Hello! This week we say goodbye to 2019, figure out what the difference is between Outer Worlds and Outer Wilds, guess the wrong Pokemon, figure out what video game characters had the worse fashion crimes of the last decade and discover a PS3 sitting in the rain.
Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week
https://kotaku.com/video-game-fashion-disasters-of-the-decade-1840679614
Video game characters really need to get better at fashion.
https://kotaku.com/outer-worlds-vs-outer-wilds-the-comparison-we-had-to-1840613632
I still, after months of both of these games being around, still mix them up when talking to people about either game.
https://kotaku.com/the-rise-of-skywalker-update-shows-how-far-battlefront-1840618151
It is wild to me how much better this game is in 2019 compared to when it first released.
Tweets!
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1209320111691247621
And the best Tweet of 2019…
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1208897413227745280
The raindrops keep falling on my console, but that doesn’t mean it should be left outside.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1208993274490281984
This one, short video is better than 80% of driving scenes in most movies released in the last decade.
News
Bethesda Patches Fallout 76 Cheat After Hacker Uses It To Steal Players’ Items
EVE Online Resource Changes Could Spark More War
Nintendo Instagram Photo Triggers Splatoon 3 Freakout
The X-Men Update Adds Friendly Competition To Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
Every Big Game Coming Out In Winter 2020
2019 Lists!
With the year coming to a close, here are (so far) all the staff 2019 top games of the year lists, in one place.
https://kotaku.com/heather-alexandras-top-10-games-of-2019-1840463438
https://kotaku.com/luke-plunketts-top-10-games-of-2019-1840470910
https://kotaku.com/paul-tamayos-top-10-games-of-2019-1840542495
https://kotaku.com/ethan-gach-s-top-10-games-of-2019-1840617992
https://kotaku.com/rileys-top-10-games-of-2019-1840618940
https://kotaku.com/gita-jacksons-top-ten-games-of-2019-1840662524
https://kotaku.com/jason-schreiers-top-10-games-of-2019-1840631812
https://kotaku.com/zack-zwiezens-top-10-games-of-2019-1840540510
Thanks for reading Morning Checkpoint this year! I’ve had a blast put this weekly post together. It helps me get caught up on the past week of gaming news and stories and usually leads to some a few laughs and nice comments.
Have a great 2020!
