Welcome to episode 63 of Shack Together! We're joined by special guest David Craddock to discuss his review of DOOM: The Dark Ages, who shares insights from his extensive time with the entry's new parry mechanics and combat mechanics.
Afterward, we dive into everyone's favorite "DOOM: The Darth Plagueis" segment, where we compare and contrast the lore between DOOM and Star Wars universes, from ancient civilizations and powerful artifacts to legendary warriors and dimensional portals.
In Story Time, we cover the crew's most recent PAX East previews including Shadow Labyrinth's Metroidvania-meets-Pac-Man approach and FBC: Firebreak's return to the Bureau of Control. Industry news brings significant developments with Take-Two's optimism for Nintendo Switch 2, Microsoft's 3% workforce reduction, and Sony's $1.7 billion share buyback program. We also discuss Palworld's monster glider removal and Epic Games' official Fortnite iOS submission. And that's all for today's show! Thanks as always for listening and enjoy!
Timestamps
- 00:01:09 NBA Playoffs Update
- 00:04:02 It's Shack Together!
- 00:04:42 David's Games: Doom: The Dark Ages, WWE 2K25
- 00:34:21 Joe's Games: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Fragpunk
- 00:42:47 Asif's Games: DOOM: The Dark Ages, Blue Prince, F-Zero 99
- 00:49:47 Doom: The Darth Plageuis
- 01:06:13 Story Time!
- 01:06:18 Previews: Tony Hawk 3+4, Shadow Lbyrinth, Hank: Drowning on Dry Land, Patapon 1+2, Battle Train, God Save Birmingham, FBC: Firebreak, Gex Trilogy
- 01:27:04 Reviews: DOOM: The Dark Ages, The Midnight Walk, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Deedlee Doo! Carkour!
- 01:37:24 News: Mafia: The Old Country Release Date, Palword Concessions to Nintendo, NTDOY Sales Forecast, Bam Margera in THPS3+4, Fortnite Submitted to iOS
- 01:43:38 Industry News: Twitter AI, TTWO Q4 Earnings, Microsoft Layoffs, Super Mario World, Sony Supply Chain out of China, Sony Share Buyback
- 02:02:15 Community Notes
Articles mentioned in this episode
- DOOM: The Dark Ages review
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 preview
- Shadow Labyrinth PAX East preview
- FBC: Firebreak hands-on preview
- Bam Margera confirmed for THPS 3+4
- Palworld removes monster glider mechanics
- Take-Two CEO on Nintendo Switch 2
- Microsoft laying off 3% of workers
- Sony announces $1.7B share buyback
- Epic Games submits Fortnite to Apple
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