Evening Reading - January 17, 2025
Close out the week with us here at Shacknews.
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?
Follow him on Twitter at @Ozz_Mejia for musings and random shenanigans.
Weekend PC Download Deals for Jan. 17: Assetto Corsa EVO hits the starting line
Before anymore big PC sales hit, let's take a look at a new racer hitting Steam Early Access.
Weekend Console Download Deals for Jan. 17: PlayStation New Year Deals
The deals well has dried up slightly, but there are still a few good games to be found.
Shacknews Best of CES 2025
Shacknews reports in with the products, gadgets, and everything else that stood out to us at CES 2025.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review: Triumphant re-re-return
Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country reboot feels as good in 2025 as it did in 2010 and 2013.
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo gets March 2025 retail release window
Nintendo has narrowed the window in which users can pick up its alarm clock from partnered retailers.
Games Done Quick's evolution has been both joyous and necessary
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 further showed that the marathon event is in a period of transition and that's really exciting.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye is a game-changer for Stern Pinball
Pinball fanatics have never seen anything quite like Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye, which marks a major leap forward for Stern Pinball and its Stern Insider program.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 rocks out to the tune of $2.5+ million for charity
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025's final total slightly surpasses the amount raised by last year's AGDQ and SGDQ events.
Weekend Discussion - January 11, 2025
It's 2025 and we're back!
