game scene.

Don’t miss any of the action and don’t forget to check out the first half of this podcast to keep up to date!

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.

It’s time for your weekly update from the Checkpoint team with all the latest info you need to survive another week in the video games industry!

Join Luke, Elliot, Edie and Sam as they talk through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including CD Project Red crunching on Cyberpunk 2077, Minecraft coming with Super Smash Bros. and more!

In this week’s reviews, Edie talks 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Luke joins the family with Mafia: Definitive Edition and Elliot brings us his thoughts on Crash 4: It’s About Time.

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

Tune in to Checkpoint every Saturday from 2:00 pm. For all the latest updates check out checkpointgaming.net. Like us on Facebook & Instagram and be sure to subscribe and rate this podcast.