Evening Reading - October 23, 2026

FeatureThe NBA is back, Jack! And, also, Happy Fallout Day! Ozzie Mejia October 23, 2026 8:30 PM 1 Hey, Shackers! It's already the fourth Friday of spoopy season and that means you have one more week to get your costume…

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The NBA is back, Jack! And, also, Happy Fallout Day!

Ozzie Mejia October 23, 2026 8:30 PM 1

Hey, Shackers! It's already the fourth Friday of spoopy season and that means you have one more week to get your costume ready. Until then, let's dive into another scary round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.

Around the Gaming Horn

Here's some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week.

Palworld v1.1, Side by Side, is coming this Winter! The fight continues, and sometimes to survive on Palpagos...you need to make some new friends... More info on Palworld v1.1 coming soon! https://t.co/B78RNv1zdM
— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) October 23, 2026

More information about Palworld's big 1.1 update is coming soon. If I had to guess, we'll learn more at The Game Awards.

Happy Fallout Day to all who celebrate.

Season 6 of Rematch is underway with a revamped progression system. An updated netcode is coming soon.

Finally, get ready to celebrate one year of Sonic Rumble Party.

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Be sure to play Bubbletron today!

First time for everything

Guys the freaking World Series is here

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— Jaymes (@jaymesl.bsky.social) October 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM

Somebody's going to win the World Series for the first time, as baseball prepares for its inevitable work stoppage.

The continued enshittification of everything

For fuck’s sake

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— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt.bsky.social) October 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM

Nothing but the Hotfix

GDHitless is live!!! Join us for hitless runs all weekend in support of Doctors Without Borders! gdq.gg/live @teamhitless.bsky.social

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— Games Done Quick (@gamesdonequick.com) October 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM

It's a GDQ weekend unlike any other. Tune in and support Doctors Without Borders.

GDQ's Hotfix shows air every week and you can catch them all at the Games Done Quick Twitch account.

This week in Shaqnews (and Chucknews)

Oh yeah, we're back.

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

Ilja Dragunov out here coming out to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 music!

Tonight in video game music

A year after taking gaming by storm, Jonny Atma covers Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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Ozzie Mejia Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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