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Revision as of 23:35, 1 October 2020
List of Episodes
Season Eleven (2020)
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# in Series | # in Season | Title | Date |
403 | 35 | Cyber Crunch | October 1, 2020 |
Stories on: Pokemon GO, Microsoft Flight Simulator, CyberPunk 2077, and Jump Rope Challenge | |||
402 | 34 | Among We | September 24, 2020 |
Stories on: New Consoles, Peach's Untold Tale, Among Us, and Marvel's Spider-Man | |||
401 | 33 | Getting Twitchy | September 17, 2020 |
Stories on: US Army esports, Twitch plays Microsoft Flight Sim, Twitch, Monster Energy, and all the XBOX | |||
400 | 32 | SBox Xeries XS | September 10, 2020 |
Stories on: Xbox, Video Game expectations, Epic v. Apple, and NFL EA sports | |||
399 | 31 | Raise UR Fists | September 3, 2020 |
Stories on: Ubisoft, Crusader Kings III, Marvel's Avengers, Fall Guys, and Mario's 35th anniversary | |||
398 | 30 | Will You Be Chosen? | August 27, 2020 |
Stories on: PS5, The Witcher Monster Slayer, Facebook, Changes in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer | |||
397 | 29 | Brand Royale | August 20, 2020 |
Stories on: Fall Guys, Mario 35th Anniversary, Oculus, and Microsoft Flight Simulator | |||
396 | 28 | Spider Slider | August 13, 2020 |
Stories on: EA, Lovestruck, Sniper Elite, and Grounded | |||
395 | 27 | Unedited Quote | August 6, 2020 |
Stories on: Spider-Man in the Avengers, Amico, Frog Fractions, and the Games and Online Harassment Hotline. | |||
394 | 27 | The Gigaleak | July 30, 2020 |
Stories on: Sims 4, Riot Games, and the Nintendo Gigaleak! | |||
393 | 26 | Uncle Sam's Chat Spam | July 23, 2020 |
Stories on: Atlus, Minecraft, Voltage Entertainment, and Military esports teams. | |||
392 | 25 | Big Nostapinne Energy | July 16, 2020 |
Stories on: Destiny 2, Death Stranding, Sims Nifty Knitting, and the US army esports team. | |||
391 | 24 | Pokemon Couch | July 9, 2020 |
Stories on: Pokemon Go, Sega Astro City Mini, Animal Crossing, Final Sword, and Loot Boxes (Surprise Mechanics). | |||
390 | 23 | The Last of Discourse | July 2, 2020 |
Stories on: TLOU2, Buttplug io, Speedrun yourself out of the US Army Discord, and Jump Rope Challenge. | |||
389 | 22 | Sir, Mixer-Bought | June 25, 2020 |
Stories on: Smash Melee, Fortnite, Pokémon Unite, and Mixer. | |||
388 | 21 | Oh Snap! | June 18, 2020 |
Stories on: Deus Ex (kinda), Animal Crossing, Red Dead Online, and lots of Pokemon! | |||
387 | 20 | A Sim-ple Request | June 11, 2020 |
Stories on: Bootleg Gameboys, PS5, SimRefinery, and Destiny 2 | |||
386 | 19 | Gaming Companies Respond to BLM | June 4, 2020 |
Stories on: Gaming Companies Respond to BLM, Sakurai, GameGear Micro, and Valorant | |||
385 | 18 | Race to the Bottom | May 28, 2020 |
Stories on: eSports, Fallout 76, Cheap Consoles, Animal Crossing, and Manchester United | |||
384 | 17 | Hellish Cheats | May 21, 2020 |
Stories on: Doom, PES 2020, G2A, and Streets of Rage 4 | |||
383 | 16 | T H E V O I D | May 14, 2020 |
Stories on: Destiny 2, PUBG, Culling Origins, and Animal Crossing! | |||
382 | 15 | Rate This | May 7, 2020 |
Stories on: Facebook, THQNordic and Koch Media, E-Racing, and Cyberpunk 2077. | |||
381 | 14 | Wait For The Drop | April 30, 2020 |
Stories on: Animal Crossing, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and Valorant. | |||
380 | 13 | Turn On Your 2FA | April 23, 2020 |
Stories on: Riot Games, Nintendo, Fallout 76, Animal Crossing, and Online Concerts. | |||
379 | 12 | Cooking Mama Drama | April 16, 2020 |
Stories on: Pokemon GO, Nascar, Cooking Mama, and Valorant. | |||
378 | 11 | Mama's Cooking Up Trouble | April 9, 2020 |
Stories on: Stadia, Resident Evil 3 Board Game, Steam game sales, Stephen Fry, and Cooking Mama. | |||
377 | 10 | Gaming Dedensifies | April 2, 2020 |
Stories on: Pong Quest, Epic Games, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and GameStop. | |||
Chillpoint | March 26, 2020 | ||
Join Kathleen, Beej, and Paul for a ChillPoint from home!! | |||
376 | 9 | Pokemon Stay | March 19, 2020 |
Stories on: Video game skills are useful?, Pokemon GO, PS5 and XBOX Series X , Animal Crossing, and Sonic the Hedgehog | |||
375 | 8 | The Last Doomicorn | March 12, 2020 |
Stories on: Doom Eternal, GameStop, NFL 2K, E3 and other cancellations. | |||
Chillpoint | March 5, 2020 | ||
ChillPoint time! Beej and Heather are discussing the latest Gaming News! | |||
374 | 7 | Hungry For Skins | February 27, 2020 |
Stories on: Destiny 2, The International, FF7 Remake, and GameStop | |||
Chillpoint | February 20, 2020 | ||
It's ChillPoint+ Time! Paul and Heather are here to talk about video games! | |||
373 | 6 | Surprise Monsters | February 13, 2020 |
Stories on: Caffeine, Pokemon ASMR, Red Dead Redemption 2, Star Citizen, and Pokemon Home | |||
372 | 5 | So Fashionable | February 06, 2020 |
Stories on: Star Wars Battlefront, TemTem, and Animal Crossing New Horizons | |||
371 | 4 | Heart of the Upgrades | January 30, 2020 |
Stories on: Blizzard, Animal Crossing, Pokemon Home, and Atari | |||
370 | 3 | Guardians of Time | January 23, 2020 |
Stories on: Nintendo, XBOX Series X, Azur Lane: Crosswave, and Destiny 2. | |||
369 | 2 | All Joy, No Cons | January 16, 2020 |
Stories on: taekwondo, Sony @ E3, PUBG, and GameCube Switch controllers. | |||
Chillpoint | January 9, 2020 | ||
Time for ChillPoint! Hang out with Heather and Paul and chat about gaming news. | |||
368 | 1 | The Y2K20 Bug | January 2, 2020 |
Stories on: WWE 2K20, Pokemon GO, Uncharted Movie, and The Witcher |
Season Ten (2019)
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# in Series | # in Season | Title | Date |
367 | 36 | Huddle Up | December 19, 2019 |
Stories on: Fallout 76, Google Stadia, XBOX Series X, Puma Gaming Socks, and the Huddle? | |||
366 | 35 | Safe Search Off | December 12, 2019 |
Stories on: Chooseco, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, Indie World, and... fashion? | |||
365 | 34 | Quelling the Riot | December 5, 2019 |
Stories on: Riot Games, Death Stranding, Apex Legends, and Campo Santo | |||
364 | 33 | Just Another Pilot | November 28, 2019 |
Stories on: VR, Eve Online, Fortnite, and a roundup of News Nobody Cares About | |||
363 | 32 | A Whisper of a Launch | November 21, 2019 |
Stories on: Say No! More, Google Stadia, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, and Pokemon Sword/Shield | |||
362 | 31 | A Real Falling Out | October 31, 2019 |
Stories on: Pokemon Center London, Fallout 76, Waluigi, and Persona 5 Royal | |||
Chillpoint | October 24, 2019 | ||
361 | 30 | The Saga Continues | October 17, 2019 |
Stories on: Internet Archive, Riot Games, Analogue Pocket, and Blizzard | |||
360 | 29 | A Blizzard of Controversy | October 10, 2019 |
Stories on: Google Stadia, Valve, Voiced patch notes, and Blizzard | |||
359 | 28 | Press Y To Pay Respects | October 3, 2019 |
Stories on: Loot boxes, Pokemon Sausage, Angry video game birds, and Mario Maker 2 | |||
358 | 27 | The Fix Is In | September 26, 2019 |
Stories on: Overland, Ms. Pac-Man, Match fixing in Esports, and Slowpoke | |||
Chillpoint | September 19, 2019 | ||
357 | 26 | A Civilized Battle Royale | September 12, 2019 |
Stories on: Piracy, Civilization VI, Apple Arcade, and Nintendo | |||
356 | 25 | Direct-ly into the Vein | September 5, 2019 |
Stories on: WOW Classic, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and the latest Nintendo Direct | |||
Chillpoint | August 29, 2019 | ||
Kathleen and Beej are away at PAX, so come hang out with Paul and chat about the week's gaming news on ChillPoint! | |||
355 | 24 | No Heros Welcome | August 22, 2019 |
Stories on: Smash Bros, Korn, WOW Classic, and Nvidia | |||
354 | 23 | The Apex of Stupidity | August 15, 2019 |
Stories on: Destiny 2, System Shock 2, Identity Theft, and Cooking Mama | |||
353 | 22 | Spin to Win | August 8, 2019 |
Stories on: Mortal Kombat 11, Loot Boxes, and Pokemon Sword/Shield | |||
352 | 21 | A Shadow of Doubt | August 1, 2019 |
Stories on: Pokemon GO, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Wolfenstein Youngblood, and EA | |||
351 | 20 | Shitter's Full | July 25, 2019 |
Stories on: Super Smash Bros Melee mod, Fortnite, GTA Online, and Dragon Quest Builders 2. | |||
Chillpoint | July 18, 2019 | ||
Paul and Heather are here with ChillPoint+ to talk about gaming news. | |||
350 | 19 | Solo Fantasy | July 11, 2019 |
Stories on: FFXIV Shadowbringers, Nintendo Switch Lite, G2A, and Slay the Spire Sailor Moon Mod | |||
349 | 18 | Not Quite Wacky Races | July 4, 2019 |
Stories on: DDOS attacks, Steam Summer Sale, Twitch, and Valve | |||
Chillpoint | June 20, 2019 | ||
Its time for ChillPoint! With Paul and Heather! | |||
348 | 17 | Mini Tower of Power | June 6, 2019 |
Stories on: Sega Genesis Mini, Destiny, Cuphead, and Pokemon | |||
347 | 16 | Ouya What's This? | May 23, 2019 |
Stories on: Ouya, Playdate, World of Warcraft Classic, Assassin's Creed Unity, and Nintendo | |||
346 | 15 | Rock Hand | May 16, 2019 |
Stories on: PUBG mobile, Eagle Dynamics, Fallout New Vegas speedrunning, and Pokemon (specifically Geodude) | |||
345 | 14 | Wave Goodbye | May 9, 2019 |
Stories on: Tencent, BlizzCon, Gearbox, and Fortnite | |||
Chillpoint | May 2, 2019 | ||
Beej and Heather are chatting about some video game news in this weeks ChillPoint! | |||
344 | 13 | Persona 5.5 | April 25, 2019 |
Stories on: Twitch, Assassins Creed Unity Steam Reviews, Mortal Kombat 11, and Persona 5 The Royal | |||
Chillpoint | April 18, 2019 | ||
343 | 12 | Anything for the Dog | April 11, 2019 |
Stories on: Sims 4, Nintendo Labo VR, Fallout 76, and Enter the Gungeon | |||
342 | 11 | A Very Patchy Patch | April 4, 2019 |
Stories on: Apex Legends, Fallout 76, Fortnite, and Rainbow Six Siege | |||
Chillpoint | March 25, 2019 | ||
341 | 10 | Bad Man Publishing | March 18, 2019 |
Stories on: ASUS, Back 4 Blood, BadLand Publishing, and Steam Reviews | |||
340 | 9 | Dog is Good | March 11, 2019 |
Stories on: Nintendo Labo VR, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Can you pet the dog, and Steam | |||
339 | 8 | Live and Don't Learn | March 5, 2019 |
Stories on: Grand Theft Auto Online, Fortnite, Resident Evil 2 mods, and Anthem | |||
338 | 7 | Texas Hard | February 25, 2019 |
Stories on: Overwatch League, Nintendo, Fallout 76, and Solid Snake's Ass | |||
Chillpoint | February 18, 2019 | ||
337 | 6 | A Sketchy Return | February 11, 2019 |
Stories on: Nintendo, TF2, Commander Keen, and Apex Legends | |||
336 | 5 | Ubisoft Divided | February 4, 2019 |
Stories on: Assassin's Creed: Ubisoft, Dr. Mario World, and Groundhog Day VR | |||
335 | 4 | Delete Facebook | January 28, 2019 |
Stories on: Assassin's Creed: Fortnite, PUBG: Lite, Facebook, and Gamestop. | |||
334 | 3 | Time to Settle Down | January 21, 2019 |
Stories on: Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Just Dance, the GTA3 Beta, and Hbomberguy's Charity stream for Mermaids Charity. | |||
333 | 2 | Bungo Pls | January 14, 2019 |
Stories on: Kingdom Hearts 3, Unity, Bungie/Activision, and Gearbox | |||
332 | 1 | Takedown To The Stars | January 7, 2019 |
Stories on: Overwatch, Star Citizen, PT, and Star Control |
Season Nine (2018)
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# in Series | # in Season | Title | Date |
Chillpoint | December 31, 2018 | ||
331 | 38 | Cowboy Economics | December 3, 2018 |
Stories on: Playstation Classic, Artifact, Steam, and Red Dead Online | |||
330 | 37 | Frozen in a Moment | November 26, 2018 |
Stories on: Resident Evil 2, Super Mario Odyssey, gamer scores, and H1Z1. | |||
329 | 36 | Sony Says Naw | November 19, 2018 |
Stories on: Fortnite, Sony, Microsoft, and PUBG. | |||
Chillpoint | October 29, 2018 | ||
Come hand out with Heather and Paul and chat about video game news on ChillPoint! | |||
Chillpoint | October 22, 2018 | ||
With Paul and Heather. | |||
328 | 35 | Cod Peeps 4 | October 15, 2018 |
Stories on: Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Star Citizen, and Rockstar Games. | |||
327 | 34 | Tragedy and Capcomedy | October 8, 2018 |
Stories on: Capcom, PUBG Project Thai, Guinness World Records, and Fortnite. | |||
326 | 33 | Squad Up | October 1, 2018 |
Stories on: Sony, Soul Calibur VI, EVE Online, and Nintendo | |||
325 | 32 | Telling Tales | September 24, 2018 |
Stories on: Pokemon GO, W2K19, Tomb Raider, and Telltale Games | |||
324 | 31 | Directly Nintendo | September 17, 2018 |
Stories on: Final Fantasy, Nintendo Switch Online, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and Fortnite | |||
323 | 30 | Everyone Play Nice | September 10, 2018 |
Stories on: Spider-Man, Steam, Fortnite, Elite Dangerous, and Artifact | |||
Chillpoint | September 3, 2018 | ||
Time for CheckPoint! Graham and Kathleen are away so come chill with Paul and Adam as we talk about video game news! | |||
322 | 29 | All The Fortnite | August 27, 2018 |
Stories on: Marvel Strike Force, Amazon Prime, Xbox, Pokemon, and Fortnite. | |||
321 | 28 | Hit Me One More Time | August 20, 2018 |
Stories on: Valve, Overwatch, PUBG, Graphics Cards, and Hitman 2 | |||
320 | 27 | Just Buy A Real Typewriter | August 13, 2018 |
Stories on: Resident Evil 2, No Man's Sky, Fallout 76, and Fortnite | |||
319 | 26 | Cold Shoulder for Warcraft | August 6, 2018 |
Stories on: World of Warcraft, Dark Souls, Fortnite, and Cities Skylines | |||
318 | 25 | Fortnite and Graphs | July 30, 2018 |
Stories on: Destiny, EVE Online, Fortnite, and World of Warcraft | |||
317 | 24 | Fortnitely Update | July 23, 2018 |
Stories on: Destiny 2, Marvel Strike Force, Fortnite, and Splatoon 2 | |||
316 | 23 | Epic Money | July 16, 2018 |
Stories on: Aliens Colonial Marines, Game Ratings, Fortnite, and Super Mario Odyssey | |||
315 | 22 | 10K Eggress | July 9, 2018 |
Stories on: Overwatch, Ingress, Fortnite, and Mario Tennis Aces | |||
314 | 21 | Sony Doesn't Play Well With Others | July 2, 2018 |
Stories on: Sony cross play, Fortnite, Nintendo Switch Piracy, and Megaman X5 | |||
313 | 20 | Luigi's Awkward Feature | June 25, 2018 |
Stories on: Dragon Ball FighterZ, Mario Odyssey, Dota 2, and Bethesda vs Warner Bros. | |||
312 | 19 | Actual Facts on the PUBG Lawsuit | June 18, 2018 |
Stories on: Steam, PUBG vs Fortnite, Pokemon GO, and E3 | |||
Chillpoint | June 4, 2018 | ||
Time to talk about last week's gaming news! Graham and Kathleen are away today, so join Paul, Heather and Beej for ChillPoint+! | |||
311 | 18 | Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | May 28, 2018 |
Stories on: Dark Souls, PS4, Battlefield V, and WOW | |||
Chillpoint | May 21, 2018 | ||
Paul and Kathleen chat about game news | |||
310 | 17 | Too Rude for School | May 14, 2018 |
Stories on: Destiny 2, Fork Parker's Crunch Out, Fusion University, and Nintendo | |||
309 | 16 | Time for ForkKnife | May 7, 2018 |
Stories on: Pokemon GO, Runner 3, Fortnite, and Gamevice | |||
308 | 15 | Infinite Pirates | April 30, 2018 |
Stories on: Grand Theft Auto IV, speed runs, PubG, God of War, and Sea of Thieves | |||
307 | 14 | Fortnite Fortnight | April 23, 2018 |
Stories on: National Federation of State High Schools, Fortnite, Fortnite, Fortnite, and Doom | |||
306 | 13 | Bully Bully | April 16, 2018 |
Stories on Fortnite, Mega Mini Drive, The Bully Hunters, Video Game World Records | |||
ChillPoint | April 9, 2018 | ||
Paul and Kathleen chat about game news | |||
ChillPoint | April 2, 2018 | ||
Paul and Beej chat about game news | |||
305 | 12 | Get Into The Actual Sea | March 26, 2018 |
Stories on realtech VR, PUBG, Sea of Thieves, and Sonic the Hedgehog | |||
304 | 11 | When I Hear That Fortnight Bling | March 19, 2018 |
Stories on UFC3, Sea of Thieves, Ninja and Drake Twitch stream, and Paragon. | |||
303 | 10 | Hail to the Duke | March 12, 2018 |
Stories on Fortnite, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, NHL 2018 Gaming World Championship, XBox Controllers, and FF VII. | |||
302 | 9 | Let Slip the Dog Tags of War | March 5, 2018 |
Stories on Blizzard, Nintendo Switch, Battlefield One, and Tennis World Tour. | |||
301 | 8 | This Thing Again | February 26, 2018 |
Stories on Mario Odyssey glitches, Zenyatta's legs, the Overwatch League and a stupid tax. | |||
300 | 7 | FFS Here's Atari Coin | February 19, 2018 |
Stories on Atari and their cryptocurrencies, lootboxes in general, THQ old & new, and secret flight sim malware. | |||
299 | 6 | Mining for GPUs | February 12, 2018 |
Stories on Agents of Mayhem: The Boardgame, Thems Fightin' Herds, HQ bots, and Nvidia is confused by crypto. | |||
298 | 5 | So Kong, Farewell | February 5, 2018 |
Stories on battle royale games, PUBG specifically, Donkey Kong world records, Star Wars Battlefront II, and Twitch personalities. | |||
297 | 4 | Record Removed | January 29, 2018 |
Stories on Overwatch bans, PUBG changes, No Man's Sky, and a speedrun world record. | |||
296 | 3 | Compelling Cardboard | January 22, 2018 |
Stories on—yes actually—Steamed Hams, Nintendo Labo, VR Chat, and Rift... and Rift Prime. | |||
295 | 2 | I Pikaccuse You | January 15, 2018 |
Stories on Final Fantasy, a new Sims 4 patch, Stellaris, and Detective Pikachu! | |||
294 | 1 | Chat Spammed Quick | January 8, 2018 |
Stories on PSN's top games, Ripened Tingle, Games Done Quick, and Star Citizen. |
Season Eight (2017)
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# in Series | # in Season | Title | Date
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293 | 38 | Thar They Goids! | December 18, 2017 |
Stories on Elite: Dangerous, Shovel Knight, Overwatch, Destiny 2, CS:GO Lotto. | |||
292 | 37 | Srsly, Get on the Point | December 11, 2017 |
Stories on Splatoon, Pokémon GO, Overwatch, and Street Fighter. | |||
291 | 36 | Bungie "Tell Don't Show" | December 4, 2017 |
Stories on UFC/Twitch, Destiny 2, Mario Odyssey, PUBG, and Star Citizen. | |||
290 | 35 | Epic Lawsuits | November 27, 2017 |
Stories on Animal Crossing, Sonic Forces, Fornite, PUBG in China, and Pokémon GO. | |||
289 | 34 | REALISM | November 6, 2017 |
Stories on Overwatch, Steam, Mario 64, World of Warcraft, and Call of Duty WW2. | |||
288 | Does not exist | ||
287 | 33 | Project Morte | October 30, 2017 |
Stories on Wolfenstein, Super Mario Odyssey, Twitch gatcha and RIP the Kinect. | |||
Paul chats about game news | October 23, 2017 | ||
286 | 32 | The Most Humble | October 16, 2017 |
Stories on Mario Odyssey, Perkele, PUBG/ASMR, Super Metroid @ AGDQ, and Humble Bundle/IGN. | |||
285 | 31 | Wolfenstein Gonna Wolfenstein | October 9, 2017 |
Stories on ARMS, a terrible game, esports on Hulu, Golf Story, and Wolfenstein's stance on Nazis. | |||
284 | 30 | Creators Mustn't Create | October 2, 2017 |
Stories on Assassin's Creed, Nintendo Creators Program, Silicon Echoes, FIFA on Switch, and The Mini 64 thing! | |||
283 | 29 | Cringeface the Hedgehog | September 25, 2017 |
Stories on Team Fortress 2, Sonic Forces, PUBG and Danganronpa V.3 | |||
282 | 28 | Slander in Space | September 18, 2017 |
Stories on Hearthstone, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, Star Citizen, and the Nintendo Switch. | |||
281 | 27 | Destiny Throwing Shade | September 11, 2017 |
Stories on Final Fantasy XV, CS:GO Lotto, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, Breath of the Wild, and Destiny 2. | |||
Checkpoint+ Chat | September 4, 2017 | ||
Paul chatting about game news as Graham and Kathleen are away at PAX. | |||
280 | 26 | Full-Life Fanfiction | August 28, 2017 |
Stories on Crackdown 3, Star Citizen, Overwatch, HAL Laboratories, and Half-Life 3, kinda. | |||
Checkpoint+ Chat | August 21, 2017 | ||
Set was not ready yet after move, so this is a casual chat about gaming news. | |||
279 | 25 | Playerunknown's Project Runway | August 7, 2017 |
Stories on Itagaki Street, PUBG's new skirt, Skyrim AI, Splatoon 2 mayonnaise, and Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar. | |||
278 | 24 | Watyr Festival | July 31, 2017 |
Stories on the SNES Classic, Pokémon GO Fest, Hey! Pikmin, and The Gamer Gauntlet. | |||
277 | 23 | Kingdoms Heartened | July 17, 2017 |
Stories on PUBG, the 3DS, PSV Football Club, Splatoon2, and Kingdom Hearts 3. | |||
276 | 22 | Runaround Suit | July 10, 2017 |
Stories on Overwatch, FFXIV, Ace Attorney, and a new Zenimax lawsuit. | |||
275 | 21 | Trash Games Everywhere | July 3, 2017 |
Stories on Breath of the Wild, Wikipedia the Game, GTA V, Steam's Cheevo Spam, and PSN's quality control. | |||
274 | 20 | CLASSIC Nintendo | June 26, 2017 |
Stories on Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Mario+Rabbids, SNES Classic, Metroid Prime, and Prey. | |||
E3.3 | E3.3 | E3 2017 Nintendo | June 12, 2017 |
E3.2 | E3.2 | E3 2017 SONY | June 12, 2017 |
E3.1 | E3.1 | E3 2017 PC Gaming | June 12, 2017 |
WWDC | WWDC | WWDC Keynote Commentary | June 5, 2017 |
273 | 19 | Nintendo and Chill | June 5, 2017 |
Overwatch, Steam Direct, Rime, Mario 64 speedruns, and the Nintendo Switch online service. | |||
272 | 18 | Awash With Fanfic | May 29, 2017 |
Stories on Vanquish, Overwatch, Rime, Sims 4, and the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. | |||
271 | 17 | Dead Bunnies | May 22, 2017 |
Stories on Second Life, Splatoon 2, Zelda, Warcraft tokens, and World of Tanks. | |||
270 | 16 | A Game Full of Spiders | May 15, 2017 |
Stories on Famicom games filled with spiders, Nier: Automata piracy, Destiny, Deadly Premonition boardgame, and Alan Wake's disappearance. | |||
269 | 15 | Happy Little Smite | May 8, 2017 |
Stories on Mario x Rabbids, Overwatch x Korean Politics, Witcher 3 x too many GPUs, Mei's apologetic voice lines, and Bob Ross x Smite. | |||
268 | 14 | Buckle Up Buckle Up | May 1, 2017 |
Stories on Mario Kart sales, Hideo Kojima, the 2DSXL, Halo 3 (yes actually), and Vroom in the Night Sky. | |||
267 | 13 | Player Now Known | April 24, 2017 |
Stories on Mario Kart/Target, Kirby lingerie, G2A, WeGame/Tencent, and Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. | |||
266 | 12 | Bethesda Not Woke | April 17, 2017 |
Stories on the NES Classic, Nier: Automata, Quake Champions, Layton's Mystery Journey, and Nintendo Switch sales. | |||
265 | 11 | Mass Effect's Special Eyes | April 10, 2017 |
Stories on Twitch.tv, Hearthstone, Mass Effect Andromeda, neural network video games, and CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk. | |||
264 | 10 | No Spoilerino Pls | April 3, 2017 |
Stories on Pokémon GO, Nintendo Switch, Rocket League, Persona 5, and GTA Online. | |||
263 | 9 | A Beautiful Horizon | March 27, 2017 |
Stories on Battlefield 1, For Honor, Call of Duty rumours, Destiny 2, and Horizon: Zero Dawn. | |||
262 | 8 | Dangerous Goods | March 20, 2017 |
Stories on Blizzard's lawsuit, a tale of EVE Online revenge, the Floigan Bros, MLB The Show, and Persona 5's Amazon problem. | |||
261 | 7 | Breadth of the Wild | March 13, 2017 |
Stories on Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Steam user reviews, and Pokémon Red in Minecraft. | |||
260 | 6 | Diplomatic Complaints | March 6, 2017 |
Stories on Ghost Recon Wildlands, Heroes of the Storm, Destiny 2, GDC Awards, and the Nintendo Switch! | |||
259 | 5 | Switching to Mobile | February 27, 2017 |
This week's gaming stories: Nintendo Switch portable, Twitch Drops, Elite: Dangerous and its beige moons, Mass Effect: Andromeda's pretty good banging, and speedrunning all of the NES. | |||
258 | 4 | Steam Redlight | February 13, 2017 |
Stories on Call of Duty, Resident Evil 7, Ultra Street Fighter for Switch, Steam Greenlight, and the Gameband watch. | |||
257.67 | 3.67 | Gaming News Discussion 2 | February 6, 2017 |
Join Graham, Kathleen, and Penelope for a Checkpoint Special "Everyone Is Sick" Edition. | |||
257.33 | 3.33 | Gaming News Discussion 1 | January 29, 2017 |
With Graham worn out from PAX South, Kathleen and Paul discuss the week's gaming news with help from Penelope. | |||
257 | 3 | Roosterwatch | January 23, 2017 |
Stories on Dishonored 2, Stair Quest, Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, Neko Atsume, and Overwatch's new event! | |||
256 | 2 | Switch it up! | January 16, 2017 |
Stories on the new Nintendo Switch, The Sims 4, Titanfall 2, and other Nintendo news. | |||
255 | 1 | Spying on Stardew | January 9, 2017 |
Stories on Megaman on mobile, Hearthstone outreach, new laptops, and Steam Spy's 2016 report. | |||
254.5 | 0 | 2016 Roundup Discussion | January 2, 2017 |
Kathleen is out sick, so Graham and Paul talk about the gaming news of 2016. |
Season Seven
The LRR streaming calendar was overhauled in May of 2016; in July, Checkpoint followed suit with a new set and graphics and the return of Kathleen.
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254 | 19 | Mei-ry Christmas | December 19, 2016 |
Stories on Street Fighter 5, Hitman, Overwatch, Assassin's Creed 2, and League of Legends. | |||
253 | 18 | Buy Every Microtransaction | December 12, 2016 |
Stories on Super Mario Run, Pokémon GO, Fallout, Final Fantasy XV, and Game of War. | |||
252 | 17 | Sexy Ichor Mikkelsen | December 5, 2016 |
Stories on Mario Maker, The Sims 4, South Korean law, Death Stranding, and Steam's ludicrous glut of games. | |||
251 | 16 | An Xbox Is Forever | November 28, 2016 |
Stories on Nintendo 3DS, Overwatch, Solitaire, Pokémon, and Microsoft. | |||
250 | 15 | Pigeon Sim 2000 | October 17, 2016 |
Stories on Red Dead, voice actor strike, PSVR, Battlefield Pigeon, and Sony's lawsuit. | |||
249 | 14 | CS:NO News is Good News | October 10, 2016 |
Stories on Inside, Wind Waker, Gears of War, Overwatch leaks, and CS:GO's new sprays. | |||
248 | 13 | The Modern Albatross | October 2, 2016 |
Stories on Super Mario Bros, Stardew Valley, Digital Homicide, The Sims 4, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. | |||
247 | 12 | Still CheckPoint | September 26, 2016 |
Stories on basketball & esports, Doom AI, Overwatch porn, Street Fighter underoos, and Riot's money. | |||
246 | 11 | Iron and Whine | September 19, 2016 |
Stories on: Runescape, FFXIV, Pokémon GO, Destiny, and Digital Homicide. | |||
245 | 10 | Sexy Sims & Console Slims | September 12, 2016 |
Stories on the PS4 Pro, Pokemon GO, Fallout 4 mods, Smash Bros, Super Mario Run, and The Sims 4. | |||
244 | 9 | Love is Real! | August 29, 2016 |
Overwatch, Solbrain: Knight of Darkness, Final Fantasy XV, Idolm@ster, and Chuck Tingle. | |||
243 | 8 | GG EZ | August 22, 2016 |
Stories on Overwatch, Hatsune Miku, Mario, a new VR experience and a horrifying Pokémon. | |||
242 | 7 | Toy Headquarters Returns! | August 15, 2016 |
Stories on THQ, Final Fantasy XV, No Man's Sky, Titanfall 2, and ...NASCAR? | |||
241 | 6 | Some Men's Sky | August 8, 2016 |
Stories on 2K's tattoo lawsuit, Black Desert going P2W, Prey's name, No Man's Sky, Pokémon GO, and Leland Yee. | |||
240 | 5 | Words of Prey | August 1, 2016 |
Stories on Prey (2016), Pokémon GO, BioWare, This is The Police, and No Man's Sky. | |||
239 | 4 | Gotta Tag 'Em All | July 25, 2016 |
Kirby Cafés, Kojima's mascot, OneDrive & Pokémon, Overwatch, and Cosmos Rings. | |||
238 | 3 | Counter-Strike: NO! | July 18, 2016 |
Stories on Nintendo, Street Fighter V, Breeding Season, CS:GO gambling, and the Sega Saturn. | |||
237 | 2 | Leg Cramps, I Choose You | July 11, 2016 |
Stories on Steam, Richard Garriot's blood, old Mac porn, Pokémon GO, and the Pope. | |||
236 | 1 | A Spectrum of Censorship | July 4, 2016 |
Stories on Final Fantasy Monopoly, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, the Gal•Gun special edition, Twitch's "Social Eating", and China's oversight of mobile apps. |
Season Six
LRR continued to be Patreon funded. Graham hosted the show solo during Kathleen's hiatus.
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235 | 35 | Oversaturated | June 27, 2016 |
Stories on CivilizationEDU, Minecraft Battle Mini, Dad Quest, Devil's Third, and Overwatch. | |||
234 | 34 | An Itchy Taste of Things to Come | June 20, 2016 |
Stories about No Man's Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Overwatch, Insomniac VR, and Resident Evil VII. | |||
233 | 33 | E3 2016 Press Conferences | June 14, 2016 |
Summaries of the E3 2016 Press Events for Electronic Arts, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sony, and kinda Nintendo. | |||
232 | 32 | Konami Hates Us | June 6, 2016 |
Stories on Metal Gear Solid, Fallout 4 mods, Alto's Adventure, Minecraft, and Overwatch. | |||
231 | 31 | OverPorn | May 30, 2016 |
Stories on No Man's Sky, Mighty No.9, Windows 10, Mirror's Edge, and Overwatch's porn "epidemic". | |||
230 | 30 | Mario, Minecraft, and Youtube | May 23, 2016 |
Stories on Overwatch, Oculus vs Vive, Minecraft & Mario, Liyla and the Shadows of War, and Fallout 4 mods. | |||
229 | 29 | This Youtuber Life | May 16, 2016 |
Stories on Street Fighter 5, Dark Souls 3, Cobra Club, Overwatch, and Youtubers Life. | |||
228 | 28 | Worst Call of Duty Ever | May 9, 2016 |
Stories on Pokémon, Nintendo NX, Sonic Boom on YouTube, a free cow, Kickstarter trademarks, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. | |||
227 | 27 | Divide By Zero Players | May 2, 2016 |
Stories on VR confinement, Nintendo NX, Call of Duty, Cracker Jack, and The Division. | |||
226 | 26 | Rusty From All the Salt | April 18, 2016 |
Stories on StarCraft 2, a "Heroic" MMO, LEGO Minecraft, the handsomest Pokémon, and the new women of Rust. | |||
225 | 25 | Delicious Vanilla WoW | April 11, 2016 |
Stories on The Culling, itch.io, CS:GO, XCOM 2, and World of Warcraft. | |||
224 | 24 | Dank Streams 3 | April 4, 2016 |
CheckPoint brings you stories on paying to win in Clash Royale, playing WoW with your feet, a gamer action figure, VR desktops, and Bandai-Namco's Dark Souls 3 problem. | |||
223 | 23 | When Leaks & Rumors Aren't | March 28, 2016 |
Stories on the Nintendo NX "leaks", Rock Band for PC, the PlayStation4K, and Valve's Steam Controller. | |||
222 | 22 | Hail Mary to the Supreme Court | March 21, 2016 |
Stories on Xbox, the "PS4.5", UFC 2's new fighter, Telltale Batman, and EA's attempt to get the Supreme Court on their side. | |||
221 | 21 | A Division Divided | March 14, 2016 |
Stories on Xbox cross-platform play, Bill Gates & Age of Empires, iOS App Store, The Division, and Ubisoft's dumb movie pre-order bonuses. | |||
220 | 20 | Retro Deception | March 7, 2016 |
Stories this week on The Division, Mario Maker, Oculus vs Mac, the UFC 2 curse, and the ongoing troubles of the Coleco Chameleon. | |||
219 | 19 | Do Not Anger the Gaben | February 29, 2016 |
Stories on Dark Souls 3, Final Fantasy 14, Dota 2 & The Shanghai Major, and Fallout 4. | |||
218 | 18 | Can I Get A Witness | February 15, 2016 |
Stories on pro-level StarCraft, The Witness, Assassin's Creed, CranK, and Destiny! | |||
217 | 17 | Fire Emblem Heavy Petting | February 8, 2016 |
Stories on gaming piracy, Bro Fist Sim, Avengers Academy, Fire Emblem Fates, and professional Counter-Strike. | |||
216 | 16 | When Games Become Tropes | January 25, 2016 |
Stories on Mortal Kombat X for PC, XCOM: The Long War, Donald Rumsfeld: game dev, Assassin's Creed cakes, and Yandere Simulator on Twitch. | |||
215 | 15 | Scratching the Highest Court | January 18, 2016 |
Stories on Mario Maker, Sony's "Let's Play" trademark filing, Xbox 360 disc scratch suit, the best-selling games of 2015, and voice of Duke Nukem John St. John. | |||
214 | 14 | MLG No Scope Buyout | January 4, 2016 |
Stories on Activision/Blizzard buying MLG, Oculus Rift, Umihara Kiwase, Target (kinda), and Crackdown. | |||
213 | 13 | Get the Leather | December 21, 2015 |
Stories on Just Cause 3, Aviary Attorney, Kingdom Hearts II.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and the Coleco Chameleon. | |||
212 | 12 | Blizzard Just Wants Our Love | December 14, 2015 |
Stories on Steam hacking, Blizzard's business plan, Star Wars looking amazing, League's amazing numbers, and a game where you play a baby. | |||
211 | 11 | The Final Word | December 7, 2015 |
As well as Graham's exhaustive opinion of the FF7 Remake, stories on Steam, Total War: Warhammer, The Witcher 3, and PS2 titles on PS4. | |||
210 | 10 | The Secret of the 7th Core | November 30, 2015 |
Stories on Namco Bandai, Metal Gear Solid V, League of Legends, PlayStation 4, and Dragon's Lair. | |||
209 | 9 | Use Your Words | November 23, 2015 |
Stories on Steam sales, Fallout 4, Batman Arkham Knight, Dispatcher, and the Odin Sphere HD remaster. | |||
208 | 8 | Five Nights at Funtown | November 2, 2015 |
Stories on Fallout 4, Five Nights at Freddy's, Jäsøn, MiiTomo, and Sega's constant failure to Sonic. | |||
207 | 7 | Downloading Terror | October 26, 2015 |
Stories on Fatal Frame, Steam Greenlight, Mario Speedrunning, Pokemon, and the console wars. | |||
206 | 6 | Keeping Microtransactions Safe | October 19, 2015 |
Stories on Valve's Steam Link, Riot Games, Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft, and Pay Day 2's microtransactions. | |||
205 | 5 | Going on a Rampage | October 12, 2015 |
Stories on Sonic Dash, Zynga, Witcher 3, G2A/Riot, and Rampage Jackson. | |||
204 | 4 | Tony Font's Pro Layout | October 5, 2015 |
Stories on Burnout, Steam, Destiny, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. | |||
203 | 3 | Black Ops, Party of One? | September 28, 2015 |
Stories on Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Grand Theft Auto 5 & Bigfoot, Oculus Rift, and Counter-Strike on TBS. | |||
202 | 2 | Twitch Must Play | September 21, 2015 |
Stories on WWE2K16, Persona 5, Konami, Black Ops, and Twitch Plays Everything. | |||
201 | 1 | Pokémon GO Outside | September 14, 2015 |
Stories on Pokémon GO, League of Legends, Mario, Disney Infinity & Splatoon, and Infinity Blade. |
Season Five (Patreon Funded)
After the YRR of LRR, LoadingReadyRun announced a Patreon to continue LoadingReadyLive streams.
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200 | 26 | No Place for Mercy | September 7, 2015 |
Stories on Destiny, Assassin's Creed, Marvel Heroes 2015, Hasbro, and Machinima & the FTC. | |||
199 | 25 | A Twitch Player Darkly | August 24, 2015 |
Stories on Twitch Plays Dark Souls, Machine Zone vs Kabam, Madden 16, BlizzCon, and Triple Triad. | |||
198 | 24 | Cars 2 HD Gameplay Compilation | August 19, 2015 |
Stories on 3DS hacking with Ironfall, a Chinese rip-off console, more Red Ash, amazing skin, and the "greatest" gaming video on YouTube. | |||
197 | 23 | Crackdown the Walls | August 10, 2015 |
Stories on Crackdown, Fallout, Journey of the Light & Steam, Destiny, and Mighty No. 9! | |||
196 | 22 | Don't Work at Konami | August 3, 2015 |
Stories on Final Fantasy VII Remake, Konami, Ouya & Razer, Fallout 4, and Comcept's Red Ash. | |||
195 | 21 | Shot to the Hearth | July 21, 2015 |
We're back! Stories on The Flock, Rust, Crash Bandicoot, Hearthstone, and Street Fighter V. | |||
194 | 20 | Destiny's Rough Week | June 29, 2015 |
Stories on Destiny, Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, Apple and the Confederate Flag, and League of Legends. | |||
193 | 19 | Nintendo Gains Awareness | June 23, 2015 |
Stories on Smash Bros, Steam, Razer, WiiU, and an injured LoL pro. | |||
192 | 18 | E3 2015 Roundup | June 17, 2015 |
Stories on the biggest news from E3 2015: Fallout 4's dog friend, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Shin Megami Tensei's weird E3 showing, Xbox One backwards compatibility, new Amiibo/landers, and Shenmue 3!! | |||
191 | 17 | Fall Back with Fallout | June 8, 2015 |
Stories on NBA2K16, The Witcher 3, Fallout, Hearthstone, and the FTC as it pertains to YouTube. | |||
190 | 16 | Punch Cow, Get Cash | May 25, 2015 |
Stories on Destiny, Witcher 3, GTA V, Nintendo, and League of Legends! | |||
189 | 15 | The Crush of Candy | May 18, 2015 |
Stories on Konami, Square Enix, Duke Nukem, League of Legends, and Candy Crush Saga. | |||
188 | 14 | So Retro It's Awkward | May 11, 2015 |
Stories on Silent Hills PT, Nintendo, Smite, Five Nights at Freddy's, and cartridge gaming. | |||
187 | 13 | A DiRTy Trick | May 4, 2015 |
Stories on Nintendo/Amiibo, The Sims 4, DiRT, Steam, and E3's representation of PC Gaming. | |||
186 | 12 | The Hills are Silent | April 27, 2015 |
Stories on Silent Hill, Killing Floor 2, Rodea the Sky Soldier, Peter Molynuex, and of course, the now outdated Valve paid mods debacle. | |||
185 | 11 | Steam Ain't Free | April 20, 2015 |
Stories on 1995, Candy Crush, Dark Souls II, 3DS Street Pass, and Steam! | |||
184 | 10 | Bloodleaks | April 7, 2015 |
Stories on Bloodborne, Mario Kart 8, NBA2K14, The Button, and Amiibo supply-chain failures. | |||
183 | 9 | Rated N for Neglect | March 30, 2015 |
Stories on Rust, Oculus Rift, Dead or Alive 5, Zynga, and angry UK parents. | |||
182 | 8 | Kojima Repeating | March 23, 2015 |
Stories on Konami and Hideo Kojima, Bloodborne, Google Play, Valkyrie Drive, and a naughty League of Legends clan. | |||
181 | 7 | Cities Fighting Pirates | March 17, 2015 |
Stories on Cities: Skylines, Upsilon Circuit, Star Citizen, Elder Scrolls Online, and Paula Deen: Recipe Quest... god help us. | |||
180 | 6 | Copyright Lives Forever | March 2, 2015 |
Stories on why we'll never get No One Lives Forever back, an official/unofficial Mystic Quest remake, Twitch Plays Halo, the new WoW tokens, and Grab Them By the Eyes. | |||
179 | 5 | Mars Needs Writers | February 23, 2015 |
Stories on Doom, the Apple Store, Destiny, and Bethesda. | |||
178 | 4 | Nintendo Wants that YouTube Dollar | February 2, 2015 |
Stories on an Ikea sim, Nintendo & YouTube, Joystiq, Ouya & Alibaba, and Valve's Steam Workshop. | |||
177 | 3 | Slay Millions of Dragons | January 19, 2015 |
Stories on Dragon Age: Inquisition, 3D After Burner 2, WWE Immortals, the Xbox price drop, and a special gift to dedicated WoW fans. | |||
176 | 2 | News Refurbished by GameStop | January 15, 2015 |
Stories on GameStop's Xbox refurbishment, League of Legends, The Princess Bride mobile games, Evolve and Puzzle and Dragons Mario Edition. | |||
175 | 1 | Metal Gear Chicken | January 5, 2015 |
Stories on FarCry, Metal Gear Solid, the 3DRudder, iTunes in the EU, and PS Now. |
Season Four (CheckPointPlus)
After Penny Arcade announced an end to third-party content on their site, LoadingReadyRun announced that CheckPoint was going to go on an "Indefinite Hiatus." However, in a segment at the end of the penultimate episode of Season Three, EA You're Just OK on December 23rd, they announced that instead they would stream CheckPoint live on Twitch as CheckPointPlus.
As well as a live recording of the episode, after the recording Graham, Kathleen and Paul discuss the stories and other stories they don't use. Also Kathleen greets new twitch subscribers with a "Kathleen Commercial", a short improvised skit "advertising" each subscriber. They frequently go off the rails, and one commercial led to the creation of the fictional country of Snorsh, which has become a running gag. A Snorshian Tourist Minister, and Spoopifer, a ghost who warns you if things might be too "Spoopy", voiced by Kathleen, are regular characters in Kathleen Commercials.
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174 | 41 | A Final Fantasy "F*** You!" | December 31, 2014 |
They're making a new Final Fantasy and it's super different. Plus, you can already overspend on Halo 5, Destiny has a terrible gun, and Quake runs on anything. | |||
173 | 40 | STALKER Returns? | December 24, 2014 |
Stories on Master Chief Collection, Bravely Second, Telltale vs Minecraft, Final Fantasy XV and more S.T.A.L.K.E.R. gossip! | |||
172 | 39 | Legal Blowout, Fellow STALKER | December 22, 2014 |
A new STALKER game, only it isn't, is being made by some former STALKER developers, only they aren't. Plus stories on Final Fantasy and Assassin's Creed. | |||
171 | 38 | Final Fantasy Cocktease | December 16, 2014 |
Stories on Saints Row, PS4 faceplates, TF2 booty shorts, and Final Fantasy–goddamn–7. | |||
170 | 37 | Dennis Dyack Returns | December 15, 2014 |
Stories on Denis Dyack, FF7 G-Bike, and Assassin's Creed Unity (Episode for week of November 3rd, 2014). | |||
169 | 36 | SimCity Mobile Except Not | November 1, 2014 |
EA really doesn't want you to think less of their new mobile SimCity. Stories on a PSN update, an Xbox price drop, Street Fighter Furries, and smart phone exercises. | |||
168 | 35 | Be A Bread | October 26, 2014 |
The Resident Evil TV series changes hands, Bread finally gets its own game, and the Master Chief Collection has a MASSIVE day one download. | |||
167 | 34 | Ubi's Insane Resolution Solution | October 23, 2014 |
They probably couldn't have stopped it, but if Ubisoft didn't want people to argue, they shouldn't have done THIS. Also stories on Star Wars, a Chinese charades game, Destiny, and GTA V. | |||
166 | 33 | Call of Marketing | October 22, 2014 |
What happens when a Call of Duty executive goes way, WAY off script? Insane things. Also stories on Mistwalker, Shelter 2, Shadow of Mordor, and Tiny Death Star. | |||
165 | 32 | RetroN to the Future | October 7, 2014 |
When your product is already in kind of a weird grey area, maybe don't push it? Stories on Hyperkin, Oculus Rift, AC Unity, and Bloodborne. | |||
164 | 31 | Your Destiny is Menial | September 24, 2014 |
The galaxy's greatest warriors are shooting into the darkness. | |||
163 | 30 | Music for Exposure | September 17, 2014 |
Kathleen takes on the solo sliding show with this week's CheckPoint. Stories on Destiny, Peggle, a gold PS4, and Google Play. | |||
162 | 29 | The Perviest VR | September 10, 2014 |
The Colonial Marines lawsuit marches on, Disgaea 5 announced, and Tekken Team shows us the weirdest tech demo yet. | |||
161 | 28 | Twitchazon | September 4, 2014 |
With a last-minute rewrite when the news came, let's look at Amazon buying Twitch. Also, "Fish Plays Street Fighter". | |||
160 | 27 | Trademark Trollin' | August 26, 2014 |
Kathleen's away another week, but Graham's got your back with all the weirdest gaming news. | |||
159 | 26 | Get Those Vampires Naked | August 4, 2014 |
Graham fills in for two people with stories about Titanfall, GameStop, and a game where you make vampires naked. | |||
158 | 25 | It Is Your Destiny | July 24, 2014 |
A double does of Destiny news this week, plus info on the Space Invaders movie? which is going to be a thing. | |||
157 | 24 | Don't Crytek | July 22, 2014 |
Crytek UK is falling apart, and it turns out Rebellion is a patent troll. | |||
156 | 23 | The Most Micro of Transactions | July 2, 2014 |
Pools, babies, dungeons... we're just gonna chop your games up into little bitty pieces. | |||
155 | 22 | Riotous | June 27, 2014 |
Stories about a League of Legends scholarship, Riot Games' hiring-and-firing program, and FF8's weird cheat codes. | |||
154 | 21 | YouTube Gaming | June 19, 2014 |
Gaming is a big deal on YouTube... we should get in on that. | |||
153 | 20 | E3 2014 | June 14, 2014 |
A summary of the EA and Microsoft pressers (the only ones that had happened at airtime). | |||
152 | 19 | Bad Ideas | June 8, 2014 |
If people would just start using their brains... well, we'd be out of stuff to make fun of. | |||
151 | 18 | Into the New World | May 31, 2014 |
The World of Warcraft has wrapped. Don't hold your breath. | |||
150 | 17 | And On That Bombshell | May 23, 2014 |
Interceptor Games debuts a dull thud, while 2K Sports announces the ugliest shoes... in the world. | |||
149 | 16 | KickFail | May 16, 2014 |
The Outcast KickStarter fails to connect, and Towns just straight gives up. Weird week for potential games. | |||
148 | 15 | Infinity Soft | May 9, 2014 |
Infinity Ward and Neversoft are sort of joining forces and we don't know how to feel about it. | |||
147 | 14 | A Successful Rebirth | April 22, 2014 |
FFXIV was rescued from people that probably shouldn't have been making it in the first place. | |||
146 | 13 | Digging for E.T. | April 15, 2014 |
Is finding all the discarded copies of E.T. really the result we want? | |||
145 | 12 | Square Enix Finally Listens | April 2, 2014 |
In a revelation shocking only themselves, Square realizes it's good at RPGs. | |||
144 | 11 | Simulated Goat | March 24, 2014 |
You can be a goat, you can be a bear, you can be anything you want! | |||
143 | 10 | Frog Secrets | March 17, 2014 |
The secret is: There's gonna be more frogs. | |||
142 | 9 | Upsample-Fall | March 10, 2014 |
Now that we've got the gaming PC fixed for game streaming, the CheckPoint setup took some hits. Hopefully we'll get everything in place for next week! | |||
141 | 8 | 3DRealms Flails Wildly | February 24, 2014 |
3DRealms doesn't seem to remember where they've left their licenses... | |||
140 | 7 | PokemonSpamsTwitch | February 17, 2014 |
Enjoy the latest fad on Twitch.tv, a real argument for dictatorship. | |||
139 | 6 | A Bit of a Flap | February 10, 2014 |
Flappy Bird has flapped away, leaving behind it much wailing and gnashing of teeth. | |||
138 | 5 | KickStopper | February 3, 2014 |
What have we learned from KickStarter funded games? How quickly time passes. | |||
137 | 4 | Tales of Troubles | January 28, 2014 |
Bamco-Nandai has taken something great, then made it awful and butt. | |||
136 | 3 | Try These Ninten-dos! | January 20, 2014 |
Another Bishi Roundup! Sort of. Also, we advise Nintendo. | |||
135 | 2 | Ruining the Magic | January 13, 2014 |
CheckPoint Live, now with correct seating orientation! Also, stories about SimCity, Germany and Microsoft. | |||
134 | 1 | So Brave, So Default | January 6, 2014 |
The first CheckPoint recorded LIVE was not without its audio errors and awkward pauses, but for being done in one shot, we're pretty happy. Tune in next week, it'll be even better! |
Season Three
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133 | 29 | Now We Console The Loser | December 30, 2013 |
CheckPoint breaks down the console wars! Who won? Who lost? Who cares! | |||
132 | 28 | EA You're Just OK | December 23, 2013 |
This is not a video about the best company in the world, this is just a ribbing. | |||
131 | 27 | Brickbox One | December 16, 2013 |
Don't believe everything you read online. Actually, don't believe anything you read online. | |||
130 | 26 | We Must Clone Deeper | December 9, 2013 |
Finally, experience the thrill of ripping off the Dutch from the comfort of your own home. | |||
129 | 25 | Angry Birds: Cash! | December 2, 2013 |
Rovio's getting serious. Not about racing games, but about in-app purchases. | |||
128 | 24 | MyGM is Best GM | November 25, 2013 |
I think NBA 2K14s innovative "not playing basketball at all mode" is finally going to get me to give the franchise a try. | |||
127 | 23 | Sony’s Everquest for More Money | November 18, 2013 |
Do you like Everquest? Are you a chump? Sony has a proposition for you. | |||
126 | 22 | Not So Free to Play | November 11, 2013 |
What makes a good free-to-play game? Apparently, a bad game. | |||
125 | 21 | Attack on Titanfall | November 4, 2013 |
Miss the "good old days" of the console wars? No? Well, EA seems to. | |||
124 | 20 | A Torrent of Theft | October 28, 2013 |
Have you found a torrent of something that's too good to exist? Leave it alone. | |||
123 | 19 | There's No Mojo Here | October 21, 2013 |
Do you need common sense and market research if you have wild, unattainable dreams? Yes Madcatz, you do. | |||
122 | 18 | Just Say No to Mojo | October 14, 2013 |
Are you in the market for a luxury Android console? If so, did someone hit you on the head? | |||
121 | 17 | The Longest Half Life | October 7, 2013 |
At last, our long nightmare is over. Ha ha, just kidding. | |||
120 | 16 | The Ghost of David Jaffe | September 30, 2013 |
Do imaginary friends make the best business partners? Only David Jaffe knows. | |||
119 | 15 | Grand Theft Apple | September 22, 2013 |
Now you can take the GTA experience wherever you go! Just don't crime and drive. | |||
118 | 14 | Anger in Ouya Town | September 16, 2013 |
Turns out that giving out FREE MONEY brings out some unsavory behaviour. | |||
117 | 13 | The Mighty Mega Nine | September 9, 2013 |
Keiji Inafune's new game totally isn't Mega Man at all you guys. | |||
116 | 12 | Ubisoft and Nvidia Sittin' in a Tree | September 2, 2013 |
Ubisoft has formed a mighty alliance with Nvidia! OMG THEY'RE BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!! It's so cute! | |||
115 | 11 | Plants vs. Productivity | August 26, 2013 |
Humans love Plants vs. Zombies. But couldn't we be doing something better with our time? | |||
114 | 10 | A Little Less Kinection | August 19, 2013 |
Microsoft announces yet more changes to the Xbox One. At the rate they're going you'll just be buying a rebranded PS4 on launch day. | |||
113 | 9 | Same Sexy Sims | August 12, 2013 |
Is The Sims the most progressive game ever? Maybe? Maybe. | |||
112 | 8 | Sweet Treats | August 5, 2013 |
Before you jump into the latest dating sim, watch Kathleen's handy primer. | |||
111 | 7 | Self Control 2 | July 29, 2013 |
Stardock Software is dangerously close to poking a hornets' nest. | |||
110 | 6 | The Peripherals | July 22, 2013 |
There is now an entire documentary about a video game peripheral from the 1980s. We've arrived. | |||
109 | 5 | Mystery, Intrigue, ISK | July 15, 2013 |
Spies, double-agents, space carriers: an average day for EVE Online. | |||
108 | 4 | Mattrick Goes to the Dogs | July 8, 2013 |
Not content with ruining one company, Mattrick sets his sights Zyngward. | |||
107 | 3 | No One Can Hear You Pee | July 1, 2013 |
Looking for a way to deal with some inconvenient people? Give them Routine on Oculus Rift. | |||
106 | 2 | XBox-One-Less-Thing | June 24, 2013 |
Microsoft changes its tune on the Xbox One, and an app that lets you have sex with your iPad! | |||
105 | 1 | XBox On Point | June 17, 2013 |
Underwhelmed by the Xbox One. Here's a few reasons why. |
Season Two
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104 | 52 | OMG The Bubble Popped | June 10, 2013 |
When a Zynga employee is laid off in the woods, does anyone hear the sound of them going "hooray"? | |||
103 | 51 | Cube Vindication | June 3, 2013 |
There really was something in the Cube. It was in our hearts all along! | |||
102 | 50 | Meet My Xbone | May 27, 2013 |
CheckPoint takes on the new Xbox One, aka, the Xbone | |||
101 | 49 | Save our Pac Mans | May 20, 2013 |
Pac Man is being "re-imagined" with a "cool" cartoon and video game. Think about how awful that would be... and then keep going. | |||
100 | 48 | They Came for Our Guns | May 13, 2013 |
EA doesn't do "real guns" in its games anymore. Sort of. Not really? False. | |||
99 | 47 | Irony Tycoon | May 6, 2013 |
Your tears. They are delicious. | |||
98 | 46 | Ridiculous Cloning | April 29, 2013 |
Peter Molyneux is going to be disgustingly rich. | |||
97 | 45 | Oh Yeah, Ouya | April 22, 2013 |
The Ouya! It's the next big in next big things, and not much else. | |||
96 | 44 | What is Worst in Life | April 15, 2013 |
Once again, EA is literally the worst. | |||
95 | 43 | Downloadable Consumerism | April 8, 2013 |
Oh my gosh! Ads in SimCity! And I don't even have to PAY for them? Thanks EA! | |||
94 | 42 | Restructuring Expectations | April 1, 2013 |
It shouldn't be easy to be successful, but it should at least be attainable. | |||
93 | 41 | The Origin Hackshack | March 25, 2013 |
Origin security problems and publishers that don't like female protagonists. | |||
92 | 40 | Five Servings of Zombie | March 18, 2013 |
The folks behind DayZ just want you to be healthy. | |||
91 | 39 | Kicking Expectations | March 11, 2013 |
What should you do differently if you KickStarter is over-funded? Everything, and nothing. | |||
90 | 38 | Getting Down to Bidness | March 4, 2013 |
THQ is auctioning off its junk. Literally. | |||
89 | 37 | Sony’s PS4 Play | February 25, 2013 |
Sony said a lot of words, but did they say anything important? | |||
88 | 36 | Litigation is Magic | February 18, 2013 |
For a two hour long game, Journey sure was expensive to make. | |||
87 | 35 | A Door Closed, a Windows Open | February 11, 2013 |
XNA discontinued, Amazon Coins and more! | |||
86 | 34 | The Accidental War | February 4, 2013 |
We all knew Reddit and SomethingAwful would fight eventually, but we didn't expect this... | |||
85 | 33 | A Modest Proposal | January 28, 2013 |
Okay, THQ didn't listen, but maybe Atari will. | |||
84 | 32 | SWTOR SGR OMG | January 21, 2013 |
BioWare tries to do the right thing and the media shits all over them. | |||
83 | 31 | THQ Going to Pieces | January 14, 2013 |
Sounds like everyone has a chance to get in on some of this THQ auction action. | |||
82 | 30 | PSGone | January 7, 2013 |
The doors closes on the PS2, and Eidos' Life President is also a Commander now. | |||
81 | 29 | Eternal Lawsuit | November 19, 2012 |
Don't sue someone you've ripped off. | |||
80 | 28 | Features We Won’t Wii-Use | November 12, 2012 |
Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime bore us to tears with peripheral Wii U features. | |||
79 | 27 | The Price of Progress | November 5, 2012 |
Square Enix is listening, and realizes it has to hide its shenanigans better. | |||
78 | 26 | Games are Really Big | October 29, 2012 |
All we know about Dragon Age 3 is that it's big. We guess that's good? | |||
77 | 25 | A Blue Streak of Sadness | October 22, 2012 |
Every time we hear Sonic news these days it's always sad. | |||
76 | 24 | Trouble on the Farm | October 15, 2012 |
Zynga is doing so poorly, they might be better off if they didn't exist. | |||
75 | 23 | Pork Barrel Participation | October 8, 2012 |
Who can resist the siren song of gold avatar armor? | |||
74 | 22 | SC2: HotS Goes F2P? | October 1, 2012 |
Blizzard recently mused out loud what StarCraft might look like as a free-to-play title. | |||
73 | 21 | Disputed Borders and Lands | September 24, 2012 |
Kathleen gives us the historical context for why some former Soviets don't like their Borderlands options. | |||
72 | 20 | Mixed Martial Boobies | September 17, 2012 |
DOA5 flip-flops on its bounce-bounce. Again. | |||
71 | 19 | Games for Windows or Not | September 10, 2012 |
There's too many different services that share the same names. Get it together, Microsoft. | |||
70 | 18 | Core Crisis | September 3, 2012 |
What is gameplay worth to you? Square says: Your time and eyeballs. | |||
69 | 17 | On Blackest Isle | August 27, 2012 |
Black Isle is back! Kind of? Is it? Wait a second here. | |||
68 | 16 | Almost No Odd Job | August 20, 2012 |
GoldenEye's famous multiplayer mode was developed on the sly and nearly didn't happen. | |||
67 | 15 | Final Fantasy Apology | August 13, 2012 |
It's refreshing when a company admits it's screwed up. Really, badly screwed up. | |||
66 | 14 | MechWarrior | August 6, 2012 |
Because releasing actual mecha into the world couldn't possibly go wrong. | |||
65 | 13 | Square Enix Versus Rumors | July 30, 2012 |
If you're going to make up rumors about FF Versus 13, there's way more hilarious ones than, "It's cancelled." | |||
64 | 12 | Gamer Marketing | July 23, 2012 |
When making something you want gamers to buy, make sure it's super shiny and ridiculous. | |||
63 | 11 | Games & Movies | July 16, 2012 |
Every time there's a spec of good news about a video game movie, there's an equal torrent of horrid crap. | |||
62 | 10 | Assassin’s Editions | July 9, 2012 |
If you want any variety of bonus features with your copy of Screed 3, there's an edition for that. | |||
61 | 9 | DOA Flashback | July 2, 2012 |
Remember how DOA5 was going to be all mature and grown-up? About that… | |||
60 | 8 | Til Ring Out Do Us Part | June 25, 2012 |
Soul Calibur adds wedding costumes, and Zynga has stopped pretending they aren't terrible. | |||
59 | 7 | UFC Extremely Disputed | June 18, 2012 |
THQ had better never let Saints Row go if they keep making decisions like these. | |||
58 | 6 | E3 Throwdown | June 11, 2012 |
Does E3 even care that gamers were upset with the show? | |||
57 | 5 | Infinite Lawsuit | June 4, 2012 |
Activision may have now settled with West & Zampella, but the gaming lawsuit of the decade left us a final parting nugget of gold. | |||
56 | 4 | Beyond Infinity | May 28, 2012 |
Ahh, the delightful nuggets of ridiculousness that come from court filing papers. | |||
55 | 3 | Too Much of a Good Thing? | May 21, 2012 |
Look, we love Tim Schafer too, but this is just getting silly. | |||
54 | 2 | Zyng and Zag | May 14, 2012 |
Zynga gets in the news so much these days you'd think they were a tabloid celebrity. | |||
53 | 1 | God of Gore | May 7, 2012 |
Sony is taking extra special care to make sure God of War 4 has beautiful blood-goo. |
Season One
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# in Series | # in Season | Title | Date |
52 | 52 | Are Fezzes Cool? | April 30, 2012 |
Indie-darling Fez is finally out and everyone knows they love it, but they're not sure why. | |||
51 | 51 | Power Sink | April 23, 2012 |
Is your console destroying the country's power grid? Yes. The answer is yes. | |||
50 | 50 | There is No Bubble | April 16, 2012 |
Kickstarter is taking over video game self-funding. But is there an end to it? | |||
49 | 49 | EA is Just the Worst | April 9, 2012 |
Did you hear? Electronic Arts is basically the devil! | |||
48 | 48 | Ubi Goes Soft | April 2, 2012 |
Ubisoft is introducing a new anti-piracy scheme that sounds... good? | |||
47 | 47 | Gaming the System | March 26, 2012 |
For all the money gaming makes the US, the US sure seems to hate gaming. | |||
46 | 46 | The Masses Are Effected | March 19, 2012 |
Welcome to largest video game entitlement complex since Minecraft ladders. | |||
45 | 45 | GDizzle | March 12, 2012 |
Graham & Paul hold down the fort while Kathleen reports in from GDC. | |||
44 | 44 | Foot X Mouth | March 5, 2012 |
The thing about saying stupid things on the internet is that everyone can hear you. | |||
43 | 43 | Is It Worth It? | February 27, 2012 |
Is Square allowed to charge $18 for an iOS game? Yes, but should they? | |||
42 | 42 | Legacy of Shame | February 20, 2012 |
Dead or Alive's new lead wants to class the series up a bit. Let's see how that goes. | |||
41 | 41 | Double-Extra Fine | February 13, 2012 |
Does this change the game? Only insofar as Tim Schafer is making it this time. | |||
40 | 40 | Tera-Fied | February 6, 2012 |
En Masse bans the world, Netherrealm has an identity crisis and Everquest lives! | |||
39 | 39 | Tower Heist | January 30, 2012 |
Can Zynga get away with ripping off someone else's game? Well, they already have. | |||
38 | 38 | Masters of Code, Not Money | January 23, 2012 |
Among the stories this week, a tale of poor accounting and idiocy. | |||
37 | 37 | Survey Says! | January 16, 2012 |
Cheaters gonna cheat! | |||
36 | 36 | Exhausted Fantasy | January 9, 2012 |
Square continues to ignore pleas for Final Fantasy 7, and maybe that's for the best. | |||
35 | 35 | Unarmed Avatars | January 2, 2012 |
If Microsoft removes guns from the avatar marketplace, how will the avatars defend themselves against the Kinectimals? | |||
34 | 34 | Clipshow | December 26, 2011 |
When there's no news, CheckPoint makes its own! CheckPoint's own news is silly and mostly just footage of us ruining takes. | |||
33 | 33 | 2011 CheckPoint Awards | December 19, 2011 |
The best video game awards ever. We don't even know of any others. | |||
32 | 32 | Game for Fashion | December 12, 2011 |
The fashion world is like a rickety construction of wood, stone and glass, rocked by an Angry Bird dress. | |||
31 | 31 | Acts of Ville-ainy | December 5, 2011 |
Zynga's grip is becoming so tight that their own users are slipping through their fingers. | |||
30 | 30 | The Glitchy Scrolls | November 28, 2011 |
Skyrim Glitch is Best Glitch | |||
29 | 29 | Gotta Get Deals on Friday! | November 21, 2011 |
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28 | 28 | UbiHardball | November 14, 2011 |
Hollywood is scared and afraid that someone might know how to do their job better than they do. | |||
27 | 27 | Battlefail 3 | November 7, 2011 |
EA and DICE don't seem to think that BF3's failures are your fault for wanting to play it. | |||
26 | 26 | Uncharted Charted | October 31, 2011 |
If the game you love gets a score you don't, the only possible answer is impotent rage. | |||
25 | 25 | The Ultimate Scrolldown | October 24, 2011 |
Mojang and Bethesda are locked in a legal battle of mutual silliness. (Featuring a guest appearance by Russ Pitts) | |||
24 | 24 | Manual Stimulation | October 17, 2011 |
Look, we're all excited about Skyrim but just chill out a bit, okay? | |||
23 | 23 | HD Remix | October 10, 2011 |
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22 | 22 | Fantasies: How Not to Be Final | October 3, 2011 |
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21 | 21 | Sony Knows It Has a Problem | September 26, 2011 |
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20 | 20 | The Birds!!! | September 19, 2011 |
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19 | 19 | Project - Buy Our Shit | September 12, 2011 |
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18 | 18 | Retirement Plan | September 5, 2011 |
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17 | 17 | Nintendo 4DS | August 29, 2011 |
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16 | 16 | Gamestop Ex-Stream | August 22, 2011 |
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15 | 15 | Season Passé | August 15, 2011 |
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14 | 14 | Blizzard of Cash | August 8, 2011 |
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13 | 13 | Socially Inept | August 1, 2011 |
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12 | 12 | 3DSadness | July 25, 2011 |
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11 | 11 | Plants vs. EA | July 18, 2011 |
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10 | 10 | PS4Life | July 11, 2011 |
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9 | 9 | Supremely Legal | July 4, 2011 |
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8 | 8 | You Know What You Did | June 27, 2011 |
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7 | 7 | For the Lulz | June 20, 2011 |
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6 | 6 | E3 Roundup | June 13, 2011 |
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5 | 5 | Secret C.O.D.E | June 6, 2011 |
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4 | 4 | Patently Silly | May 30, 2011 |
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3 | 3 | Plugged Valve | May 23, 2011 |
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2 | 2 | Bungie Jumping | May 16, 2011 |
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1 | 1 | Into the Breach | May 9, 2011 |
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