Retirement Plan

From the folks behind Desert Bus and Unskippable, join LoadingReadyRun as they report on the week’s industry happenings.

Vital Statistics

Retirement Plan

Date: September 5, 2011

Written and Performed by: Graham Stark, Kathleen De Vere, Jeremy Petter, Paul Saunders

Story Graphics: Paul Saunders, Jeremy Petter

CheckPoint Graphics: Graham Stark

Music: Bradley Rains

Edited by: Jeremy Petter

Thanks To: Russ Pitts, Alexander Macris, Penny Arcade

Produced by: Graham Stark, Paul Saunders

Today

Commander Shepard is finally being retired. Find out why on today's CheckPoint.

Stories

• Deus Ex is selling better than Zumba Fitness in the UK; Zumba is now #2.
• Gabe Newell says publishers and developers should emphasize gameplay over monetization.
• Modern Warfare extra special edition includes a MW3 branded Jeep.
• Professor Layton 4 to include an extra game for free.
• GameStop caught removing free DLC codes, and will no longer sell Deus Ex at all.
• Mass Effect 3 will be the last ME game that includes Commander Shepard.
• Jer remarks on other famous characters who should have done this a long time ago.

Coming Up

Kinect: Star Wars is pushed back to 2012 to reach its full potential.

Trivia

• This is Jeremy Petter's Last episode after he "abruptly" quits CheckPoint. The following note is inserted in the credits regarding his departure: "Best of luck at school, Jer!"