Hello! Today we get banned for buying too many games, watch a robot get angry, learn when the Sonic movie is actually coming out and talk about fake meat at McDonaldās. Itās 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/epic-games-store-will-block-your-account-if-you-buy-too-1834905266
Lucky for Epic, I donāt have the money to buy that many games that quickly.
https://kotaku.com/more-telltale-games-are-disappearing-from-digital-store-1834990571
(!) Zack will remember all of them.
https://kotaku.com/as-esports-grows-experts-fear-its-a-bubble-ready-to-po-1834982843
A wonderful deep-dive into the business side of Esports and how shaky some of it is.
https://kotaku.com/my-strange-year-in-a-strictly-regimented-day-of-defeat-1834982077
I love stories like this. Morgan Park tells us of his experience with a grumpy Vietnam vet, Seadog, and his Day of Defeat clan.
Tweets!
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1130424214652170240
Tho needth to hearth my wonderful lute skills. Even if thy player has yet to jointh the battle.
Iāve never seen something more human from a robot than this. pic.twitter.com/bDxkBISQA1
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 23, 2019
Robots are becoming more human every day. How much longer until one has a āheated gaming momentā during a stream and says something racist?
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1131025744375664640
Same.
News
Sony Shows Off PS5 Loading Times
Riot Games To Make Mobile Version of League Of Legends With Tencent
Missing Game Dead Island 2 Is Still In Development, Publisher Says
Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Delayed To 2020 To Fix Sonicās Look
Anti-Trump Resistance Scammers Who Got Banned From Twitter Were Also Big Ouya Advocates
Some Good Comments
ā āThe fine is 21.7 million yen (nearly $200,000) and must be paid by December 25 of this yearā Welp. Thatās the end of McDonaldās.ā
–Christian B. Christiansen from āMcDonaldās Japan Fined For Itās Fake Roast Beef Burgersā
In McDonaldās defense, they might not have that much money actually. I mean, if they did, then why donāt they pay their employees a living wage? Unless…capitalism is terrible? Hmm..
āI still canāt get over how this guy wore a backwards cap to his wedding.ā
–Epictacosam from āThe Eyes In Days Gone Looks So Good Because Theyāre Full Of Tears.ā
You donāt get it. Deacon is really cool and a rebel. He doesnāt follow your rules, society! Also, Deacon LOVED listening to Kid Rock, right?
Trailers & Videos You May Have Missed
I get more and more excited to play this. CTR was better than Mario Kart 64 and now I can play it on a modern console with better visuals.
Hey, have you kids heard about these cool new games called āBATTLE ROYALESā?
I really donāt need to spend the money on a Quest. BUT also, the number of games coming to it is getting longer and longer and no cords or extra hardware needed sounds great. I love my PSVR, but it is a hassle to get out and play.
I downloaded this and played a bit. The combat was fine, but then I entered a social area and the gameās performance tanked so hard I just quit and uninstalled it. Maybe they will improve it?
Morning Checkpoint is all about catching you up on the past week, getting you ready for the next week, answering some questions, sharing stories and having a good time. 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!
