Evening Reading - January 19, 2026

It's nighttime in America on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Let's take a moment to reflect on the importance of this icon and his dream for the United States.

Good evening, Shacknews, it's nighttime, which means it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Lost and Found - How The Long Dark's persistence creates opportunity
• Nintendo should let you play the classic games in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for free
• Pokemon could learn a thing or two from the Square Enix school of video game remakes
• MIO: Memories in Orbit review: Trapped in a world built for someone else
• Dynasty Warriors: Origins on Switch 2 isn't afraid to be a little ugly to look good in motion
• Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties puts deadly & dad-ly on two sides of the same coin
• Tom Clancy's The Division Creative Director Julian Gerighty jumps ship from Ubisoft to EA
• The Legend of Zelda movie will stream exclusively on Netflix following its home copy release
• Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender giveaway livestream
• OpenAI wants to shove ads into ChatGPT just in time for the U.S. 2026 midterm elections

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

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

It's really tough seeing the state of America at the moment.

Another great documentary about MLK Jr.

There are a lot of excellent videos out there that highlight the importance of this man and this day. Share them in the comments!

Your daily dose of sudoku

Fog of war seems like a really tough mechanic.

Amendments come and go

Might be time to amend some amendments.

A rather timely video

What is even going on in The White House these days?

Now on to some Mario

I love watching people dig into Super Mario 64.

Piracy is such an interesting topic

We've lost a lot of good games over the years. The line between piracy and preservation is thin.

Factorio time

I have played a lot of Factorio recently, so going back to watch these videos was always a priority.

What can we see when we're going slow enough?

I guess the problem becomes not being able to see anything when you're going faster than light.

Never watched this show, now might be the time

I think this is a classic Boys Show.

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