Hey, Shackers! It’s me again! I swung by earlier this week for a guest spot, but now it’s time for my regular slice of weekly heaven. And guess what? No conventions for a while! That means you get a 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.
Disney Dreamlight Valley is getting ready for the Halloween season.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is now on Nintendo Switch 2.
Killing Floor 3’s Halloween event is right around the corner.
Finally, here’s a look at what’s coming up in Season 24 of Rocket League.
And now… Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
Today in Bubbletron
Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
The cat meta has been updated
New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century reut.rs/4yIJjwO
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 17, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Real life isn’t pumping out new species as quickly as Pokemon.
Inventory space
Make sure you aren’t wasting it.
Nothing but the Hotfix
As noted earlier this week, the Hotfix is taking the week off to make room for the women and femmes of Games Done Quick. This week’s Flame Fatales marathon has been wonderfully entertaining, especially this… Super Mario 64: Rogue Chaos race… I’m sorry, what is this?
GDQ’s Hotfix shows air every week and you can catch them all at the Games Done Quick Twitch account.
This week in Shaqnews
FBI Director Kash Patel named Shaquille O’Neal an honorary special agent during the FBI’s National Academy graduation.
O’Neal was recognized alongside 265 law enforcement officials from across the United States. pic.twitter.com/HrioK8Vd0y
— ABC News (@ABC) September 17, 2026
Well, at least nobody has to think about that bestiality requirement with Shaq.
At least I don’t think so.
God, I hope not.
IT’S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
Give me a high five!
Tonight in video game music
Oh man, did it take me this long to feature the legendary Little V Mills? Yeah, let’s fix that.
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