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This week in Video Games Rocket League puts out some impressive numbers marking it's two year anniversary. The long-awaited Doomfist crashes into Overwatch's PTR. Star Wars fans can look forward to an open BETA for Battlefront 2 in October. Summer Games Done Quick celebrates bringing in over 1.7 Million dollars this year and in a big surprise, Blizzard announces an esports adaptation for Mythic Dungeons.

This week on the Checkpoint Radio Esports Gaming Update, Activision is looking to take Call of Duty to the next level by franchising the esport. Riot Games heads to court as they sue a mobile company over stealing characters, maps and other assets. Blizzard releases official word on Overwatch League teams which includes endemic Esports organizations. Plus, an underdog sweeps through Rift Rivals defeating even SK Telecom 1.

The newest raid for FFXIV Stormblood’s is out, Omega: Deltascape. It’s been met with mixed reviews, some people praise the design of the battles, some the nostalgia of the fights. However, some believe the Devs dialed it in and the level of nostalgia may be a cop out for designing original lore and story. The Crew breaks down what the raid does right and what it could’ve improved on. This show also features a plethora of callers both with matching opinions and dissenting ones.

Several stories have been popping up about a survey that claims to look at the correlation between young men who aren’t working and are instead playing video games. The hosts look deep into this hypothesis and find more than a few flaws. Other headlines include: ‘The Wanderer’ song getting Fallout 4 into some trouble, Tencent limiting mobile play for children and Photobucket finds a way hang itself. Tune in now!

When a fan on twitter complains about unskippable cutscenes, the hosts decide to outline what they deem to be the cardinal sins of Game Development. Did yours make it into the discussion? Tune in now to find out.

This week in gaming news: Nintendo Dominates Video Game Market in Japan, Sony Pulls Anthem Video After People Realize It’s X-Box One Footage, and Five Nights At Freddy's Creator Cancels Five Nights 6. Plus, Activision is testing the waters for a new Crash Bandicooot game, speed runners have already blited through the Breath of the Wild DLC. For for podcasts and On Demand listening, visit CheckpointRadio.com

In this weeks esports news we check in with the world of Overwatch where Evil Geniuses have dropped their Overwatch Team after just two months and the Overwatch Contenders League Season One is set to debut in August. Plus, a Polish Counter Strike: Global Offensive league is allowing teams to buy into their League, Valve is reworking their invitation system for the International 2018 a study find 1 in 3 British student would take a class about esports.

This week on Limit Break Radio the hosts take a look at the reception of Stormblood and determine if it’s living up to the promise and the hype Square Enix has been trying to sell us. Some callers bring up interesting points and the crew takes shots at a Reddit Otaku thread.

Artbooks, Lithographs, Pendants, Play Art Figures and more on this episode of Final Encounter Cast! No, you can’t get any of those from us, but depending on the game and the amount of cash you fork over it could all be yours! But is it right? When is enough enough? $800 Assassin’s Creed? 10 MILLION DOLLARS DYLING LIGHT?! The hosts talk about the nature of Collectors Editions and whether or not the industry is better for it. Other headlines include; A New Dragon Age game could be on the horizon, Star Fox 2 will see a release 22 years after it’s cancellation and guess which triple A title isn’t getting ANY DLC.

With the release of the SNES Classic and Sega Forever, it seems like retro gaming is as healthy as ever. But why does it matter? Do old games like that really have a place in 2017? The Checkpoint crew talk about the importance of classic gaming.