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Join Luke, Elliot, Lisa, and Cass in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they look back at Melbourne International Games Week 2025. Catch the latest episode on Spotify:... LEARN MORE The post Recaping Melbourne International Games Week 2025 appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, Lisa, and Cass in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the most recent Pokémon leak and other gaming headlines. Catch the latest episode... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: The Pokémon teraleak appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke & Elliot as they chat with three more developers who are showcasing their games at PAX Aus 2025 Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving a... LEARN MORE The post It's the PAX Australia 2025 mega-show! appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke & Elliot as they discuss the big news headlines of the week, including the announcement of the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards winners! Catch the latest episode... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Australian Game Developer Award winners! appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke & Elliot as they chat with three game developers who are bringing their titles to PAX Australia! Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving a 1-Up... LEARN MORE The post PAX Aus 2025 Preview appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, & special guests Ben, Nick & Brett as they discuss the latest in gaming, including controversial news over EA's acquisition and an Xbox Game Pass price hike.... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: EA goes private and Xbox Game Pass goes expensive appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, Charlie & Omi for another episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they recap the last 9 months of gaming releases. Catch the latest episode on Spotify:... LEARN MORE The post Quarter 3 Recap, 2025 appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, Charlie & Omi for another episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they discuss the new PlayStation State of Play and more gaming goodness! Catch the latest... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: PlayStation State of Play September 2025 appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot in this special interview where he speaks with Maddy and Noel about Celeste and their upcoming trip to Melbourne Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving... LEARN MORE The post Chatting to Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry about Celeste appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke and Elliot in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they speak with Chanel and Alex from Little Pink Clouds about Letters to Arralla. Catch the latest... LEARN MORE The post Chatting to Chantel Eagle and Alex Minenna of Little Pink Clouds about Letters to Arralla appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, and Little Pink Clouds' Chantel and Alex in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the latest PAX Aus & MIGW 2025 updates. ... LEARN MORE The post Up to date: Countdown to PAX and MIGW 2025 appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, Edie, and Fae Daunt from VR Dancing this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about video games as charity. Catch the latest episode on... LEARN MORE The post Video game charity appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, Edie, and Fae Daunt from VR Dancing in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the recent Nintendo Direct presentation. Catch the latest... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: September 2025 Nintendo Direct appeared first on Checkpoint.

Victor from Checkpoint chats with Andrew Reiner (Global Creative Executive) and Graeme Timmins (Creative Director from Gearbox) all about Borderlands 4. They discuss how the development team was put together... LEARN MORE The post Chatting to Andrew Reiner and Graeme Timmins of Gearbox about Borderlands 4 appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Charlie, and Lisa in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the different kinds of streamer bait games. Catch the latest episode on Spotify:... LEARN MORE The post Streamer bait games appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Charlie, and Lisa in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Hollow Knight: Silksong's release. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Hollow Knight: Silksong release day appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Hayley, Victor, and Kolby in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they engage in another topic top hat. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving... LEARN MORE The post Topic Top Hat appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Victor, Hayley, and Kolby in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Roblox's newest record and other gaming news. Catch the latest episode on... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Roblox's newest record appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Charlie, and Edie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they debate about birds and sea video game characters. Catch the latest episode on Spotify:... LEARN MORE The post Flight vs Fish appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Charlie, and Edie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Hollow Knight: Silksong and other gaming news. Catch the latest episode on... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Hollow Knight: Silksong announcement appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Bree, Edie, and David in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about RPG maker games. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving a 1-Up... LEARN MORE The post RPG Maker games appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Bree, Edie, and David in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Arkane's open letter to Microsoft and other gaming news. Catch the latest episode... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Arkane developer's open letter to Microsoft appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, and Percy in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about nomadic video games. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving a 1-Up... LEARN MORE The post Nomadic Games appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, and Percy in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Contraband's cancellation from Avalanche and other gaming news. Catch the latest episode on... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Xbox cancels Contraband appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Bree, Hayley, Missy, and Edie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about rhythm games. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/32Xfj6ZhkZbDTKjMXptzbp Giving a... LEARN MORE The post Rhythm Games appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Bree, Hayley, Missy, and Edie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the Nintendo Partner Direct. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/32Xfj6ZhkZbDTKjMXptzbp ... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Nintendo Partner Direct appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Lisa, and Cass in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about gaming in the classroom. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving... LEARN MORE The post Gaming in the classroom appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Lisa, and Cass in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Battlefield 6's announcement and other gaming news. Catch the latest episode on Spotify:... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Battlefield 6 announcement appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, David, and Hayley in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about destructive terrain in video games Catch the latest episode on Spotify: ... LEARN MORE The post Destructive terrain appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, David, and Hayley in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the latest video game adaptation updates and other gaming news. Catch the... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Video game adaptation updates appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, and the rest of the team in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they celebrate Checkpoint's 11th birthday by doing a gaming trivia. Catch the... LEARN MORE The post Checkpoint Trivia 2025 (11th anniversary special) appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, and the rest of the team in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the 2025 Gayming Awards. Catch the latest episode on... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: 2025 Gayming Awards appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Edie, and Charlie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY, as they recap Q2 2025's top video games. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving... LEARN MORE The post Q2 2025 Video Game Roundup appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot, Luke, Edie, and Charlie in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY, where they discuss the recent shakeups at Microsoft. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Troubles in Microsoft appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot and Lisa in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about worldbuilding in video games. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: Giving a 1-Up... LEARN MORE The post Worldbuilding in video games appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Elliot and Lisa in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the latest Mario Kart World patch that affected multiplayer and other gaming news. Catch... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Mario Kart World's Latest Patch appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Omi, Hayley, Dan Goulding, and Orchestra Victoria in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Indie Symphony II. Catch the latest episode on Spotify:... LEARN MORE The post Indie Symphony II appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Omi, Hayley, and Orchestra Victoria in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the latest gaming headlines. Catch the latest episode on Spotify: ... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Bungie delays Marathon indefinitely appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Bree, Charlie, Cass, and Associate Professor Phoebe Toups Dugas in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Trans joy in play. Catch the latest episode... LEARN MORE The post Trans joy in play appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Bree, Charlie, Cass, and Associate Professor Phoebe Toups Dugas in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the Xbox Games showcase and other gaming news. ... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Xbox games showcase appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, and Doug in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the games announced at Summer Games Fest. Catch the latest episode on Spotify:... LEARN MORE The post Summer Game Fest appeared first on Checkpoint.

Join Luke, Elliot, and Dough in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch and other gaming news. Catch the latest episode... LEARN MORE The post Up To Date: Nintendo Switch 2 launch day appeared first on Checkpoint.