Opinion

Shack Chat: What do you want to see from EA Play 2020?

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It's that time again, your favorite time of the week. This week the Shack staff gathers 'round our virtual meeting table to discuss one of many upcoming digital gaming events. EA Play 2020 was recently announced as a digital event, and we thought it high time to sit down and look deep within ourselves to figure out exactly what we want from EA Play in 2020. Question: What do you want to see from EA Play 2020? Skate 4 - Asif Khan, Better than the rest of the Shack staff

Sekiro Online mod brings unofficial PvP & Co-op to the From Software game

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2020 12:08 AM - Modified On: May 7, 2020 - Published By:
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A new mod has brought a online features found in other From Software games to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a solitary experience, and quite good as one. The journey of the wolf to save and protect his prince against a cursed bloodline and those who would misuse it is an incredible narrative, but it hasn’t stopped folks from wanting some sort of co-op or PvP experience in the game. Thankfully, if you’re of that opinion, there’s a mod out to try to supply it to

Doom Eternal producer Marty Stratton pens open letter regarding soundtrack

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Time Stamp: May 5, 2020 12:46 AM - Modified On: May 5, 2020 - Published By:
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Stratton discussed much of the controversy behind composer Mick Gordon's decision to distance himself from the Doom Eternal soundtrack. Doom Eternal executive producer Marty Stratton has penned an open letter that doubles as a statement in response to the game's original soundtrack release. Following the distancing of composer Mick Gordon from the project entirely, Stratton took it upon himself to head to Reddit with a lengthy explanation about what really happened between Gordon and the Doom Eternal team. According to Stratton, Gordon had been asking for deadline extensions for some

Shack Chat: How do you handle video game leaks?

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Time Stamp: May 2, 2020 12:00 AM - Modified On: May 2, 2020 - Published By:
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It's that time again, time for the Shack Staff to all gather around and share our opinions on another topic. We know that you're dying to hear what we think, so let's dive right into this week's question without wasting any time. There's tons of games to enjoy right now and plenty of quarantine time to enjoy them in. We hope you're still staying home to protect yourself and others.  Question: How do you handle video game leaks? I don’t want to spoil it for other people - Asif Khan,

Elon Musk Twitter meltdown tanks Tesla (TSLA) stock

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2020 8:21 PM - Modified On: May 1, 2020 - Published By:
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No Elon wasn't hacked, he's just losing it. If you were ever wondering if Elon Musk's tweets could get worse, well today is your day. After going on a profanity-ridden tirade against the state of California's Stay-at-Home order during Tesla's Q1 2020 earnings results conference call, Elon Musk has taken to Twitter with a bunch of tweets. A lot of them pushing for the reopening of America. This afternoon, the CEO of Tesla tweeted that the company's share price was too high, in his opinion. Shares are now down over

Evening Reading – April 29, 2020

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Time Stamp: April 30, 2020 9:16 AM - Modified On: April 30, 2020 - Published By:
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Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. In case you missed it at Shacknews: [embedded content] Even between the devs, the meta shifts around quite a bit#BleedingEdge ?LIVE https://t.co/ZWTiS4BCk1 pic.twitter.com/o8Hnqd7eyi — Shacknews (@shacknews) April 29, 2020 Salesforce cancels Dreamforce 2020 in San Francisco [embedded content] The annual event was set to take place in November, but Salesforce announced today that the event will instead go on in "new and virtual ways." This is one of the biggest events

MotoGP 20 review: A knee-dragging good time

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Time Stamp: April 29, 2020 3:45 AM - Modified On: April 29, 2020 - Published By:
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Being a high-stakes professional game review is tough work. You must commit to spending countless hours playing pre-release games on relentlessly tight deadlines. You have to navigate various embargoes and work for hours on your written thoughts. It’s enough to put emotional stress on anyone, but the real danger is often not talked about. Developer Milestone S.r.l. Seemingly churns out so many motorcycle racing games every year that if you don’t keep your head on a swivel, the newest one is likely to knock your teeth out as it barrels

Gears Tactics review – Strategic gibs

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Time Stamp: April 27, 2020 4:00 PM - Modified On: April 27, 2020 - Published By:
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Gears of War and tactical strategy have seemed like strange bedfellows since Gears Tactics was announced. The Coalition and Splash Damage have worked to take the action-packed and burly soldiers, weapons, enemies, and lore of the Gears franchise and pull players back to a strategic point of view of the battle. Does it work? Yes. Surprisingly well, in fact. But it feels as though Gears sacrifices a little bit of what makes Gears of War good and what makes games like XCOM good to find a safe middle ground. Back

Rhythm Heaven’s creator would love to bring the series to the Nintendo Switch

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 6:55 PM - Modified On: April 9, 2020 - Published By:
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Wubba dubba dub, is that true? We certainly hope a Rhythm Heaven launch on the Nintendo Switch is possible. Rhythm Heaven is excellent, and easily one of the highlights of various Nintendo console releases with its upbeat and quirky musical minigames. It’s been on the Nintendo DS, 3DS and Wii since the series launched, but as of yet, it has been absent on the newer Nintendo Switch system. Many would likely enjoy seeing the series come to the Nintendo Switch, and the musical composer of Rhythm Heaven is with you.

Wrestlemania 36: Bray Wyatt’s Match Again John Cena Was Confusing And Bizarre

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 11:43 PM - Modified On: April 5, 2020 - Published By:
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There's not much precedent for this sort of cinematic match, so I'm hesitant to say what should or should not be. But the Firefly Fun House Match that John Cena and Bray Wyatt put on at Wrestlemania 36 establishes some sort of upper limit on what the WWE audience is willing to swallow. It was chaotic (which was the point), but it was also incoherent (which was probably not the point). The multiple cutaways and bizarre interludes did not service the story these two men were attempting to tell.What made