Weekend Discussion - February 9, 2020 - SHACKBATTLE SUNDAY

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Weekend Discussion. Let's officially close out our weekend of posting. But first, let's Shackbattle! Please take a look.

SHACKBATTLE SUNDAY RETURNS WITH COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCE

there’s a Shack discord for setting up and playing games now, get on that!

— shackbattles (@shackbattles) April 23, 2018

Head on over to _jon's Shacknews Chatty Shackbattle thread to find out everything you need to know about our Counter-Strike: Source Shackbattle. Thanks to _jon and Rydogg1 for putting this together. Those folks certainly know how to do it for Shacknews.

IGN parks the Morty Mobile in a disabled parking spot, for the Byte

Why is IGN parking a Rick and Morty car in a handicap spot for a Byte? pic.twitter.com/GuIb4UAhPL

— John Warren 🤠♿️ (@FloppyAdult) February 9, 2020

Don't worry, they already apologized for the mistake.

Hey Steven, thanks for bringing this up. Obviously, we shouldn’t have taken up this space and we’ll work with our teams to ensure it won’t happen again.

— IGN (@IGN) February 9, 2020

Game dev tweet

Level designers in videogames using big bright lights to guide players: pic.twitter.com/6lCAtUGwwv

— Ben Myres (@_benjamming) February 7, 2020

That is a solid game dev tweet.

This is how white people are made:

(@_benjamming @wilnyl @thePetHen @stomachgrumble @Mastokja @thebirdmountain @annika_works) pic.twitter.com/BcvXfIhVLy

— RebeccaLautner (@totesbecca) February 9, 2020

This is just solid content.

Adam Sandler wins an award for Uncut Gems

I need to watch this movie, eh?

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Shack Chat: What makes a video game a 10/10 to you?
• Journey to the Savage Planet is a modern-day Metroid Prime
• GO1 wins 2019-20 Dragon Ball FighterZ World Championship
• Kefla and Goku [Ultra Instinct] lead Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3 DLC
• XFL using Xbox One controller in instant replay booth
• SteelSeries Rival 3 gaming mouse review - Solid performance, entry-level cost
• World of Warcraft interview - John Staats on early Blizzard, canceled projects, & more
• Legends Ultimate Arcade Cabinet demo - Past & present gaming in one machine
• Shack Smash Tournament Series kicks off at SXSW 2020 with $20K Ultimate Invitational
• 2020 video game release dates calendar

There you have it, Shacknews. Your Weekend Discussion for February 9, 2020. Please consider subscribing to Shacknews Mercury to support our site for as little as $1/month. Here is a short video of Lola to brighten your night.

Lola is the best. pic.twitter.com/bv48AWvljr

— Productive Citizen ✌🏾💙🙏🏾👊🏾 (@technosucks) February 8, 2020

What are you up to this weekend? Let us know in the Shacknews Chatty comment thread below. Hope to see you at the Counter-Strike: Source Shackbattle! Aww yeah!

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.