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Evening Reading – March 19, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. 8-bit Death Stranding [embedded content] You have to love these fan-made games. .@Kojima_Hideo just appreciates logistics companies more than you, and it shows. #DeathStranding pic.twitter.com/GzzlFIg67G — Holographic Geoff Keighley (@HologramGeoff) March 18, 2020 Zero hits 1 million subs on YouTube 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS BABY!!!! pic.twitter.com/iHUK9wuji0 — Tempo ZeRo (@zerowondering) March 19, 2020 Congratulations, Zero! Keep washing your hands ? pic.twitter.com/sQaeH9pqYb — 90s WWE (@90sWWE) March 19, 2020 A little Mighty Boot

Late Night Army: Animal Crossing

Asif Khan is the CEO and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack

Tesla (TSLA) to suspend production in Fremont & NY factories

As governments worldwide respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tesla had to finally shut down their factories in the United States. Tesla has been making cars during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but government officials have finally put a stop to their plans.  [embedded content] In a operational update press release posted to the official Tesla Investor Relations website, the company said: In the past few days, we have met with local, state and federal officials.  We have followed and are continuing to follow all legal directions and safety guidelines with respect

First Post! March 19, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for First Post! Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Sorry it it is so late today, I was out in the turdmines mining for turds. Please understand and take a look. Imagine a world of Jaboofers ┓┏┓┏┓┃ ┛┗┛┗┛┃\○/ ┓┏┓┏┓┃ / ┛┗┛┗┛┃ノ) ┓┏┓┏┓┃ ┛┗┛┗┛┃ ┓┏┓┏┓┃ ┛┗┛┗┛┃┓┏┓┏┓┃┛┗┛┗┛┃┓┏┓┏┓┃┛┗┛┗┛┃┓┏┓┏┓┃┛┗┛┗┛┃┓┏┓┏┓┃┛┗┛┗┛┃┓┏┓┏┓┃┛┗┛┗┛┃pic.twitter.com/HvOr35eyfa — Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) March 19, 2020 I think we can do better. “We are in this fight together, we will finish this fight together.”Here's a video of our writers (who are quarantined because of the COVID-19) singing Halo

Star Trek Online: Legacy HyperX Giveaway

Hey Shacknews, it is time for another giveaway! Find out how to win some sweet HyperX goodies and more. Shacknews has teamed up with Perfect World Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, and HyperX for a very special Star Trek Online: Legacy HyperX Giveaway. We are celebrating Star Trek Online's 10th anniversary by giving away three grand prize bundles and a whole bunch of PS4 codes. Use this Gleam widget to sign up for grand prize! Star Trek Online: Legacy HyperX Giveaway We also have a ton of other codes available to redeem.

Apollo 11 Situations: John Romero on Porting Doom and Wolfenstein 3D

id Software's co-founder recounts converting Wolfenstein 3D to Super NES in three weeks, how the studio viewed ports of its games, and more. Working at id Software in the 1990s was like working inside a bunker, only with more pizza, soda, and video games. The studio started small and remained small through development of Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, and Doom. After Doom's release in December 1993, John Romero turned his attention to scouting for opportunities to collaborate on external projects related to id's games, namely strategy guides and ports. Romero

First Post! March 18, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for First Post! Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Please take a look. Is it March 20th yet? How very kind of @PlayStation to offer a countdown timer for @animalcrossing with any pre-order of @DOOM Eternal. pic.twitter.com/xKZFTsvdAE — Rami Ismail (@tha_rami) March 18, 2020 I would like to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Please understand. Me realizing I gotta walk into best buy to pick up my pre-order of animal crossing new horizons pic.twitter.com/bieix55z1A — Tylor (@theSirToasty) March 17, 2020 Maister wth the S-Tier

Evening Reading – March 18, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. I have missed the past day and a half of First Post! and Evening Reading due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, please understand and take a look. COVID-19 CAN EAT A FAT ONE Pikachu being tested for coronavirus pic.twitter.com/bjKQ8qJq0t — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) March 16, 2020 Pika. Dogs bc their owners have to stay home all day pic.twitter.com/ZkUOH9JpoI — Kelsey (@notorious_KRG) March 16, 2020 Lola is stoked. Due to coronavirus precaution, Bob Shellard isn't allowed

Knee-Deep in the Ports: Ranking the Best (and Worst) Versions of Doom

As of 2008, Tetris holds the achievement of the most ported video game in history. Which makes sense. Virtually any electronic device can run Tetris. That's the beauty of its design: difficult to master, but arguably the most accessible controls and objectives ever.  Doom, however, is hot on Tetris's heels. You can play Doom on virtually any personal computing operating system, most consoles, and lots of handhelds. You can even run the game on a piano. Can you play Tetris on a piano? That's what I thought. (Though you'll probably

March 17 Nintendo Indie World Direct – all games, trailers & announcements

Today's Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase was pretty damn sweet. We have compiled an article containing all of the new games, trailers, and announcements from the event. You can also watch the Nintendo Direct VOD right here. Please take a look. [embedded content] Here's a list of everything announced on the March 17, 2020 Indie World Showcase Nintendo Direct: Blue Fire revealed by Graffiti Games and Robi Studios [embedded content] Find out more about Blue Fire in our news article. Baldo announced by Naps Team  Baldo was announced today on