Checkpoint

16 Feb 2021

Up to Date: The Last of Us TV casting, ACMI 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 Edie 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 The Last of Us HBO receiving some big casting news, CD Projekt Red gets hacked and more!

Plus, Luke chats with ACMI’s Chief Curator, Sarah Tutton about their newest exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image, and how it celebrates video games.

Giving a 1-UP to diversity in gaming.

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