A new AAA Lord of the Rings Game is coming, Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal has been approved by the EU, Mortal Kombat 1 has been officially announced, and the long awaited PlayStation showcase is NEXT WEEK. All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint. 🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Listening!

Happy Tears of the Kingdom LAUNCH day eve and reviews are in! Sony’s PS5 Showcase is apparently coming THIS MONTH, Starfield gets rated by the ESRB which reveals loads of new details, AND Tears of the Kingdom will reintroduce “traditional” dungeons.  All this and more on this weeks episode of Checkpoint.   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Watching!

It’s May Fourth! Happy Star Wars day! Today we are talking about people having an awful time with Redfall, Xbox announcing their big summer showcase along with what we need to see at that show, and the Gran Turismo Trailer debut. All this and more on this weeks episode of Checkpoint. 🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Watching!

Fresh off of the Horizon Forbidden West DLC Burning Shores releasing we get news of a THIRD Horizon game confirmed to be in development! Today we break down the news and also talk about Star Wars Jedi Survivor and the reviews coming out along with Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom thoughts coming from the preview build! Thanks as always for listening!   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood

Sonic the Hedgehog Developer Sega purchases Angry Birds parent company Rovio, Star Wars Battlefront 3 was canceled just “2 yards from the finish line”, Armored Core 6 Key art has leaked, AND Dead Island 2 reviews are out All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint.   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Watching!

Does Xbox WANT Redfall to fail? Apparently their latest exclusive will launch on Xbox Consoles in a locked 30fps. Spider-Man 2 may be a Spiderverse Game? Media Molecule's Dreams is ending support for the game this year. AND is Coruscant an explorable world in Jedi: Survivor? All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint.  🎧 Listen to the show Podbean - https://strictlycasualpodcast.podbean.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6vQ8eakHFFLMcY81ymVLXF Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkpoint/id1546923373 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS8yczI2dkp6MQ==   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood

Creators and Journalists went hands on with Jedi Survivor bringing tons of news gameplay, details, and updates, Sony is rumored to be working on a handheld that could release as soon as next year, AND Marvel's Avengers has finally kicked the bucket. All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint.    🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Watching!

Link shows off his new abilities in the long awaited Zelda Tears of the Kingdom gameplay reveal, Beloved TMNT graphic novel The Last Ronin is becoming a “god of war” style video game, and Microsoft is ending its $1 Game Pass trial offer. All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint.    🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Watching!

Diablo 4’s Beta fixes a major problem in the series, Jedi: Survivor gets a new trailer hinting at its High Republic ties, and we reflect on Lance Reddick’s Destiny Legacy.   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Watching!

The PS5 Pro is currently in development and is launching sooner than you think, Resident Evil 4 Remake Demo gets incredible reception, and Destiny 2’s new raid sparks the difficulty debate once again. All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint.  🎧 Listen to the show Podbean - https://strictlycasualpodcast.podbean.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6vQ8eakHFFLMcY81ymVLXF Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkpoint/id1546923373 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS8yczI2dkp6MQ==   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood

Starfield gets delayed alongside a new trailer, Dr. Disrespect doubles down on Blockchain games, and Discord integration is FINALLY available on PS5. All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint. 🎧 Listen to the show Podbean - https://strictlycasualpodcast.podbean.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6vQ8eakHFFLMcY81ymVLXF Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkpoint/id1546923373 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS8yczI2dkp6MQ==   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood

Destiny 2’s new expansion Lightfall releases and breaks its own records, we have a brand new look at the highly anticipated Final Fantasy 16, AND the Wii U/3Ds shops are closing soon; what does this mean for game preservation? All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint.   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood

It's our 150th episode! Microsoft makes a potentially historic deal with Nintendo and Nvidia, Blumhouse enters video game production, and we answer some community questions about the podcast and the games industry. Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga James Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer  Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood  Strictly Casual: https://www.youtube.com/StrictlyCasual    🎧 Listen to the show Podbean - https://strictlycasualpodcast.podbean.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6vQ8eakHFFLMcY81ymVLXF Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkpoint/id1546923373 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS8yczI2dkp6MQ==   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ

Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales, Wild Heart early impressions have arrived, AND Insomniacs Wolverine is targeting an M rating.   🎧 Listen to the show Podbean - https://strictlycasualpodcast.podbean.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6vQ8eakHFFLMcY81ymVLXF Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkpoint/id1546923373 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS8yczI2dkp6MQ==   📣 BECOME A MEMBER HERE 📣 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmZegxFzjIxoGAnZ17enKQ/join   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood   Thanks For Listening!

Hogwarts Legacy breaks Twitch records despite continuing to be a divisive topic this week, Nintendo Direct satisfies and underwhelms at the same time, and why Steam Next Fest is really important for indie developers.   🔔 Follow Strictly Casual 🔔 ► Strictly Casual TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@strictlycasualofficial?lang=en ► Strictly Casual Twitter - https://twitter.com/StrictlyCasuaI ► Strictly Casual Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strictlycasualofficial/   🔹 Join our Community Discord to Stay Connected with Us! 🔹 https://discord.gg/7CTUnhQ   Strictly Casual Team ☑️ ► James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer ► Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga ► Vinnie’s Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/bobashinga ► Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood ► Ryder’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/misteralewood

EA kills multiple games currently in development, E3 is looking pretty grim in 2023, and in light of Jedi Survivor we have a little chat into why delays are overall good for gaming.    Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga James Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer  Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood  Strictly Casual: https://www.youtube.com/StrictlyCasual

Xbox shows off a few new titles in a Xbox Direct, Washington Post kills its gaming division, and We need to talk about Banter in video games. All this and more on this episode of Checkpoint.    Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga James Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer  Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood  Strictly Casual: https://www.youtube.com/StrictlyCasual

This week Microsoft announces that they will be laying off just about 10,000 employees across their company. These layoffs may heavily affect a few internal game studios. Suicide Squad leaks as a games as a service and apparently there is metal gear news coming soon.    Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga James Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer  Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood  Strictly Casual: https://www.youtube.com/StrictlyCasual

Xbox and Playstation are both positioned to have big years in 2023. What would make this year great for the both of them and what would be a giant miss. Details have surfaced online about the Star Wars Open World game from Ubisoft in the same week that Ubisoft drops some very bad news in an earnings report. We are implementing some changes to the flow of the show. Let us know on Twitter/Instagram how we are doing and what we can do better! Thanks for sticking with us into 2023!  Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga James Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer  Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood  Strictly Casual: https://www.youtube.com/StrictlyCasual

We announce our top 5 games of the year, Epic Games is in a huge Fortnite Lawsuit, Digital game sales are skyrocketing, and the next Tomb Raider game will be published by Amazon. All this and more on this week's episode of Checkpoint.   Vinnie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobashinga James Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesWalmer  Ryder’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mister_Alewood  Strictly Casual: https://www.youtube.com/StrictlyCasual