Weekend Discussion - June 7, 2026

As Sunday comes to a close, let's reflect on the past two days with Weekend Discussion.

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Weekend Discussion. Let's officially close out our weekend! Please take a look.

Your daily dose of sudoku

Oh, the symmetry is lovely.

Do you think you could count cards?

It's wild that you can just win a gambling game if you know what to do?

Beat your backlog

Time to get started.

LegalEagle has thoughts on Elon

Love seeing a loser lose.

MetalJesus hits Houston

Gotta love retro video game stores and markets.

Doom on everything!

Surely Neo Geo can do it.

Will hits the gym

Really wish he'd stop with the AI thumbnails.

Weekend Vibes

What I'm listening to...

• Almost Here - The Academy Is...
• Riot Radio - The Dead 60s
• Nu Rock - Morningwood
• Today - Junkie XL

Here are some Shacknews articles from this week

• Everything shown at Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase 2026
• Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve isn't about a hero, but a symbol
• Rayman Legends Retold aims to put vibrant new paint on familiar platforming magic
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director talks about making sure everyone is all caught up

There you have it, Shacknews. Your Weekend Discussion for another beautiful weekend. Please consider subscribing to Shackpass to gain ad-free viewing, accessing to downloadable long-reads, and even Fileshack! There's also Shackmaps to check out for free. It's the greatest interactive video game map website on the internet.

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