Evening Reading - January 21, 2025

Good evening, Shacknews, it's nighttime, 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:

• Our favorite Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 speedruns
• 5 PlayStation 4 hidden gems you should play
• Netflix (NFLX) is raising sub prices again for U.S. members
• Netflix (NFLX) Q4 2024 earnings results beat EPS, revenue, and paid sub expectations
• Netflix (NFLX) stock hits all-time high in after-hours trading
• Balatro has sold over 5 million units
• Hearthstone blasts off with Heroes of StarCraft crossover mini-set today
• Call of the Wild: The Angler ends development
• Marvel Rivals Spring Festival event brings new skins for Iron Fist, Black Widow & Star-Lord
• Xbox Game Pass January 2025 additions include Sniper Elite: Resistance and Citizen Sleeper 2

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

Your daily dose of sudoku

Join the rat run.

If Sony doesn't do it, gamers will

Bluepoint Games could have been doing a remaster, but no, Sony had them on something else.

Learning about Myst

CD-ROMs were such a breakthrough in tech. Loved all those install wizards and huge PC boxes.

Check out this DRDR speedrun

I just played this over the break, such a great remaster.

Preserve that old media

Video game preservation is important.

Listen to Bismuth explain this Super Mario 64 speedrun

Is Super Mario 64 the perfect speedrun game?

Keeping on topic, here we learn about physics in the game

"Not perfection" makes it, in its own way, kinda perfect. Y'know?

Can't believe this is an actual "game"

The best way to win is to not play.

New Halo mod?

Yes please.

There you have it, Shacknews, your Evening Reading for tonight. Please consider subscribing to Shacknews Mercury to support our site for as little as $1/month. Don't have a dollar? You don't need one to download Shackpets on iOS or Android. It's our first, free official app that's all about pictures of cute pets! Upload a photo of your pet and challenge other pet pictures to an epic battle of cuteness! Want to test out your skills? You should check out Bubbletron and see if you can get the highest daily valuation (or even the lowest)!

What are you up to tonight? Let us know in the Shacknews Chatty comment thread below.

Sam Chandler

Head of Guides

Hailing from the land down under, Sam Chandler brings a bit of the southern hemisphere flair to his work. After bouncing round a few universities, securing a bachelor degree, and entering the video game industry, he's found his new family here at Shacknews as Head of Guides. There's nothing he loves more than crafting a guide that will help someone. If you need help with a guide, or notice something not quite right, you can message him on X: @SamuelChandler