Checkpoint
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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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Up to date: Playstation’s September State of Play
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Puzzle word games
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Up to date: GTA VI’s big reveal
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Video game peripherals
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Up to date: GTA VI leaks
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Half-focused gaming
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Up to date: Halloween: The Game refused classification in Australia
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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40 years of Metroidvania
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Up to date: GTA VI Netflix Premiere
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Video game release dates
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Up to date: Rockstar blocks in-game gambling in GTA Online for Australian players
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Museums and games
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Up to date: PAX Australia 2026 unveils new guests
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Magic in video games
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Up to date: What’s going on with Bethesda
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Checkpoint’s 12th birthday trivia
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Up to date: Xbox layoffs
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Theme parks and immersive entertainment
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Up to date: PlayStation ends physical discs in 2028
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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2026 recap in gaming so far
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Up to date: GTA VI not having any disks in physical pre-orders
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Breakthrough hits in video games
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Up to date: Microsoft Studios in Jeopardy
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Radiothon 2026
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Up to date: Xbox Showcase and Nintendo Direct
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Summer Games Fest 2026 Recap
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Up to date: GTA 6 developers formally announced a union
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Summer Games Fest 2026 Preview
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Up to date: The Witcher 3 gets a new expansion
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Video game distractions
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May 27, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Major Bungie updates
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May 25, 2026 |
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The accuracy of scientific ideas in video games (Ft. Dr. Cat)
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May 20, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Forza Horizon 6 leak
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May 18, 2026 |
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Social deception and deduction games
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May 13, 2026 |
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Up to date: Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase
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May 11, 2026 |
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Food in video games
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May 06, 2026 |
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Interview: Chatting LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight with Bob Scott of TT Games
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May 05, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Spiders announced it’s shutting down
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May 04, 2026 |
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Live service games
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Xbox Game Pass price changes
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Video game composing
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Epic Games x Disney’s rumoured extraction shooter
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Affordable gaming (ft. Bargain Bin Gaymers)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Will Link speak in The Legend of Zelda movie?
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Checkpoint’s 2026 Q1 Video Game Recap
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Rec Room Announces Its Shutting Down
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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A 2016 Retrospective
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Epic Games lays off 1,000 staff
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Resident Evil’s 30th Anniversary
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Up To Date: NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 AI upscaling backlash
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Grassroots events and early career development
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Honcho gets an unexpected update
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Otome Games
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Highguard shutting down
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Interface Games
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Pokémon Winds & Waves
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Pokémon’s 30th anniversary
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Phil Spencer retires from Xbox
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Couples gaming
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Up To Date: PlayStation’s State of Play February 2026 announcement
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Video game auteurs
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Up To Date: New Horizon game announced
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Australian video game releases in 2026
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Tomodatchi Life
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Playstation and XBox video game releases in 2026
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Games Developer Direct 2026
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Nintendo video game releases in 2026
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Games Workshop bans AI
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Multiplatform video game releases in 2026
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Rockstar layoff updates
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Tutorials – the unsung heroes of gaming
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Up To Date: Sony patented AI-generated tutorials
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Checkpoint Rewind Trivia 2025
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Up To Date: The Game Awards 2025
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Checkpoint’s 2025 Game of the Year
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Up To Date: The PC Gaming Show
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Video Game controversies, dramas, and flops in 2025
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Up To Date: Charlie Cox address his Game Awards nomination
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Chatting to Seth about Vanguard Exiles
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Up To Date: The Game Awards 2025 nominees
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Overrated, underrated, and appropriately rated video games part 2
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Up To Date: The Steam Machine
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Video game mechanics and features
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Up To Date: GTA VI delays and union busting
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Ghosts in video games
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Up To Date: Amazon Layoffs and Animal Crossing
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Death and failure in video games
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Up To Date: Internal Xbox preassure
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Recaping Melbourne International Games Week 2025
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Up To Date: The Pokémon teraleak
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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It’s the PAX Australia 2025 mega-show!
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Up To Date: Australian Game Developer Award winners!
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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PAX Aus 2025 Preview
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Up To Date: EA goes private and Xbox Game Pass goes expensive
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Quarter 3 Recap, 2025
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Up To Date: PlayStation State of Play September 2025
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Chatting to Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry about Celeste
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Chatting to Chantel Eagle and Alex Minenna of Little Pink Clouds about Letters to Arralla
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Up to date: Countdown to PAX and MIGW 2025
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Video game charity
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Sep 17, 2025 |