Hello, Shacknews. What a week it’s been. It’s actually Friday, so let’s mercifully wrap up the week with another round of news, memes, and entertainment. Welcome to the Friday edition of Evening Reading.
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### In Case You Missed It at Shacknews:
– **Cladun X3 Review:** Dungeons, dungeons & more dungeons.
– **New Virtua Fighter Project Producer:** Insights on Wolf’s redesign & evolving the game.
– **Tim Cook on iPhone Price Hike:** Apple says the increase has nothing to do with tariffs.
– **Elden Ring Nightreign Update:** Next patch will fix Deep of Night wins not increasing Depth rank.
– **Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:** Celes developers discuss Izumi DLC & game music.
– **Xbox Console Price Increase:** Microsoft raises prices in the United States again.
– **Musk’s xAI Funding:** Reportedly raising $10 billion at a $200 billion valuation.
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### Weekly Reminder:
Don’t forget to check out **Shackmaps**, our growing collection of video game maps designed to enhance your gameplay experience! We’ve recently added **Hollow Knight: Silksong** to the collection — be sure to explore it.
And since it’s the weekend, why not find something fun to play?
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### Weekend Download Deals for September 19:
– **Console:** Tokyo Pre-Game Show deals.
– **PC:** Steam TGS sales ongoing.
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### Around the Gaming Horn
Here’s some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week:
– The **SpeedRunners 2 Open Playtest** is live now! Jump in and join the fun.
– The next character pack for **Dragon Ball: SPARKING! Zero** has been released.
– Check out the developer overview for **Baby Steps** — it’s clearly a Devolver Digital joint.
– Take a look at the voice cast for the Zombies mode in **Call of Duty: Black Ops 7**. Remember, the beta begins next week, and the Zombies mode will feature its world premiere trailer.
– Lastly, here’s an overview of **Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade** — it’s coming to Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S in January.
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### Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
**Today in Bubbletron:** Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
**2XKO’d:** Gee whiz, another fighting game where SonicFox is absolutely amazing. ’Nuff said.
For decades, Stan Lee was the king of comic conventions. Now, nearly seven years after his passing at age 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con — this time as a hologram powered by AI, capable of conversing with fans.
*The Hollywood Reporter (@thr.com)*
*September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM*
Two things can be true about this: first, it’s kind of gross. Like, really gross. Second, I have no doubt that if Stan Lee were still alive today, he’d have been fully on board with it — which, paradoxically, is also gross.
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### Nothing But the Hotfix
The incomparable and incredible women of **Frame Fatales** have set a new record! Last week’s Frame Fatales marathon raised $151,336 for the Malala Fund — the highest amount ever for the event.
On top of that, **Games Done Quick (GDQ)** has now reached over **1,000,000 total donations** in its lifetime. Keep up the amazing work, everyone. Keep reaching for the stars and raising money for these important causes.
Don’t forget, GDQ’s Hotfix shows air every week — you can catch them all on the **Games Done Quick Twitch account**.
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### This Week in Shaqnews
What? The segment’s called “This Week in Shaqnews.” It doesn’t always have to be about Shaquille O’Neal. *IT’S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!*
Also, **AEW All Out** kicks off from Toronto tomorrow afternoon — get ready for some thrilling matches!
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### Tonight in Video Game Music
Once again, we turn to **OC ReMiX** to bring you a rare and excellent mix from **Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze**. Be sure to give it a listen!
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That’s it for this week’s Evening Reading. Have a great weekend and happy gaming!
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146030/evening-reading-september-19-2025
