Weekend Discussion - January 7, 2023

Happy Saturday everyone! The first weekend of 2023 is here and there's been plenty of incredible news and content on display here at Shacknews. Let's dive into it all.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

Pop! Goes the Culture! returned this week and our two hosts Greg & Donovan had plenty to say about the first trailer for the newest film in the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rises. I'm personally looking forward to this one as a fan of the 2013 reboot.

You can also check out the full trailer below. 

• Some former Twitter employees to receive proper severance after months of waiting
• Vampire Survivors devs address delays of features & DLC on mobile
• Bloober Team assures fans it won't 'miss the point' as it remakes Silent Hill 2
• Games Done Quick founder Mike Uyama steps down
• Razer Edge release date and price revealed at CES 2023
• Razer unveils 'desktop replacement' Blade 18 laptop at CES 2023
• HTC reveals VIVE XR Elite standalone VR headset at CES 2023
• Amazon (AMZN) increases early 2023 layoff expectations to over 18,000 job cuts
• Creative Labs founder & CEO Sim Wong Hoo passes away at 67
• Leader is getting nerfed in Marvel Snap

And Now...The Internet

I have to lead a fresh year of this segment with an element of our Best Game of 2022, Elden Ring! The collab on display should make the Pokémon fans like Donovan pretty happy. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Elden Ring X Pokémon Scarlet is here! From Paldea to The Lands Between, expand your #Pokemon journey with new summons in #ELDENRING ! pic.twitter.com/djOWo9ogpg

— Arestame (@Arestame_Arkeid) December 28, 2022

I am always highly impressed by Super Louis 64's peripheral builds in general but the FF7 Buster Sword controller he created that actually works with Final Fantasy 7 Remake is truly something amazing to see in action. 

It's done, #FF7R is now fully playable with an actual BUSTER SWORD! I just ironed out the last bug dealing with the guarding issue from the prototype.

Full vid after the weekend but I'm extremely proud of this build. I built my own parts and it works on PC & PS5 LETS GOOOOO pic.twitter.com/3OSatBfzgy

— Super Louis 64 (@SuperLouis_64) December 16, 2022

Apparently, the classic mystery board game, Clue has gotten a visual overhaul. 

Hasbro's new version of Clue officially comes out today and I look forward to a generation of kids pointing to the new Chef White as their sexual awakening. pic.twitter.com/tF71wMjLyI

— Christian Hoffer (@CHofferCBus) January 4, 2023

It's not a juicy Weekend Discussion without something truly random to talk about. This next reveal takes the cake in that department. If you had to choose a movie to have a ridiculous amount of copies of, what movie would you choose? Let me know in the comment section below.

I now own 51 copies of Godzilla (1998) on VHS tape. pic.twitter.com/1RwS7N8GAf

— Alex Rushdy (@goji_guy) January 4, 2023

We are basically a week away from the premiere of The Last of Us TV show on HBO Max and everything I've seen from the production has been impressive so far. Check out the "Invitation to Set" featurette for another sneak peek at the show. 

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Dennis White

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Denny is the current Social Media & Community Lead for Shacknews. He loves to be part of the conversation with readers and the gaming community as a whole. Denny is very passionate about making the game industry and associated media spaces more inclusive. He's also a huge fan of fighting games, hosting live tournament events with some fun color commentary. When he’s not gaming, you can find him diving into the discount comics bin or enjoying a horror movie with the lights off. He’s also been a content creator on Twitch since 2015 and has spoken live at Twitchcon, C2E2, and several other events along with providing D&I consulting for up and coming brands in gaming.