Morning Discussion
by Xav de Matos, Jun 28, 2010 5:00am PDTOn his final day as a full-time staff member of Shacknews, your old friend (and my latest) Chris Faylor promised that today you would meet the newest member of this site's editorial team. I was the person Chris was referring to.
My name is Xav de Matos. (Yes, you're probably pronouncing it wrong.) Prior to my new position as Shacknews' East Coast Editor, I was a contributing editor at Joystiq for nearly three years. I was also a regular freelance contributor to the John Davison-helmed GamePro Magazine reboot and a pop-culture writer for a number of AOL-branded websites. In 2008, I was part of the team that helped launch AOL's PC-focused site Big Download where I both produced and hosted the site's podcast and was a regular editorial contributor.
As for my current podcasting chops, I produce and host a weekly show that focuses on giving advice to aspiring video game freelance writers, aptly named The Freelancers. (But more on that another day.)
When I heard there was an opportunity to join Shacknews, I jumped at the chance from my ice-covered chalet in Toronto, Canada. Not only is this site known for having one of the most dedicated communities attached to it, Shacknews is a site that I feel is on the verge of exponential growth.
Like you, I don't want the core of what makes Shacknews so unique to change; however, there is great potential to strengthen how we investigate and report the news, along with the opportunity to develop exclusive content tailored to this incredible community.
I'm very happy to be a part of this team and look forward to working hard to gain your trust and respect.
And I promise to refrain from posting any bad Photoshop jobs for a quick laugh; or I'll at least really try not to do it.
Chatty: Diablo III, Dragon's Dogma
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Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
iphone4 vs evo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDTjMooYTBE
You're gonna have to trust me.
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Make sure to open it up in the editor to get a bigger picture.
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you gotta come up with a new name for Morning Discussion.
It's a rite of passage
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It's still going strong, after 70 hours! They raised $44,000 and played 596 of the 681 levels unlocked by donations of the 809 total levels in the 9 major Mario games that they are playing. Watch and donate to Child's Play at:
http://www.mariomarathon.com/
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What was the name of that creepy Japanese comic with the people going into the mountains?
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Completely crap they aren't telling us what is going on.
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WEEKLY CHALLENGE
repost because i'm a dumbass
Today is Monday, so it's the last day to submit scores for this week's challenge.
So far:
shogberg is winning the Draconian with 7195 points. Nice work!
mindmann is winning the Vampire with 4581 points.
Think you can beat those? You've got until ER tonight to do so. Then, last week's contest closes and this week's starts up.
Post your scores in this thread!
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details in reply
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Congratulations on your new position. I instantly recognized the name and was like, "doesn't that guy work for Joystiq?"
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Video game freelance writer sounds pretty cool and just thinking about it gave me an idea for a sequel to an existing game. Are you thinking of writing "Shack: The Video Game" collaboratively with all of us?
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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e140/93x/iPhone4/photo2.png
gg
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I want to give it a tune-up, but I'm not sure where to begin. It wobbles slightly from side to side, but all of the other functions are working correctly. Any tips/ideas from the ShackHiveMind?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-qLFxeBjE&fmt=22
:)
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http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows/
Attention dognose
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