Checkpoint

28 Aug 2018

Up to Date: Settlers, Dark Pictures, Donut County 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 special guest Jack 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 Conan Exiles, Dead by Daylight and more. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week, including Strange Brigade, Donut County, The Messenger and more.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including LOTS of big announcements coming out of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany! Ubisoft announce a new Settlers game, Supermassive Games reveal a new horror anthology series called The Dark Pictures, Desperados is back, Hunt: Showdown coming to Xbox One, release dates for Devil May Cry 5, Shenmue III, Sekiro… and more!

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

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