Hello, Shacknews readers! What a week it has been. Since it’s finally Friday, let’s mercifully wrap up the week with another round of news, memes, and entertainment in 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 and evolving the game.
– **Tim Cook on iPhone Price Increase:** Says it has nothing to do with tariffs.
– **Elden Ring Nightreign:** The next update will fix Deep of Night wins not increasing Depth rank.
– **Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:** Celes developers talk Izumi DLC & music.
– **Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices:** Again, in the United States.
– **Musk’s xAI:** Reportedly raising $10 billion in funding at a $200 billion valuation.
Your weekly reminder to check out **Shackmaps** — our growing collection of video game maps designed to help enhance your gameplay experience!
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### Introducing Shackmaps
Our free interactive video game maps now include **Hollow Knight: Silksong**! Whether you’re a seasoned player or just diving in, Shackmaps is here to make your adventures smoother.
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### Weekend Entertainment
And, because it’s the weekend, go find yourself something fun to play!
**Weekend Console Download Deals for September 19:**
– Tokyo Pre-Game Show
**Weekend PC Download Deals for September 19:**
– Steam TGS Sales
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### Around the Gaming Horn: Rapid-Fire News
– Join the **SpeedRunners 2 Open Playtest** — it’s live now!
– The next character pack is out for **Dragon Ball: SPARKING! Zero**.
– Watch the developer overview for **Baby Steps** — just a short video to confirm it’s a classic Devolver Digital joint.
– Take a look at the voice cast for the Zombies mode in **Call of Duty: Black Ops 7**. The beta begins next week, and the Zombies portion will have its world premiere trailer.
– Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is 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 death at age 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con — this time as a hologram that uses AI to have conversations with fans.
*The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com* — September 19, 2025, 3:00 PM
Two things can be true about this:
1. It’s kind of gross. Like, *really* gross.
2. I have no doubts that if Stan Lee were still alive today, he’d be fully on board with this — which is also gross.
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### Nothing But the Hotfix
The incomparable and incredible women of Frame Fatales have set a new record! They raised **$151,336** for the Malala Fund during last week’s Flame Fatales marathon — a new event record.
On top of this, **Games Done Quick** has now reached **1,000,000 total donations** over its entire lifetime. This is a humbling achievement. Don’t stop what you’re doing — keep reaching for the stars and raising money for these important causes.
**GDQ’s Hotfix** streams every week, and you can catch them all at 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 — don’t miss it!
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### Tonight in Video Game Music
Once again, we turn to **OC ReMiX**, bringing you a rare mix from **Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze**.
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That’s it for this week’s Evening Reading. Have a fantastic weekend, and happy gaming!
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146030/evening-reading-september-19-2025
