Checkmate Arcade Podcast

We kick off the show by talking about Jason's preorder games. Then we get into Jason's Magic TCG happenings and tournament fun. Of course we dip into gaming with titles such as Shaq Fu for the Genisis, the NES Jaws, Madden NFL 2018, Fire Emblem Heroes, Hearthstone, the Dragon Quest Heroes 2 demo, the Vikings: Wolves of Midgard demo, the Danganronpa 3 demo, Pokemon Sun, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Wild Guns Reloaded, 8-bit Adventure Anthology, Minecraft Xbox One Edition, Gwent, Resident Evil Revelations, Overwatch, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, XCOM: Enemy Within, MLB The Show 2018, Halo Wars 2, Ni No Kuni 2, and Monster Hunter: World. Plus Jason has a quick rant at the end of the episode.

Jason leads off with some reminiscing about his old car that was traded in and some more Magic tournament talk. Then we hit up the games we've been playing. The ton of games we talk about include Super Mario Odyssey, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Call of Duty: World War 2, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Madden NFL 2018, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Overwatch, Minecraft: Xbox One Edition, Hand of Fate, Destiny 2, The Evil Within 2, Ys 8, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Nier: Automata, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Fire Emblem Heroes, PokeMon Sun, Picross e7, and Battle Chef Brigade. Plus, Steven has a little surprise near the end of the show. It's a fun one this episode, so hop in and enjoy the ride. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (Champagne Funk by: Brock Berrigan)

We once again begin with a rundown of Jason's Magic card playing and some changes to his entertainment center setup. Then we swing into all the games we've been playing. Such as Saturday Morning RPG, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, the Dex demo, Fire Emblem: Heroes, Madden NFL 2018, Call of Duty: World War 2, Destiny 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, the Super Nintendo Classic, Fire Emblem Warriors, Overwatch, XCOM: Enemy Within, and Hand of Fate. Plus Jason has a surprise to tease Steven with on this magic filled episode. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (Champagne Funk by: Brock Berrigan)

This episode Jason starts off by teasing Steven with a tidbit about Amazon Prime. Then we get into some Fire Emblem Echoes, Fire Emblem Heroes, Undertale, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Friday the 13th, Batman: The Telltale Series season 1 & 2, the CoD: WW2 beta, Overwatch, the Diablo 3 free weekend, Marvel Heroes Omega, Madden NFL 2018, Gears of War 4, Stardew Valley, Pokemon Sun, the Destiny 2 beta, and XCOM: Enemy Within. Plus we have the games coming soon for the rest of the year. Hop on by for a grand old time. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (Champagne Funk by: Brock Berrigan) -Jason's play through of Telltale's Batman: www.youtube.com/msuhitman -The Madden NFL 2017 Prime deal: https://twitch.amazon.com/prime/loot/madden

We kick off the episode with some retro game and console hunting stories from Jason. Then we discuss Jason's trip to GP Vegas and more Magic pre-releases. But of course we talk plenty of games like The Room 2, Fire Emblem Echoes, Fire Emblem Heroes, Fire Emblem Fates, Pokemon Sun, Magic Duels, Overwatch, Mafia 3, Doom! (2016), Mass Effect Andromeda, Destiny, Stardew Valley, Injustice 2, the Marvel VS Capcom Infinite demo, Street Fighter 5, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Persona 5, the Gwent open beta, Marvel Heroes Omega, and Ironcast. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (Champagne Funk by: Brock Berrigan) -NES Dog Bone Controller: https://www.google.com/search?q=nes+dogbone+controller&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9pJzAivvUAhXEQCYKHZ3wAvIQsAQITw&biw=1680&bih=944 -The Fire Emblem Echoes DLC Explained: https://fireemblemechoes.nintendo.com/dlc/ -Jason's Street Fighter 5 clip: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=Q8kUSg1oTDM

This episode kicks off with Jason covering his Magic: The Gathering trials and tribulations since last episode. After that we talk more cards with Hearthstone and Magic Duels. Then we talk about some grinding in Dragon Quest 8, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, Fire Emblem dlc, amiibo prices, the new 2DS model, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Overwatch, Madden NFL 2017 card trading, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands open beta, Mass Effect Andromeda, Destiny, Gears of War 4, Hitman Go, some Jackbox Party Pack games, 1/2 Switch, and Stardew Valley. Plus we cover what we did at PAX East 2017 this year. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (Champagne Funk by: Brock Berrigan) -Grand Prix Vegas: http://grandprixvegas.com/ -Fire Emblem Echoes dlc: https://www.destructoid.com/fire-emblem-echoes-is-getting-a-45-season-pass-in-addition-to-the-amiibo-dungeons-434246.phtml -3DS Screen Differences: https://youtu.be/4tj7KhKPMg8

This episode kicks off with an epic rant about Final Fantasy from Jason and the fun just keeps on rolling from there. Once the ranting ends we talk about Tales of Berseria in great detail. Then we get into some Resident Evil 7, Fire Emblem: Heroes, Diablo 3, the PS4 Pro, transferring hard drive data, Dragon Quest VIII, Fire Emblem Fates, Magic: The Gathering, You Must Build A Boat, The Room, Rise of the Tomb Raider DLC, the For Honor beta, Recore, The Division, Destiny, Overwatch, and Doom. Plus Steven had a surprise for friend of the show Scott. It's a doosy of an episode, so hop on board and let's get this train rolling. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -Fire Emblem: Heroes Tier List Pic: https://twitter.com/BadGuy_J/status/828681643942625280/photo/1

This week we start out the episode with a rant from Jason about Final Fantasy 15. Then we get completely derailed on multiple tangents for a while. Once we get the train back on the track we talk about some Magic: The Gathering Online, Lies of Asteroth, the Gwent closed beta, the Recore demo, Titanfall 2, and Destiny. We also get into the NPD numbers for the past few months and the biggest news stories since our last episode. We had some much more minor issues with the audio this show, but we hope to have those resolved on our post-Christmas episode. Happy holidays everyone. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -The 2016 Video Game Awards show winners: http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13784410/the-game-awards-winners

The return of regular shows means the revenge of the audio glitches this week. I tried my best, but I can only do so much with the tools I have. So I must apologize for the large amount of background audio and uneven sound levels. The next episode will be a huge improvement quality wise. This episode is crammed full of gaming goodness such as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Darkest Dungeon, Madden 2017, Forza Horizon 3, Magic Duels, Battlefield One, XCom 2, World of Final Fantasy, Until Dawn, Heroes of the Storm, Destiny, Overwatch, and Titanfall 2. Tune in and hang on for a fun episode. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -Jason's Extra Life donation page: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=212652

This episode Jason regales us with his Magic TCG tales from Grand Prix Indianapolis. The Titans are falling from the sky as we discuss the Titanfall 2 technical test. Jason quickly covers the Battlefield One beta, gives us his in-depth impressions on Madden NFL 2017, and talks about the latest Deus Ex release. Steven covers his final thoughts Dragon Age: Inquisition now that he finished all the dlc and laments the fashion choices for hunters in Destiny. We also cover all the games that are out now or Coming Soon to retail for September and the NPDs from July. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -The Dragon Age Tweets #1: https://twitter.com/Mike_Laidlaw/status/771759851827453952 - Tweet #2: https://twitter.com/Mike_Laidlaw/status/772217498624065536

The summer rolls on with a new episode where we start off talking about the weather and how that has affected Jason. Then we get to Jason's Magic TCG talk and his prep work for Grand Prix Indianapolis. After all the Magic talk we get into the video games with Madden 2016, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, some PlayStation VR demos, I Am Setsuna, Telltale's Batman, Fallout 4, No Man's Sky, Clash Royal, Dragon Age: Inquisition dlc, and Gems of War. Once we finish our Now Playing, we move over to the NPD numbers and our Top 10 Most Anticipated Upcoming Games. Also, I'd like to apologize for the odd audio crackling. I hope to have that fixed for next episode. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris)

This week we kick things off with a little Pokemon Go talk. Then we go over the Nintendo E3 line up that we missed last episode. In our Now Playing section Jason talks about the Vita version of XCom and Tokyo Mirage Session #FE. Steven talks about some of the things that make him angry in Clash Royal, a new old game called Deer God, and of course Destiny. Then we get a rant from Jason about an item that Nintendo will be selling this holiday season and we go over the games that are out now or Coming Soon for July and August. Keep yourselves cool out there this summer, it's a hot one. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -Pokemon Go video that Jason mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tsx4Oan4-c -Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Censorship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsjWqCHPZ0w

This week we start off with Jason's real life MTG happenings and go on another trip down VS System memory lane. Then we switch back to video games with a little Magic Duels talk. So lots of magic talk at the beginning of this episode. Once we get that out of our systems, Jason talks about streaming games from his PS4 to his Vita and some new dlc for The Witcher 3. Steven recounts a new game bug and discusses the Halo Wars 2 beta. After our Now Playing section, we get into the news of E3 2016. Yes, we missed Nintendo; we'll cover that next episode. Hang on tight cause this one is a wild ride. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -Gwent Impressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itqLB4NqbEQ

Oh the puns this episode. They are bad, but oh so good. Jason brings us some Magic TCG stories and a new deck for standard. Steven was playing the betas for Overwatch and Battleborn. Are they worth your time? Tune in to find out. Plus we have the games Coming Soon, a PAX East recap, and we learn a surprising fact about Jason's past. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -MTG Online Review: https://youtu.be/ieUeqXtSSn0

This episode is jam packed with games and Magic tournament stories. Jason kick it off with is tales of the Magic tournaments and he needs to get a few things off his chest that happened. Steven is still playing a lot of MOBAs, mobile games, and shooters. Some of the games contained within the episode include The Division, Quantum Break, Magic Duels, Super Mario Maker, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, Heroes of the Storm, League of Legends, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and Clash Royal. Plus we have the game that came out at retail in April and the NPD numbers for the past few months. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -Jason's Hitman (Beta) Video: https://youtu.be/FZoHP12wkjU

We've made you wait long enough. It's time to hand them out. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -The Love for Divinity Original Sin: https://youtu.be/NhcDrbuXyzY -Jason's Hitman (Beta) Video: https://youtu.be/FZoHP12wkjU

This episode starts off with Jason making Steven happy he doesn't play physical Magic cards with some terrifying card effects. Jason also updates us on his Magic tournament play as of late. Then we get down to the brass tacks of all the games we've been playing. Those include Tom Clancy's The Division beta, Homefront: The Revolution beta, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, Shovel Knight, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Heroes of the Storm, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Minecraft 360 Edition, and Magic: The Gathering Puzzle Quest. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -The Persona 4 Endurance Run: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/endurance-run/?ajax=true&page=12

After a bit of a break we jump right back into the thick of it with so many games to talk about. Jason starts with a bit of Magic, hits a brick wall in Bravely Default, and some Personas are causing confusion. Then we get to talking about Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and video games of old. Steven is still playing Picross, only now it has PokeMon in it. Some of the other games we discuss include Shovel Knight, Fallout 4, Roundabout, Magic Duels, Forza Horizon 2, Forza 6, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Rare Replay, Black Ops 3, and Skulls of the Shogun. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -The Persona 4 Endurance Run: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/endurance-run/?ajax=true&page=12 -Ginyu's Game Demo: http://gamejolt.com/games/master-shake-quest/119122

This week Jason surprises Steven with a very generous gift. He also goes over all the problems he has encountered with his Xbox One and Skype. Of course we talk about some of the games we played, such as Persona 3 Portable, Destiny, Star Wars: Battlefront, Black Ops 3, Madden 16, Fallout 4, Heroes of the Storm, and Life is Strange. Plus we have the NPD numbers for the past three months. Steven was still getting over his super bad cold/flu, so his audio was a little quieter than normal. Next episode the audio should be back to proper levels. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -RT Gerstman video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMtajiLLGWM -Budget Magic Decks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ObJwxX70ws

This episode we are joined by friend of the show Ginyu. He gives us the details on what he's been up to the past few months and tries to get more people to try out Life is Strange. Jason lets the cat out of the bag on why he's happy to have EA Access. Steven gets mocked by a 15 year old game. Plus we have the games out now or coming soon for November and December. Show Notes -------------------- Opening Song (A World Torn Asunder by: Trevor Morris) -El Supercast 119 - Life is Strange: https://youtu.be/QIyG_WHgcrU -Ginyu's Photos from RetroWorld Expo 2015: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.982402301819758.1073741839.151343924925604&type=3 -Madden 16 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YmP5C1Z2S8 -The story behind Destiny 1.0: http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731