First Post! December 17, 2019

Hey Shacknews, it's time for First Post! Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Please take a look.

Two-time QuakeCon champion is now an Apex Legends pro

Normal teams: practicing
My team: pic.twitter.com/jfrVRswAHE

— NAVI clawz (@clawzzzy) December 14, 2019

It is sad to see the best player in the world turn his back on Quake, but I don't blame him one bit. Apex Legends has sizeable prize pools and Quake Champions is... still in Early Access.

British PM Jaboofer meets with Cabinet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opens first cabinet meeting for his new government https://t.co/g3kmS4R18k pic.twitter.com/8bqxorgkWk

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 17, 2019

"We need to repay their trust," said the PM.

Popeyes trolls Chick-fil-A with job ad

Free on Sunday? Get em, Popeyes!

US stock market keep hitting all-time highs

There is no end in sight, and I am sure this will continue forever. Goldman Sachs is not so sure about that.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• 9to5 Elon - Episode 08: Space weed, Tesla stock chart & Greta is right
• Shacknews Community Top 100 Games of the Decade #100-76
• PlayStation DualShock 4 controller getting Back Button accessory
• Cyber Attack Crypto is the latest Apex Legends Twitch Prime reward
• Holiday gift guide 2019: Best video games of the year
• Phantasy Star Online 2 Xbox Closed Beta opens sign-ups for February

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Asif Khan

CEO/EIC/EIEIO

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.