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Shacknews
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Type of site
Gaming
Created byPage Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Steve Gibson
  • Maarten Goldstein
ParentGamerhub[1]
URLshacknews.com
CommercialYes
Launched1996; 30 years ago (1996)

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Shacknews is an American video game journalism website founded in 1996 that publishes news articles, reviews, and cheat codes.

History

Shacknews was founded in 1996 by Steve Gibson.[2][3] The website, originally named 'Quakeholio', was dedicated to the then-upcoming ID Software game Quake.[4] FileShack, a spinoff-site for game demos, patches, videos, and miscellaneous game-related assets for Shacknews users and others, was launched in August 2002.[5][better source needed]

On February 3, 2009, Shacknews and all related Shacknews destinations were purchased by GameFly.[6][7] Asif Khan, a financial analyst, contributed to purchasing the site from Gamefly near the end of 2013 and became the site's CEO.[1][8] The sister site FileShack was shut down in 2014.[9][better source needed]

Reception

In August 2004, Maximum PC magazine featured Shacknews in its list of "11 Websites That Every Geek Should Bookmark".[10] Then, in November 2007, PC Magazine recognized Shacknews in its "Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites" list.[11][12] In 2018, Shacknews raised over $100,000 in the Extra Life 24-Hour Gaming Marathon for the Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation.[13] David L. Craddock, a long-form videogame journalism writer of Shacknews published several books on Diablo, Shovel Knight, Pillars of Eternity and Quake and credited Khan with publishing his findings.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Khan, Asif (October 6, 2014). "Letter to the Chatty". Shacknews. Archived from the original on January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GameFly 'Shacks' Up". Forbes. February 4, 2009. ISSN 0015-6914. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garratt, Patrick (February 4, 2009). "GameFly buys Shacknews". VG247. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mejia, Ozzie (April 14, 2021). "Shacknews Turns 25: Remembering Quakeholio". Shacknews. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fileshack.com". Archived from the original on October 19, 2002. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kee, Tameka (February 4, 2009). "Rental Service GameFly Expands; Acquires Shacknews And Digital Download Service FileShack". CBS News. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murphy, David (February 3, 2009). "Gamefly Gets a Shacknews Delivered Right to its Door". PC World. ISSN 0737-8939. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brightman, James (October 27, 2014). ""Scared blank check journalism appears to be the status quo"". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yoon, Andrew (January 20, 2014). "Goodbye, Fileshack". Shacknews. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."11 Websites That Every Geek Should Bookmark". Maximum PC. Future US. August 2004. p. 54. ISSN 1522-4279.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 Undiscovered Sites". PC Magazine. Vol. 26, no. 21–22. Ziff Davis. November 6, 2007. p. 85. ISSN 0888-5885.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites". PCMag Australia. August 24, 2007. ISSN 0888-8507. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shacknews Raises Over $100,000 During Extra Life 24-hour Gaming Marathon for Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation". RWJBarnabas Health. November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Hard Truths About Being a Videogame Writer". Wired. January 25, 2020. ISSN 1078-3148. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

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