Checkpoint

21 Aug 2018

Up to Date: Smash Bros, Indie Showcase 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!

Join Luke, Elliot, Cam and Edie as they talk through our regular weekly segments, including Playing With Yourself, where we take you through the games we’ve been playing this week, including Phantom Doctrine, Death’s Gambit and more. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week, including Guacamelee! 2, Little Dragons Cafe, Shenmue I & II and more.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including Diablo III coming to Switch, PAX Aus Indie Showcase winners, Bethesda putting the cross-play pressure on Sony, IGN plagiarist continues to have his work questioned and removed and more!

The Checkpoint team also had the opportunity to go hands on with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch ahead of its December 7th launch – thanks to Nintendo Australia!

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

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