Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Hello, everyone at Shacknews. We're ringing in Easter weekend. Depending on your personal beliefs, this is either the weekend where He Is Risen or the weekend where we go on egg hunts. Or both! It's possible to celebrate both! Whatever you celebrate, this is the Friday edition of Evening Reading.
And, because it's the weekend, go find yourself something to play!
Here's some rapid-fire news to wrap up your week.
Get ready to learn more about Star Wars Outlaws. The first story trailer arrives next week.
Here's a closer look at the Exoprimal collaboration with Mega Man. It arrives on April 17.
And WayForward has posted the first 15 minutes for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution. Learn more about it from our recent preview.
Today in Bubbletron
Be sure to play Bubbletron today!
How's the weather out there?
It's April and it's f*cking snowing sums it all up.
99 Problems
A tremendous loss for low-income folk and bargain shoppers everywhere. This will sting for a long time.
Friday night booze
Cheers!
Nothing but the Hotfix
Finish the fight with this co-op run of Halo 3 on Legendary.
GDQ's Hotfix shows air every week and you can catch them all at the Games Done Quick Twitch account.
Under the learning tree with Masahiro Sakurai
Masahiro Sakurai started a YouTube channel! Let's learn from his decades of experience together by looking at one of his latest videos. This week, Sakurai looks at suspension of disbelief and what it takes to make the typically imaginary seem a lot more realistic.
This week in Shaqnews
Shaq and the fill-in crew celebrate National Burrito Day.
IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
Get ready! It's WrestleMania weekend! Let's look at some of the highlights from WWE and beyond.
Shayna Baszler was one of the big stories of the week, showing up in Bloodsport to challenge Masha Slamovich, marking one of the first times where an active WWE talent worked an indie promotion. Has anyone mentioned lately how awesome it is that Vince McMahon is gone?
ECW legend The Sandman showed up at WrestleCon, helping Cobra Kai's Paul Walter Hauser beat Sami Callihan.
Over in Stardom, AEW Women's World Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm graced her old promotion with a cameo appearance.
Ahead of their clash at NXT Stand & Deliver this weekend, Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes nearly go at it at WaleMania!
Not all of the WrestleMania weekend action is happening in Philadelphia. South of the border, lucha libre legend Blue Panther prepares for a first-time-ever battle with AEW's "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson.
LA Knight and AJ Styles got into it at WWE Media Day ahead of their match this weekend.
Bronson Reed joins an illustrious group as the latest winner of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale.
The big go-home segment on Smackdown to lead into WrestleMania, as the good guys face off with The Bloodline.
Athena came out for her Ring of Honor Women's World Championship title defense as Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3. She's the greatest.
And we end with Paul Heyman accepting his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Tonight in video game music
Enjoy the shredding sounds of Super MadNES.
That's it for the first Friday Evening Reading for April! 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!