Evening Reading - March 31, 2025

Good evening, Shacknews, it's nighttime, which means it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Doom: The Dark Ages tells the origins of the Slayer between mech battles and dragon rides
• Doom: The Dark Ages directors on doing a prequel, expanding the battlefield & QuakeCon
• Shack Together 056 - Final Switch Nintendo Direct, GDC Recap feat. Donovan Erskine + Ozzie Mejia
• Introducing Shackmaps - Free interactive video game maps
• Trick or Treat Studios on moving from masks to figures, tabletop games & more
• Eidos Montreal lays off 75 employees, citing inability to relocate them to other projects
• Blades of Fire challenges players to steel their swords, at least until they break
• Death Stranding has crossed 20 million players since launch
• The Sinking City is getting a remaster that's free for existing owners
• Monster Hunter Wilds passes 10 million players

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

Your daily dose of sudoku

The best easiest puzzle ever? Sign me up.

Magical Mario music

The tunes in Super Mario 64 are iconic.

Destiny 2 is in a rough spot

We reckon Frontiers is definitely going to be delayed, right?

The Finals is perfect

Such a great game.

Let's learn some ideas

Thinking about thinking without thinking. So meta.

Water in the middle of Australia?

Definitely not in this economy.

Austin checks out NPCs

Time to explore Odyssey!

Jeff teaches us about creatine

Are you being good and taking creatine?

Forearm strength is tough

Do those forearm curls!

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Sam Chandler

Head of Guides

Hailing from the land down under, Sam Chandler brings a bit of the southern hemisphere flair to his work. After bouncing round a few universities, securing a bachelor degree, and entering the video game industry, he's found his new family here at Shacknews as Head of Guides. There's nothing he loves more than crafting a guide that will help someone. If you need help with a guide, or notice something not quite right, you can message him on X: @SamuelChandler