Evening Reading - August 3, 2021

Good evening, Shacknews, it's night time, which means 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:

• Grime review: Chiseled & polished metroidvania
• Shacknews' 25 favorite video interviews
• Hitman 3 Season of Lust includes Shacknews Featured Contracts
• Street Fighter 5's final DLC character is an all-new boxer named Luke
• Google Pixel 6: Release date, price, specs, and Tensor chip details
• Diablo Immortal delayed to early 2022, controller support coming
• Activision Blizzard employees reject union-busting WilmerHale firm in letter to Bobby Kotick
• Wreckfest gets Carmageddon crossover, includes zombie pedestrians
• Corsair (CRSR) Q2 2021 earnings results miss estimates, outlook disappoints
• Xbox Game Pass early August 2021 series include Hades & Skate series

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

Halo Infinite x Waze

Get some Halo Infinite goodness into your Waze experience. Users can choose to side with either the UNSC or the Banished, and will have either Master Chief directing their commute or the Banished war chief, Escharum.

Your daily dose of Sudoku

What is part of your daily routine?

Violating the Geneva Conventions

Hey @FranTownsend, let us know if you're starting to hunt for a new job. We could use an expert on the team. https://t.co/4QJSS6HJVQ

— Can You Violate The Geneva Conventions? (@ViolateGeneva) August 3, 2021

She's still at Activision Blizzard.

Ducks are awesome

this is the best thing ever pic.twitter.com/kv8vKO4H0I

— Church ♡ (@manyawfulthings) August 1, 2021

But not geese. They can GET OUT.

MTV is getting old

MTV is actually 40 years old today pic.twitter.com/ckLV2Zqacw

— Nostalgic Gamer (@16bitnostalgia) August 1, 2021

Remember when it was just a music channel?

This is some great AR tech

Very impressive garment segmentation, the potential is unlimited✨#ar #lensstudio #garmentsegmentation #xr #snap pic.twitter.com/XlGnEYyZfm

— Sasha Menscikova 👩‍🦳 lets meet in VR (@menscikova) August 2, 2021

Some kind of futuristic green screen for clothes? Wild.

Happy birthday!

Masahiro Sakurai is 51 years old today! 🥳 pic.twitter.com/6IdwsvcAKF

— Nintendeal (@Nintendeal) August 3, 2021

Kirby is great.

This is some great rapping

Mack & Cheese - shout to my @scrufacejean coming through with the ENERGY. pic.twitter.com/072lKf04V8

— Harry Mack (@harrymack) August 3, 2021

I don't know how people can speak clearly while coming up with lyrics and rhymes.

Life imitating art

When the meme becomes reality… such a big achievement getting on the podium and hopefully everyone is loving my @Olympics coverage, because I’m not stopping. #olympics #olympicgames #tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/nhmzkZnWSd

— Jonathon Lance (@jonno_lance) August 2, 2021

Love to see a meme come to life.

Jeff Steitzer says trans rights

HERE IT IS
THE HALO ANNOUNCER, JEFF STEITZER, SAYING TRANS RIGHTS pic.twitter.com/FGRJnT4i45

— tanis 🏳️‍⚧️ (@tanisthelesbiab) August 3, 2021

Remember, trans rights are human rights.

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Sam Chandler

Guides Editor

Hailing from the land down under, Sam Chandler brings a bit of the southern hemisphere flair to his work. After bouncing round a few universities, securing a bachelor degree, and entering the video game industry, he's found his new family here at Shacknews as a Guides Editor. There's nothing he loves more than crafting a guide that will help someone. If you need help with a guide, or notice something not quite right, you can message him on X: @SamuelChandler