Checkpoint

8 May 2018

Up to Date: God of War, screenPLAY, Stardew Valley and more.

Video Games

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!

Luke, Elliot, Cam and Kolby are on board to talk about the big news of the week including God of War becoming a super ridiculous high selling video game, Channel 7 video game show screenPLAY gets the axe, Fortnite’s new season has begun with a literal bang and Stardew Valley multiplayer kicks into gear. There’s even more where that came from so don’t miss any of the latest updates.

Plus, we go through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week. Plus, Coming Out, informing you of the big releases in the video games industry over the next seven days including Conan: Exiles, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and Paladins!

For all the latest updates as always, head to our official website at checkpointgaming.net.

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