Weekend Discussion - December 4, 2021

Hey, everyone! Hope the weekend's going well for you. Let's give you some stuff to check out while you're enjoying your Saturday.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Unboxing & review: Ghostbusters Afterlife Plasma Series Figures

'The End' is here

There's some doings happening in Fortnite.

If you're witnessing what's going on, be sure to bring it up in the comments or on Chatty. We'll be watching ourselves here at Shacknews.

Today in Electronic Sports

It's a fun weekend in esports! Let's check out what's happening, starting with IEM Winter 2021:

We move to the continuing ALGS Pro League for Apex Legends:

And, of course, fighting games at CEO 2021!

Be sure to tune into Wide World of Electronic Sports this and every Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET (3:40 p.m. PT) on the Official Shacknews Twitch Channel.

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

Beware of Doge

pic.twitter.com/I9BHFSoGVF

— Star (@StarlightSkyes) December 4, 2021

Doggos may be smaller than they appear.

Zeldathon: Ascent coming soon!

We are excited to announce the schedule and games list for #Zeldathon Ascent benefitting @StJudePLAYLIVE!

Join us on December 27 for a full marathon of the Legend of Zelda!🗡 pic.twitter.com/c1yE5A48K7

— Zeldathon (@Zeldathon) December 4, 2021

It's almost that time of year again where the Zelda community comes together to play games from throughout the series for a week while engaging in various shenanigans for charity. Zeldathon is always a fun watch and you're encouraged to donate to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

A different kind of "Wreckfest"

weekend project for #7DFPS game jam: what if a bunch of cars drove toward you. Made with FNA https://t.co/LQ55gEsKp8

it's uhhh not very first-person pic.twitter.com/iGU1dh1DzY

— Brendon Chung (@BlendoGames) December 4, 2021

Keep doing your thing, Brendon!

Nana's showing no mercy!

An attendee’s grandmother entered Marvel and the crowd is booing her opponent pic.twitter.com/OeuZDd1Hdn

— Alex Jebailey #CEO2021 ceogaming.org/tv (@Jebailey) December 4, 2021

Only in fighting games.

Matt McMuscles on Godhand

Get your weekend dose of Wha Happun?

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

For today, let's check in with Dark Order member and occasional Giant Bomb contributor, Evil Uno.

Tonight in video game music

TONIGHT ON TWITCH! We're raising money with our friends for @GKTWVillage on the Virtua Ongaku Holiday Special. Feat. @superguitarbros, @doferdrick, @laurentheflute, @MusicEyeQ, @RoPanuganti, @IanMartynMusic, and @UnderPolaris!

Starts at 6pm EST on https://t.co/rBwcDGkKKG pic.twitter.com/FRY16L8US5

— Virtua Ongaku Holiday Special this Saturday! (@OngakuOverdrive) December 4, 2021

For tonight, why not catch this special concert featuring some of the best video game cover artists, who are raising money for charity?

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Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?