Anima Interactive, the studio behind Take Us North, one of the most controversial games of the year, has erased itself from the internet just days after growing scrutiny connected it to Microsoft, Wings Interactive, Sweet Baby Inc., and even the United Nations.
When Snoop Dogg spoke this week about Disney Pixar’s Lightyear, it put him directly in Hollywood’s crosshairs. After sharing his frustration with the film’s two moms subplot, the rap legend is now facing censorship, celebrity attacks, and even calls to cancel his upcoming live performances.
The story isn’t just about Snoop Dogg anymore—it’s about how Hollywood reacts when one of its own dares to question the Disney cultural agenda, and how Snoop himself may be shifting with the times.
Hollywood can’t seem to resist taking beloved classics and “reimagining” them for what executives like to call “modern audiences.” The latest target? The Wizard of Oz. According to Deadline, Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a youth-focused, music-infused Wizard of Oz retelling called Dorothy, with pop star Gwen Stefani and country singer Blake Shelton serving as executive producers.
Sydney Sweeney has had a rough couple of weeks at the movies with two box office flops. Two of her most recent projects — the gritty crime drama Americana and Ron Howard’s survival thriller Eden — both collapsed at the box office, barely registering with audiences. At the very same time, her name has been plastered across headlines for a completely different reason: American Eagle’s cheeky “great jeans” ad campaign that set social media on fire.
Cracker Barrel announced that it’s going back to its old logo after getting pushback from President Trump online.
Cracker Barrel just learned a very expensive lesson in branding: don’t mess with nostalgia, and don’t underestimate your customers. After unveiling a new “modernized” logo earlier this month, the restaurant chain faced swift backlash from loyal patrons, investors, and eventually President Donald Trump himself.
In what many are calling a last-ditch effort to revive flagging viewership, MSNBC is shedding its established name and Peacock logo in a bold rebranding to MS NOW—short for My Source News Opinion World. The changes come courtesy of Comcast’s spin-off of several cable channels into the new publicly traded entity, Versant, led by Mark Lazarus. But instead of injecting fresh vitality, the rebrand has coincided with another tumble in MSNBC ratings, reinforcing the narrative of a network struggling to stay relevant.
Wings Interactive endorsed and promoted the project, helping pipeline it into the indie circuit.
For years, BioWare’s Dragon Age franchise stood as one of the most respected names in fantasy RPGs. Fans waited 10 years for the long-promised return of the series, hoping for a revival of the magic that made Origins and Inquisition standouts. Instead, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (released October 31, 2024) has gone down as one of the most stunning disappointments in modern gaming that people won’t even play for free.
John Leguizamo once again finds himself at the center of controversy—this time for a comparison that betrays both historical ignorance and insensitivity surrounding the Jim Crow period of the American South.
Microsoft is once again dipping into politics — and this time, it’s raising eyebrows worldwide. The tech giant is funding a video game called Take Us North, developed by Anima Interactive, that puts players into the role of a guía — essentially, a coyote — tasked with leading migrants illegally across the U.S.–Mexico border.
Comedian Marc Maron is not known for pulling punches, but his latest remarks about Netflix’s handling of Dave Chappelle’s controversial stand up specials may be some of his sharpest (and most ridiculous) yet. Appearing on Pod Save America this past weekend, Maron accused the streaming giant of abandoning all pretense of ethics in favor of protecting its bottom line.
For years, Hollywood insisted the superhero genre was too big to fail. Marvel and DC might stumble here or there, but whenever the chips were down, a tentpole reboot would swoop in and restore audience faith. That was the expectation for 2025, when James Gunn’s new Superman and Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrived to great industry fanfare.
These were the movies that were supposed to stop the bleeding, unite audiences, and reignite box office firepower.
Instead, they proved the exact opposite: even the biggest names in comic book history can’t save a genre audiences are walking away from.