Shacknews

History

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

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

Reception

In August 2004, Maximum PC magazine featured Shacknews in its list of "11 Websites That Every Geek Should Bookmark". Then, in November 2007, PC Magazine recognized Shacknews in its "Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites" list. In 2018, Shacknews raised over $100,000 in the Extra Life 24-Hour Gaming Marathon for the Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation. 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.

References

References

1. (February 4, 2009). "GameFly 'Shacks' Up".
2. Garratt, Patrick. (February 4, 2009). "GameFly buys Shacknews". [[Gamer Network.
3. Mejia, Ozzie. (April 14, 2021). "Shacknews Turns 25: Remembering Quakeholio". Shacknews.
4. "Fileshack.com".
5. Kee, Tameka. (February 4, 2009). "Rental Service GameFly Expands; Acquires Shacknews And Digital Download Service FileShack". [[CBS News]].
6. Murphy, David. (February 3, 2009). "Gamefly Gets a Shacknews Delivered Right to its Door".
7. Khan, Asif. (October 6, 2014). "Letter to the Chatty". Shacknews.
8. Brightman, James. (October 27, 2014). ""Scared blank check journalism appears to be the status quo"". [[GamesIndustry.biz]].
9. Yoon, Andrew. (January 20, 2014). "Goodbye, Fileshack". Shacknews.
10. (August 2004). "11 Websites That Every Geek Should Bookmark". [[Future US]].
11. (November 6, 2007). "Top 100 Undiscovered Sites". [[Ziff Davis]].
12. (August 24, 2007). "Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites".
13. (November 16, 2018). "Shacknews Raises Over $100,000 During Extra Life 24-hour Gaming Marathon for Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation". [[RWJBarnabas Health]].
14. (January 25, 2020). "The Hard Truths About Being a Videogame Writer".