Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Hello to everybody at Shacknews. Thank you to everyone who reached out over the past few weeks. I'm still adjusting to the loss of my father, but the outreach from friends, family, and followers have made the days a little bit brighter. Thank you all. The funeral and wake are next week, but Monday will also mark my full return to Shacknews, starting with some unfinished business. For now, I'm not waiting another minute for a full round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.
Your weekly reminder to check out Shackmaps, our growing collection of video game maps to help enhance your gameplay experience!
And, because it's the weekend, go find yourself something to play!
Here's some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week.
Remedy brings you some more information on the world of Control: Resonant.
Another character is joining the battle in the upcoming Avatar Legends. Here's the trailer for Sokka.
Take a look at what's coming next season for Marvel Snap.
And, fresh from Gamescome Latam, upcoming indie Metroidvania platformer Mariachi Legends will be getting a Day 1 Xbox Game Pass release.
Today in Bubbletron
Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
You remind me of the babe
I spoke to a dozen puppeteers, actors, musicians, and singers for this mini oral history for LABYRINTH’s 40th anniversary. I hope to make this into a whole book at some point! Enjoy.
— Steve Horton 🚀 The Comic Book Story of Space Exploration (@mst3k.fan) May 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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It's a big anniversary year for Labyrinth.
Labyrinth is older than Shacknews.
Heroes of time
Get involved with Super Zeldathon 💪 We are looking for volunteers, cast, and game runners to join us this July! Submissions for each are open now at linktr.ee/zeldathon
— Zeldathon (@zeldathon.com) May 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Super Zeldathon is coming and if you'd like to help in their continuing mission for charity, consider volunteering today!
Nothing but the Hotfix
Today, let's spotlight Fast Travel, the Hotfix show about checking in with speedrunners from across the globe.
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 couldn't have buried the Hawks any worse than they buried themselves.
IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
AEW World Champion Darby Allin recharges with a trip to Pastranaland.
Tonight in video game music
The Minibosses? They've been in the game for a very long time, so yeah, let's throw their MAGFest show up here.
That's it for the first Friday Evening Reading for May! 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.