About this episode

The hosts discuss new games they've played recently, including Metroid Prime 4 and Hollow Knight: Silksong.

We're finally back and ready for a new year of excellent games! But first, we dive into some 2025 gems we've played over the last few weeks, including Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Dispatch, ARC Raiders, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. Follow Checkpoint Chat on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckpointChat​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckpointChat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkpointchat Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/checkpointchat.bsky.social Want to listen to more gaming goodness, on other platforms? Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, and more right here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkpointchat -- SHOW NOTES -- 00:00:00​ - A brand new generation of children 00:10:54 - Metroid Prime 4 is entirely fine 00:22:45​ - Dispatch surprised us with how good it is 00:37:10​ - Matty can't stop playing ARC Raiders... 00:55:20​ - ... while Sandy is hooked on Hollow Knight: Silksong 01:24:09​ - The Xbox Dev Direct was great! #gamingpodcast #gamingchannels #gamingreview

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