Shack Together

Welcome to episode 25 of Shack Together! I’m your producer, Joe Stasio, and today we’re joined by host Asif Khan and Shacknews Managing Editor Bill Lavoy.

We kick things off with our usual "What Have You Been Playing?" segment. Bill shares his thoughts on Fallout London, while I give the crew my quick impressions of Valorant and update everyone on my continued journey through Thedas in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Asif also gives us a glimpse into what he’s been playing recently, and spoiler alert, it involves a certain pixelated racing revival.

Our main segment today is "Annie Guess Your Gun," a game where the crew tries to identify weapons from both the Fallout and Metro series. Over in Story Time, we delve into a range of recent gaming news, detailed below, before addressing some feedback from the Shacknews community.

And that’s going to do it for today’s show. Thanks as always for listening and enjoy!

Articles Mentioned in This Episode

• Fallout London Impressions
• SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike
• GTA 6 and SAG-AFTRA Strike
• Mario & Sonic Olympics Paris 2024
• Thank Goodness You're Here Review
• Bungie Layoffs
• Xbox Content Service Q4 2024 Growth
• Xbox Hardware Revenue Drop
• Facebook/Meta Daily Active Users Q2 2024
• Facebook/Meta Reality Labs Losses
• OpenAI Announces SearchGPT

In this episode of Shack Together, we’re joined by Senior News Editor TJ Denzer and Senior Editor Ozzie Mejia to discuss all things EVO. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Today we've got Asif Khan, a will-he-won’t-he cohost in John Benyamine and of course myself, producer Joe Stasio.

Today we’ve got some hard-hitting trivia for the fighting game literate among you. Questions range from identifying famous competitors from EVOs past to naming unique mechanics in some of the most beloved fighting games of all time. Who will emerge victorious? You’ll have to listen to find out.

Story Time includes it’s usual slew of both fun and occasionally demoralizing industry news, most of which is listed below for your convenience. And, that will do it. Thanks as always for listening and enjoy!

Articles Mentioned in This Episode

• Punk's EVO performance in Street Fighter
• EVO's expansion to France and Singapore
• Astro Bot's EVO 2024 preview
• The Run Got Next: NBA Street
• Mortal Kombat 1 Takeda Preview
• DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Preview
• CrowdStrike and Microsoft Windows BSOD
• Dungeons of Hinterberg Review
• Assassin's Creed Shadows Backlash Statement
• Skull and Bones Steam Release Date
• Tesla Robotaxi Event Delay
• Fortnite Tesla Cybertruck
• Humble Games Layoff
• Twitch Unbans Trump

In this special episode of Shack Together, we’re celebrating our 23rd episode by welcoming a fan-favorite guest, news editor Donovan Erskine. We've got host Asif Khan and myself Joe Stasio on the mic today, too. Donovan shares what he’s been playing lately, including insights from his reviews and previews such as Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus and Concord, alongside his excitement for EA Sports College Football 25.

In our main segment, we introduce the Shack Together World Championships with a series of both challenging and laughably easy trivia questions. We'll test the crew’s knowledge on topics ranging from the Apple Vision Pro's unique input methods to the most backlogged game of all time.

As always, We then head over to Story Time to discuss the latest news and reviews from the past week. Toward the end, Asif goes on a rant about GameStop, satisfying a certain chatty user’s thirst for such content. And that’s it! Thanks as always for listening and enjoy!

Articles Mentioned in This Episode

• Nintendo's EMIO Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review
• Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus Review
• TMNT: Splintered Fate Review
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Review
• Nintendo World Championships NES Edition Review
• Flock Review
• Gestalt: Steam and Cinder Review
• Not Like Us Video Game
• Apple, Nvidia, Salesforce, YouTube AI Training
• Xbox Game Pass Price Increase 2024

In this episode of Shack Together, the ultimate (and currently only) Shacknews video games podcast, your hosts Asif Khan, (maybe) John Benyamine, myself Joe Stasio, and guides editor Sam Chandler dive into another exciting (read: slow) week of gaming news. Asif, John, and Sam share what they’ve been playing recently, while I talk about finally tackling my own white whale, one long-time listeners will be plainly aware of.

Prompted by the Xbox Game Pass price increases, we a play a little game that dares to ask what are gamers actually playing on Xbox. The crew tries to guess the fifteen most played Xbox games for the week ending July 7, with our reigning champ Sam kicking things off, proving it pays to win Shack Together games.

Articles covered in Story Time this week include:

• Nintendo's EMIO Horror Teaser
• Sony Music and Palworld Joint Venture
• Zenless Zone Zero Hits 50 Million Downloads
• SGDQ 2024 Final Total Raised
• The First Descendant Review Score
• Samsung Galaxy Ring

We wrap up with some comments from the Shacknews community, as we’re wont to do before signing off. Thanks as always for listening and enjoy!

Join us for a riveting installment of Shack Together, brought to you by Shacknews! Today, our lovely team—host Asif Khan, mysterious and invisible cohost John Benyamine, myself Joe Stasio, and senior editor Ozzie Mejia—kick things off with a discussion about what we’ve been playing recently.

Ozzie dives deep into his experiences with Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Stray Gods: Orpheus DLC and the much-anticipated Nintendo World Championships NES Edition. You can read his full previews and impressions on Shacknews. Meanwhile, I share some quick thoughts after completing Animal Well and exploring Excavation of Hob's Barrow. Finally, Asif updates us his time with [checks notes] F-Zero 99 and more.

Next, we play a few rounds of "One Bid," where our contestants try and guess some of the hottest deals from the Steam Summer Sale in the style of The Price is Right. From here, we pivot over to our usual story time segment where we cover the latest news in gaming and tech. Finally, we close with a segment where we look into our souls and try and figure out what on earth is happening over at Gamestop. And that's it! Thanks as always for lisetning and enjoy!

Join us for the latest episode of Shack Together, where we delve into all things gaming with our special guest, Donovan Erskine! This week, our hosts Asif Khan, John Benyamine (will he show face?), and myself, Joe Stasio, along with Donovan, chat about what we've been playing and share our latest gaming experiences. Most importantly, I give my long-awaited take on the Metroid Prime Remaster and recap my time at the Distant Worlds NYC concert this past weekend.

We then have some fun with Dead Rising Trivia, testing our panel's knowledge of the beloved zombie game series. From the original game’s release date to the protagonist’s profession, we test the crew’s knowledge of this no-longer-dormant franchise.

In Story Time, we bring you quick updates on some of the hottest news in gaming, including the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster announcement (which I am choosing to give copious airtime, as you can see), Super Monkey Ball's latest review as well as Asif's impressions on it, and more. Since we weren’t able to record last week, we also dive deep into the recent Nintendo Direct, with exciting announcements such as Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Thanks as always for listening, and enjoy!

Welcome to the nineteenth episode of Shack Together, the ultimate Shacknews Extended Podcast Universe podcast for video game enthusiasts and skeptics alike! Join your host Asif Khan, a wild John Benyamine, myself Joe Stasio, and senior editor Ozzie Mejia, as we dive into the latest and greatest from Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest. But first, Ozzie takes center stage to discuss Ubisoft's upcoming titles, Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows, providing a sneak peek into these two behemoths.

Next, we stroll down memory lane with a retrospective look at E3 2014, revisiting some of the most significant game announcements from that year, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Bloodborne, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. We take a beat to reflect on how these groundbreaking titles shaped the gaming landscape and set the stage for the next decade of video game innovation. While we’re at it, we rewind an additional ten years, too, because I personally never miss an opportunity to trash Twilight Princess.

In our Story Time segment, enjoy an exhaustive recap of this year's Summer Game Fest, the E3 replacement that brought us announcements like UFO 50, Cairn, and Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind. Plus, stick around for highlights from the Xbox Games Showcase and Apple WWDC 2024. Why are you reading this instead of tuning into this jam-packed episode full of insights, nostalgia, and the latest in gaming news. While you’re at it, subscribe and join us every Friday for more Shack Together!

Thanks for joining us for another episode of "Shack Together," the most-together Shacknews video games podcast there ever was! Asif Khan, possibly John Benyamine, myself Joe Stasio, and managing editor Bill Lavoy are today’s crew and we’re all stoked to bring you the latest and greatest in gaming. We kick off with what we've been playing lately: Bill gives us the down low on Destiny 2’s latest DLC and how launch has fared, I finally finished the Three-Body Series, both the book and the show which means I will now shut-up about it, while Asif brings his usually litany of dramatic F-ZERO 99 victories and defeats along with a few other treats.

Next up, we play a little game called “D2ceives: Is this a Destiny 2 God Roll or did I make it up?” before diving into our Story Time segment where we cover the latest gaming and tech stories from the past week, including such topics as the Elden Ring DLC preview, Cat Quest 3, and Skydance’s Behemoth for PSVR2.

This week’s Story Time includes:

• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Hands-On Preview
• Wild Bastards Impressions Preview
• Cat Quest 3 Impressions Preview
• Skydance’s Behemoth Preview (PSVR2)
• Yacht Club Games Presents: A Decade of Shovel Knight
• Metal Gear Tactics 2024 Release Window
• Like a Dragon Yakuza Prime Video
• Game Trader Live - May 31, 2024

Last, we share a post or two from the Shacknews community. Don’t forget to subscribe to Shack Together on your favorite podcast app and catch us every Friday for more Shack Together. Thank you as always for listening and enjoy!

In this seventeenth episode of Shack Together, we bring you your weekly does of gaming chatter, predictions, and community interactions. Join us as your host, Asif Khan, is joined by myself Joe Stasio, and News Editor Donovan Erskine. As always, we kick things off with what we’ve been playing, including titles like MultiVersus, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Animal Well, F-Zero 99, Vampire Survivors, and more.

Our Summer Games Fest predictions are red hot, featuring bold takes and plenty of (possible) excitement. From updates on F-Zero 99 and Kojima's next games to brand-new horror movie adaptations and potential teasers from XCOM 3 and Dragon Age IV, we cover a wide array of (potential, hopeful) announcements. It's a thrilling ride through the future of gaming - or rather it might be. We’ll find out this September.

Stick around for our Story Time segment, where we cover the latest gaming highlights including Sony's recent State of Play, as well as previews on upcoming releases like EA Sports College Football 25 and Frostpunk 2. We wrap things up with community questions, so make sure to join the discussion on Shacknews.com/chatty or reach out to us via email! Thanks as always for listening and enjoy!

Stories Mentioned:

• Shack Chat: Fighting Game Final Boss
• Killer Klowns Game Review Score
• Stolen Playdates Found
• EA Sports College Football 25 Gameplay
• The Rogue Prince of Persia Early Access Impressions
• Frostpunk 2 Preview
• Astor: Blade of the Monolith Review
• F1 24 Review
• XDefiant Review
• PlayStation State of Play May 2024
• Astro Bot PS5 Reveal Trailer
• Silent Hill 2 Remake Release Date
• God of War Ragnarok PC
• Concord Gameplay Reveal
• Black Ops 6 Xbox Game Pass

Welcome to another episode of Shack Together! Today’s show is brought to you by your host, Asif Khan, myself Joe Stasio, and Senior Editor TJ Denzer. In this episode, we dive into what games we've been playing, including Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, and the mystifying Animal Well. Plus, we play a few rounds of a brand new game called TV Toys, where Asif and TJ go head-to-head and try to decipher stylized re-mixes of popular video game titles.

During Story Time, we cover news about Tesla ending Steam support in its vehicles, Larian Studios opening a new studio in Warsaw, Jason Voorhees joining the roster of MultiVersus, and of course a whole bunch of updates on what’s happening in AI, as is our recent prerogative. That’ll do it for today’s episode. Thanks so much, as always, for listening and enjoy!