Checkpoint Daily Podcast

Shroud finally breaks his silence since the end of Mixer and sends a tweet for the first time in almost 40 days that hints that he could be going pro in Valorant, a CS:GO legend gets banned from Twitch and then pulls a Dr. Disrespect while calling out fake channels, and Overwatch confirms that nerfing the double shield meta is their biggest priority. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new school year is quickly approaching and universities across North America are grappling with how to serve their students. But regardless if kids are on campus or not, one region of the US will still have a major invitational tournament coming soon, the South. The Southern Esports Invitational aims to dominate the fall but its format is a bit different. It's a multi-game, 20+ school competition that has more in common with the Olympics than The LCS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We asked a couple of weeks ago on our Twitter @checkpointxp, who would come out on top? Avengers vs Justice League. And here is what you all said!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The OWLs Nest is CheckpointXP’s official podcast for the Overwatch League. Every episode Robbie Landis is joined by Jake Lyon to discuss the latest league moves, matches, and more. This episode Robbie and Jake take a look at the first week of the Overwatch League Countdown Cup and talk about the three biggest surprises. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two new video game themed TV series have been announced! Is there any hope of them being good? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ubisoft and FACEIT are joining forces to bring an official collegiate Rainbow Six Siege tournament to North American campuses. Rainbow Six's thriving community is being rewarded with even more support from its developer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese esports organization Newbee has been accused of stealing over $100,000 of prize money from its Fortnite World Cup players, the San Francisco Shock sign the first Japanese player in the entire history of the Overwatch League, and the Nintendo Mini Direct earlier this week now sits at almost 70,000 dislikes because Nintendo fans just love disappointing themselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Robbie talk about what makes the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker unique, specifically in the Ultimate Universe. Robbie talks about his favorite story arc, the Death of Spider-Man, which leads to the addition of Miles Morales. Like Barry Allen and Wally West from DC Comics, Peter and Miles are both Spider-Man, operating at the same time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trailer for a new game called Gamer Girl leaked over the weekend on the internet and there are plenty more questions than answers for this weird and kind of disturbing game, a kid spent $20 thousand dollars of his parents' money on Twitch streamers and donations without his parents knowing, and CoD players are threatening to quit or retire if next year’s CDL matches aren’t moved from being online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode Robbie and Jake take a look at the road to the Overwatch League Grand Finals. They talk about what teams have a chance to actually make it all the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The OWLs Nest is CheckpointXP’s official podcast dedicated to the Overwatch League. Every episode Robbie Landis is joined by Jake Lyon to discuss the latest league moves, matches, and more. This episode Robbie and Jake discuss how the Paris Eternal and the Guangzhou Charge took the win in their respective regions of the Overwatch League Summer Showdown Finals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The match-ups weren't as straight forward as you might think, with the first bout against the son of the Magneto, Quicksilver, and the Justice League's tech-infused Cyborg. Ben didn't make any decisions on who the winners were based on the arguments. That's up to you, the listeners. Listen to the episode and decide for yourself who you think won the most matches. In the Justice League v Avengers, who would come out on top? If you leave us your reasoning, based on the episode or your own reasoning, we might even read it on one of our shows. Find the poll on our Twitter and vote!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bethesda stunned many when they released a teaser trailer for a Fallout TV series. Will it be any good? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Checkpoint crew is working with Gamers.Vote and discuss how there are 133 Million gamers who are eligible to vote and the importance of voting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The OWLs Nest is CheckpointXP’s official podcast dedicated to the Overwatch League. Every episode Robbie Landis is joined by Jake Lyon to discuss the latest league moves, matches, and more. This episode Robbie and Jake break down three DPS performances from the Overwatch League Summer Showdown qualifier matches that stand above the rest. Top Tier Damage All throughout the Summer Showdown players shines regardless of their role. But there's something special about the damage players that really gets your pumping as the picks rack up in the KO feed. Robbie and Jake picked three players from the week 3 qualifier match to highlight in this episode of the OWLs Nest.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.