Checkpoint

31 Jul 2018

Up to Date: Semblance, Quantic Dream, Hellblade VR 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, Cam, Jason and Omi are on board to talk through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week, including Semblance, Wolfenstein II and more. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week, including WarioWare Gold, Salt and Sanctuary on Switch and more.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including ROM distributors crumble under Nintendo’s legal pressure, Quantic Dream losing a court case against a former employee, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice coming to VR, a Nickelodeon Kart Racer coming soon and much more!

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

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