Weekend Discussion - January 22, 2022

Greetings, Shacknews! The weekend is here, so let's chat with this latest edition of Weekend Discussion, shall we?

Fortnite taps the Arcane again

Fortnite is getting its second character from League of Legends' Arcane show.

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Today in Electronic Sports

It's another exciting weekend in esports! Let's check out what's happening, starting with the start of a new Call of Duty League season. Enjoy this one, because who knows what's happening next year?

We move to this week's LCS action:

And for the Apex Legends fans out there, the ALGS Pro League is in its playoffs!

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And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!

An M&M redesign we can get behind

that’s more like it pic.twitter.com/es474rsybj

— the r is silent (@a1andar) January 21, 2022

I'd ask what Tucker Carlson's chyron would read for this, but nothing's topping this for pure comedy value:

Tucker: If you look at him, the orange M&M does appear very anxious. Maybe he doesn’t like all the ugly new shoes he sees around him. Maybe he liked the sexy boots. pic.twitter.com/ePlcMXZJKW

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 22, 2022

Louder for those in the back

we should listen to this guy pic.twitter.com/AdmxUYANYV

— Zenaida Huerta (@zxnaida) January 22, 2022

Somehow not loud enough. Maybe if he was "1980s professional wrestler" loud.

The future stinks

Making phone that can call the past or future. pic.twitter.com/GYE2jg1pTe

— City (@CalebCity) January 22, 2022

Technology just keeps running amok, doesn't it?

Runny babbits

pic.twitter.com/560CCf0pn9

— Have you ever seen rabbits doing work (@rabbitdoingwork) January 22, 2022

That's the look you get when you cut one right into the camera.

Something for Killer Instinct 2, please

this shouldve been fulgores taunt lmao @maximilian_ pic.twitter.com/wUUeFv2o8N

— Anthony Rivera (@Insightfxlz) January 22, 2022

Yes, that includes Rash's Pepsiman outfit.

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

Danhausen hangs out with the guys he's made famous: The sons of Mr. Ass, Austin and Colton! THE ASS BOYS!

Tonight in video game music

In anticipation of the upcoming Final Fantasy 5 pixel remaster, Rebecca E Tripp delivers this orchestral arrangement.

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Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?