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Checkpoint

JOY 94.9 - Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Asexual, Queer, LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB

Welcome to your weekly Checkpoint for video game news, reviews, interviews and more! With the games industry changing all the time, it’s our goal to make sure you’re kept up to date with the stories that matter! With coverage of all the latest major releases and hard-hitting discussions, the show is all about keeping you up to date and breaking down one of the most popular and constantly evolving medias in the world.

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100 episodes

  1. Games as seen in other media 51:17
  2. Up to Date: BioWare has been shut down 53:41
  3. PAX Aus 2026 Recap 52:01
  4. A chat with Tom and Rhys about Finch & Archie 52:46
  5. Up to date: Runefest 2026 announcements 54:32
  6. Melbourne International Games Week 2026 49:46
  7. Up to date: The Legend of Zelda is coming to Australia 53:00
  8. Q3 2026 video game recap 53:27
  9. Up to date: Xbox restructure updates 54:17
  10. Video game adaptations 54:52
  11. Up to date: PAX Aus 2026 Expo Floor lineup 53:04
  12. Video game endings 53:14
  13. Up to date: Steam’s age verification 51:11
  14. Single-session video games 53:52
  15. Up to date: Playstation’s September State of Play 54:25
  16. Puzzle word games 53:48
  17. Up to date: GTA VI’s big reveal 52:38
  18. Video game peripherals 52:08
  19. Up to date: GTA VI leaks 53:34
  20. Half-focused gaming 52:22
  21. Up to date: Halloween: The Game refused classification in Australia 54:10
  22. 40 years of Metroidvania 54:25
  23. Up to date: GTA VI Netflix Premiere 54:41
  24. Video game release dates 53:01
  25. Up to date: Rockstar blocks in-game gambling in GTA Online for Australian players 52:47
  26. Museums and games 51:08
  27. Up to date: PAX Australia 2026 unveils new guests 52:42
  28. Magic in video games 54:18
  29. Up to date: What’s going on with Bethesda 52:14
  30. Checkpoint’s 12th birthday trivia 54:07
  31. Up to date: Xbox layoffs 52:56
  32. Theme parks and immersive entertainment 53:45
  33. Up to date: PlayStation ends physical discs in 2028 54:44
  34. 2026 recap in gaming so far 52:11
  35. Up to date: GTA VI not having any disks in physical pre-orders 51:50
  36. Breakthrough hits in video games 55:31
  37. Up to date: Microsoft Studios in Jeopardy 54:58
  38. Radiothon 2026 52:41
  39. Up to date: Xbox Showcase and Nintendo Direct 53:01
  40. Summer Games Fest 2026 Recap 53:28
  41. Up to date: GTA 6 developers formally announced a union 52:02
  42. Summer Games Fest 2026 Preview 52:51
  43. Up to date: The Witcher 3 gets a new expansion 52:34
  44. Video game distractions 52:36
  45. Up To Date: Major Bungie updates 54:10
  46. The accuracy of scientific ideas in video games (Ft. Dr. Cat) 54:10
  47. Up To Date: Forza Horizon 6 leak 53:46
  48. Social deception and deduction games 53:45
  49. Up to date: Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase 53:54
  50. Food in video games 53:22