Checkpoint

29 Sep 2020

Up to Date: Microsoft buys Bethesda 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 and Charlie 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. We also discuss what’s Coming Out over the next week.

We also take you through the big news of the week, including Microsoft buying Bethesda, next gen pre-order chaos and more!

In this week’s reviews, Charlie is in love with Hades, Elliot is checking his PC beefiness with Crysis Remastered while Luke is laying the smackdown in WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

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