First Post! November 1, 2019

Hey Shacknews, it's time for your First Post! Now with a new and improved snazzy header image courtesy of beardedaxe! Let's officially start our day of posting. Please take a look.

Day 1 of the BlizzCon 2019 protests kicks off

There is a very passionate group of people handing out "Free Hong Kong" t-shirts by the entrance of #BlizzCon2019 pic.twitter.com/xi7L2H50zI

— Zorine 'harli' Te (@Zorine) November 1, 2019

Our own Ozzie Mejia and Greg Burke are on assigment at BlizzCon 2019, so keep an eye on Shacknews for all the news breaking from the event.

Death Stranding reviews are out

Reviews are out for Kojima's next video game, and there are a lot of opinions out there. Currently sitting at 84 on Metacritic.

Website generates a new RPG dungeon every time you refresh

This website generates a new RPG dungeon every time you refresh the page / Boing Boing https://t.co/KTxuLzaJcq

— Matt Barton (@mattbarton) October 31, 2019

This site is pretty neat.

Loop Daddy streamed yesterday

In case you missed it, Marc Rebillet (lookitzpancakes) did a tasty Halloween stream yesterday afternoon.

Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion

The wearable device company remains on track to be shut down by Google in 2022.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Death Stranding review: The great deliverer by Brittany Vincent
• BlizzCon Opening Ceremony 2019 time, livestream & how to watch by Josh Hawkins
• The Long Dark Episode 2: Luminance Fugue impressions by Bill Lavoy
• Unboxing & review: WoW 15th Anniversary Collector's Edition by Greg Burke
• Latest Diablo 4 rumors suggest a return to the grittiness seen in Diablo 2 by Josh Hawkins

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Asif Khan

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Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.