Welcome to the Checkmate Arcade, your home for quarter munching fun. Each week we'll tell you what video games we've been playing and give you the hottest news right off the presses. We'll throw in the NPD numbers, top 5 lists, and release dates that are Coming Soon to round out the show as well. So, come on by each week for a great time.

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Checkmate Arcade Ep. 60 - Rocket's Red Glare

The fireworks are lit and read to explode on this highly volatile episode. Jason gets energized with energon to give you his view on the Transformers 2 movie, the Red Faction: Guerrilla demo, and Fight Night round 4. Steven grabs his bazooka to give you his view on Rocket Riot, Afro Samurai, and the new Gears of War 2 title update. Plus all the news we could cram into one show. Set up your lawn chair and get ready for the pyrotechnics.

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Checkmate Arcade Ep. 58 - Punch That Ghost

This episode we pull no punches, as Jason goes toe to toe with Game Crazy for the second time. Also, he finds a bug in the Uncharted 2 beta and talks about Magic: The Gathering in video game form. Steven goes toe to toe with Mr. Sandman and gets some hard core platform shooting done in Mega Man ZX Advent. Plus, Activision threatening Sony in the news and the console releases for the rest of the year, we think. So, pull out some popcorn and tune in for the fights.

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Checkmate Arcade Ep. 57 - Take the Money and Run

This week your intrepid hosts make fun of players taking the money in the 1 vs 100 Beta. Jason seeks out uncharted treasures in two Uncharted games and kills 2D Nazis in Wolfenstien 3D. Steven does some Geo-Modding in Red Faction: Guerrilla and gets Doc to fix up his cuts in Punch-Out!!. Plus, we go into the reasons why Metacritic.com is busted and give you the May NPDs. Tune in at your own risk.

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Checkmate Arcade Ep. 56 - The Allards Of E3

That's right it E3 time again and we give you all the news straight out of LA. Also on this episode, we spread the new name for Microsoft Points, decide we need to try out Star Wars: The Old Republic, and we run down the games we've played in Now Playing. Will Nintendo's press conference be better this year than last? Tune in to find out.

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Checkmate Arcade Ep. 55 - Blame Canada

I blame Canada for the length of this show and for the PC crash that halted the recording last week. Your hosts, however, don't blame anyone for all great and not so great games they've been playing in the mean time. Jason hops in the ring with UFC 2009, gets a ton of games for free, and gives Gears 2 the cold shoulder. Steven heads back to the wasteland in Fallout 3, finishes his second run through of Fable 2, and hates on the Battlefield Heroes beta. Plus the news and the NPDs for April. Tune in for a jam packed show.

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