PlayStation / YouTube Screen ShotCommentary Video Game That Pushed Pronouns and 'DEI' Gets Yanked Off Shelves After Mere Weeks While the game received mixed, if positive reviews, users trashed it -- and the game reportedly moved only 25,000 units despite the hype. By C. Douglas Golden September 4, 2024
Charlie Crowhurst / Getty Images IOC Partnering with Middle East Power to Introduce New Olympics Event One blistering social media response read: "It's always the worst countries in the world. What's next? North Korea?" By Bryan Chai July 13, 2024
Steve Helber / APCommentary Developers Apologize for Video Game Promotional Art After People Realize It's Showing Dead Americans A photograph showing the aftermath of a great American tragedy was used to promote a video game in a disastrous piece of "art" in an update. By Jared Harris June 25, 2024
David Becker / Getty Images Ultra-Popular Video Game Streamer Speaks Out After Controversy Explodes: 'They Want Me to Disappear ...' "I’ve seen all the remarks and labels being throw around so loosely. Social media is a destruction zone," the streamer said. By Bryan Chai June 25, 2024
JOHANNES EISELE / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft Announces Another Round of Devastating Layoffs: Employees Notified Via 'Gut Stab' Email "We are making these tough decisions to create capacity to increase investment in other parts of our portfolio." By Bryan Chai May 12, 2024
BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP via Getty Images Nintendo Officially Announces Sequel System in the Most Casual Way Possible "It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015." By Bryan Chai May 12, 2024
Kate Green - Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video / Getty Images New Show Blows Out Both 'Bluey' and 'Grey's Anatomy': 2.9 Billion Minutes Viewed A streaming show set in post-apocalyptic LA is the streaming king of the hill according to new figures, beating out some veteran programs. By Jack Davis May 11, 2024
Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images 7-Eleven Teaming Up with Legendary Video Game for Special 'Cups' You Can't Drink Out Of 7-Eleven isn't a company that's lacking creativity. Whether it's hot dog-flavored seltzer water or this, the company knows how to go viral. By Bryan Chai May 5, 2024
Brandon Bell / Getty Images Sign of the Times: Classic Toy Company Boasts About $1 Billion Investment in New Field "Hasbro's a 100-year-old company and it's built on play. It's always been about play, it's always been about entertaining people." By Bryan Chai May 4, 2024
HITMAN / YouTube Screen Shot Wow: Iconic Video Game 'Hitman' Joins in on Dark Joke About Boeing Whistleblowers Dark humor certainly has its place in culture. But it's still surprising to see major franchises dabble in it in this era of cancellation. By Bryan Chai May 4, 2024