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We had a chance to talk at length to Arnie Roth, the conductor of the Final Fantasy inspired symphony concert Distant Worlds. He shared with us all kinds of insights into the genre of video game symphonies, what goes into choosing the music they play and even what makes Nobuo Uetmatsu's music so astounding.

Anyone even slightly interested in esports knows Faker, one of the best e-athletes on the scene. How many people know Lee Sang-hyeok? Or that they're the same person. The Checkpoint Hosts talk about the necessity of how esports athletes brand themselves and if it's good for the industry or not.

NBC featured a piece that shone a light on the all too real connection that some circles of Gamer Culture have to organizations like the Alt Right. The Checkpoint crew talk about the implications, the history of gamer culture and what has to change.

With Blizzcon mere days away, the cast of Checkpoint Radio tell you what to expect from all of Blizzards big hitters including; Overwatch, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone.

Due to the low hardware requirements of the 16 year MMO is rife with Real Money Traders and some Venezuelan's are taking advantage of the easy access to the game in order to make just enough money to feed their families. Tune in to find out how the Runescape community is reacting to this terrible side effect of the countries persisting economic woes.

In a homage to The Hot Ones, the Checkpoint Crew eat some spicy chicken nuggets while they discuss the finer points of building PCs and the not so fine points.

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Since 2008 Activision-Blizzard as a company has been doing phenomenal. But some Analyst say that despite the hype, we should expect growing pains with the Overwatch League. Will it be enough of a hit to impress fans and investors alike? The Checkpoint Crew has thoughts on the subject.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is about a month away and the BETA is out! With a whole new flood of information the gaming community is buzzing. The Checkpoint Crew is no different, tune in now to find out all the latest.

A Game Developer recently took to Twitter to explain why most Devs aren't very open about the process of developing a game. The bottom line seems to be, that it's just not worth it. Gamer culture in general tends to be pretty toxic and most things are taken out of context and turned into something else. Join the Checkpoint crew as they discuss this very idea.

This week on the Podcast we asked the Checkpoint guys what the worst gaming purchase they've ever made was. Warning, someone on the crew is a down right thief! Tune in now to see who has it the worst.