Evening Reading - September 25, 2026

Congratulations on making it to the end of another week!

by · Shacknews

Hey, Shackers! It's Friday and that means it's time for another full round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday 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!

And, because it's the weekend, go find yourself something to play!

Around the Gaming Horn

Here's some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week.

More Hearthstone card reveals for Reign of the Black Empire, continuing with Hunter.

A reminder of who's been added to Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero since its jump to Super-Limit Breaking Neo.

Go behind the scenes with thatgamecompany to learn more about Dear Van Gogh.

Finally, take a look at the last of the Visions in Final Fantasy Resonance.

And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!

Today in Bubbletron

Be sure to play Bubbletron today!

In the name of Olympus

⏳Time flies!⌛️ Somehow a full year has passed since we launched HADES II v1.0, after more than a year of Early Access development. To everyone who aided Princess Melinoë on her fateful task, thank you so much, and may moonlight guide you wherever you may go!🙏🌖

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— Supergiant Games (@supergiantgames.bsky.social) September 25, 2026 at 8:56 AM

A year since the fight in Tartarus officially began anew.

TV guide

Here’s The New York Times 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) September 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM

No Bob's Burgers makes this list sus.

Nothing but the Hotfix

🏁 TIME 🏁 #FlameFatales 2026 has raised a total amount of $132,100 for Malala Fund! Thank you to everyone behind-the-scenes who made this marathon possible, and to all of YOU for your incredible support of girls' education. See you at #FrostFatales 2027 from March 14-20, 2027!! 💜💛 STAY WIGGLY!!

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— Frame Fatales (@framefatales.com) September 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM

Congratulations to the women and femmes of Games Done Quick for another incredible marathon week.

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

This week in Shaqnews

Remember last week when Shaq got an honorary badge from the FBI?

Yeah, that's not going over well.

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

I wish my football team had a coach like Juice Robinson.

Tonight in video game music

To celebrate a year since Hades 2 went 1.0, here's a live performance to round out your week.

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