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Year of the Games: 2018

We are kicking off The Shacknews Awards 2018 by honoring a bunch of games, developers, and performances that stood out this year. Please take a look and check back all week for more awards.

Shack Friday: 40% off Shacknews Hoodies

Now's your chance to get the Nintendo Switch of 2018. The Shacknews Hoodie is finally for sale on the Shack Shop.

Weta Digital talks the evolution of visual workflows alongside VFX Tech

Any engineer from one of the premier VFX companies discusses the tech behind films like Avatar, Maze Runner, and Alita: Battle Angel.

Fan remixes of new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate trailer range from Queen to K/DA

This new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate trailer might be the new guile theme in reverse. Everything goes with this!

Happy Hour: Blops 4, Red Dead Reflection, and Jade Raymond's journey

On today's edition of our live streamed news show, we're playing some Call of Duty while reflecting on the Red Dead series.

Happy Hour: Red Dead details galore & more Black Ops 4

A deep dive into Red Dead Redemption 2 and it dominated the news cycle today. Come talk about it with us in our live stream news show!

Happy Hour: Bonus Black Ops 4 Blackout!

Our Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 review is live, but now we're going to stream some gameplay across the modes.

PSA: Join Shacknews and Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian for a Reddit AMA at 5pm ET / 2pm PT

Hop over to Reddit and ask 'Beneath a Starless Sky' author David L. Craddock and developers from Obsidian anything about the Pillars of Eternity franchise, RPG development, writing and being interviewed for the book--anything at all!

Letter from the Editor: Continuing our commitment to long-form editorial and video content

Shacknews readers have supported our editorial team for years as we found our voice in games media, and we are just getting started.

Astroneer's Joe Tirado chats about Ketchup Doritos, Nintendo Switch, and more

Comparing Astroneer to Minecraft isn't entirely inaccurate, but there's a lot more to this sandbox adventure game and it now has a release window.