1-Up Gamescast
by 1-Up Games
Hosted by Kyle & Jack, there are two shows in this podcast feed! Starting with the flagship 1-Up Gamescast, this is your weekly gaming podcast from 1-Up Games, where passion fuels perspective. From blockbuster launches to cult classics, we’re here to talk about the games that move us while never forgetting that at the heart of it all, this is supposed to be fun. And secondly, Checkpoint, your weekly news focused show covering the week that was! Find us at 1upgames.com.au
Episodes
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Gears E-Day review and Modern Warfare 4 first impressions
Kyle and Jack talk through their review of Gears of War E-Day and then discuss impressions of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack cover the Elder Scrolls VI name reveal, Steam account verification in Australia and Assassin’s Creed franchise updates. Find us at 1upgames.com.au Articles covered in the episode: 1....
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Even more PlayStation controllers | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack discuss the Warhorse Studios cyber attack, new PlayStation 5 controllers and Helen Chiang departing Xbox.Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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BioWare has closed | 1-Up Checkpoint
Jack and Kyle cover some Xbox, some Fortnite and layoffs at EA including the closure of BioWare. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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A chill chat about Pax Aus 2026
Kyle and Jack share their experience attending Pax Australia 2026. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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What's happening at Bungie?! | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack talk about the latest Bungie changes. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Beast of Reincarnation & Marvel's Wolverine
Kyle shares a review of Beast of Reincarnation and first impressions of Marvel's Wolverine. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Xbox changes September 2026 | 1-Up Checkpoint
Jack and Kyle cover changes Xbox is making in September 2026 under the on-going Resetting Xbox plan including Halo development moving to Activision. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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More Kojima Productions chat
Forgetting that they covered it already on the Gamescast, Kyle and Jack have a more relaxed discussion about the whole Kojima Productions partnering with Xbox on PHYSINT situation. This was recorded before the Kojima Productions statement was released that can be found here:...
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Kingdom Hearts Leaks and BlizzCon 2026 | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack cover the Kingdom Hearts achievement list leaks as well as BlizzCon 2026! Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Two Nintendo Directs and Kojima Productions
Kyle and Jack discuss the two Nintendo Directs (Zelda and the general one) from September 2026 as well as the Kojima Productions publishing change for PHYSINT. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Beta Impressions
Kyle and Jack share their first impressions of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 after the two Beta weekends. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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The State of PlayStation | 1-Up Checkpoint
Recorded right after the September 2026 State of Play, Kyle and Jack recap the show. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Gamescom Opening Night Live
Kyle and Jack cover Gamescom Opening Night Live. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Talking about the upcoming Gamescom 2026
Kyle and Jack discuss the upcoming Gamescom Convention and Gamescom Opening Night Live. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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More Lord of the Rings games inbound | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack discuss the closure of Pokémon Bank and the future Lord of the Rings remakes on the cards. Find 1-Up at 1upgames.com.au
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Our Halo: Campaign Evolved Review
Our spoiler filled review of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Some good news from this week | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack discuss Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition and new controllers and PS5 plates. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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GTA VI getting an Extended Look on Netflix | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack discuss GTA VI getting an extended look reveal exclusive to Netflix (for six hours), Halo Studio layoffs & an achievement update coming to Xbox. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Ghost Recon news speculation | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack discuss the recent layoffs at Double Fine and speculate on the upcoming Ghost Recon news. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Gaming in August 2026
Kyle and Jack talk gaming in August 2026. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Our most hype video game releases
Jack and Kyle discuss their most hyped and favourite game launches. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Hasbro to make Zelda toys | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack cover a couple of intentionally positive news stories! Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Resetting Xbox | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack talk about the changes at Xbox as Asha Sharma resets everything. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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PlayStation announces the end of physical game discs
Kyle and Jack talk about the end of video games releasing on discs and the closing of the PS3 and PSVita digital stores. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Steam Machine & Grand Theft Auto VI prices revealed | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack discuss the pricing and preorder announcements for the Steam Machine and Grand Theft Auto VI. Recorded 25/JUN/2026. Find us at 1-upgames.com.au
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Gaming in July 2026
Kyle and Jack talk gaming in July 2026. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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GTA VI Key Art Reveal and the Xbox Reset | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack discuss the latest Grand Theft Auto VI info plus the Xbox reset including leaks and rumours. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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LEGO Batman & Highly Anticipated Games
Kyle shares his thoughts on LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight then Kyle and Jack talk upcoming game releases. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Ubisoft and Xbox Layoffs | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack talk recent news of Ubisoft layoffs and changes at Xbox including reported layoffs. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Xbox, Nintendo & Summer Games Fest Showcases
Kyle and Jack talk the Summer Games Fest showcases (except PlayStation covered last week). Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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PlayStation State of Play June 2026 | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack cover the announcement of CLUTCH and the PlayStation State of Play. 1. https://1upgames.com.au/2026/06/04/maverick-games-reveals-debut-game-clutch/ 2. https://1upgames.com.au/2026/06/03/sony-state-of-play-june-2026-showcase-everything-announced/ Recorded 04/JUN/26.
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007 First Light & Summer Games Fest Chat
Kyle and Jack talk 007 First Light after finishing it and then talk about the upcoming Summer Games Fest weekend. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Goodbye, Destiny 2 | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack talk through the week in gaming news including: 1. The Witcher 3 new expansion: https://1upgames.com.au/2026/05/27/the-witcher-3-is-getting-a-third-expansion-in-2027/ 2. Destiny 2 lasts update:...
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LEGO Batman and 007 First Light first impressions
Kyle and Jack share first impressions of LEGO Batman & 007 First Light. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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SHIFT UP | XBOX | Middle-Earth Games | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack cover SHIFT UP, XBOX and Lord of the Rings video games in and not in development. Find us at 1upgames.com.au 1. https://1upgames.com.au/2026/05/14/shift-up-teases-next-stellar-blade-and-project-spirits-reveal-for-2026/ 2....
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Forza Horizon 6 - First Impressions
Kyle and Jack share their first impressions of Forza Horizon 6. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Cars, Planes and Dragons | 1-Up Checkpoint
Jack and Kyle cover Forza Horizon 6 being ready for PC, most Australian content in Microsoft Flight Simulator and a tease for more Dragon Quest. Find us at 1upgames.com.au Articles featured: 1....
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Checking in on Rainbow Six Siege before two weeks of new releases
Kyle and Jack talk some Rainbow Six Siege before jumping into games releasing in the next couple of weeks! Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Star Fox for Switch 2 | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack talk Star Fox for Switch 2 and the latest Forza Horizon 6 details ahead of launch. Find us at 1upgames.com.au and the music at jbcontentstudios.com/streamtapes Articles covered: 1. https://1upgames.com.au/2026/05/07/nintendo-announces-star-fox-for-switch-2-launching-june-25/ 2....
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Would you play a Naughty Dog made NBA video game?
Kyle and Jack ask each other some "would you rather?" style questions exploring some interesting ideas including a Naughty Dog made NBA game and life without Single player or Multiplayer video games. Kyle wraps things up with some MOUSE: P.I. For Hire ahead of the review dropping next week. Find…
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PlayStation DRM, dramatic or ironic? | 1-Up Checkpoint
Kyle and Jack talk through a handful of news stories from the week! Find us at 1upgames.com.au Articles covered: 1. https://1upgames.com.au/2026/04/28/pearl-abyss-rewards-staff-with-3400-bonus-after-crimson-desert-hits-5-million-sales/ 2....
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Assassin's Creed 1 Remake Speculation
Kyle and Jack talk about what they might want from the rumoured Assassin's Creed 1 remake and then Kyle ranks all the mainline Assassin's Creed games. Find us and plenty of recent Assassin's Creed news at 1-upgames.com.au
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced revealed
Kyle and Jack discuss the newly shared Xbox strategy, Game Pass Ultimate price drop and the reveal of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Battlefield 6 Roadmap for 2026 and Metro 2039
Kyle and Jack talk about the Call of Duty movie, the Battlefield 6 2026 roadmap and the Metro 2039 announcement. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Forza Horizon 6 map reveal & PlayStation Handheld rumours
Kyle and Jack talk latest Forza Horizon 6 news and PlayStation Handheld rumours. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Screamer and Games coming in 2026
Kyle and Jack discuss Screamer (first impressions) and games coming (or hopefully coming) in 2026. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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The Game Expo 2026
Kyle shares his experience attending The Game Expo 2026 in Melbourne. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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The next Xbox & Resident Evil Requiem
Kyle and Jack talk a little about the next Xbox after some details were revealed at GDC and kyle shares his thoughts after playing Resident Evil Requiem. Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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Our Video Game hot takes!
Kyle and Jack return to discuss the close down of Highguard and a collection of video gaming hot takes! Find us at 1upgames.com.au
About this show
Hosted by Kyle & Jack, there are two shows in this podcast feed! Starting with the flagship 1-Up Gamescast, this is your weekly gaming podcast from 1-Up Games, where passion fuels perspective. From blockbuster launches to cult classics, we’re here to talk about the games that move us while never forgetting that at the heart of it all, this is supposed to be fun. And secondly, Checkpoint, your weekly news focused show covering the week that was! Find us at 1upgames.com.au
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