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Join us every Saturday 2PM on JOY94.9 for all the latest news, reviews & more in the gaming world! Broadcasting nationwide on the Community Radio Network.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined July 2014
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is an upcoming 1v1 fighting game featuring characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. https://t.co/rLKl3yEdfL
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Gameplay Group International have brought the cancelled Avatar fighting game back to life with Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game.
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Dissidia Final Fantasy is returning...exclusively on mobile devices. @FinalFantasy
https://t.co/t2rl2VRySC
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A new Dissidia Final Fantasy game, with the tagline "Team Boss Battle", has been announced for mobile devices.
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You've never seen footy like this... and neither have we! https://t.co/x8hvbyYBfP
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Pro Jank Footy is a retro-style arcade sports game heavily inspired by the beloved but dormant NBA Jam series.
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The in-development Assassin's Creed title, which would have featured a Black man who had been formerly enslaved in the South, was reportedly cancelled mid-development. @assassinscreed
https://t.co/rZqU89FUqX
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Ubisoft reportely cancelled a post–Civil War Assassin’s Creed game about a freed Black assassin due to controversy and political backlash.
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Starfinder: Afterlight has exceeded its Kickstarter funding goal in less than two hours of it going live. @epictellers
https://t.co/QoBZYz9LoQ
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"Divinity: Original Sin meets Guardians of the Galaxy" is a compelling pitch, with Starfinder: Afterlight funded on Kickstarter in 80 minutes.
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What's Coming Out in gaming this week? We've got @PlayRisingHeat, @BALLxPIT, #PokémonLegendsZA by @Pokemon, #AwayFromHome by @Squished_Y + #Keeper by @DoubleFine Read here:
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Each week there are plenty of new games coming out. Checkpoint is here to sift through them all and bring you our highlights of the week.
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A Mario Party-inspired game where you don't have to wait for your turn? Sign us up! We checked out Lunars at PAX Australia and found a whole lot to love. @LunarsPartyGame @PAXAus #paxaus2025
https://t.co/GMnz8phMho
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A standout on the PAX Aus showroom floor was Brisbane-developed Lone Pine! Find out why you should be investigating cryptids and read our thoughts on this mysterious adventure game! @PAXAus #paxaus2025
https://t.co/jETP5an3xc
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Lone Pine is a single-player, 2D adventure game from Bang Bang Bang Interactive about proving once and for all that cryptids exist.
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Canvas City seriously impressed us on the PAX Aus 2025 show floor, promising stylish turn-based tactics infused with a Jet Set Radio inspiration. @PAXAus
https://t.co/WV01iQTDXU
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Canvas City is a joyous and colourful tactics game that delighted many with its presence on the indie showfloor at PAX Aus 2025.
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PAX AUS 2025 may now be done and dusted, but we can't stop thinking about Kirby Air Riders https://t.co/w1osYsS8NU
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Kirby Air Riders is quite the anticipated kart racer, and we were delighted with the small hands-on we got at PAX Aus 2025.
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They say an elephant never forgets. Well, you shouldn't forget about Enfant either! @PAXAus #paxaus2025
https://t.co/MDBedGFhTT
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Enfant is an upcoming 3D post-apocalyptic action-adventure/metroidvania about an elephant looking for his herd.
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Want a co-op soulslike action game without the grind? Bearers has you covered! @PAXAus #paxaus2025
https://t.co/xs2TkLFifZ
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Bearers is an aetherpunk action-RPG with soulslike combat and complex class system with a particular focus on co-op.
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Are you interested in a new survival game with RTS elements and a mystical theme? You should check out Gateworlds from local developers Hydrarch. @PAXAus @Gateworlds @DavidF_Dev #paxaus2025 #indiegame
https://t.co/82kii7fWgK
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Gateworlds is a fantasy survival colony sim with ancient monuments, unusual creatures, and fickle deities to appease.
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Titanfall 2 fans... there may be an aussie-made game waiting for you in ShatterRush! @tetra_studios @PAXAus #paxaus2025 #indiegamedev
https://t.co/l6C7lP80av
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We played ShutterRush and there are only few games where you can wall run, double jump, and grappling hook straight onto a big stomping mech.
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The Checkpoint mega PAX Australia giveaway is now live! Featuring incredible gaming peripherals from @SteelSeries, game codes from @devolverdigital, and a free play session for you and your friends at @zerolatencyVR! Enter Here: https://t.co/5Y6QW83iYb
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A new Podcast! PAX Australia is on our doorstep, so Luke & Elliot jumped into the JOY studios to record with three of the developers bringing their games to the expo - Ben, Nick & Brett! @100Stonesgames @nonsensemachine @fluentpixel @PAXAus Listen Here: https://t.co/9RoRYzz9ST
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REVIEW: Yooka-Re-Playlee by @PlaytonicGames! "The new and improved Yooka-Re-Playlee takes cues from other modern platform games like Mario Odyssey, successfully turning a janky and awkwardly designed platformer into a bingeable collectathon." https://t.co/dhCqQSNLY7
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Yooka-Re-Playlee whips the original Yook-Laylee into shape with completely remade worlds, more Pagies, and more.
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REVIEW: Bye Sweet Carole "Bye Sweet Carole features a magnetic, magical and also horrific 2D world to explore that takes the conventions of 2D animation and turns them on their head" @littlesewingmac
https://t.co/fWyfJ0rdG2
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Bye Sweet Carole is a magical and memorable 2D horror experience that is well worth experiencing in spite of a few unavoidable flaws
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We jammed out to DEVO, Silverchair and Rainbo with Beethoven & Dinosaur while playing their upcoming game, Mixtape. Read our hands-on preview now! @bnd_studio @A_i #Mixtape
https://t.co/WUvfboAGTg
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Mixtape could be something special as a follow-up to their BAFTA-winning debut.
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