First Post! March 2, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for First Post! Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Please take a look. Sorry it is so late today, I had a bunch of meetings.

How about that stock market?

Stonks pic.twitter.com/cefbgUMs4j

— Productive Citizen ✌🏾💙🙏🏾👊🏾 (@technosucks) March 2, 2020

Totally rational 1200 point jump by the DJIA today.

Is Animal Crossing: New Horizons out yet?

pic.twitter.com/rO0LfU1wPK

— Callie (@tntmateo) February 29, 2020

I am starting to see it everywhere I look.

Impressive bird photos

Dracula Parrots are a thing. DRACULA PARROTS. pic.twitter.com/xHMUIwb5mk

— Daniel Benneworth-Gray (@gray) February 26, 2020

I like bird pictures.

We still stan Julia Stile, Cyberpunk EIC

Julia Stiles as the school newspaper’s cyberpunk editor-in-chief on a 1994 episode of ‘Ghostwriter.’ I will never get tired of this clip. pic.twitter.com/Nzb8q0gwRq

— d. patrick rodgers (@dpatrickrodgers) January 29, 2020

I aspire to be as bad ass as her.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

Now this is a sports game 😎#NBA2K20 #SuperBloodHockey 🔴LIVE https://t.co/ZWTiS4BCk1 pic.twitter.com/BdjCbtpA50

— Shacknews (@shacknews) February 27, 2020

• Half-Life: Alyx gameplay videos showcase VR locomotion options
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake hands-on preview: Crank that, SOLDIER boy
• Grounded will have crossplay for PC & Xbox 'on Day 1'
• Death Stranding PC version hits Steam and Epic Games Store this June
• How to download the Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo on PS4
• Games Done Quick's Frost Fatales raises over $53,000 for the Malala Fund
• Spellbreak hands-on preview: Battle royale with a magical twist
• Grounded PAX East gameplay and Q&A wrap-up - details and announcements
• Shack Smash Tournament Series kicks off at SXSW 2020 with $20K Ultimate Invitational
• 2020 video game release dates calendar

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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.