Video ShackStream: Tin Can teaches us interstellar tech support on Indie-licious Trapped inside an escape pod and tasked with our own survival, we're playing Tin Can on this week's episode of Indie-licious. Indie-licious returns this week with a deliciously technical indie game! We survived a catastrophic interstellar incident in an escape pod. Now what? Find out as we try our best to keep things running and survive as long as possible in Tin Can on this week’s indie game ShackStream. Tin Can comes to us from the aptly named Tin Can Studios. The game came out on May 12, 2022 and is currently available on PC. In this game, you play a survivor who is trapped inside of an escape pod floating through the depths of space. Everything you need to keep things going is available inside the escape pod, but you’ll have to figure out what components fit together. You might have to take components from something important for a more critical matter if you want stay alive. The real question? How long can you keep this tin can functional? Join us as we put our tech support and survival skills to the limit in Tin Can on today’s episode of Indie-licous, going live on the Shacknews Twitch channel at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET. You can also watch just below. As always, we’d like to thank everyone who tunes into ShackStream productions like Indie-licious. Your encouragement and interaction helps us to keep making these livestreams bigger and better. If you’d like to support our ShackStreams further,…

News Labor board finds Activision Blizzard (ATVI) illegally threatened staff Activision Blizzard violated workers' rights according to the US labor board. Activision Blizzard continues to deal with the consequences of the years of misconduct and harassment that took place within its offices over the last several years. Now, an investigation conducted by the US labor board has determined that Activision Blizzard illegally threatened members of its staff, as well as violated workers’ rights. Prosecutors for the US labor recently reported that Activision Blizzard did indeed illegally threaten its staff, which we learned from a Bloomberg report. The company also enforced a social media policy that violated the rights of its workers. National Labor Relations Board press secretary Kayla Blado stated that the group plans to file a complaint unless Activision Blizzard is able to settle the matter. Activision Blizzard has not made any public comment regarding the news of it threatening staff and violating workers’ rights. It’s just the latest finding in what is an ever-growing list of misconduct at the company. Last month, California governor Gavin Newsome was accused of interfering in the state court case against Activision Blizzard in favor of the video game company. If Activision Blizzard does indeed come to a settlement over the threatening of its staff and violation of their rights as workers, we’ll be sure to update this story. Today has certainly been a whirlwind of news in the world of Activision Blizzard. It was just recently announced that Raven Software QA workers had won their vote to unionize, marking the first large…

News GameStop (GME) Q1 2022 earnings release date set for June 1 GameStop has announced its Q1 2022 earnings release for next week. Earnings reports are a key piece of the financial news cycle. So much of the decisions made on the corporate level are influenced by how a company performs throughout the financial quarters. It also helps keep shareholders informed on the businesses they invest in. With that in mind, GameStop (GME) has announced that it will be sharing its latest quarterly results, for Q1 2022, next week on June 1. GameStop (GME) announced the date for its Q1 2022 earnings in a press release on its official website. The earnings will be released after the markets close on June 1, so expect to see the earnings report roughly around 4 p.m. ET. With this being the Q1 2022 earnings report, we can expect to read a bunch about the gaming retailer’s financial performance over the first few months of the calendar year, as well as guidance on what it expects in Q2. Following the release of the Q1 2022 earnings report, GameStop will be holding an earnings call at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET on June 1. Here, executives at the company will dig into the different aspects of the earnings report. They’ll also field questions from investors with a Q&A segment. While it’s not guaranteed, we tend to get tidbits of news announcements during these calls, so you can bet we’ll be paying close attention. Interestingly enough, the release of GameStop’s (GME) Q1 2022 earnings report comes…

Greetings esports fans! It’s Monday and that can mean only one thing, the Wide World of Electronic Sports is back to bring you all the latest coverage and recaps of last week’s latest and greatest electronic sports! Your hosts Rodney Conyers Jr., Bryan “Skankcore” Lefler, and Dennis “DennyVonDoom” White are ready to break everything down for you in today’s episode. They’ll be discussing the esports awards, this weekend’s plethora of Smash tourneys, Rod’s hands-on time with Multiversus, and so much more. And of course there’s bound to be some good Sauce Talk! The whole thing goes down at 3:30 P.M. PT / 6:30 P.M. ET over on the official Shacknews Twitch channel. You can tune in there to catch all the action and join in on the conversation or just chill out right here and catch today’s episode in the embed below. Of course, you won’t be able to comment on anything if you stay here, but you should still be able to enjoy the show! We are very grateful for the continued support that you offer us each and every day. If you feel like taking that support to the next level you can always give us a follow or sub on our Twitch channel. You can even link your Amazon and Twitch channels together and give us your free monthly sub, which takes money out of the pockets of Jeff Bezos and puts into ours. Regardless, we hope you enjoy the latest ep of WWES and have a great Monday!

Video ShackStream: The Stevetendo show! Episode 194 Tonight, on the program, we're sharing some great parental advice in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island! Tonight, on the Stevetendo show, we're getting back into our Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island playthrough. In the last Yoshi's Island episode, we made our way through world 3, which in my opinion has some of the best boss fights the game has to offer. However, there are more interesting fights to come so keep an eye out! That being said, we have three worlds left to traverse to get Baby Mario back to his parents and reunited with his baby brother. Getting perfect scores in each level is a cool accomplishment but takes too long so I'm putting that on the back burner for now. Set to go live at 6 p.m. PDT/9 p.m. EDT, will I be able to guide Yoshi and Mario through the different levels and save the Mario family? Shackers who want to join in on the fun can head over to the Shacknews Twitch channel, where you can tune into the Stevetendo show every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  If you can't make tonight's show, you can watch Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 5 p.m. PDT/8 p.m. EDT. Coming up on the show is more of our Mario RPG and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond playthroughs so pop in and enjoy! The Stevetendo show, as well as other great Shacknews programs, wouldn't be where they are today without the help of the loyal Shacknews viewers. Don't know how to show your support?…

News Hyundai to invest $5 billion in US production of EV and autonomy tech Hyundai (HYMTF) has announced several initiatives to expand into electric vehicle and autonomous driving technology in the US. South Korean automotive manufacturing company Hyundai is looking to largely expand into North American territories with a recent major investment in electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and robotics. The company has announced plans to build a US factory that will produce electric vehicles and batteries, as well as a $5 billion USD investment that will go towards the development and advancement of autonomous driving and robotics technology in the US. Hyundai announced its various investments and plans to expand into the US electric vehicle and autonomous driving tech market on May 22, 2022, as reported by CNBC. According to reports, Hyundai is building a $5.5 billion facility in Georgia which will carry out production of electric vehicles and batteries for the company. Additionally, Hyundai intends to invest another $5 billion in the US for the development of autonomous driving and robotics technology. As Hyundai begins to implement these investments, the longterm goal is to open operations by the first half of 2025 with an expected capacity of 300,000 vehicles per year. Hyundai has already entered the electric vehicle market with products like the IONIQ 5, but seems to be investing to massively increase its technology and production in EVs and autonomous driving in the immediate future. Hyundai’s major investment into electric vehicles, batteries, and autonomous driving in the US will be a major step into the electric vehicle market.…

News SpaceX seeks additional $1.7 billion investment, valuing the company at $127 billion SpaceX tops a valuation of $127 billion after a new round of funding. SpaceX continues to be on the forefront of space discovery and exploration. With that, it’s always interesting to keep a close eye on the financial side of the business. Most recently, it was discovered that SpaceX is holding a new round of funding, where it will hope to reel in $1.7 billion in funding, thus bringing the company’s value to a total of $127 billion. SpaceX’s latest round of funding was discovered and reported on by CNBC. According to the publication, the space exploration company is aiming to bring in $1.75 billion in funding at the price of $70 per share. To put things into perspective, SpaceX stock was valued at $56 dollars per share following the company’s 10-1 stock split back in February of this year. The new asking price would mark a 25 percent increase in value. This round of funding would put SpaceX at a valuation of $127 billion. CNBC also reports that the private company is selling up to $750 million in stock to its existing shareholders as well as company insiders. As a private company, SpaceX hasn’t seen much financial turbulence in the wake of CEO Elon Musk’s pursuit to acquire Twitter. The same can’t be said about Tesla, which has seen some trouble with its stock in recent months in light of the news. It will be interesting to see how SpaceX’s latest projects are coming along following…

News Warhammer Skulls summer showcase returns in 2022 to share new games & updates Games Workshop has announced that its showcase event is returning to share the latest updates on Warhammer video games like Darktide. Last year, Games Workshop introduced Warhammer fans to its Warhammer Skulls showcase in which we got to see the latest updates and reveals on video games in the franchise. It went well enough that Games Workshop is brining it back in 2022. The group just announced another Warhammer Skulls summer games showcase taking place in June and it’s there we’ll see updates on Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Space Marine 2, Total War: Warhammer 3, and possibly some new reveals. Games Workshop announced the upcoming Warhammer Skulls 2022 games showcase via a recent press release on the Warhammer community website. Starting on June 1 and running through June 8, Games Workshop and its various partners will present a weeklong showcase of various reveals and updates on video games set in the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes. It’s all set to take place on the Warhammer Twitch channel and Games Workshop has already confirmed that we can expect the latest on games like Darktide, Space Marine 2, Total War: Warhammer 3, Battlesector, Vermintide, and more. The Warhammer Skulls 2022 showcase will take place at the start of June and present a weeklong look at the latest reveals and updates for Warhammer video games. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is set to launch later in 2022 and is one of the most anticipated games of the year. Fatshark is going all-out…

News Marvel's Spider-Man could have been an Xbox game, but Microsoft declined Microsoft once turned down Marvel's offer to make exclusive games for Xbox in favor of its own IP. The Insomniac Spider-Man games are now synonymous with Sony and PlayStation consoles, but things could have gone quite differently. Once upon a time, Marvel Games pitched Microsoft on the idea of making exclusive video games, including Spider-Man, for Xbox, but Microsoft declined the offer. The news of Marvel almost going with Microsoft and Xbox before landing at PlayStation was detailed in the book The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2, which was released last year. The particular tidbit about Marvel and Xbox was pointed out in a ResetEra post we spotted thanks to The Gamer. According to Executive Vice President and head of Marvel Games Jay Ong, Microsoft turned down the offer to publish Marvel games for its platform because it wanted to focus on its own IP. Being from console first-party in my past, I pinged both sides, both Xbox and PlayStation, and said, "We don't have any big console deals with anyone right now. What would you like to do?" Microsoft's strategy was to focus on their own IP. They passed. It wasn’t much later that Ong sat down with PlayStation executives and pitched them the same idea. The group then came up with the idea for a AAA Spider-Man game that would be a PlayStation console exclusive. Fast forward several years and Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales are two of the most celebrated superhero…

News IMF head says stablecoins not backed by assets are pyramid schemes Head of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva had harsh opinions on stablecoins like TerraUSD and Luna following their recent crash. One of the biggest recent stories in cryptocurrency was the downward spiral of supposed “stablecoin” TerraUSD and its related cryptocurrency Luna, with the latter hitting an actual $0 USD value. Following that event, International Monetary Fund lead Kristalina Georgieva spoke out on the matter, making the claim that stablecoin cryptocurrencies that are unbacked by actual assets should be considered pyramid schemes. Georgieva shared this intense opinion on stablecoins in a recent presser, as reported by CNBC. Georgieva spoke on the matter following the spiraling collapse of TerraUSD and related cryptocurrency Luna, which billions of dollars in value wiped out from the cryptocurrency market with Luna hitting a $0 USD value. “When we look at stablecoins this is the area where the big mess happened,” Georgieva stated in a recent CNBC-moderated economic panel. “If a stablecoin is backed with assets, one to one, it is stable. When it is not backed with assets, but it is promised to deliver 20% return, it’s a pyramid.” The crashes of TerraUSD and Luna were the inciting incident that drew Kristalina Georgieva's harsh opinion on unbacked stablecoin during a recent economic panel. Stablecoins like TerraUSD are based on an algorithm and meant to be able to stay 1-to-1 with real-world currency such as the US Dollar. Unfortunately, that was not the case and TerraUSD crashed hard, leaving many investors holding the bag.…