Good evening Shacknews, it's Tuesday night in America (and even, technically, Wednesday in other parts). How did you all go getting in an order for a new Xbox? Did you opt for a Series S or Series X? I hope you had better luck securing a unit than I did. There's plenty to read tonight, so let's first take a look at some of the content that's tucked away on the Shacknews front page, and then look at some things from the internet.
In case you missed it at Shacknews:
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars review: Imperfect classics
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time hands-on preview - It's go time
- Everything we know about Cyberpunk 2077
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 best (and worst) levels
- The Long Dark Nintendo Switch impressions: Portable survival
- Variks finally arrives in Destiny 2 with Beyond Light Europa trailer
- The Division 2 launches Season 3 with Summit mode and free weekend
- Xbox Series X preorders boosted Amazon Xbox One X sales, buyer's remorse to follow
- Microsoft fails to avert preorder pandemonium on the Xbox Series X & S
- Manticore Games talks using Core as a one-stop tool for game developers
- Unboxing & review: Marvel Animated Deadpool Merc for Hire Statue
- Disney and Lucasfilm announce Mando Mondays, new Mandalorian themed items every week
- SteelSeries launches Rival 3 Wireless gaming mouse with year-long battery for less than $50
- SXSW Online announced for March 2021
- Rocket League & Fortnite Llama-Rama brings the Battle Bus and more to car soccer
- Bose becomes audio partner of League of Legends Esports ahead of Worlds 2020
- In The Solitaire Conspiracy, Bithell Games goes hard to the paint on... solo card games
- How to play Imposter - Among Us
And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
It's fall in America (also known as autumn)

I hope you all have a great fall. It always looks like a lovely time of year, with the changing color of the leaves and the pumpkin carving. I've tried to source the artist of this cartoon, but I've been unable to find them. If anyone knows, let me know!
Among Us corner
That's right, we're here with some more delightful Among Us memes. This game is great. I'm excited to play more.
Every game of Among Us: pic.twitter.com/cgDszVS7p8
— Raye ⛩ (@RayeStreams) September 18, 2020

The power of sus is scary, bruh#AmongUs #amongusfanart pic.twitter.com/onUt2ewfoS
— 🧡WIX🧡 (@Wixllyn) September 23, 2020
Sus is too powerful. Please nerf.
I just became an Among Us meme lol! #AmongUs pic.twitter.com/MigJiI0mVp
— Joao Nunes (@RBKConcealed) September 23, 2020
I'm going to have to put in a concerted effort to play this a bit more in the evenings.
Super Mario 64 Star strats
#Swagger #DoItForShacknews #SuperMario3DAllStars pic.twitter.com/TzhNrOHXt9
— Bryan Lefler (@skankcore) September 22, 2020
Skankcore coming in with the sick Star strats I've never seen before. Love it. Mario 64 is a great game, it's a pity the Switch version isn't very good.
Gotta love some of that tasteless clear liquid
water is like the oldest beverage ever and somehow has no nickname. no one is ever like "sure could go for a cup of that clear" or whatever. huge oversight imo
— Trey Smith (@SlimiHendrix) September 21, 2020
One cup of wet, please.
Disco Elysium Quotes
When a man sets his mind and body on something and gives his hundred and ten percent, he is sometimes going to piss himself. It just happens. No shame in that.
— Disco Elysium Quotes (@DiscoExcerpt) September 22, 2020
Have you played Disco Elysium yet? Have you heard about the best RPG released in a very long time? You should definitely play it. The writing is superb.
Remember your possessive apostrophes
My 1st favorite video of the day 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/t4h4LWYLu1
— DesiBAE aka Big Horchata (@sarcasticstyle) September 21, 2020
The first video is excellent. Gotta be professional. The follow-up video is also excellent. Well done to all involved.
My man Donno coming in with the spot-on take
If Sony had bought Bethesda... not a chance in hell Bethesda games would see the light of day an Xbox console again
— Donovan Erskine (@Donimals_) September 22, 2020
There's no way Sony would let a title it owns appear on a competitor's platform.
The future of Xbox and PC gaming is looking pretty good
I think it’s Safe to Say Xbox Has Plenty Of Games Coming. pic.twitter.com/5DubgB1bSE
— Jamie Moran (@JamieMoranUK) September 21, 2020
On the topic of Xbox Series X|S pre-orders going live today, let's look at all the game studios now operating under Microsoft. That's a lot of excellent companies making games that will be launching on Xbox and PC, as well as via Game Pass.
There you have it, Shacknews, your Evening Reading for September 22, 2020. Please consider subscribing to Shacknews Mercury to support our site for as little as $1/month.
Here's a photo of Rad as a baby when we first adopted him. He was so tiny he could fit in the palm of our hands. He's so adorable.

What are you up to tonight? Let us know in the Shacknews Chatty comment thread below.
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Sam Chandler posted a new article, Evening Reading - September 22, 2020
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Theofficialdboy cracks me up! Asking about whether or not to use an apostrophe so he "sounds professional"!! Hope somebody explained to him using "for fuck's sake" already disqualifies it as a professional email! Use of that terminology in an email would've gotten you an immediate suspension at my old job!
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I think it depends on your line of work! Sending a customer an email that says "No, you can't return half eaten dog food, for fuck's sake!" would be quite unprofessional, indeed. I think there are jobs where that email could definitely be professional. But if he sent it and just said "for fuck sake" then he's got a big problem :)
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