Gaming is more than just a hobby. To veterans that have fought overseas, they can often provide valuable peace of mind. Shacknews spoke to Stack-Up.org founder and CEO Stephen 'Shanghai Six' Machuga ...

Trash day was always the hardest, says Stephen "Shanghai-Six" Machuga. His mind would wander back to Iraq, where insurgents would hide explosives in trash -- the site of a street lined in mysterious ...

Gears of War’s favorite son joins up with military charity. If you haven’t heard of Stack-up.org, you should definitely take a peek. This unique charity combines the need to care for soldiers deployed ...

Captain Stephen Machuga, US Army (ret), is the Founder and CEO of Stack-Up.org, which assembles and delivers video game care packages known as “Supply Crates” for military members deployed in combat ...

When Army veteran Stephen Machuga returned to the U.S. about a decade ago after deployment in Iraq, he didn't like trash day. In Iraq, insurgents embedded explosives in refuse. "You just got used to ...