Evening Reading - November 4, 2022

Is Halloween really over? Time to start stocking the fridge for Thanksgiving, but first, it's time for a fresh round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading!

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Ramattra adds a new tank hero to Overwatch 2 in December
• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty wondrously blends Nioh with Dynasty Warriors
• 7 Tower Thoughts: Part Hunter, Part Titan
• Elon replies to AOC Twitter shadowban accusation: 'What can I say? It was a naked abuse of power'
• Twitter faces class action lawsuit over California firings
• The Fortnite x Polo collaboration goes live tomorrow
• Loopring (LRC) experiences DDOS attack amidst major price jump
• New Pokemon Scarlet and Violet creature leaked through Pokemon Go
• Shack Chat: Who is your favorite politician from a video game?

And, because it's the weekend, go find yourself something to play!

• Weekend Console Download Deals for Nov. 4: Xbox Harvest Sale
• Weekend PC Download Deals for Nov. 4: Free Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Steam giveaway

Around the gaming horn

If you missed it yesterday, take an hour to watch the Day of the Devs 10th Anniversary Indie Game Showcase. If you're in the San Francisco area, swing by this Saturday morning to go hands-on with some of these titles.

We've been seeing a lot about the Winter Update for Halo Infinite. Here's a new video on the upcoming Battle Pass.

One of the best games of last year, It Takes Two, is now on Nintendo Switch!

Learn more about the upcoming Miasma Chronicles from the folks at The Bearded Ladies. Check out our hands-on preview while you're at it.

Finally, let's learn more about the characters you'll meet in The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me.

And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!

Pour one out…

HBO Cancels ‘Westworld’ in Shock Decision https://t.co/QeYZcXNHjJ

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 4, 2022

From The Hollywood Reporter:

HBO has switched off Westworld. The network has decided to cancel the sci-fi drama after its recent fourth season. It’s an unexpected fate for a series that was once considered one of HBO’s biggest tentpoles — an acclaimed mystery-box drama that racked up 54 Emmy nominations (including a supporting actress win for Thandiwe Newton).

You can rack up 100 awards, but nobody's escaping the Wrath of Zaslav. I hope nobody's attached to the Dune movies.

Friday just got Weird!

Surprise!!! NEW ALBUM OUT NOW. pic.twitter.com/w149V0AKwF

— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) November 4, 2022

Here's something to add to your playlist.

A brief history of Night Dive Studios

A very cool panel from the recent Portland Retro Gaming Expo that was just uploaded to YouTube.

Coming to a radio station's Christmas music rotation near you

This is going to be everywhere, especially given the Mean Girls throwback vibe this puts out. And you know what? It's not terrible. If Lindsay Lohan wants to put her career back together and make a comeback, there are worse things, right?

Like a Hurricane

Join us LIVE on Twitch tomorrow Nov 5th from 3PM-5PM for our Art of DuckTales Panel / Q&A! Don’t miss out on hearing @theironwrist, @FrankAngones, Sean Jimenez , @vallschwarz, Tanner Johnson , @jason_zurek, Suzanna Olson, & Laura Reynolds talk about their BTS experiences~ pic.twitter.com/j90R8JFrMk

— Gallery Nucleus (@gallerynucleus) November 4, 2022

If you miss DuckTales like I do, be sure to tune in to Twitch on Saturday and check out this fun panel with the show's writers and artists.

Nothing but the Hotfix

I've said several times that I love randomizers! That's why I'm excited to check out this randomizer run for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

GDQ's Hotfix shows air every week and you can catch them all at the Games Done Quick Twitch account.

Under the learning tree with Masahiro Sakurai

Masahiro Sakurai started a YouTube channel! Let's learn from his decades of experience together by looking at one of his latest videos. This week, Sakurai shows us the importance of ATTENTION GRABBING TEXT!

This week in Shaqnews

Shaq and the rest of the Inside the NBA crew got roped into a spelling bee. Everything was going just fine until EJ brought in a ringer.

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

I'm going with the Daddy Ass Birthday Bash this week, because EVERYONE LOVES THE ACCLAIMED!

Tonight in video game music

Let's celebrate Celeste with this new mix from debut contributor BeanJammin.

That's your Evening Reading to send you into the first weekend of November! Be sure to keep the spirit of the classic Evening Reading alive by jumping into the comments about whatever you see here or whatever randomness you'd like to discuss. Join the conversation and dive into the Shacknews Chatty comment thread below. I'll see you all next week!

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?