The Shacknews Dump - January 29, 2021

Published January 29, 2021 1:23 PM, by TJ Denzer

Welcome to another Friday. Welcome to another end of the week. And of course, welcome to another good time for a Shacknews Dump. This week was a wacky week of stonks, but there’s more to it than that. We’re talking all about the latest gaming news from all around the board.

On this January 29 episode of the Shacknews Dump, the elephant turd in the room is definitely the stock market floundering about as GameStop stocks soar, r/ WallStreetBets laughs, and Robinhood tries to stop the bleeding as the whole market watches and opines. That’s not all though, Tencent is definitely buying its shares in various studios this week with a majority state in Don’t Starve developer Klei and a minority share in narrative game developer Dontnod.

Catch these topics and more as we go live with the Shacknews Dump on the Shacknews Twitch Channel at 1:45 p.m. PT / 4:45 p.m. ET. You can also catch the show live below.

Here’s the rundown of topics we’ll be talking about on today’s Shacknews Dump:

• Hitman 3 recouped its costs & is already profitable in its first week since release
• IO Interactive's James Bond could be a trilogy, claims director
• Gamestop (GME) Stock reaches high point of over $150 per share following heavy trading
• GameStop (GME) stock trade restrictions on Robinhood app provoke review bombing [UPDATED]
• The r/WallStreetBets server has been banned from Discord for hate speech
• GameStop (GME) stock trading to be discussed in US Congressional hearing
• Tencent acquires majority stake in Don't Starve developer Klei
• Tencent acquires 30m euro minority stake in Dontnod, funding self-publishing expansion
• Skate 4 to be developed by Full Circle, a new studio from EA
• Yakuza Remastered Collection PC impressions: Better late than never
• Dead Cells: Fatal Falls DLC impressions - Embellishing excellence
• Balan Wonderworld hands-on preview: Platform fantastique
• Tomb Raider is getting an animated series on Netflix from Legendary

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The stink of stonks may be stifling the gaming conversation this week, but nothing is as righteously stank as the Dump. We’ll prove it pretty here shortly, so tune in as we talk all of the hottest game news topics.