Luke has a special announcement regarding the future of Critical Hit! Give it a listen and check it out, and make sure to subscribe to our new podcast, Checkpoint!

Checkpoint is a revamp of the video game show that you know and love, and we aim to bring you the same fun, interesting and engaging content that we have brought you over the last two years of Critical Hit.

We look forward to sharing this next stage of our journey with you.

Cheers,

Luke.

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Josh from Game Boys pops in to talk about his comedy festival show ‘Free to Play’, and hangs out in studio with us to discuss the topic as well!

Also, Luke reviews Pokken Tournament, Viv gets her popstar JRPG on with Stella Glow, Ronnie brings us his racing verdict of Trackmania Turbo while Archer gives the final say on the Xbox One major exclusive, Quantum Break! Don’t miss any of the action!

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Archer has a sit down and talks to David at length about the games industry, including…

• GX and its importance
• LGBT characters in gaming
• The diversity in his characters
• The importance of an LGBT voice and LGBT developers/writers
• His favourite memories working with actors
• …and much much more!

We hope you enjoy the interview, and a big thanks to David for taking time out of his busy schedule to join us in studio!

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Also on the show, Luke was up in Cairns this week at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum to see Wargaming present an Australian WWII tank, the AC1 Sentinel, to be kept at the museum after being refurbished. Luke had a chance to talk with Nicholas Moran, Director of Militaria Relations for Wargaming America, all about what it means to Wargaming and also how relevant historical accuracy is to video games!

You’ll also be treated to two reviews – Ronnie’s final verdict on Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Luke getting his ultimate fighting on with EA Sports UFC 2. Don’t miss any of the fun!

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PC gamers often refer to themselves as this due to the better upgrade-able hardware capabilities that consoles just can’t live up to, which means that the graphics and frame-rate on a PC can truly be much better… but does this give them the right to claim that they are better? Consoles have their benefits too, right? Tune in and hear the discussion, along with our thoughts on the pricing of PS VR and Xbox extending the olive branch to take part in cross-platform play!

Also on the show, FOUR big reviews for you! Luke brings you the review of arguably one of the biggest releases of the year with Tom Clancy’s: The Division, Archer gets into some historical battles with Samurai Warriors 4 Empires , there’s something strange about Tom’s experience with Project X Zone 2 while Kev has been plugging away on his 3DS to bring you his review of Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon! Don’t miss any of the fun!

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We have a great array of reviews for you this week too! Luke brings us his review of  deep and beautiful JRPG Bravely Second: End Layer, Kev puts his fanboy hat on and gets stuck into The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Archer & Joel tag team Arslan: Warriors of Legend and Tom tries to keep things on topic by delivering the verdict on Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. It’s another jam-packed week on the show – don’t miss a beat!

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Archer also got the chance to sit down and talk with David Gaider, formerly from everybody’s favourite studio when it comes to diversity, Bioware. He is known for his strong cast of diverse characters and carefully executed discussions around sexuality. Listen to a snippet of the interview on this episode where David talks about his experience with GX Australia and also shares with us his tales about amazing voice actor Claudia Black.

While in Sydney, Luke had a chance to spend a whopping 4 hours with the highly anticipated Dark Souls 3, so he gives the rundown on how the game is shaping up and whether or not it’s going to be as great as everybody thinks it will be.

Last but not least, we have FOUR, that’s right FOUR reviews for you on this episode! Luke has had his time split between kicking some serious butt in Street Fighter V and riding woolly mammoths through the prehistoric jungle in Far Cry: Primal! Archer has been getting in touch with his serious dark emotional side playing This War Of Mine: The Little Ones, while Viv has been defying the laws of physics with PS4 release Gravity Rush Remastered! It’s all here along with the big news of the week on Critical Hit!

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Also on the show, Kev loses his mind because Pokemon Sun and Moon has been officially revealed, Luke has prepared his review of Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 after trying to make the most of his green thumb and Fin gives his verdict on Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4! It’s all here for the pleasure of your ears on Critical Hit!

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To cap it all off, we have three big JRPG reviews on the show for you as well! Viv spends her time dungeon crawling in Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight, Fin has been grinding and battling as much as he can possibly take in Legend of Legacy and Luke has gone back to school to fight mythical creatures hiding behind campus in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel! Did we tell you that JRPG’s also tend to have long names? They tend to have long names.

It’s all here as always in another jam-packed episode of your favourite gaming show!

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Also this week, Tom has been defending the humans the best way he knows how by going toe-to-toe with the aliens in XCOM 2, Luke has a new lovable friend that he just thinks is the darn cutest as he delivers the verdict on Unravel and we also get the lowdown on formerly-free-but-pay-to-play-sort-of-and-now-a-retail-release Nintendo 3DS game Pokemon Rumble World! It’s all here and a bag of chips on your favourite video game show!

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