Shack Together

About Shack Together

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

Publisher

Shacknews

Category

leisure · technology

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

5 Feb 2024

Latest episode

30 May 2025

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 May 2025

   Shack Together 065 - Universal's Epic Universe, Switch 2 Hype, feat. Donovan Erskine + Greg Burke

   Guests Donovan Erskine and Greg Burke share their impressions of Universal's Epic Universe, review Elden Ring Nightreign, and match Nintendo Switch games to Mount Rushmore presidents in this interview episode.

2. 

   23 May 2025

   Shack Together 064 - DOOM: The Dark Ages, Mario Kart World News, feat. Sam Chandler

   Guest Sam Chandler joins hosts to discuss Bungie's copyright controversy, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and compare critic versus user scores from 2015, including disparities in Metal Gear Solid V and Halo 5 reviews in this interview.

3. 

   16 May 2025

   Shack Together 063 - Doom: The Dark Ages Review, Tony Hawk 3+4 Preview, feat. David Craddock

   Welcome to episode 63 of Shack Together! We're joined by special guest David Craddock to discuss his review of DOOM: The Dark Ages, who shares insights from his extensive time with the entry's new parry mechanics and combat mechanics. Afterward, we dive into everyone's favorite "DOOM: The Darth Plagueis" segment, where we compare and contrast the lore between DOOM and Star Wars universes, from ancient civilizations and powerful artifacts to legendary warriors and dimensional portals. In Story Time, we cover the crew's most recent PAX East previews including Shadow Labyrinth's Metroidvania-meets-Pac-Man approach and FBC: Firebreak's return to the Bureau of Control. Industry news brings significant developments with Take-Two's optimism for Nintendo Switch 2, Microsoft's 3% workforce reduction, and Sony's $1.7 billion share buyback program. We also discuss Palworld's monster glider removal and Epic Games' official Fortnite iOS submission. And that's all for today's show! Thanks as always for listening and enjoy! Timestamps 00:01:09 NBA Playoffs Update 00:04:02 It's Shack Together! 00:04:42 David's Games: Doom: The Dark Ages, WWE 2K25 00:34:21 Joe's Games: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Fragpunk 00:42:47 Asif's Games: DOOM: The Dark Ages, Blue Prince, F-Zero 99 00:49:47 Doom: The Darth Plageuis 01:06:13 Story Time! 01:06:18 Previews: Tony Hawk 3+4, Shadow Lbyrinth, Hank: Drowning on Dry Land, Patapon 1+2, Battle Train, God Save Birmingham, FBC: Firebreak, Gex Trilogy 01:27:04 Reviews: DOOM: The Dark Ages, The Midnight Walk, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Deedlee Doo! Carkour! 01:37:24 News: Mafia: The Old Country Release Date, Palword Concessions to Nintendo, NTDOY Sales Forecast, Bam Margera in THPS3+4, Fortnite Submitted to iOS 01:43:38 Industry News: Twitter AI, TTWO Q4 Earnings, Microsoft Layoffs, Super Mario World, Sony Supply Chain out of China, Sony Share Buyback 02:02:15 Community Notes Articles mentioned in this episode DOOM: The Dark Ages review Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 preview Shadow Labyrinth PAX East preview FBC: Firebreak hands-on preview Bam Margera confirmed for THPS 3+4 Palworld removes monster glider mechanics Take-Two CEO on Nintendo Switch 2 Microsoft laying off 3% of workers Sony announces $1.7B share buyback Epic Games submits Fortnite to Apple

Who has been a guest on Shack Together

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Donovan Erskine
• Greg Burke
• Sam Chandler

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

44,268,502

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

3.5 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

60

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Books guests

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