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While we don’t know exactly what we’ll all be doing in 2021, we know we’ll be gaming. Happy new year everyone and welcome back to another year of CheckpointXP! James, Robbie, Ric, and Kali are back for another season of gaming, drama, and being jerks to each other for no real reason.
On today’s episode, we break down the Cyberpunk fiasco and look at some free games for the month of January. We talk to Emma Fyffe of VENN about AGDQ, and of course, get some of your gaming New Years Resolutions. All of that and more on this week’s CheckpointXP On Demand!
This Week On CheckpointXP On-Demand
- (0:00) Happy New Year!
- As we officially make our way into 2021, the guys take one last look in review at 2020 and the things we’re most looking forward to this year!
- (12:00) Cyberpunk Fiasco
- Cyberpunk was an absolute mess, and James has some questions about what this means for the company and the future of major AAA titles.
- (24:15) The DRAMADOOOOME!
- We’ve been gone for a few weeks, and while there haven’t been a ton of game announcements, god has there been drama. We’ll get ya up to speed on all the latest.
- (34:15) Free Games Of January
- We’ve got more than just one free game to go over this week! We’ve got an entire month of free games! It’s the free games of January!
- (44:04) Can you do it in The Sims?
- The Sims is one of the biggest games EA has ever put out. And Ric’s got a list of things that you may or may not be able to do in The Sims. Can Robbie, Kali, and James figure out which is which.
- (56:49) Gaming and Esports News –
- The Covid Relief Bill still includes a section about Felony DMCA
- Trump Pardoned the Senator who used Campaign Funds to Buy Steam Games
- Unfinished PS1 Game Finished 20 Years Later
- Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 Begins
- Fast and Furious: Crossroads 3rd Worst Game of 2020
- Steam hits 25 Million Concurrent Users
- Star Citizen Says It Wont Release Just to Hit a Date
- (1:09:04) Emma From VENN Joins Us and The Patient Gamer
- Emma Fyffe, host of The Download on VENN joins us to talk about AGDQ.
- On this week’s edition of the Patient Gamer, James hosts his first installment with Super Mario Odyssey.
- (1:19:04) Social Media Check-in
- We check in with our social media followers to find out what’s your gaming new years resolution.
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Check out last week’s episode here!