By Ozzie Mejia
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Hello, Shacknews. Once again, I am away, this time in Atlanta for MagicCon. Let’s wrap up the week with another round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.
In case you missed it at Shacknews:
Kirby the Spinoff Super Star
Borderlands 4 developers talk about the challenges of evolving the series
Electronic Arts (EA) is reportedly nearing a $50 billion deal to go private in leveraged buyout
Magic: The Gathering’s 2026 sets feature Marvel Super Heroes, The Hobbit & Star Trek
Your weekly reminder to check out Shackmaps, our growing collection of video game maps to help enhance your gameplay experience!
Introducing Shackmaps – Free interactive video game maps
We now have Hollow Knight: Silksong!
And, because it’s the weekend, go find yourself something to play!
Weekend Console Download Deals for Sept. 26: Tokyo Game Show sales
Weekend PC Download Deals for Sept. 26: Free Steam weekends for Rematch & Diablo 4
Around the Gaming Horn
Here’s some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week.
Take a look at how combat will look in the upcoming Yakuza Kiwami 3.
Mega Lucario and Mega Charizard X are coming to Pokemon UNITE.
Some new StarCraft-themed skins are coming to Diablo 4.
Possessor(s) now has a release date.
That’s a wrap on the Secret Lair Reveal Party panel! Keep your eyes peeled for these upcoming drops in the #SecretScareSuperdrop on October 13 and beyond.https://t.co/7hi3DtoYlc
— MTG Secret Lair (@MTGSecretLair) September 26, 2025
From your PlayStation to your playmat 💙 Seven games, seven dropsIntroducing the @mtgsecretlair x PlayStation Superdrop launching October 27: https://t.co/066VVNBVRn pic.twitter.com/wk0qtKx3Y3
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 26, 2025
Plus, check out the Secret Lair Magic: The Gathering drops, which include a special collaboration with PlayStation.
And now… Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
Today in Bubbletron
Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
Load management
Bleacher Report’s new animated sports show touches on some hot topics.
‘THE SOCIAL NETWORK 2’ is officially titled ‘THE SOCIAL RECKONING’ • Jeremy Strong will officially star as Mark Zuckerberg, replacing Jesse Eisenberg • Also starring Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison and Bill Burr • In theaters on October 9, 2026[image or embed]
— DiscussingFilm (@discussingfilm.net) September 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We’re not lucky enough, either in this movie or in real life, to have this end with Mark Zuckerberg paying for his crimes.
Nothing but the Hotfix
Games Done Quick heard you like monkeys.
GDQ’s Hotfix shows air every week and you can catch them all at the Games Done Quick Twitch account.
This week in Shaqnews
Shaq got the moves‼️ ❤️❤️[image or embed]
— Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 (@chariselee.bsky.social) September 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Dancin’ Shaq.
IT’S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
CMLL’s best battled it out in this special tie-in with Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
Tonight in video game music
If you’ve played Hades 2, you’ve probably reached the second boss. They’re very musical, so let’s listen to Ro Panuganti and Allison Martin cover one of their songs.
That’s it for the last Friday Evening Reading for September! 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!
