Evening Reading - July 6, 2026

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

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:

• Microsoft's dumb enough to make a new Quake game in Unreal Engine
• Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 2 here
• Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls devs want to show that 4v4 battle is easier than it looks
• Shack Chat: What's your 2026 Game of the Mid-Year?
• Microsoft (MSFT) faces class-action lawsuit in Wisconsin over data center
• Xbox appoints Mojang Head of Studios Helen Chiang as its first COO
• Nintendo to discontinue original Switch consoles in Europe in 2027
• Xbox confirms mass layoffs, Double Fine Productions and Compulsion Games to go independent
• Warframe community director talks designing the Frames that people want to see
• How Control Resonant brings the madness of the Oldest House to Manhattan

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

Your daily dose of sudoku

Whoa, a sudoku with two solutions! I didn't think that was possible. Or is it because of some symmetry?

Sekiro is the GOAT

An masterpiece by one of the best studios out there.

The video game industry is imploding

It's awful out there.

It's bear time

Find some time today to watch this doco.

Perfect Dark in VR!

Okay, now I definitely need a VR headset.

Victoria is pretty cool

I've never been to Melbourne, which is a crying shame considering it's got the best coffee in the world.

Ever tried to play Ocarina of Time wrong?

Time to go backwards.

Game Maker's Toolkit does some cool stuff

I remember seeing some of these games back in the day.

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