Checkpoint Daily Podcast
Summary: Checkpoint Daily breaks down the biggest stories in esports, gaming, and geek culture. From Cosplay to consoles and everything in-between, we have you covered. Hosted by gamers and video game journalists, Norris Howard, Robbie Landis, Ric Hogerheide, and Chadd Callahan. They've got your daily update on all the things you love in 30 minutes or less.
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When talking about their weekend the crew gets sidetracked talking about APEX Legends. Plus, Joe walks us though the NALCS results and Nate rakes us through the NPL. Lastly, when is difficulty in gaming done right?
Joe takes us through some of the latest headlines in the world of esports and gaming. But Overwatch League is making a lot of noise as we approach the weekend. They announced a pre-season that's not really a pre-season. 5 days worth of events. Plus, we check in with Norris who got to attend the OWL Media Day in Burbank, CA.
Despite having stellar years with huge profits, Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive and Activision-Blizzard have seen stock prices fall 10%-13%. Analysts predicted this would happen as Fortnite started to rise. Plus, Joe had a new segment called ‘Reset the Bracket’ where we catch you up on what you should be watching in the esports world.
We sit down and talk with Andrew Blanchard about esports in Michigan. Plus, we asked our fans if they could be a pro in any video game which game would they choose?
The crew are joined by Sarahscopic for this weeks biggest news headlines from both the esports industry and gaming world. Plus, Joe, Robbie and Sarah talk about Kingdom Hearts 3.
It was a super busy weekend for esports! The guys start off with the insane Super Smash Bros action at Genesis 6. Then the Checkpoint XP crew gets you ready for Season 2 of the Overwatch League set to kick off February 14th 2019. And finally - a look back at the League action of NALCS and how did PUBG do with their first week of NPL? Download and find out!
The guys talk about one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Plus, they discuss some of their favorite video game myths.
Metro Exodus is now an Epic Store exclusive and Steam users are not happy about it. Is the start of a PC storefront war reminiscent of the console wars? Plus, Joe gives us the latest headlines in news and has a list of 10 games developed by a single person.
With the NALCS officially started Joe and Norris walk us through some of the big headlines out of that scene. Plus, Sarah joins us to serve as the voice of the people for our social media question. This week we asked what classic games have you never picked up.
Sarah joins us as always for the latest headlines out of the esports and gaming industries. Plus, we talk with John Oliveira from the New England Revolution about the eMLS.
The Checkpoint crew talk about what kept the busy over the weekend, including a lengthy discussion on Bill Maher. Plus, they all look back on what made Final Fantasy XI, the first Final Fantasy MMO so magic and try to decipher why it’s making a comeback (It can’t all be Ninja!). Finally, Joe brings back the Name That Price game!
Besides checking in on the latest news headlines we also talk about what the NCAA thinks of esports. Plus, if you had to get someone interested in video games what three games would you suggest they play?
We take a look at some of the big headlines coming out of the esports and gaming scenes. Plus, an Overwatch tournament experiments with picks and bans and they're not the only ones.
We start today off with a game called 'The Last Word', but this time Joe gets to play as well. Plus, we take a look at how the Government shutdown may affect Overwatch League. Finally, after asking what games you buy over and over again, we read your responses to our social media question.
The crew talk about their weekends which includes Dungeons and Dragons, the joy's of home ownership and Documentaries. Plus, the latest headlines in news and gaming. We also bring you a list of the hottest releases coming in February.