Checkpoint Gaming

Checkpoint on JOY is a popular radio show about video games, based in Melbourne, Australia. We also have a website that offers news, features, and reviews, and we are connected with Metacritic and OpenCritic. Our team consists of a varied group of gamers who create an award-winning, 2-hour radio program every week, along with daily online content and extra podcasts. You can tune in to Checkpoint at our home station, JOY 94.9, every Saturday at 2 PM AEST! The show is then shared with a wider audience across the Community Radio Network every Tuesday at 7 PM AEST.

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Cinematic Mode - M3GAN 2.0 reconfigures its core into a silly action sequel

2 days ago | checkpointgaming.net | Luke Mitchell

A memorable horror villain for a new era, M3GAN took the world by storm just a couple of years ago. A meme-able, witty and spooky psychopathic robot in the body of a dancing, singing little girl, it felt like lightning in a bottle, raking in huge box office numbers on a trademark Blumhouse modest budget. Considering its success, a sequel felt inevitable, but M3GAN 2.0 isn’t the traditional horror sequel you might expect.
After Light Fades is an Aussie puzzler for those who like a challenge

5 days ago | checkpointgaming.net | Lisa Pollifroni

Skip to content Posted on June 23, 2025 After Light Fades is a Sokoban puzzler that has just been released by Adelaide developers Lamplight Forest. You play as Alice, a sleek, hooded figure who is mourning the loss of her partner, Aura. The game opens with a short narrative that discusses their love for each other and provides a plot and the reason why you are suddenly solving puzzles and progressing through different landscapes.
Borderlands 4 Hands-on Preview - Stepping into Kairos

1 week ago | checkpointgaming.net | Victor Tan

Borderlands 4 takes place on Kairos, a planet with a different environment and populace than Pandora. There are new weapons manufacturers, new techniques, and new elements to play with. The Timekeeper’s opposition also has a few tricks up their sleeve to stop you from overthrowing their rule. Old and new characters from the series make an appearance to support Kairos’s opposition or pursue their own goals.
We talk with Gearbox about how Borderlands 4 is the perfect entry point

1 week ago | checkpointgaming.net | Victor Tan

Skip to content Posted on June 18, 2025 Borderlands 4 is coming soon, bringing the series to a new planet with all-new Vault Hunters. I sat down with Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox, and Andrew Reiner, Global Creative Executive, to talk about the game. Specifically, how would it be friendly for people who hadn’t touched a Borderlands game before? What else could the developers add to the universe despite the finality of the previous entry?
Nintendo Switch 2 Console Review - Play it forward

1 week ago | checkpointgaming.net | Luke Mitchell

Skip to content Reviewed on June 17, 2025 For a company that is known for disrupting, playing by their own rules and taking big risks with wacky new features and ideas, the Nintendo Switch 2 is playing it safe. Considering the success of its predecessor, this makes total sense, of course.
Stellar Blade makes a perfect landing on the PC

1 week ago | checkpointgaming.net | Victor Tan

Skip to content Posted on June 17, 2025 Stellar Blade first came out on the PS5, and our review of it was positive. Combat was smooth and polished, with attractive visuals and an amazing soundtrack. The PC experience builds on those strengths, dialling up the visuals and again providing haptic feedback with the PS5 controller. The result is a thrilling combat experience whose visuals you can control for personal preference.
9 highlights from the Southeast Asian Games Showcase

1 week ago | checkpointgaming.net | Victor Tan

Skip to content Posted on June 16, 2025 The first Southeast Asian Games Showcase dropped a number of fantastic titles from developers across the region.
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening makes great use of the Switch 2 mouse mode

2 weeks ago | checkpointgaming.net | Victor Tan

Skip to content Posted on June 13, 2025 Playing strategy games in handheld mode or with a Switch controller feels odd at times. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition contains lots of strategic elements that are hard to access with a joystick. With the Switch 2 bringing mouse mode to the Joy-Con 2s, developing your clan and uniting the country has never been easier.
The Alters Review - Me, Myself and I

2 weeks ago | checkpointgaming.net | Lisa Pollifroni

Skip to content Reviewed June 12, 2025 on PC PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S June 13, 2025 11 bit studios 11 bit studios I never thought The Alters, the new sci-fi survival game from developers 11 Bit Studios and behind Frostpunk 2 and This War of Mine, would become my favourite game of 2025 so far.
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die Review - Luck be a lady

2 weeks ago | checkpointgaming.net | Elliot Attard

Skip to content Reviewed June 11, 2025 on PC PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S June 17, 2025 Stormteller Games Breaking the mould and moving the series in a new direction, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die is a bold new title for the Lost in Random franchise. Moving away from structured storytelling and into roguelike territory, this sequel finds a new way to paint its creepy world.