Checkpoint

29 Aug 2018

Melbourne Esports Open is coming!

Video Games

This week on the show, it’s a big weekend coming up here in Melbourne, Australia… at Rod Laver Arena on September 1st and 2nd it’s the first ever Melbourne Esports Open! Featuring a grand stage with some big finals, video game tournaments you can enter yourself plus a whole lot of other exciting things going on over the weekend.

Join Luke, Elliot, Cam and special guest Jack as they discuss the ins and outs of Esports. Like… what even is an esport? What makes the idea of watching other people play video games in this context so appealing? What games suit esports compared to others that definitely don’t? Could we see esports right up there with the other biggest sports in the world at events like the Olympic games? Is the inclusion of Fortnite as controversial as Cam and Elliot think? We also run through what you can expect from the MEO.

To get more information and purchase tickets to the Melbourne Esports Open this weekend… click here!

Don’t miss any of the action and don’t forget to check out the first half of this podcast to keep up to date!

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:39 — 50.0MB)

Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | Deezer | RSS

4 Dec 2025

Video Game controversies, dramas, and flops in 2025

Games & Hobbies, Other Games, Tech News, Technology, Video Games

Join Elliot, Luke, Jarrod, and Charlie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about this year's controversies ...

2 Dec 2025

Up To Date: Charlie Cox address his Game Awards nomination

Games & Hobbies, Other Games, Tech News, Technology, Video Games

Join Elliot, Luke, Jarrod, and Charlie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Charlie Cox addressing ...

27 Nov 2025

Chatting to Seth about Vanguard Exiles

Games & Hobbies, Other Games, Tech News, Technology, Video Games

Join Luke and Elliot in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they chat with Seth to talk about Vanguard ...