Evening Reading - February 5, 2024

Good evening, Shacknews, it's night time, which means it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox will require a Game Pass Core subscription to play
• Neil Druckmann has a concept for 'one more chapter' of The Last of Us
• NFL Pro Era developer receives $20 million in funding from Google
• Steam Next Fest February 2024 edition has launched with over 1000 game demos
• Xbox will likely address PlayStation release rumors in a business update next week

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

Starfield going to PlayStation?

pic.twitter.com/ldJ4oI1WrV

— Chris Scullion (@scully1888) February 5, 2024

What a time to be alive.

Suffering at the hands of King

The King experience continues in Tekken 8 pic.twitter.com/8u13ZVRfu3

— mrsplaystuff (@mrsplaystuff) February 5, 2024

Glad to see he still kicks butt.

Tekken main menu looks pretty sick

pic.twitter.com/GnAMU4CAAw

— Mogu940 (@Mogu_940) February 5, 2024

Interesting art direction! Curious choice.

Kuma vs Explosion

pic.twitter.com/OPA2yW18w0

— No Context TEKKEN (@TekkenNoContext) February 5, 2024

I love how unbothered he was by the incoming missile

Maushold is even funnier in the Pokemon anime

I am in love the horrible gremlin noises the Maushold family make. Freaky little critters. pic.twitter.com/YxlC3ww3ml

— Gravy (@CottonGravy) February 4, 2024

Game Freak really cooked here. I know Scarlet and Violet were divisive but we can all agree that Maushold is Pokemon design at its best.

New Taylor Swift album this April!

All’s fair in love and poetry... New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out April 19 🤍https://t.co/WdrCmvLHyA

📷: Beth Garrabrant pic.twitter.com/CCPhmSZ2UD

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 5, 2024

When does this woman rest?

Stallone on the passing of Carl Weathers

Sly Stallone’s tribute to Carl Weathers on insta. 🥺

Ok, i’m off to cry. Night x pic.twitter.com/CEDfyU5gcK

— Emma (@WhatTheForkLads) February 3, 2024

Rest in Peace legend.

World Cup Final is coming to Metlife Stadium

FIFA announced that the 2026 World Cup Final will be held at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the Giants and Jets. pic.twitter.com/7TRD9sfuzn

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 4, 2024

Here's hoping that stadium gets some much-needed renovations between now and then!

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Donovan Erskine

News Editor

Donovan is a young journalist from Maryland, who likes to game. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge Scream nerd and film fanatic that will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_