Checkpoint Gaming
@checkpointau.bsky.social
Join us every Saturday 2PM on JOY94.9 for all the latest news, reviews & more in the gaming world! Broadcasting nationwide on the Community Radio Network.
Find out more from us here: https://checkpointgaming.net/ or
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Find out more from us here: https://checkpointgaming.net/ or
linktr.ee/checkpointau
We got another amazing podcast ready for ya!
It's a PAX Aus special with @rotub.bsky.social from Doggy Don't Care, Hanny & Waleed from Lunars, and Cain from PROXIMATE!
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
It's a PAX Aus special with @rotub.bsky.social from Doggy Don't Care, Hanny & Waleed from Lunars, and Cain from PROXIMATE!
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We got another amazing podcast ready for ya!
It's a PAX Aus special with @rotub.bsky.social from Doggy Don't Care, Hanny & Waleed from Lunars, and Cain from PROXIMATE!
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
It's a PAX Aus special with @rotub.bsky.social from Doggy Don't Care, Hanny & Waleed from Lunars, and Cain from PROXIMATE!
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
The Checkpoint mega PAX Australia giveaway is now live!
Featuring incredible gaming peripherals from @steelseriesanz.bsky.social, game codes from @devolverdigital.com, and a free play session for you and your friends to any Zero Latency venue!
Enter Here: checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Featuring incredible gaming peripherals from @steelseriesanz.bsky.social, game codes from @devolverdigital.com, and a free play session for you and your friends to any Zero Latency venue!
Enter Here: checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
October 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Checkpoint mega PAX Australia giveaway is now live!
Featuring incredible gaming peripherals from @steelseriesanz.bsky.social, game codes from @devolverdigital.com, and a free play session for you and your friends to any Zero Latency venue!
Enter Here: checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Featuring incredible gaming peripherals from @steelseriesanz.bsky.social, game codes from @devolverdigital.com, and a free play session for you and your friends to any Zero Latency venue!
Enter Here: checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
The Checkpoint on JOY booth is all set up!
For all attendees of @paxaus.bsky.social, come find us upstairs as part of the Diversity Lounge to say hi to the Checkpoint crew!
For all attendees of @paxaus.bsky.social, come find us upstairs as part of the Diversity Lounge to say hi to the Checkpoint crew!
October 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Checkpoint on JOY booth is all set up!
For all attendees of @paxaus.bsky.social, come find us upstairs as part of the Diversity Lounge to say hi to the Checkpoint crew!
For all attendees of @paxaus.bsky.social, come find us upstairs as part of the Diversity Lounge to say hi to the Checkpoint crew!
Was great to party with @ubisoftanz.bsky.social last night to celebrate 10 years of Rainbow 6: Siege!! Thanks for having us 🤩
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Was great to party with @ubisoftanz.bsky.social last night to celebrate 10 years of Rainbow 6: Siege!! Thanks for having us 🤩
PANEL ALERT!!
Saturday, 12:30pm PAX Together Theatre - Out, Loud, and Critical: Queer Journalists Changing Games Media
Join host @checkpointboss.bsky.social and awesome journos @alicedkc.bsky.social, @nomibelle.bsky.social, @jesszam.bsky.social and @sifterhq.bsky.social for a brilliant discussion!
Saturday, 12:30pm PAX Together Theatre - Out, Loud, and Critical: Queer Journalists Changing Games Media
Join host @checkpointboss.bsky.social and awesome journos @alicedkc.bsky.social, @nomibelle.bsky.social, @jesszam.bsky.social and @sifterhq.bsky.social for a brilliant discussion!
October 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
PANEL ALERT!!
Saturday, 12:30pm PAX Together Theatre - Out, Loud, and Critical: Queer Journalists Changing Games Media
Join host @checkpointboss.bsky.social and awesome journos @alicedkc.bsky.social, @nomibelle.bsky.social, @jesszam.bsky.social and @sifterhq.bsky.social for a brilliant discussion!
Saturday, 12:30pm PAX Together Theatre - Out, Loud, and Critical: Queer Journalists Changing Games Media
Join host @checkpointboss.bsky.social and awesome journos @alicedkc.bsky.social, @nomibelle.bsky.social, @jesszam.bsky.social and @sifterhq.bsky.social for a brilliant discussion!
A new Podcast!
PAX Australia is on our doorstep, so Luke & Elliot recorded with three of the developers bringing their games to the expo - Ben, Nick & Brett!
@100stones.bsky.social @nonsensemachine.bsky.social @fluentpixel.bsky.social @paxaus.bsky.social
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
PAX Australia is on our doorstep, so Luke & Elliot recorded with three of the developers bringing their games to the expo - Ben, Nick & Brett!
@100stones.bsky.social @nonsensemachine.bsky.social @fluentpixel.bsky.social @paxaus.bsky.social
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
October 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A new Podcast!
PAX Australia is on our doorstep, so Luke & Elliot recorded with three of the developers bringing their games to the expo - Ben, Nick & Brett!
@100stones.bsky.social @nonsensemachine.bsky.social @fluentpixel.bsky.social @paxaus.bsky.social
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
PAX Australia is on our doorstep, so Luke & Elliot recorded with three of the developers bringing their games to the expo - Ben, Nick & Brett!
@100stones.bsky.social @nonsensemachine.bsky.social @fluentpixel.bsky.social @paxaus.bsky.social
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
It's Podcast Time! 🕰️
We chatted with Maddy Thorson & Noel Berry of @exokgames.bsky.social about their incredible title
Celeste, as well as their upcoming trip to Melbourne for Melbourne International Games Week!
#MIGW25 #gamesweekmelbs
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
We chatted with Maddy Thorson & Noel Berry of @exokgames.bsky.social about their incredible title
Celeste, as well as their upcoming trip to Melbourne for Melbourne International Games Week!
#MIGW25 #gamesweekmelbs
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
September 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's Podcast Time! 🕰️
We chatted with Maddy Thorson & Noel Berry of @exokgames.bsky.social about their incredible title
Celeste, as well as their upcoming trip to Melbourne for Melbourne International Games Week!
#MIGW25 #gamesweekmelbs
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
We chatted with Maddy Thorson & Noel Berry of @exokgames.bsky.social about their incredible title
Celeste, as well as their upcoming trip to Melbourne for Melbourne International Games Week!
#MIGW25 #gamesweekmelbs
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
PODCAST: In this special episode, the Checkpoint team talk with Chantel and Alex of Little Pink Clouds all about the newly released Letters to Arralla!
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
September 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
PODCAST: In this special episode, the Checkpoint team talk with Chantel and Alex of Little Pink Clouds all about the newly released Letters to Arralla!
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
We were thrilled to be invited to the special opening night of the Game Worlds exhibition at ACMI
A celebration of 50+ years of play, it features the impact of more than 30 iconic video games throughout history.
Go and check it out! 🤩
A celebration of 50+ years of play, it features the impact of more than 30 iconic video games throughout history.
Go and check it out! 🤩
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We were thrilled to be invited to the special opening night of the Game Worlds exhibition at ACMI
A celebration of 50+ years of play, it features the impact of more than 30 iconic video games throughout history.
Go and check it out! 🤩
A celebration of 50+ years of play, it features the impact of more than 30 iconic video games throughout history.
Go and check it out! 🤩
Huge thank you to Sony Pictures Aus for having us to the Melb preview screening of #ABigBoldBeautifulJourney tonight
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September 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Huge thank you to Sony Pictures Aus for having us to the Melb preview screening of #ABigBoldBeautifulJourney tonight
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Victor from Checkpoint chats with Andrew Reiner (Global Creative Executive) and Graeme Timmins (Creative Director from Gearbox) all about Borderlands 4.
@borderlands.2k.com #borderlands4
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
@borderlands.2k.com #borderlands4
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
September 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Victor from Checkpoint chats with Andrew Reiner (Global Creative Executive) and Graeme Timmins (Creative Director from Gearbox) all about Borderlands 4.
@borderlands.2k.com #borderlands4
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
@borderlands.2k.com #borderlands4
Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
REVIEW: Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game
"While there are certainly some areas where Tales of the Shire shines, the package as a whole is lacking the polish to be a real winner."
Read Here:
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
"While there are certainly some areas where Tales of the Shire shines, the package as a whole is lacking the polish to be a real winner."
Read Here:
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
July 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
REVIEW: Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game
"While there are certainly some areas where Tales of the Shire shines, the package as a whole is lacking the polish to be a real winner."
Read Here:
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
"While there are certainly some areas where Tales of the Shire shines, the package as a whole is lacking the polish to be a real winner."
Read Here:
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
Thanks to our friends at PLAION ANZ, Aussies can win themselves a copy of #Oddworld Anthology for Nintendo Switch, as well as a one-of-a-kind Abe plushie by Crochet Me Zaddy!
To enter, head here:
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/07...
To enter, head here:
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/07...
July 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thanks to our friends at PLAION ANZ, Aussies can win themselves a copy of #Oddworld Anthology for Nintendo Switch, as well as a one-of-a-kind Abe plushie by Crochet Me Zaddy!
To enter, head here:
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/07...
To enter, head here:
checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/07...
Excited to check this one out! Thanks for having us at the preview screening #DisneyAU 😍
#FantasticFour #FantasticFourFirstSteps
#FantasticFour #FantasticFourFirstSteps
July 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Excited to check this one out! Thanks for having us at the preview screening #DisneyAU 😍
#FantasticFour #FantasticFourFirstSteps
#FantasticFour #FantasticFourFirstSteps
🍴⚔️Check out this stunning Tamrielic feast dinner set complementing our adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online. Season of the Worm Cult Part 1 and Update 46 is live on PC/Mac now and coming to consoles 18 June.
Thank you @bethesdastudios.com for the gift!
#gifted #eso #elderscrolls
Thank you @bethesdastudios.com for the gift!
#gifted #eso #elderscrolls
July 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🍴⚔️Check out this stunning Tamrielic feast dinner set complementing our adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online. Season of the Worm Cult Part 1 and Update 46 is live on PC/Mac now and coming to consoles 18 June.
Thank you @bethesdastudios.com for the gift!
#gifted #eso #elderscrolls
Thank you @bethesdastudios.com for the gift!
#gifted #eso #elderscrolls
I thought I asked them to delete that video we made!? 😱😱
Seriously though, thanks to Sony Pictures Aus for having us to the Melbourne preview of I Know What You Did Last Summer!
Hopefully we survive! 🪝
#IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer
Seriously though, thanks to Sony Pictures Aus for having us to the Melbourne preview of I Know What You Did Last Summer!
Hopefully we survive! 🪝
#IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer
July 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I thought I asked them to delete that video we made!? 😱😱
Seriously though, thanks to Sony Pictures Aus for having us to the Melbourne preview of I Know What You Did Last Summer!
Hopefully we survive! 🪝
#IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer
Seriously though, thanks to Sony Pictures Aus for having us to the Melbourne preview of I Know What You Did Last Summer!
Hopefully we survive! 🪝
#IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer
Oi! Eyes up here! 👀
Thanks Universal Pics AU for having us to the Melbourne premiere of #Superman at IMAX!
Incredibly fun film; easily the best Superman has ever been. Strong performances, and a standout K9 pal! 🐶
Full review soon 🦸🏻♂️
Thanks Universal Pics AU for having us to the Melbourne premiere of #Superman at IMAX!
Incredibly fun film; easily the best Superman has ever been. Strong performances, and a standout K9 pal! 🐶
Full review soon 🦸🏻♂️
July 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Oi! Eyes up here! 👀
Thanks Universal Pics AU for having us to the Melbourne premiere of #Superman at IMAX!
Incredibly fun film; easily the best Superman has ever been. Strong performances, and a standout K9 pal! 🐶
Full review soon 🦸🏻♂️
Thanks Universal Pics AU for having us to the Melbourne premiere of #Superman at IMAX!
Incredibly fun film; easily the best Superman has ever been. Strong performances, and a standout K9 pal! 🐶
Full review soon 🦸🏻♂️
PODCAST: Indie Symphony 2
We chat with @dangolding.com and the crew from Orchestra Vic all about the event, taking place this Friday and Saturday in Melbourne.
Listen here: joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
And buy tickets here @artscentremelb.bsky.social: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/202...
We chat with @dangolding.com and the crew from Orchestra Vic all about the event, taking place this Friday and Saturday in Melbourne.
Listen here: joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
And buy tickets here @artscentremelb.bsky.social: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/202...
July 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
PODCAST: Indie Symphony 2
We chat with @dangolding.com and the crew from Orchestra Vic all about the event, taking place this Friday and Saturday in Melbourne.
Listen here: joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
And buy tickets here @artscentremelb.bsky.social: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/202...
We chat with @dangolding.com and the crew from Orchestra Vic all about the event, taking place this Friday and Saturday in Melbourne.
Listen here: joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
And buy tickets here @artscentremelb.bsky.social: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/202...
We loved the Animal Crossing x SEA LIFE Aquarium event! Meet Isabelle, collect stamps, and get exclusive merch!
Welcome to the REAL-LIFE version of Blathers' Aquarium.
Thank you Nintendo ANZ for inviting us.
#animalcrossing #sealife #sealifeaquarium #melbourne
Welcome to the REAL-LIFE version of Blathers' Aquarium.
Thank you Nintendo ANZ for inviting us.
#animalcrossing #sealife #sealifeaquarium #melbourne
June 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We loved the Animal Crossing x SEA LIFE Aquarium event! Meet Isabelle, collect stamps, and get exclusive merch!
Welcome to the REAL-LIFE version of Blathers' Aquarium.
Thank you Nintendo ANZ for inviting us.
#animalcrossing #sealife #sealifeaquarium #melbourne
Welcome to the REAL-LIFE version of Blathers' Aquarium.
Thank you Nintendo ANZ for inviting us.
#animalcrossing #sealife #sealifeaquarium #melbourne
The bitch is back!! 💞🎀
Excited to be checking out M3GAN 2.0 tonight, thanks to #UniversalPicsAU
#M3GAN2
Excited to be checking out M3GAN 2.0 tonight, thanks to #UniversalPicsAU
#M3GAN2
June 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The bitch is back!! 💞🎀
Excited to be checking out M3GAN 2.0 tonight, thanks to #UniversalPicsAU
#M3GAN2
Excited to be checking out M3GAN 2.0 tonight, thanks to #UniversalPicsAU
#M3GAN2
We’re going fishing y’all! 🐟🐠🎣
Thanks to our mates at @bethesda.net for sharing this handy kit to help on our next angling adventure.
The Gone Fission update is now available free for all Fallout 76 players.
@fallout.bethesdastudios.com
#gifted #Fallout76
Thanks to our mates at @bethesda.net for sharing this handy kit to help on our next angling adventure.
The Gone Fission update is now available free for all Fallout 76 players.
@fallout.bethesdastudios.com
#gifted #Fallout76
June 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
We’re going fishing y’all! 🐟🐠🎣
Thanks to our mates at @bethesda.net for sharing this handy kit to help on our next angling adventure.
The Gone Fission update is now available free for all Fallout 76 players.
@fallout.bethesdastudios.com
#gifted #Fallout76
Thanks to our mates at @bethesda.net for sharing this handy kit to help on our next angling adventure.
The Gone Fission update is now available free for all Fallout 76 players.
@fallout.bethesdastudios.com
#gifted #Fallout76
We just saw the horrifying Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Years Later. 💀
Review soon on our website!
Thank you Sony Pictures for the invite.
@28yearslater.bsky.social #28YearLater #SonyPictures
Review soon on our website!
Thank you Sony Pictures for the invite.
@28yearslater.bsky.social #28YearLater #SonyPictures
June 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We just saw the horrifying Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Years Later. 💀
Review soon on our website!
Thank you Sony Pictures for the invite.
@28yearslater.bsky.social #28YearLater #SonyPictures
Review soon on our website!
Thank you Sony Pictures for the invite.
@28yearslater.bsky.social #28YearLater #SonyPictures
Massive thanks to @magic.wizards.com for the goodies from the newest set - Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy!
This collab is absolutely gorgeous… we love seeing our fav Final Fantasy characters on these incredible cards!
#gifted #MTGxFINALFANTASY
This collab is absolutely gorgeous… we love seeing our fav Final Fantasy characters on these incredible cards!
#gifted #MTGxFINALFANTASY
June 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Massive thanks to @magic.wizards.com for the goodies from the newest set - Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy!
This collab is absolutely gorgeous… we love seeing our fav Final Fantasy characters on these incredible cards!
#gifted #MTGxFINALFANTASY
This collab is absolutely gorgeous… we love seeing our fav Final Fantasy characters on these incredible cards!
#gifted #MTGxFINALFANTASY