**Evening Reading – November 13, 2025**
Hey Shacknews, it’s time for Evening Reading! Let’s officially close out our day of posting with a roundup of the latest news and updates across gaming, tech, and beyond.
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### The Road to Vostok Demo Shows Promise
The upcoming survival game *The Road to Vostok* offers a challenging, hardcore single-player experience that’s generating buzz. The demo highlights intense survival mechanics that fans of the genre will appreciate.
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### Ubisoft Halts Trading and Delays Earnings Release
Ubisoft has temporarily halted trading of its shares and bonds in France. Additionally, the company has announced a delay in releasing its H1 FY2025-26 earnings report. More updates to come as the situation develops.
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### Pokopia Gets Stranger with New Pokémon Variants
The mysterious world of Pokopia keeps getting weirder with fresh reveals, including new Pokémon variants like a ‘feeble’ Pikachu. Fans are intrigued and a bit unsettled—especially by Ditto’s latest form, which has been described as creepy.
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### Kojima Productions Announces Death Stranding Isolations
In a surprising announcement, Kojima Productions revealed *Death Stranding Isolations*, a new installment in the franchise, coming exclusively to Disney+. This marks an interesting expansion for the series into streaming platforms.
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### Tesla Recalls Over 10,000 Powerwall 2 Battery Systems
Tesla (TSLA) is recalling more than 10,000 Powerwall 2 Battery Power Systems due to overheating and fire risks. Owners are advised to follow Tesla’s safety guidelines until replacements or repairs are made.
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### How to Set Up Secure Boot on Windows for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
For gamers gearing up for *Call of Duty: Black Ops 7*, ensuring Secure Boot is enabled on Windows can improve security and game performance. Check out our step-by-step guide to get it set up properly.
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### Divine Launches as Successor to Vine, Funded by Jack Dorsey
*Divine*, the spiritual successor to Vine, has launched with backing from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. This new platform aims to revive short-form video content with fresh innovations.
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### Horizon Steel Frontiers: A New MMORPG from NCSoft and Guerrilla Games
*Horizon Steel Frontiers* is an ambitious MMORPG developed jointly by NCSoft and Guerrilla Games. With both studios’ reputations, fans have high expectations for this new immersive online world.
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### Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
– **Nintendo Drops New Pokopia and Kirby Air Riders Trailers**
The latest trailers showcase *Pokopia* and *Kirby Air Riders*. Kirby’s game looks especially fun and full of excitement, while *Pokopia* continues to intrigue players—although Ditto remains unsettling to some.
– **Fallout Season 2 Trailer Looks Cool!**
– **New Venjent Music Release**
Despite his Facebook account being hacked recently, Venjent is back with new music.
– **Mercedes Mone is #1 Wrestler, and She Doesn’t Even Care!**
– **Michael Burry Through Some Changes**
Michael Burry, the mind behind *The Big Short*, has shuttered his hedge fund to manage his own money privately. He notes his valuation views haven’t aligned with the markets for some time. He remains short on NVIDIA and Palantir but wants to avoid client pressures. Tough times for disciplined value investors.
– **Palmer Luckey’s ChatGPT Prompt Hack**
Anduril’s Palmer Luckey has found a way to prompt ChatGPT to give him whatever he wants—another reason to be skeptical of AI chatbots strictly following large language model “rules.”
– **Dogs Deserve All the Love**
Because dogs don’t want to be abandoned again, and, frankly, dogs are just the best.
– **Valve’s Gabecube and the Year of the Linux Desktop**
Valve’s latest initiative, Gabecube, is making waves as the year of the Linux desktop approaches. Exciting times for open-source gaming enthusiasts!
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