Checkpoint

5 Feb 2019

Up to Date: Marshmello, Astroneer & 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 Pedro 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 Anthem and JackBox. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week, including Astroneer, Yo-Kai Watch 3 and more.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including Metro Exodus going exclusive on the Epic Games Store, Marshmello performs a concert within Fortnite, Dr Mario comes to mobile gaming, another streamer uses their platform to raise funds for a transgender charity and more!

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

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