Evening Reading - July 30, 2020

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:

• Paper Mario: The Origami King review: Creased lightning
• Splinter Cell series coming to Netflix from John Wick creator
• Dauntless Clear Skies update impressions: A whole new world
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout hands-on preview: Wipeout
• EA Sports UFC 4 will be more accessible to the average player
• Stardew Valley getting physical release and Collector's Editions for Switch and PC
• Rocket Arena is free-to-play for this coming weekend on Steam & Origin
• Sonic Mania races to EA Origin Access Premier
• How to activate island backup cloud saves - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
•  2020 video game release dates calendar

Tune in tomorrow at 10:00 AM PT for an amazing day of panels and fundraising for @IGDAFoundation #PlayItForward!https://t.co/bHt9VvRdS0 pic.twitter.com/4Ck83KMK8r

— Shacknews (@shacknews) July 31, 2020

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

Resist

This clip from @MacSmiff is essential. Protect this man at all costs.

pic.twitter.com/TY8lma2btr

— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) July 30, 2020

Stay safe, Portland, and everyone else.

My God pic.twitter.com/lQa1OICgnQ

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 30, 2020

Hero of Time

okay... more zelda. lol #PaperMario #PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/rJHrjoWOEb

— 💖 The Legend of Elise 💖 || #BLM (@elisebby01) July 30, 2020

Paper Mario has a few callouts to the Zelda franchise.

Dunkey plays Paper Mario

Funny video by Dunkey.

Cat Earth Theory

Cat Earth Theory pic.twitter.com/E6Aqp6sdzw

— Interesting Maps (@lnterestingMaps) July 29, 2020

I wonder if Kyrie Irving has been alerted.

Shaqnews

i am losing my fucking mind at the size of this desk pic.twitter.com/W73NMUBWJi

— nicholas grayson (@godsewa) July 30, 2020

That is a Shaq-sized desk.

2020 video games memes

pic.twitter.com/SvAeBJXdhV

— Tharse (@ThassGamer) July 30, 2020

Almost there.

Me trying my best in 2020 pic.twitter.com/mzYKydY4YE

— Zelda Gif World (@GifZelda) July 30, 2020

A song about an Internet meme

I KNOW WHO I GOT MY MONEY ON 😤 pic.twitter.com/emUbFQUgyX

— Banco (@SirMichaelRocks) July 27, 2020

Decent meme. Better song.

Summer of Bugsnax

🤠#SummerOfBugsnax🤠

Peelbugs sleep inside small tunnels and hollow logs, curled into a ball! The Orange variety prefers life on tropical beaches.

Bug: Pillbug 🐛
Snak: Orange 🟠
Temperament: Comfy, groggy, introverted
Calorie Count: 4,500 kcal
Favorite Color: ...Orange? https://t.co/JJ7GPPLBKM pic.twitter.com/qg3ITK0tNo

— Bugsnax (YH Games) (@YoungHorses) July 30, 2020

Behold! The Pillbug.

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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.