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If you wanted to hear the dumbest argument in the history of the Shackcast, this is your episode.
The gang gets together to chat about Ghost of Tsushima and Asif's latest Briefcase Level 08 Super Mario Maker 2 course. David also talks about his struggles with the Koopa Clown Car.
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The gang is back for our 70th episode of the Shackcast. On this episode of the official Shacknews podcast of Shacknews, the gang talks about flipping turnips in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and a bunch of other fun stuff. Check it out!
Decades in the making, Shacknews finally sat down with Iron Mike Tyson to talk about charity, criminal justice reform, addiction, boxing, video games, esports, the COVID-19 pandemic, and marijuana.
The gang is back for our very special 69th episode of the Shackcast. On this episode of the official Shacknews podcast of Shacknews, the gang talks about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and a bunch of other fun stuff. Asif brings up his dream of a Nintendo Virtual Console PC Launcher, while Blake tries not to fall asleep as F-Zero is discussed. Tune in!
The gang got together for another Shackcast episode. Asif tries to sell the guys on brain port surgeries, and everyone suggests various places to put a new Raising Cane's in.
The gang is back for another episode that will also air on YouTube. Asif has come up with a great way to restart the economy, and Greg lays out why he didn't give FF7 Remake a 10/10. There are some mild spoilers later on, but enjoy this episode while you think about the days before the Death Stranding.
The gang is back with a double wide episode recorded over a two day period last week. The Shacknews review for Resident Evil 3 remake was almost given a 10/10 score by Long Reads Editor David Craddock, but Asif, Blake, and the rest of the team talked him back to reality. Asif also declares his undying love for Half-Life: Alyx. This is also our first episode that is available on YouTube in video format, so check that out! Warning, this episode does feature some RE3 story spoilers!
On this episode, the gang reacts to everything getting cancelled as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. The guys also talk about how Death Stranding PC mods. This was recorded on March 13, 2020.
On our first episode of Dev Chat, Shacknews Long Reads Editor David Craddock chats with Composer Aubrey Hodges. You may have played some games Aubrey has worked on like Doom 64, Madden series, and even Robotron 64. This episode is part of our ongoing Countdown to Doomsday coverage at Shacknews. Head over to the site to check out our long read about Doom Eternal!
On this very special episode of the Shackcast, the official Shacknews podcast of Shacknews, the gang gets "some feedback" from one of our listeners. We take quality control super seriously at Shacknews, so this episode features an exhaustive look at how we can get better. We also rank our show against all the other podcasts in Shacknews history. Blake talks about his recent hands-on previews of Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Baldur's Gate 3, and Asif talks about the account deletion feature on Shacknews.com as well as the Canton Ohio Weather Report's importance as a chronicle of global climate change. David and Lola are also on this episode. Enjoy, Wikus!
Asif, David and Blake chat about the gaming news of the day and explain to everyone where Ohio is.
The gang gets together to talk about all sorts of gaming topics, and even introduce the world to a brand new Twitter account. Sorry for the crappy audio quality, it is Greg's fault.
The Shackcast is back! David, Blake, and Asif returned after many months away to talk about Doom Eternal, Death Stranding, Nintendo Switch, and what the heck they have been up to since the last episode. Thanks for sticking with us.
On the 60th episode of the Shackcast, Asif is joined by Blake, Ozzie, and Greg from the Shacknews staff as well as Shacker Landrosradick and overall swell guy Sexy Bill the Cameraman. We talked about everything we saw at PAX West 2019. Asif gushes over FFVII Remake and Greg pours cold water all over that hype train. Things get heated when Greg says he doesn't know who Missy Elliot is. We talk about a ton of other games too ranging from Skater XL, Luigi's Mansion, Link's Awakening, Shovel Knight Dig, Avengers, and much more.
The gang is finally back from our two month hiatus. We touch on a ton of topics ranging from E3 all the way to EVO 2019. Asif also breaks down his latest power rankings. Of course, the gang talks Super Mario Maker 2 and a bunch more on this episode.
We're back with a brand new episode of the Shackcast. On episode 58, David shares his real feelings about Death Stranding, Asif calls out some of the worst Shackers on his power rankings, and Blake steps all over Asif's work anniversary retrospective to talk about Detective Pikachu. Asif also goes into a deep dive on his Super Mario Maker 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare previews.
Asif and David chat about Valve Index, Sea of Thieves, Loop Daddy, self-driving Teslas, and much more on the latest episode of the Shackcast, the official Shacknews podcast of Shacknews. Asif also shares his first and only Amazon product review.
The Shackcast is back with David, Blake and Asif. We start a new band called the Doomwads and Blake sings a song about the color of your energy. Asif unveils a new power ranking list and busts out his NFG 9000 on some Shackers who know what they did. The gang also chats about EDF: Iron Rain, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and David's latest long read at Shacknews. Fun fact: Asif ate a sandwich that gave him food poisoning right before this episode was recorded.
Ozzie Mejia and Blake Morse join our host Asif Khan on this episode of the Shackcast recorded in San Francisco, CA at GDC 2019. The gang talks Nindies, Friendster, Stadia, and everything else they saw at GDC. They also figure out that Lawbreakers probably would have been a better musical and Friendster was fine.
The gang is back with a new episode. We are all really digging APE OUT. Please enjoy the episode.
The gang comes together to share some memories of Reggie Fils-Aime as he announces his retirement from Nintendo of America. Asif is joined by David and Blake as they break down the socioeconomic background of Sesame Street. Greg stumbles into the conversation at some point to try to derail our nostalgic conversation with his awfulness. Come bang some trash cans with us.
Asif, David, and Blake are back with an episode that breaks down the February 13 Nintendo Direct. The gang also talks about the Activision Blizzard layoffs and changes that need to come to the games industry from a labor and corporate governance perspective. Lola also pees on the carpet.
Asif is joined by Shacknews Reviews Editor Blake Morse and Doer of Things Josh Hawkins on this episode of the Shackcast. Who is Josh Hawkins? Tune in to find out!
The Shackcast celebrates our 50th episode with an all-star cast. Asif and David are joined by Greg and Blake as the gang discusses RE2MAKE, gaming news, and more. David also declares that we are officially in the Post Horse Armor Era. Thanks to everyone who has been with us on this Shackcast journey, we love to do it for Shacknews!
On this episode, Asif and David chat about The Good Place TV show. They also dive deeper into philosophical discussions. Asif also details how philosophy and morality played a role in his past job in financial services. David also gets his RE2 hype in during this extremely long episode.
Asif and Greg kick off the 2019 season of Shackcast with an episode recorded during CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys chat about Greg's horrible posting habits, Smash Ultimate, and highlight the Shacknews best products and innovation of CES 2019.
Asif and David are joined by Greg Burke and Blake Morse to look back at all of The Shacknews Awards 2018. The Ohio guys lay out their Top 5 Restaurants in Northeast Ohio, and of course Blake had to add his two cents about food in NorCal. The gang also comes up with a new revenue stream for Shacknews based around fake GoFundMe drives for video games. Things get pretty heated when Greg suggests that Overwatch popularized the arena shooter. He's a filthy noob who probably can't even rocket jump. Speaking of which, you will want to listen to the whole episode to hear which video game won the prestigious title of Shacknews Game of the Year 2018.
We got the whole Shacknews staff together to chat about our favorite games of the year 2018 on our live Twitch stream. Some of the audio wasn't recorded properly, so there might be some disjointed cuts in this podcast episode. Please understand. We will have one more episode coming next week where we look at our Shacknews Top 10 Games of the Year 2018.
David and Asif are back with a mega long episode. Asif talks about his Twitter ban, the market collapse, and Lucky Charms Frosted Flakes. The gang breaks down their expectations for The Game Awards and talks about games they think need to be honored with some end of year awards.
Asif and David talk about the firings of both Hue Jackson and Tyronn Lue. We talk about Adderall in esports, Tetris Effect, RDR2, and PlayStation's decision to leave E3 for the first time ever. The gang discusses the miracle of Kirby in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct. Asif also talks about his old days of high stakes Tony Hawk 3 gambling in college.
David and Asif are back and they talk about all sorts of things on this week's episode. David discusses his review of Diablo 3 for Switch and Asif talks a bit about his experience with the Fallout 76 BETA. The guys also chat about recent stock market volatility. We also get interrupted several times by Lola's escapades.
The gang is back in Ohio with an extra long episode. We chat about Magic Leap's bait-and-switch practices, David's love of Taco Bell, the Cleveland Browns, and Asif's fear of Tetris in VR. Tune in to find out the answer to life, the universe, and Shacking.
Asif is joined by Shacknews Reviews Editor Blake Morse and special guest Sexy Bill the Cameraman on day 2 of Oculus Connect 5. The gang talks about Ichiban Bellman, VR, and Asif celebrates the first victory in his Hunger Strike for Cross Play. The guys were extremely sleepy during this recording as they were still incredibly jet lagged after their trip home from Tokyo Game Show 2018. Please understand.
This episode of the Shackcast was recorded in Japan after Tokyo Game Show 2018. Our host, Asif Khan, was joined by Shacknews Reviews Editor Blake Morse. The gang was also joined by Tony Hudson and Adam Kraus, two of Asif's old buddies from Ohio. The guys chat about TGS 2018, Doritos-scented Axe Bodyspray, Robot Restaurant, and The Legend of Ichiban Bellman. Enjoy this extremely-long and very-special episode.
Asif and David are back with another episode. They discuss Mega Man 11, The Messenger, and also provide everyone with their predictions for the Cleveland Browns' regular season win-loss record.
Our host Asif Khan is joined by Shacknews Senior Editor Brittany Vincent, News Editor Charles Singletary, and Reviews Editor Blake Morse on this very special episode of the Shackcast recorded on location at PAX West 2018. The gang talks about a ton of awesome games that they tried out at PAX and they even share some very interesting stories about Uber encounters in Seattle.
David Craddock joins our intrepid host Asif Khan as they talk about the latest gaming news, fast food, and all things Northeast Ohio. The gang also celebrates the Shackcast's first year with a fond look back at some of our favoirte episodes and moments from the past year. Thanks to all our listeners for your great support!
The Shackcast is back with David and Asif talking about the latest gaming and technology news. Other topics discussed include Hard Knocks, Elon Musk's tweeting habits, and That Gyro Spot's customer service. We also speculate on the true meaning of NVIDIA's new RTX technology.
The gang took the show on the road this episode at QuakeCon 2018. The Shackcast has come full circle from our first episode at QuakeCon 2017. Asif is joined by Shacknews Review Editor Blake Morse and our News Editor Charles Singletary. They discuss a vast array of gaming topics spanning from EVO 2018, QuakeCon 2018 and even Smash Bros. Ultimate. Blake also shares his true feelings about Kid Rock and we permaban a restaurant.
Asif and David are back to discuss the latest in video game news and fast food companies. The gang talks about Facebook's recent stock crash, and Asif handicaps the race to a $1 trillion market cap. He also sums up most of his trip to the EA Showcase and addresses the whole Rob Schneider being the GM of the Dallas Cowboys thing. Join The Resistance, Amazon shoppers!
Asif is joined by Blake Morse, Review Editor of Shacknews, and Sexy Bill the Cameraman to talk about video games, tacos, TennoCon 2018, and John Wick. The episode was almost lost when Blake unplugged the portable recorder, but we have salvaged the raw data for your listening enjoyment. Asif also commits to a hunger strike for cross-play, but only in between his regular meals.
David and Asif are back in Ohio just in time to talk about some terrible news. LeBron James has decided to leave for Los Angeles, and the repercussions of this decision will be felt in Northeast Ohio for years to come. The gang also talks about video games. Asif gushes over Just Shapes and Beats while David talks about his latest addiction to Hollow Knight.
The Shackcast is back! Most of the Shacknews staff got together on the last day of E3 2018 to talk about the games they played, the interviews at the booth and the Shacknews World Championship. Take a listen as Asif, David, Greg, Ozzie, Bill, Sam, Charles, Donovan, and Blake join forces to do it for Shacknews on this very special episode.
Greg and Asif recorded a super late night podcast at the end of E3 Judges Week. They discuss COD BLOPS 4, KH3, Days Gone, Dreams, and a slew of PSVR titles. They also talk about tacos and their favorite new Irish pub in Santa Monica.
The gang is back after a few weeks off! Asif is joined by David and Greg on this week's episode. We talk about Cobra Kai, God of War, Nintendo dumping virtual console, and Asif shares his true feelings about COD. Boo, Greg.
The Shackcast returns to our home base of Canton, Ohio this episode. Asif and David chat about PAX East 2018, God of War hype, SEGA news, Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook hearing in Congress, Doom 2, Quake Champions, fast food and much more.
The gang is on location at PAX East 2018 where they were streaming gameplay interviews with countless developers. Asif Khan is joined by Greg Burke, Charles Singletary, and Donovan Erskine in what ends up being a podcast that pits the Shack Staff against one another in a Star Wars Battle Royale of epic proportions. Eventually, they talk about their favorite interviews and games from PAX East 2018.
Asif and David reunite to talk about GDC, Sea of Thieves, Apple's Education Event in Chicago, and much more on this episode. The gang also talks about Code Conference and Shacknews' PAX East booth.
The gang talks GDC 2018 on this very special episode of the Shackcast. Asif is joined by Greg, Ozzie, and Blake in San Francisco. Things certainly go places as we chat about all of the games we played at Game Developers Conference 2018. Burkleton!