Evening Reading - December 16, 2025

It's nighttime in America, which means it's time for another edition of Evening Reading.

by · Shacknews

Welcome, Shackers, to the last Tuesday Evening Reading of 2025. My colleagues and I have been happy to bring our closing thoughts to you for the entire year, but it’s almost time to bid this one adieu. We hope you’re ready to enjoy all of the wonderful Shacknews Awards and celebration we have lined up as we look back at a vibrant year of gaming. For now, enjoy one of the last Evening Readings of 2025 as we close down this day of posting.

In case you missed it at Shacknews…

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One more Tuesday

Can’t go out without one more Tuesday from the best M. Bison to ever do it. Eat your heart out, David Dastmalchian.

‘Memberin’ some Mega Man

Ozzie was asking if there was any standout music from Mega Man 11, and I remembered always loving Impact Man’s theme. So I pulled it up and, sure enough, I love the thumps of this track. Certifiably good for cooking or workouts.

Hurricane Joe Higashi unleashed

JohnnyChugs on Cortex

I’ve been back on my shish, and of course I wasn’t going to let a Ronaldo go without beating them into the dirt. Spay or neuter your Ronaldo today.

Alex can’t come fast enough in Street Fighter 6

Looks like some folks aren’t crazy about the current patch. Still, I’m hype for Alex too. I hope he’s fun.

Yeah… You did

I’d never thought about it before, but most of the characters in Aqua Teen really encapsulate a certain kind of politically aligned person that claims they don’t support everything happening.

Still one of the funniest bits

The Other Guys still holds up so well for scenes like this.

Looking back at cool werewolves

Have you tried the Druid in Path of Exile 2? Who do you think clears, PoE2 Druid Wolf or Diablo 2 Druid Wolf?

And there you have it, Shackers. That’s your last Tuesday Evening Reading from me for 2025. I hope you’ve enjoyed the right as much as I have. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2026 as we spin up an exciting new year of coverage. For now, enjoy the Shacknews Awards as they come out soon, and see what we picked for all of our categories.

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If ever we're going to replace our field workforce at farms with automated machinery, while not make a bunch of Iron Giant-esque farm workers? At least it'd look cool.
Source: Bubbletron

Thank you for reading, and have a happy holiday. We’ll see you in 2026.