Evening Reading - January 22, 2025

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:

• Razer Monitor Stand Chroma review: Unexpected portability
• Mika and the Witch's Mountain review: Delivering a cute witchy adventure
• New York Game Awards 2025 winners
• Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price announces retirement
• Samsung launches Galaxy S25 smartphones with an emphasis on AI
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2 delayed to April

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

First trailer for DROP

Looks better than I expected, but be warned: second half of this trailer shows off a lot.

Ever look at the Plasma Rifle like this?

Somebody told me the plasma rifle from Halo looks like a bird looking at its reflection and it actually pisses me off how right they are. pic.twitter.com/0NLFSqPZ59

— Cybershell (@Cybershell) January 20, 2025

I'll never unsee it.

Pokemon TCG art creating a full piece

I love when Pokémon tcg art is connected pic.twitter.com/SOOIWosCcq

— Pokemon Gems (@PokemonGems) January 21, 2025

This is dope. Love when they do this.

Gritty telling it like it is

luv is love pic.twitter.com/SR34XLDRgw

— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) January 22, 2025

Damn right!

Sonic 4 dated for 2027

‘SONIC 4’ releases in theaters on March 19, 2027.

See which other movies just got new release dates: https://t.co/yE0mtSFHLj pic.twitter.com/qwatacxqeO

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 21, 2025

When are we going to see my boy Silver?

The lore of Avowed and Pillars of Eternity

Definitely going to need this going into Avowed.

Blaziken and Torchic go biking

🏍️💨 pic.twitter.com/uWHA1zQVFQ

— ぐー。 (@zozozoshion) January 21, 2025

Still one of my favorite Starters!

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Donovan Erskine

News Editor

Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. 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 film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_