Checkpoint

19 Nov 2018

Up to Date: Detective Pikachu, Storm Boy & 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, Edie and Kolby 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 God of War and HITMAN 2. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week, including Storm Boy, Farming Simulator 19 and more.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including Sony passing on E3 in 2019, Nintendo winning its lawsuit against ROM distribution, Telltale Games titles disappearing from stores, Detective Pikachu gets its first trailer for it’s live action (and fear inducing) film and more!

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

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