Hello, everyone at Shacknews. It's time to ring in the weekend with a fresh round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.
In case you missed it at Shacknews:
- Shack Together 010 - Cake By Proxy, Sequels vs Originals, Broken Roads Review, feat. Lucas White
- Greg Kythreotis on creating the world of Sable and figuring out how to leave it behind
- Fortnite adds Avatar's Aang and the power of bending today
- The Sea of Thieves PS5 Closed Beta starts today for pre-order players
- Ratchet & Clank 2016 celebrates its 8-year anniversary with free weapon
- Possibility Space owner Jeff Strain closes studio, effective today
- DreamHack Dallas partners with Esports World Cup for $50,000 Tekken 8 prize pool
- The Rogue Prince of Persia will have an alpha test before its early access release
- Shack Chat: What Bethesda Softworks IP should get a TV adaptation next?
And, because it's the weekend, go find yourself something to play!
- Weekend Console Download Deals for Apr. 12: PlayStation Spring Sale refresh
- Weekend PC Download Deals for Apr. 12: BAFTA Games Awards & Triple-i Initiative sales
Around the Gaming Horn
Here's some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week.
The first reveals are coming in for Marvel Rivals. Check out one of the game's first maps: Yggsgard.
If you can't get into the new Modern Warfare 3 season on PC or console because you're on the run or whatever, remember that you can jump in on the new Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile.
Yes, For Honor is still getting updates! Take a first look at the upcoming Arcade Mode.
And take a fresh look at the next season for Hearthstone Battlegrounds.
And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
Today in Bubbletron
Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
This is Donkey Kong Country
*Seth Rogen laugh*
The Fallout experience
I like the fact that the Fallout show has several scenes of someone in power armor being attacked by a monster and running away going "ahh fuck fuck shit fuck"
— John NewBlood (@DaveOshry) April 12, 2024
Because a lot of Fallout is running away from something while in power armor while going "ahh fuck fuck shit fuck"
Something to be said for authenticity.
FORE!
Tiger Woods just knocked someone tf out on live TV at The Masters 😭#themasters pic.twitter.com/uKzC8eKBuZ
— cino ⛧ (@cinohs) April 12, 2024
"You hit that guy!"
"He shouldn't have been standing there."
Nothing but the Hotfix
And now for something a little different. The latest episode of Challenger Approaching dives into Pokemon Scarlet/Violet for a special Shiny hunt.
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 explains being in the position where someone is needed to play a game for important people.
This week in Shaqnews
Celebrate the best of the Inside the NBA crew as we head into the postseason.
IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
The story is over.
Tonight in video game music
We're pushing for the Year of Donkey Kong with this new track from OC ReMix.
That's it for the second Friday Evening Reading for April! 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. If you want to go new school and find different ways to leave your feedback or talk about whatever, join us in the Official Shacknews Community Discord. I'll see you all next week!
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