Hello! Today we meet Andre 3000, finally get our canvas bags, look at some bad wigs and play 20 questions with Jonathan Frakes. It’s Morning Checkpoint!
Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week
Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few of my favorites!
https://kotaku.com/cadence-of-hyrule-the-kotaku-review-1835524955
Heather is such a great writer and also, damn, can she finish games FAST. Always impressed.
https://kotaku.com/at-long-last-the-canvas-fallout-76-bags-have-arrived-1835515868
Our national nightmare is finally over.
https://kotaku.com/we-did-not-get-skate-4-but-we-are-getting-skatebird-1835428557
Look, I want Skate 4 as much as everyone else. But… I’ll take this too.
https://kotaku.com/cyberpunk-2077-and-other-e3-games-are-getting-outsold-o-1835428160
“Cuz we got us a convoy, ain’t it a beautiful sight.”
Tweets!
About once a month I wake up in a cold sweat thinking about the Alicia Silverstone character’s wig in the Lifetime Original movie based on Brittany Murphy’s life pic.twitter.com/xVfrRvawgD
— jon (@prasejeebus) June 13, 2019
Was it really that hard to find a blond actress? Was Sliverstone’s name really bringing that much to this film?
I made this for no one and no reason. Plz Enjoy….
"Jonathan Frakes Asks You Things" pic.twitter.com/A7Wt5MXP39
— Zane Golia (@zbgolia) June 11, 2019
Have you had your hearing tested lately? No Riker, I haven’t. But I guess I should. Thanks for the reminder. Also, sweet helmet.
I saw a man walking around my terminal playing a flute for 40min and was losing my mind because I thought it was André 3000. And then it WAS André 3000!!! 😍😍😍😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tqQ4C8HBh1
— Antonia Cereijido (@antoniacere) June 14, 2019
I like the way you flute. I like the way you flute. I like the way. I like the way.
News
Dr Disrespect Streams Inside An E3 Bathroom, Gets Banned From Twitch
Amazon Lays Off Dozens Of Game Developers During E3
Secret Shenmue Punch Hidden In Game Code Found 20 Years Later
Valve’s Auto Chess Game Is Called Dota Underlords, Open Beta Next Week
The State Of California Is Investigating Riot Games For Gender Discrimination
Nintendo Will Add Friend Matching To Mario Maker 2 Online Play
Trailers & Videos You May Have Missed
Luigi is the better brother. We all know this.
Brenda Romero is leading the charge on this mafia game. That has me pumped to play it.
This looks cool. I can’t wait to play the full game in 7 years.
This was originally a joke. Now it’s a real game. And you know it looks alright. I’m still shocked that all these laters Conan is a relevant property still.
As we get more powerful consoles and PCs, I want more games that look like this. Games that look like cartoon shows I can control.
Morning Checkpoint is all about catching you up on the past week. You can email me anything you want or drop a comment below. Suggest tweets, comments, ideas, new sections and more for next week and thanks for reading!
