Evening Reading - August 11, 2022

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Disney enters IP license agreement for legendary DivX technology
• Kirby's Dream Buffet release date set for this August 2022
• SEC investigating failed GameStop (GME) short hedge fund Melvin Capital Management
• Metal Slug Tactics has been delayed to 2023
• ExileCon will return in 2023 with playable Path of Exile 2
• Activision pulls stolen 'Floof Fury' skin from Call of Duty: Warzone
• Cult of the Lamb review: Lamb Almighty
• Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno on Layers of Fears & studio approach to sensitive topics
• Twitch streamer 'Keffals' arrested by Canadian police in traumatic swatting incident
• Frontier Developments CEO steps down after almost 30 years

"The market believes we are in a recession right now". The CEO of Take-Two Interactive $TTWO had a few comments about seeing softness during today's Q1 2023 earnings call. pic.twitter.com/F3jhxDHz5C

— Shacknews (@shacknews) August 8, 2022

And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!

Happy Birthday, Hip Hop!

Happy Birthday Hip Hop pic.twitter.com/O75h3mxmi8

— Questlove Supreme (@qls) August 11, 2022

It was 49 years ago tonight that hip hop was born.

Birb Alert!

A male Eastern Bluebird with a cicada, a hearty meal. pic.twitter.com/sJeiQG7CXl

— Jocelyn Anderson Photography (@JocAPhotography) August 10, 2022

Jocelyn takes amazing photos.

Buying land in the metaverse? Not even once, says Cuban

What is dumber: buying land in the metaverse or buying land in Canton, Ohio? Cuban is no stranger to dumb crypto investments, as evidenced by this tweet embedded below.

has anyone checked on @TomBrady or @mcuban? pic.twitter.com/tp8Ivz9smy

— Kenny Lay (Parody) (@EnronChairman) August 9, 2022

Amish in the club, must be Ohio

You’ve got drug dealers, trust funders, and crypto bros booking tables at your club. We’ve got the Amish. We are not the same. @FWDnightclub @StoolBackstage pic.twitter.com/fvFiGeGdFE

— Dante (@DanteTheDon) August 7, 2022

FWD Nightclub in Cleveland certainly has a diverse group of patrons.

25 years ago today, The Rock joined The Nation of Domination

In 1997, every suburban and small town white kid be like pic.twitter.com/GGp5EcWist

— FlexyLexy40 (@FlexyLexy40) August 11, 2022

That kid was never cooler than in this gif.

Epic Games publishes Unreal Engine 5.1 roadmap

We just published our roadmap for @UnrealEngine 5.1: 60fps Lumen, Nanite WPO, On-demand shader compilation, Automated PSO gathering, Niagara GPU ribbons, Virtual assets, Gameplay Debugging, Unreal Editor on Apple Silicon, BP namespaces, and more! #uetipshttps://t.co/We1YZjlct8 pic.twitter.com/Td7XexlSEL

— Ari Arnbjörnsson (@flassari) August 11, 2022

UE5 is pretty neato.

What if I posted a cute dog video?

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It was super effective!

Why is this video so damn funny?

This is literally the funniest thing I have seen in 2 years pic.twitter.com/yaJXfsFyTg

— d (@danielslaterr) August 9, 2022

Is it the sustained applause? Is it the plate of food itself? Either way, I hope you enjoyed this video as much as I did.

The PACT ACT law goes into effect

In the last week, we heard from countless veterans and advocates about what the PACT Act means to them. Today, it became law. The PACT Act provides healthcare to vets suffering from toxic exposure and is a huge achievement for those who’ve fought for years to get here. pic.twitter.com/5SM946hE92

— The Problem With Jon Stewart (@TheProblem) August 10, 2022

“The PACT Act is a historic new law that will help VA deliver for millions of Veterans — and their survivors — by empowering us to presumptively provide care and benefits to Vets suffering from more than 20 toxic exposure-related conditions. It will also bring generations of Veterans into VA health care, which will improve Veteran health outcomes across the board," said VA Secretary Denis McDonough.

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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.