Checkpoint

23 Oct 2018

Up to Date: Thronebreaker, Soul Calibur VI 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 Elliot, Cam and Jian 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 Assassin’s Creed Origins and Destiny 2: Forsaken. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week, including Red Dead Redemption 2, Thronebreaker and more.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including backlash for Rockstar after implying crunch culture, Square Enix being accused of plagiarising the Italian translation of The World Ends With You: Final Remix and more!

Kolby has also been taking a knife to a fist fight on the stage of history and has brought us his review of Soul Calibur VI!

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

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