Evening Reading – September 19, 2025
Evening Reading: Friday Edition
Hello, Shacknews. What a week it’s been. It’s actually Friday, so let’s mercifully wrap up the week with another round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.
In Case You Missed It at Shacknews:
- Cladun X3 review: Dungeons, dungeons & more dungeons
- New Virtua Fighter Project producer on Wolf’s redesign & evolving the game
- Tim Cook says iPhone price increase has nothing to do with tariffs
- Elden Ring Nightreign’s next update to fix Deep of Night wins not increasing Depth rank
- Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys: Celes devs talk Izumi DLC & music
- Microsoft raises Xbox console prices in the United States yet again
- Musk’s xAI is reportedly raising $10 billion in funding at a $200 billion valuation
Your weekly reminder to check out Shackmaps, our growing collection of video game maps designed to enhance your gameplay experience! We’re excited to announce the addition of Hollow Knight: Silksong to the collection.
And, because it’s the weekend, go find yourself something to play!
Weekend Download Deals – September 19
- Console Deals: Tokyo Pre-Game Show
- PC Deals: Steam TGS Sales
Around the Gaming Horn
Here’s some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week:
- Join the SpeedRunners 2 Open Playtest – it’s live now!
- The next character pack is out for Dragon Ball: SPARKING! Zero.
- Get a developer overview for Baby Steps – a quick video that makes it clear it’s a Devolver Digital joint.
- Check out the voice cast for the Zombies portion of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Remember, the beta begins next week, and the Zombies portion will see its world premiere trailer.
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is coming to Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S this January.
Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
Today in Bubbletron
Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
2XKO’d
Gee whiz, another fighting game that SonicFox is amazing at. ’Nuff said.
Stan Lee Lives on at L.A. Comic Con
For decades, Stan Lee was the king of comic conventions. Now, nearly seven years after his death at age 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con—this time as a hologram that will use AI to have conversations with fans.
“Two things can be true about this. First, it’s gross. Like, really gross. Second, I have no doubts that if Stan Lee were still alive today, he’d have been fully on board with this.” Which is also gross.
Nothing but the Hotfix
The incomparable and incredible women of Frame Fatales have set a new record. They raised $151,336 for the Malala Fund during last week’s Frame Fatales marathon—a new record for the event.
On top of that, Games Done Quick has reached 1,000,000 total donations over its entire lifetime.
Don’t stop what you’re doing. Keep reaching for the stars and raising money for these important causes.
Games Done Quick’s Hotfix shows air every week, and you can catch them all on the Games Done Quick Twitch account.
This Week in Shaqnews
What? The segment’s called “This Week in Shaqnews.” It doesn’t always have to be about Shaquille O’Neal. IT’S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
AEW All Out kicks off from Toronto tomorrow afternoon.
Tonight in Video Game Music
Once again, we turn to OC ReMiX, bringing you a rare mix from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Enjoy!
That’s all for this Friday edition of Evening Reading. Have a great weekend and happy gaming!
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146030/evening-reading-september-19-2025
