Hello, Shacknews readers! What a week it’s been. And, yes, it’s actually Friday. Let’s mercifully 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:
– **Cladun X3 Review:** Dungeons, dungeons & more dungeons.
– **New Virtua Fighter Project Producer:** Talks about Wolf’s redesign and evolving the game.
– **Tim Cook:** Says iPhone price increase has nothing to do with tariffs.
– **Elden Ring Nightreign:** Next update to fix Deep of Night wins not increasing Depth rank.
– **Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys: Celes:** Developers discuss Izumi DLC & music.
– **Microsoft:** Raises Xbox console prices in the United States yet again.
– **Musk’s xAI:** Reportedly raising $10 billion in funding at a $200 billion valuation.
– **Your Weekly Reminder:** Check out Shackmaps, our growing collection of video game maps designed to enhance your gameplay experience!
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### Introducing Shackmaps
We now have **Hollow Knight: Silksong** available on Shackmaps! Dive in with free, interactive video game maps and find new ways to explore your favorite games.
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### Weekend Picks
Since it’s the weekend, go find yourself something great to play!
– **Weekend Console Download Deals for Sept. 19:** Featuring the Tokyo Pre-Game Show sales.
– **Weekend PC Download Deals for Sept. 19:** Steam TGS sales are live.
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### Around the Gaming Horn
Let’s wrap up your week with some rapid-fire news:
– **SpeedRunners 2 Open Playtest:** It’s live now—jump in!
– **Dragon Ball: SPARKING! Zero:** The next character pack is now available.
– **Baby Steps:** Check out the developer overview video—Devolver Digital has its signature style here.
– **Call of Duty: Black Ops 7:** Take a look at the voice cast for the Zombies portion. Remember, the beta starts next week, and Zombies will see a world premiere trailer.
– **Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade:** 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! Also, 2XKO’d — Gee whiz, another fighting game that SonicFox is amazing at. ‘Nuff said.
**Stan Lee at L.A. Comic Con**
For decades, Stan Lee was the king of comic conventions. Now, nearly seven years after his death at the age of 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con — this time as a hologram that will use AI to have conversations with fans.
*The Hollywood Reporter (@thr.com), September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM*
Two things can be true about this. First, it’s gross. Like, really gross. Second, I have no doubts that if Stan Lee were still alive today, he’d have been 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, setting a new fundraising high for the event. On top of that, **Games Done Quick** has reached **1,000,000 total donations** over its entire lifetime.
Don’t stop what you’re doing, everyone. Keep reaching for the stars and raising money for these important causes!
*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!*
**AEW All Out** kicks off from Toronto tomorrow afternoon.
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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*. Enjoy the tunes and have a fantastic weekend!
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That’s it for this week’s Evening Reading. Thanks for joining us, and we’ll see you next Friday!
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146030/evening-reading-september-19-2025
