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It was announced recently that the Matrix 4 and John Wick 4 will both release on the same day in 2021. If you could only see one, which would it be and why? The Checkpoint guys breakdown the mythos of the Matrix and the appeal of action movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Crew are joined by producers Chadd and Weirdbeard to talk about addiction in all its forms and how we label it in today's society. Does changing the way we talk about certain topics do anything to reduce or remove the stigma associated with it? Plus, the conversation goes off the rails when Norris asks the room what are some things you thought would be horrible, but once you gave it a try turned out better than expected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holiday's can be tough for gamers. Especially those of us who can be more introverted than others. This week on Checkpoint AFK the crew discusses some of the common gripes about being a gamer around the holidays.Nate is joined by Joe, Chadd and Norris as Robbie and Ric took their vacation early.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've been saying it for months now, but the change is finally happening. Checkpoint AFK is almost here. We fill you in on how the podcast and the brand will be making the break into 2020, whats changing and what it means for you. Plus, Stadia has finally launched and the overall consensus isn't as groundbreaking as we had hoped. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nate’s been hooked with WWE2k19 lately and brings his PlayStation 4 in to make Joe and Robbie create a Superstar to join his roster of wrestlers alongside Norris’. While they do this Nate recalls the first time he ever went to a live wrestling event and he and the other other guys talk wrestling in all its forms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Something everyone has context and a passion for regardless of where you fall on the gamer scale is food. On this episode of the podcast Joe laments about how hard it is for him to eat healthy, or cook. The guys try to save Joe from an early grave by talking about some of their own dietary tips. Plus, they talk about some of their favorite meals and least places to eat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Scorcese and Francis Ford Coppala both made disparaging comments about Marvel Movies and the summer blockbuster concept. The crew explores where those comments come from and talk about what cinema is nowadays and what its place in our society is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a lot of recent controversies centered around beloved gaming companies in recent years, we had to ask about the relationship between gamers and developers. We talk about the difference between gaming companies and the rest of the corporate world. Plus, what can you do as a player if you want to make a difference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew of Checkpoint XP have been together and creating content for nearly 15 years. For this week's episode, Norris is out on vacation and Joe is out sick, so we rope Chadd into joining us for this episode. We take a look at the state of podcasts today and how far they’ve come. Looking back at the almost 15 years of podcasting, we talk about our own experiences and even let Chadd ask us a few questions about the industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Joker movie set to release the director, known for movies like Due Date or the Hangover trilogy, says he’s given up comedy because of Woke and PC culture. Has comedy changed in recent years? Is the problem with comics, the audience the material...or is there even a problem at all? Finally, what is comedy’s place in video games? When does it work and when doesn’t it work... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Disney+ streaming service has released a list of all the content that will be available at launch, between movies, series and original content the number sits around 850. We talk about how this measures up to other streaming services and what the future of streaming will look like if media companies keep breaking up their content into different services and platforms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe and Norris spent 3 days out at the Esports Business Summit and got all kinds of interviews and content. On this episode of the podcast they talk to Michael Brooks the Executive Director for NACE, Andy Maisner the President of TV Pro Gear and Norris and Joe talk about Gears of War competitive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ric Flair has recently trademarked ‘The Man’ and is suing Vince McMahon and the WWE, but not for the reason you’d think...Nate, Joe and Norris take a walk down their wrestling memory lane talking about everything from the Mantaur to Conspiracy Theory Victim Chris Jericho and Robbie was there too, I guess. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Video Games and Technology proliferate a majority of our life in today's society. There are a lot of people who use such things to decompress or de-stress. For the Checkpoint Crew and many others in the gaming and esports industry gaming is also work and there needs to be other ways to decompress when even games are stressful. So, the guys talk about all the non video game ways they de-stress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nerd Radio is a podcast about all things nerdy by James Campbell and Chuck Bean. We talk to each of them about their geeky histories and all thing nerdy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining the Checkpoint XP crew for this week's podcast is a Luis “Speedy” Gonzalez from the Geek Culture Congress Podcast. We talk about everything nerdy under the son from comics and Marvel Movies to Anime and Cowboy Bebop adaptation. We also take a look back to our conversation with his co-host Joey Franchize from our opening week of the Checkpoint XP grand studio opening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millennials have been accused of ‘killing’ a lot of industries and said to not have any brand loyalty. We talk in depth about the spending habits of the gamers and how brand loyalty is alive and well within the geek culture. We also discuss the way our fandoms grew to influence the way we dress and how we identify with our brands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ESPN released a short story about NBA athletes who play and love video games. We talk about how gaming and gamers are a lot more mainstream today then they have ever been. It’s not just cool to see celebrities who have an interest in gaming, now gaming itself can make you a celebrity. While someone like Ninja is the biggest name in the scene, is it possible to get bigger? Have we seen the Golden Gods of Gaming born yet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Checkpoint XP Podcast we share our conversation with Sara Jones of the Laughing In The Dark Podcast from the Beasley XP studio grand opening week. We got to know Sara and learned about her podcast where she takes comedians to haunted locations for an interview.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys discuss the most recent season of Stranger Things. Everything from the best character arcs, to the new characters, where the series could go from here and where they'd like to see it go. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.