Weekend Discussion - August 30, 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

The hardest sudoku? Looks like Simon smashed through it.

Exploring GTA 5 some more

I've been replaying Grand Theft Auto 5, I might need to go explore these rivers.

I was just looking at plasma globes

These are so cool.

Magnus goes exploring in New York City

One of the best channels on YouTube.

Vaati's thoughts on The Duskbloods

I'm looking forward to seeing more of this whenever it releases.

John Oliver is a mad lad

LegalEagle keeps its finger on the pulse.

Have you ever played Stellaris?

This seems like a classic PC game. 

Weekend Vibes

What I'm listening to...

• S(ko)oma - Red Soda
• Roller Coaster - Marvel83'
• Everywhere You Go - Scandroid
• The Calm Before The Storm - NINA

Here are some Shacknews articles from this week

• Way too early predictions for Grand Theft Auto 6
• How Modern Warfare 4 is revamping Call of Duty multiplayer and preparing for Switch 2
• I hope the backyard wrestling GTA 6 showed is more than a narrative detail
• Xbox boss Asha Sharma wants players to have a choice between physical and digital games

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