Evening Reading - September 15, 2026

Hey, this isn't Friday! I've been had!

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Hey, Shackers! It's a wild week for the Shacknews staff. Donovan and Greg are currently en route to Japan for Tokyo Game Show while TJ is in the middle of moving out to a new life in Kansas City. That means that tonight, I am your party host. However, I'm coming back from a harrowing day at the dentist, so I'm sorry to say that it's another abbreviated round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Tuesday edition of Evening Reading.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

Your weekly reminder to check out Shackmaps, our growing collection of video game maps to help enhance your gameplay experience!

It's not the weekend, but go find yourself something to play anyway!

Today in Bubbletron

Be sure to play Bubbletron today!

Nothing but the Hotfix

The Hotfix is off this week. The women and femmes of Games Done Quick are raising money for Malala Fund with this week's Flame Fatales marathon.

GDQ's Hotfix shows air every week and you can catch them all at the Games Done Quick Twitch account.

This week in Shaqnews

It's not Shaq if he's not here to sell you something.

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

El Grande Americano gets his moment in Mexico.

Tonight in video game music

Kara Comparetto plays some piano for you with this Persona 5 cover.

That's it for the third Tuesday Evening Reading for September! Be sure to keep the spirit of the classic Evening Reading alive by jumping into the comments about whatever you see here or whatever randomness you'd like to discuss. Join the conversation and dive into the Shacknews Chatty comment thread below. If you want to go new school and find different ways to leave your feedback or talk about whatever, join us in the Official Shacknews Community Discord.

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