New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined Kimmel’s request to send Trump a selfie of the pair. Instead, he made it clear that he had more important reasons to maintain communication with the White House.
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Test Track Crash Injures Four Guests During Cast Member Preview at EPCOT
Just weeks before its grand reopening, EPCOT’s newly updated Test Track has already made headlines for all the wrong reasons. During a Cast Member preview on July 1st, a Test Track crash occurred when a ride vehicle slammed into a set of foam sliding doors that failed to open properly. Four guests were injured in the impact and received treatment on-site. Fortunately, none required hospitalization—but the timing couldn’t be worse for Disney as it gears up to relaunch the ride to the public later this month.
Xbox Layoffs Decimate Gaming Division as Microsoft Cancels MMORPG and Slashes Staff
The President of Xbox recently posted an inspirational message about teamwork under pressure. But for many within Microsoft’s gaming division, the timing of that message couldn’t be more ironic. Sarah Bond’s statement—“The truest measure of any team is not the score but what they do when things are really, really hard”—came just two months before news broke of yet another devastating round of Xbox layoffs.
Halo Switches In-Game Cosmetics from PRIDE Month to Disability Pride Month as Soon as June Ends
Halo Infinite is once again under fire—not for gameplay issues or content delays this time, but for what many see as another round of corporate virtue signaling. As the clock struck July 1st, the moment gay PRIDE month ended, the official Halo account took to X to announce a new in-game promotion in honor of Disability Pride Month.
‘Stop Killing Games’ Movement Gains Support from Big Time Influencer and Gaming Industry Veteran
The Stop Killing Games campaign is picking up serious momentum as two of the biggest voices in gaming—YouTube titan PewDiePie and former World of Warcraft team lead Mark Kern (aka Grummz)—publicly threw their support behind the growing global effort.
Ironheart Episodes 4–6 Finale Review: It Got SO Much Worse!
If you thought the first three episodes of Ironheart were bad, buckle up. Somehow, Marvel managed to dig even deeper into the well of awful. The final three episodes of Ironheart don’t just continue the disaster—they accelerate it, hurling the show off a cliff of lazy writing, nonsensical tech, virtue signaling, and a complete disregard for logic or consequence.
Walt Disney World Scales Back PRIDE Merchandise in Biggest Gift Shops as June Ends
During the final weekend of PRIDE month, That Park Place was on the ground at Walt Disney World—and what we found might surprise those expecting the usual rainbow saturation.
Ruckus Games Requires Players to Select Pronouns to Join Playtest For New Game
Ruckus Games has become to latest developer to require players to select their pronouns.
The studio founded by veterans of Gearbox, Riot, and Bethesda, is facing early backlash as it ramps up public testing for its debut title. The Texas-based developer is currently accepting sign-ups for a limited-time early access playtest of its untitled co-op RPG shooter—but players quickly noticed something unusual about the sign-up form.
Ironheart Viewership Ratings Flop as Disney Marvel Show Fails to Chart With 3-Episode Premiere
After weeks of the media insisting Ironheart was being unfairly “review bombed,” the numbers are now in — and they’re even worse than expected. According to Luminate’s official streaming ratings for June 20–26, the three-episode premiere of Ironheart failed to chart entirely. That’s right — Marvel’s newest Disney+ series didn’t even crack the top 10 for original streaming programs during its debut week.
Elio Was Supposed to be a “Queer-Coded” Child Character Until Test Audiences Rejected Disney Pixar Film
Disney Pixar’s Elio was supposed to be the studio’s next original hit. Instead, it’s gone down as the worst box office opening in Pixar’s history. But while the numbers are bad, the story behind Elio’s implosion might be even worse.
Ironheart Reactions are BRUTAL: Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Plummets as Trailers Rack Up Massive Dislike Ratios and Critic Scores Soar
After a flurry of early headlines accusing critics of “review bombing,” Ironheart has now entered a very different phase of audience reactions.
TheGamer Claims Kingdom Hearts’ Sora Doesn’t Understand Love Due to “Compulsory Heterosexuality” — Can We Please Stop?
If you’ve somehow managed to go outside, touch grass, or maintain any shred of sanity lately, you may have missed the latest exercise in projection masquerading as gaming journalism. According to TheGamer, Kingdom Hearts protagonist Sora may not understand love because he’s experiencing something called “compulsory heterosexuality.”
J.K. Rowling Fires Back at Pedro Pascal With Ice-Cold Response After Actor Doubled Down on “Heinous Loser” and “Bully” Comments in Vanity Fair
J.K. Rowling has issued a sharply dismissive response to actor Pedro Pascal after he spoke at length about her in a newly released Vanity Fair cover story. While Pascal condemned Rowling’s gender views and described her as a “bully,” the Harry Potter author brushed it all off with a two-sentence post on X that is already going viral for its tone and timing.