Evening Reading - March 20, 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:

• Dragon's Dogma 2 review: Pawn Stars
• Helldivers 2 Patch 1.000.103 notes fix planetary hazard spawn rates
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero gameplay shows a return to Budokai Tenkaichi combat
• Alpha Protocol is back on GOG 5 years after being yanked from sale
• Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra arrives in 2025 from Skydance New Media
• Remedy wants to establish a 'regular cadence of sequels' for Control & Alan Wake

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

Alien: Romulus trailer

This... actually looks extremely dope? I'm in.

Xalavier Nelson's award speech

I won the Black in Gaming Indie Developer Award tonight!
I did a speech!
It got pretty spicy!!
(Part 1/2) pic.twitter.com/kW5DjHpbZg

— Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ GDC (@WritNelson) March 20, 2024

Amazing speech. Listen to the whole thing!

The Riot MMO is going dark for 'several years'

Hey all - We know many of you are hungry for news about the @riotgames #MMO project, and we really appreciate your patience and the incredible support you've shown us so far. I’m writing to update you today on where we’re at. And before anyone panics: yes, we are still working on…

— Tryndamere (@MarcMerrill) March 20, 2024

Welp. Won't be seeing this one for a while.

Full scene from the Fallout TV show

Welcome to the Wasteland in this first official scene from FALLOUT! Everyone is polite and conflicts are de-escalated quickly. pic.twitter.com/dpyynxPLW7

— FALLOUT⚡️ (@falloutonprime) March 19, 2024

Looks solid, still feeling optimistic about this one.

Sephiroth in Stardew Valley

There's a new farmer in town... #StardewValley pic.twitter.com/pMPEh3lI6l

— Twitch (@Twitch) March 20, 2024

I would install this mod.

CJ is Lisan Al-Gaib

pic.twitter.com/Lc14fYSGNd

— Dune Sietchposting (@Sietchposting) March 18, 2024

Anyone remember this DLC?

The magic of Dragon's Dogma 2

Let it be known that when Dragon’s Dogma 2 makes my GOTY list, it’s because of this moment. pic.twitter.com/tKz1jj8Ama

— Steve Vegvari (@SVegvari) March 20, 2024

Dragon's Dogma 2 is incredible, folks.

Game Changers lie detector throwback

I couldn't possibly be more late to the party, but this is funny as hell.

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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_