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Shack Together, from Shacknews, is about coming together in the name of our very first love: games. Tune in every Friday for commentary from Asif Khan, John Benyamine, our producer Joe Stasio, and a pool of rotating guests covering the latest in gaming, technology, their respective industries, and more.

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Shack Together, from Shacknews, is about coming together in the name of our very first love: games. Tune in every Friday for commentary from Asif Khan, John Benyamine, our producer Joe Stasio, and a pool of rotating guests covering the latest in gaming, technology, their respective industries, and more.

    014 - Rabbit R1 Review, HLTB Star Wars, iPads, NTDOY Earning, Feat. Ozzie Mejia

    014 - Rabbit R1 Review, HLTB Star Wars, iPads, NTDOY Earning, Feat. Ozzie Mejia

    Another episode of Shack Together, the Shacknews video games podcast where we celebrate May the 4th a week late because I forgot about it last week. Fronted by our host Asif Khan, myself Joe Stasio, and Senior Editor Ozzie Mejia, we dive into a fun new segment entitled How Long 2D2 where the crew tries to guess how long Star Wars video games take to complete. We also discuss the latest stories from the past week in our Story Time segment, featuring reviews of games like Heading Out, Indika, Surmount, the new Razer Viper V3 Pro mouse, and the 1.0 release of V Rising.
    In addition, we touch on the latest major news such as Microsoft’s shut down of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, Hades 2 Early Access, Apple's newly announced iPad models, Nintendo’s latest fiscal reports, and some actually legitimate news about the Switch successor. Plus, we take a look at last week’s Shack Chat, involving the community chiming in on which developer they’d like to see make a Star Wars game. As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

    • 1 hr 37 min
    013 - Corrupt Human Executives, Fallout 4palooza, ToTK Greed Feat. Bill Lavoy

    013 - Corrupt Human Executives, Fallout 4palooza, ToTK Greed Feat. Bill Lavoy

    In this episode of Shack Together, host Asif Khan is not joined by cohost John Benyamine, but is joined by myself Joe Stasio, and managing editor Bill Lavoy for a fun-filled discussion about the latest in video games. The team chats about what they’ve been playing lately, including titles like Fallout 4, Tears of the Kingdom, and [checks notes] Snood.
    Today’s installment of Shack Together features a special segment called Steampreciation: Fallout 4 Edition, where we take a look at Steam reviews for Fallout 4, some of which are a real hoot.
    During Story Time, the hosts dive into the latest gaming news, including the latest Starfield patch, layoffs over at Tesla, and the upcoming and mysterious Xbox Games Showcase schedule for June. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to Shack Together on your favorite podcast app and tune in every Friday for more togetherish discussions about gaming and beyond. Thanks for listening as always. Enjoy!

    • 1 hr 30 min
    012 - Stellar Blade, JRPG Reviewfest, Tesla + META Earnings Feat. Donovan Erskine

    012 - Stellar Blade, JRPG Reviewfest, Tesla + META Earnings Feat. Donovan Erskine

    It’s Shack Together! Today we’re brought to you by Asif Khan, producer Joe Stasio and news editor Donovan Erskine. Donovan shares his thoughts on Sony and SHIFT UP’s sci-fi action game, Stellar Blade, in his detailed review. The gang also discusses their latest gaming adventures, including Asif’s resurgent, duplicative journey through Tears of the Kingdom and Donovan's exploration of retro Pokémon games on iOS.
    In today’s Game segment, the crew dives into a fun challenge called The Blade Itself (yes, this title stolen from Mr. Abercrombie’s literary work), where Asif and Donovan must name games with the word "blade" in the title - how many can they come up with?
    During Story Time, we cover the latest news in the gaming world, from TikTok bans to Fallout 4's resurgence in popularity. All this and more on today’s show. Enjoy!

    • 1 hr 23 min
    011 - Sea of Deceives, Smell-o-vision, Nintendo Indie World Feat. Sam Chandler

    011 - Sea of Deceives, Smell-o-vision, Nintendo Indie World Feat. Sam Chandler

    Join Asif Khan, a few moments of John Benyamine, Cake Producer Joe Stasio, and the lovely Sam Chandler on this episode of Shack Together as we discuss what games we’ve been playing lately and so much more. From F-Zero 99 to Destiny 2, we dive into our gaming (and reading) experiences of the past week. Afterward, we play a few rounds of “Sea of Deceives!” where Asif and Sam try to discern wether a word or phrase hales from Rare’s Sea of Thieves or Joe’s mind palace.
    In Story Time, we cover the latest headlines from the gaming world, including a Lawbreakers 2.0 revival, Keanu Reeves’ casting as Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and much more. Plus, we run through the announcements and updates that came out of the Nintendo Indie World Showcase, which notably did not include Hollow Knight Silksong. And that’s it! Have a listen and enjoy!

    • 1 hr 32 min
    010 - Cake By Proxy, Sequels vs Originals, Broken Roads Review, feat. Lucas White

    010 - Cake By Proxy, Sequels vs Originals, Broken Roads Review, feat. Lucas White

    Join us for this week's Shack Together, the official Shacknews video games podcast. Asif Khan, John Benyamine, myself Joe Stasio, and freelance contributing editor Lucas White discuss their latest adventures, including a very special update on F-Zero 99, Lucas’s jaunt through SaGa Emerald Beyond, and Joe’s continued love affair with 3-Body Problem.
    Soon after, the crew has a conversation on whether certain sequels live up to or faceplant in comparison to their franchise’s first release. From Portal to Zelda to Doom to Fable, find out which sequels and which originals we prefer. Over in Story Time, we catch up on the latest gaming news, from Fallout 4's next-gen update to the announcement of yet another Five Nights at Freddy's movie. All this and more on a truly iconic and important episode of Shack Together. Enjoy!

    • 1 hr 47 min
    009 - PS4 Trivia, Helldivers 2 Still Good, Apple Robotics feat. Dennis White

    009 - PS4 Trivia, Helldivers 2 Still Good, Apple Robotics feat. Dennis White

    Join us on this episode of Shack Together as we celebrate our favorite pasttime live, for you! Hosted by Asif Khan, John Benyamine, and myself, this episode is jam-packed with fun and informative edutainment for all! What’s more is we’re joined by Shacknews community manager, Dennis White!
    From discussing what games we’ve been playing lately to testing the crew’s knowledge with our aptly dubbed PSFortune trivia game, this episode is sure to steer you right. Can you name the highest rated Playstation 4 game on Metacritic, or what Bluepoint studios accomplished in the PS4 era? Tune in and test your own gaming knowledge alongisde our (often stumped) squad.
    After our jaunt through trivia lane, Asif takes us through the latest gaming news stories from the past week. We’ve got coverage on Ubisoft Forward 2024, Saber Interactive’s sign-of-life confirmation, and of course the requisite stock updates on Tesla and Intel. As always, thanks for listening and enjoy!

    • 1 hr 43 min

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