December 2017

The Darwin Project is as Hunger Games as it gets

Jumping into The Darwin Project's closed alpha and discovering how this game fits into the incredibly popular Battle Royale genre Read on

Checkpoint’s Game of the Year 2017 – Our Top 10 games

The year is ending and what better way to celebrate a fantastic year of games than to come together as a team and rank our Game of the Year Top 10 Read on

The 10 most important games for diversity and inclusion in 2017

Looking back at the past year of gaming and celebrating the games that didn't adhere to the norm. Holding up positive examples of diversity and inclusion and reflecting on the industries progression within this field. Read on

Checkpoint’s 2017 Christmas Gift Guide

Not sure what to buy that special someone for Christmas? Let us help you out! Read on

November 2017

Take your battles to the sky with the new line of Star Wars Propel drones

I don't really know anything when it comes to drones, but what I do know plenty about is Star Wars. So when Propel, the largest global developer and manufacturer of drones, recently invited me to learn to fly their brand new Star Wars themed range — well you'd have to be a stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerfherder to say no to an offer like that. Read on

PAX Aus 2017: City of Brass; gonna kick your ass

It's not just my weekends that involve cursed cities, death traps, a whip in hand and a great load of booty; At PAX Aus this year I was lucky enough to check out City of Brass, an Early Access title from Uppercut games  and a chat with the team behind it. If you're a fan of puzzles and dying a lot, as seems to be rather in vogue at the moment, this won't be one to miss. Read on

PAX Aus 2017: Dead Static Drive gives you a spooky road trip

Even without the 90's spooky TV the inescapable isolation the geography of the region creates goes hand in hand with the idea that the fabric between our world and others can get pretty thin. I thrive off of these themes and can't get enough of them, so I can guarantee that Dead Static Drive is somewhere at the top of my most anticipated games. Read on

PAX Aus 2017: Heist manages to non lethally nab our attention

Cameron got a chance to go hands on with Heist by Atomizer Games, a stealthy nonlethal love letter to 1920's noir cat burglar stories. Read on

PAX Aus 2017: Kana Quest teaches you Japanese through puzzle

Kana Quest stood out at PAX Rising for attempting to be educational in how to read the complicated-looking Japanese language and make it simple, and in my short time with it can say it succeeds. Read on

PAX Aus 2017: Fiend Legion – be prepared for the next big CCG

Field Legion is simply an awesome upcoming strategic card game meets board game battler Read on