Donovan Erskine

Oh hey, Kate and I actually met at TennoCon last month!

Phil Spencer says Xbox 'has never looked stronger' as Microsoft confirms layoffs of around 9,000 Spencer wrote to employees that Xbox's current success is 'based on tough decisions we've made previously.'

Phil Spencer says Xbox 'has never looked stronger' as Microsoft confirms layoffs of around 9,000

The Shacknews E4 2025 Special Livestream Event starts now! #ShacknewsE4 #Gaming #Twitch

Coming this Friday, Shacknews presents over 6 hours of interview content with several game developers from across the industry in a Twitch livestream event as epic as each of the E's in E4! #ShacknewsE4 #DoitforShacknews #Twitch

How to get the starting boost in Mario Kart World #NintendoSwitch2 #MarioKartWorld #Gaming

What an awesome time at Universal Orlando's Epic Universe with @pharaoh.bsky.social. Coverage on @shacknews.com soon! #epicuniverse #universalorlando #themepark

Announcing Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase 2025! Tune in June 4 at 2:00 PM EDT for a look at over 20 indie games featuring exclusive trailers and announcements. #indiegames #indiedev #ShacknewsE4

Shacknews News Editor @pharaoh.bsky.social & Head of Video @gregburke.bsky.social are on site at Universal Studios Orlando to check out the experience that fans will get to enjoy this week!

Baltimore!!

Hey, I'd love to be on a couch!

#PAXEast Day 2!!

Got a damn good cast, too

Causing an Earthquake in Los Angeles - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 #tonyhawk #thps #gaming

Oh, didn’t know you guys were here! I definitely will

Here for day 0 of PAX East! Keep an eye on @shacknews.com this week for our coverage

GTA 6 Trailer 2 focuses on Jason and Lucia's relationship and life in Vice City. Take a look! #GTA6 #RockstarGames #GrandTheftAutoVI

GTA 6 Trailer 2 highlights Jason, Lucia & Vice City GTA 6 Trailer 2 provides new story details for the Vice City adventure

GTA 6 Trailer 2 highlights Jason, Lucia & Vice City

Will be in Boston this week for PAX East! Lmk if you wanna talk about games or grab a lobster roll 🦞

I'll say more later, but I no longer have a job. I'm looking for work, as are *so* many of my amazing colleagues. I have lots of ideas and things I'd like to write. I'm really in shock.

Live now discussing Avengers: Doomsday, Severance Season 2, and Netflix's live-action Scooby Doo show!

Virtual Game Cards is a new way to share digital games between Switch consoles Switch 1 and Switch 2 owners can send games across consoles and lend them to friends with Virtual Game Cards.

Virtual Game Cards is a new way to share digital games between Switch consoles

Circling back to our GDC coverage, I really loved this tidbit of info from Kenichi Goto. It's fascinating how player psychology factors into development decisions like this.

Oh 👀

(We’re safe and were eventually able to go back inside after 40ish minutes)

Fire alarm in the middle of the night is certainly a way to start #GDC

Gonna be at GDC next week!! Lmk if you're showing off a game or just wanna meet up!

I quite enjoyed Drop! A straightforward thriller that wastes little time and kept me guessing until the last few minutes. Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar are great. It’s not trying to revolutionize the genre, but it executes the single-location thriller well. #SXSW

Ooh, I thought this one looked interesting! Will have to see if I can catch it by Monday

Just got out of the midnight premiere of TOGETHER at #SXSW. A movie that tackles the emotional and physical tribulations of relationships with an absurd premise. Brie and Franco are awesome. I’m confident I won’t see anything else like it this year. Recommend!

Gonna be at my first @sxsw.com next month!! So beyond excited to cover a festival I've been wanting to attend for years. Please hit me up for any opportunities in Austin 🎞️