Hello, Shacknews readers!
Once again, I am away—this time in Atlanta for MagicCon. Let’s wrap up the week with another round of news, memes, and entertainment in this Friday edition of *Evening Reading*.
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### In Case You Missed It at Shacknews:
– **Kirby the Spinoff Super Star**
– **Borderlands 4 developers talk about the challenges of evolving the series**
– **Electronic Arts (EA) is reportedly nearing a $50 billion deal to go private in a leveraged buyout**
– **Magic: The Gathering’s 2026 sets feature Marvel Super Heroes, The Hobbit & Star Trek**
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### Your Weekly Reminder
Be sure to check out **Shackmaps**, our growing collection of interactive video game maps designed to enhance your gameplay experience!
**Introducing Shackmaps**
Free interactive video game maps are now available. We recently added **Hollow Knight: Silksong** to the collection!
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### It’s the Weekend — Time to Play!
Take some time this weekend to find yourself a game and dive in!
**Weekend Console Download Deals for Sept. 26:**
Enjoy the Tokyo Game Show sales happening right now.
**Weekend PC Download Deals for Sept. 26:**
Don’t miss the free Steam weekends for *Rematch* and *Diablo 4.*
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### Around the Gaming Horn
Here’s some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week:
– See how combat will look in the upcoming **Yakuza Kiwami 3.**
– **Mega Lucario** and **Mega Charizard X** are coming to *Pokémon UNITE.*
– Some new StarCraft-themed skins are coming to *Diablo 4.*
– *Possessor(s)* now has an official release date.
– Check out the Secret Lair Magic: The Gathering drops, including a special collaboration with PlayStation.
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### Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
**Today in Bubbletron:**
Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
**Load Management:**
Bleacher Report’s new animated sports show dives into some hot topics.
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### Movie News: Unfriended
*THE SOCIAL NETWORK 2* is officially titled **THE SOCIAL RECKONING.**
– Jeremy Strong will star as Mark Zuckerberg, replacing Jesse Eisenberg.
– Also starring Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, and Bill Burr.
– Hits theaters on October 9, 2026.
> “We’re not lucky enough, either in this movie or in real life, to have this end with Mark Zuckerberg paying for his crimes.”
> — DiscussingFilm (@discussingfilm.net), September 26, 2025, 1:57 PM
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### Nothing but the Hotfix
Games Done Quick (GDQ) heard you like monkeys. Hotfix shows air every week, and you can catch them all on the Games Done Quick Twitch account.
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### This Week in Shaqnews
Shaq got the moves!!
*Dancin’ Shaq — IT’S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!*
![Shaq Dancing Image]
— Meidas Charise Lee (@chariselee.bsky.social), September 25, 2025, 10:45 PM
CMLL’s best battled it out in this special tie-in with *Pokemon Legends: Z-A.*
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### Tonight in Video Game Music
If you’ve played *Hades 2*, you’ve probably reached the second boss—they’re very musical! Let’s listen to Ro Panuganti and Allison Martin cover one of their songs.
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That’s it for this week’s *Evening Reading*! Have a great weekend, and happy gaming!
— Shacknews
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146130/evening-reading-september-26-2025