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.
Shack Together
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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 Shacknews CEO Asif Khan and a pool of rotating guests covering the latest in gaming, technology, their respective industries, and more.
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Recent Episodes
May 30, 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.
May 23, 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.
May 16, 2025
Shack Together 063 - Doom: The Dark Ages Review, Tony Hawk 3+4 Preview, feat. David Craddock
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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!</p> <p> </p> <p>Timestamps</p> <ul> <li>00:01:09 NBA Playoffs Update </li> <li>00:04:02 It's Shack Together! </li> <li>00:04:42 David's Games: Doom: The Dark Ages, WWE 2K25 </li> <li>00:34:21 Joe's Games: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Fragpunk </li> <li>00:42:47 Asif's Games: DOOM: The Dark Ages, Blue Prince, F-Zero 99 </li> <li>00:49:47 Doom: The Darth Plageuis </li> <li>01:06:13 Story Time! </li> <li>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 </li> <li>01:27:04 Reviews: DOOM: The Dark Ages, The Midnight Walk, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Deedlee Doo! Carkour! </li> <li>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 </li> <li>01:43:38 Industry News: Twitter AI, TTWO Q4 Earnings, Microsoft Layoffs, Super Mario World, Sony Supply Chain out of China, Sony Share Buyback </li> <li>02:02:15 Community Notes </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Articles mentioned in this episode</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144201/doom-the-dark-ages-review-rip-and-tear-and-parry"> DOOM: The Dark Ages review</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144193/tony-hawk-pro-skater-3-4-preview"> Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 preview</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144234/shadow-labyrinth-pax-east-preview-switch"> Shadow Labyrinth PAX East preview</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144269/fbc-firebreak-hands-on-preview"> FBC: Firebreak hands-on preview</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144208/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4-bam-margera"> Bam Margera confirmed for THPS 3+4</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144200/palworld-pal-glider-mechanic-removed"> Palworld removes monster glider mechanics</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144306/take-two-ttwo-nintendo-switch-2-strauss-zelnick"> Take-Two CEO on Nintendo Switch 2</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144261/microsoft-layoffs-3-percent-of-company"> Microsoft laying off 3% of workers</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144275/sony-1-7-billion-stock-buyback"> Sony announces $1.7B share buyback</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.shacknews.com/article/144221/epic-games-fortnite-apple-ios-submission"> Epic Games submits Fortnite to Apple</a></li> </ul>
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