We are joined by League Caster Phreak for a conversation on League of Legends. Joe also keeps us up to date on the news and we talk about the new nominees for the Video Game Hall of Fame.

Returning with information on Fallout 76's first true content patch, we talk about the newest crafting system, brewing! Plus, the Fasnacht event that has Nate liking cosmetics. Finally, we preview the upcoming PvP mode, Surival.

With God of War winning award after award, we pose the question about whether or not developers will some day develop games specifically to win awards. Plus, Joe brings us a brand new game called the Better Bargain.

We talk about the biggest esports leagues including the NALCS, the OWL Stage 1 Play-offs and more. Plus, we ask our social media followers what video game soundtrack and score is the best.

Joe brings us the biggest headlines from the gaming and esports world. Plus, Google unveils one of it's most ambitious projects to date with Stadia. It promises to revolutionize the way we play games.

We are joined by Hungrybox, one of the Smash Gods! We also talk about a recent esports episodes of the Simpsons and what we did over the weekend, Plus, we start this years Checkpoint Hall of Fame contest!

As tons of news breaks just before the weekend, Joe brings us a another full news update. Plus, Norris runs down Final Round for us.

On today's show: we'll check in with Joe at the news desk to get the latest headlines from the world of gaming and esports. The Checkpoint crew sits down with oFAB, starting Point Gaurd for CLTX Gaming about the coming season of NBA 2k League. And Aldi, yes the food company Aldi, has formed a…