First Post! March 19, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for First Post! Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Sorry it it is so late today, I was out in the turdmines mining for turds. Please understand and take a look.

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— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) March 19, 2020

I think we can do better.

“We are in this fight together, we will finish this fight together.”

Here's a video of our writers (who are quarantined because of the COVID-19) singing Halo Theme by Master Chief. pic.twitter.com/mzhxYJacks

— Hard Drive (@HardDriveMag) March 19, 2020

Nice.

What if we did a gamer video?

dozens of big name streamers, pro players, and professional esports organizations from around the gaming industry have come together to promote staying home and playing games for the good of the world

gamers are here to save the planet#gamersvsCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/LLIyfv8DUu

— Rod 'I don't sign NDAs or embargoes' Breslau (@Slasher) March 19, 2020

This might work. Right?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons launches tonight

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— animal crossing bot 🌱 (@anicrossing2) March 19, 2020

As does Doom Eternal.

Hero of Time

Shield this!! @shacknews #BreathoftheWild #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/tNrJDNrzll

— Rachel Akau (@ilimakitty) March 19, 2020

Badkitty64 is now streaming BOTW on her Twitch channel. Follow her and join the fun.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Doom Eternal review: One hell of a party
• Countdown to Doomsday: Shacknews celebrates Doom Eternal and the Doom franchise
• Stairway to Badass: The Making and Remaking of Doom
• Icon of Sin: Doom and the Making of John Romero's Sigil
• Bethesda's Pete Hines defends not including Deathmatch in Doom Eternal
• Knee-Deep in the Ports: Ranking the Best (and Worst) Versions of Doom
• Super Doom: How id Software's Opus Made the Jump to Super NES
• DOOM Eternal PC requirements and specs
• Apollo 11 Situations: John Romero on Porting Doom and Wolfenstein 3D
• March 17 Nintendo Indie World Direct - all games, trailers & announcements
• Call of Duty: Warzone review - A fix for the genre, but not a cure-all
• 2020 video game release dates calendar

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— Shacknews (@shacknews) March 19, 2020

There you have it, Shacknews. Your First Post! for March 19, 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 day.

Dis music thing on ⁦@byte_app⁩ tho pic.twitter.com/A0VIfrjE2X

— Productive Citizen ✌🏾💙🙏🏾👊🏾 (@technosucks) March 19, 2020

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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.