Evening Reading - June 4, 2021

It's Friday, so let's bring this week to its conclusion with good ol' Evening Reading.

Donovan Erskine

June 4, 2021 8:35 PM

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Hey Shacknews, it's Friday! Before we hit the "ladies and gentlemen, the weekend" button, let's wrap the day with Evening Reading. Please take a look.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Sign up now for The Great Quakeholio Tournament 4
• The Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid includes over 1,000 games for $5
• Weekend PC Download Deals for June 4: Black Ops Cold War double XP
• Weekend Console Download Deals for June 4: It Takes Two's first discount
• Bloodstained sequel in 'very early planning stages' as previous game content is finished
• Back 4 Blood PVP Showcase scheduled for June 13
• Yuji Naka may have left Square Enix after the underperformance of Balan Wonderland
• Donald Trump's Facebook suspension will last two years, up for reinstatement in 2023
• Among Us-shaped chicken nugget pulls nearly $100k in bids on eBay
• Sierra legends Ken & Roberta Williams are working on a new game, The Secret

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

Announcing The Great Quakeholio Tournament 4

Be sure to sign up and prove you have what it takes for our latest iteration of The Great Quakeholio Tournament.

The say all strongmen are dumb...

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— Geoff Bisente (@GeoffBisente) June 3, 2021

Thank you for setting the record straight.

Americans will understand

LMAOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/PpwcSSMXyL

— UG | UR2SLOW (@UR2SLOW_) June 3, 2021

Health care struggles, am I right?

The Dogecoin Porsche

Check it @BillyM2k - friend on the east coast spotted it. #dogecoin pic.twitter.com/ALggwwoCbj

— Damen "FilthyRake" Knight (@damenknight) June 4, 2021

Elon Musk fans sure are... something.

How the Izzo beat was made

Izzo(H.O.V.A.) by Jay Z (2001)pic.twitter.com/YEIm5VOZV1

— 𝘚ongs // ᔑamples (@songsandsamples) June 3, 2021

How did I never realize that was a Jackson 5 sample?

How to spot a good Smash Bros. player

When you can tell someone too good in Smash Bros by just looking at them pic.twitter.com/8ncX0ndfi0

— Casey Lawrence ⭐️💧 (@LeanandCuisine) June 3, 2021

These guys are the best of the best.

Brie Larson's Black Sheep cover from Scott Pilgrim is on streaming services

On July 9th, the Scott Pilgrim Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition will be available on all digital music services! It includes demos from Beck & more music from the film including Brie Larson’s performance of “Black Sheep". Stream it now! https://t.co/IkKbMpr3Bb pic.twitter.com/4DJc0MokB6

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) June 4, 2021

It's about time.

They're doing it again

They are doing it again pic.twitter.com/YfC003Muuf

— Vinny Thomas ¡ (@vinn_ayy) June 1, 2021

Happy Pride Month, y'all.

Ladies and gentlemen...

ladies and gentlemen, the ...

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) May 28, 2021

The weekend.

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Donovan Erskine

News Editor

Donovan is a young journalist from Maryland, who likes to game. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge Scream nerd and film fanatic that will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_