Evening Reading – January 17, 2025 [Video]

Hello, Shacknews. Welcome back to another round of news, memes, and entertainment! This is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Shack Together 047 – Nintendo Switch 2 Announced, Civ 7, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, feat. Greg Burke
• Supreme Court upholds law to ban TikTok unless a sale happens imminently
• Sony cancels new games from Bend Studios and Bluepoint Games
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard director Corinne Busche leaves BioWare
• Dark and Darker Mobile soft launches in Canada, will release globally this year
• Deadlock launches four new characters in public build
• Square Enix Cafe in Akihabara, Japan to close in March

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

• Weekend Console Download Deals for Jan. 17: PlayStation New Year Deals
• Weekend PC Download Deals for Jan. 17: Assetto Corsa EVO hits the starting line

Around the Gaming Horn

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

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