Weekend Discussion - May 31, 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

What a unique layout!

Factorio base to rival the best Italian dish

Such an interesting mod.

Time to get physical

Hope you're taking notes.

Sports thoughts

Sports are such a cultural thing.

Halo is the GOAT

Can't believe the first game turns 25 this year.

How good can we be at predicting?

Asimov wrote a whole series about this.

Megastructures are creepy

Too big.

Weekend Vibes

What I'm listening to...

• The World - The Starting Line
• Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem
• Do What You Want - OK Go
• Band - Girls - Money - TSAR

Here are some Shacknews articles from this week

• Mina the Hollower review: Mouse on haunted hill
• 007 First Light review: Tomorrow Never Dies
• Mr. Karate elevates the art of fighting in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• The Adventures of Elliot's producer talks about the challenges of tackling a new genre

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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