Checkpoint

26 Sep 2017

Innovation in Gaming

Video Games

This week on the show… what does it take to create an innovation when making video games? There are so many video games coming out every single week, it can be difficult to stand out for the crowd, but there are certain creative ideas and new concepts that push the boundaries and alter our expectations – sometimes creating entirely new genres altogether!

Join Luke, Elliot, Archer and Cam as they discuss some of the stand-out innovations from the past several years, including some mechanics that we hope stick around for a very long time to come.

Also on this episode, the big news of the week from Tokyo Game Show 2017, plus three big reviews! Ed takes to the race track once again with Project CARS 2, Rachel is in her comfort zone with the battling style of Pokkén Tournament DX while Jimmy is having fights on an epic scale with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite! Don’t miss any of the action on your favourite video game show!

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