Evening Reading - November 6, 2026

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Halloween is over, but something even scarier lies ahead: Black Friday

Ozzie Mejia November 6, 2026 8:30 PM 1

Hey, Shackers! Hope you had a wonderful Halloween! Now it's time to start getting ready for the big Thanksgiving feast here in America, making sure to squeeze in Ocarina of Time and GTA 6 between then. For tonight, let's dive into another non-scary round of news, memes, and entertainment. This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Dungeon Treaders is a stylish dungeon-crawler with bizarre pizzazz
• Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production in favor of Cybercab in 2027

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 have The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time!

And, because it's the weekend, go find yourself something to play!

• Weekend Console Download Deals for Nov. 6: PlayStation Black Friday Sale
• Weekend PC Download Deals for Nov. 6: EA restores some PC classics

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Around the Gaming Horn

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

As noted last week, Soulframe's Preludes are now open to all players.

ExileCon is happening right now, which means reveals like Path of Exile 2's Conquerors of Wraeclast Challenge League. This will be part of Path of Exile 2 starting on December 11, which is when PoE2 goes 1.0.

And, yes, PoE2 going 1.0 means the end of the campaign is nigh.

As part of the upcoming 8.0 update (and just in time for the game to turn 15 years old), Star Wars: The Old Republic is visiting the Twi'lek homeworld.

Finally, here's a closer look at Marvel Cosmic Invasion's new game mode with the folks at Tribute Games. The new DLC is out next week!

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

Today in Bubbletron

Be sure to play Bubbletron today!

Every tune is here!

I remade the smash ultimate theme in OOT!!!! https://t.co/P93ARU1uqQ

— LRA | Jellyfish (@jellyfish12371) November 6, 2026

We're going to see a lot more musical genius in the next few weeks.

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— Andy Kelly (@ultrabrilliant.xyz) November 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM

See? It's already starting.

I like warm hugs

Why do humans hug? A new study takes a closer look. @beckyferreira.bsky.social has more. Read The Abstract here for more: www.404media.co/people-used-...

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— 404 Media (@404media.co) November 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM

A study on hugs from the folks at 404 Media.

Nothing but the Hotfix

Here's a special Games Done Queer bonus stream. Support your queer friends, everyone.

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

This week in Shaqnews

The walk down memory lane has begun with the Inside the NBA crew.

IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

It's getting real between Swerve and the New Level and The Good, The Bad, and El Guapo.

Tonight in video game music

It's Ocarina of Time, but with an EDM twist.

That's it for the first Friday Evening Reading for November! 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.

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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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