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Polygon FAFO. Gamergate Blamed.
Polygon has been sold off at a fire sale price, and gaming journos are blaming... Gamergate. Yes, they're saying Gamergate and Steve Bannon were the reason that left-wing gaming journalism has ended, and that this is against the "free press." What year is it again?
Disney Hacker Gets BUSTED and He's NOT a Russian Hacktivist...
In May 2025, Ryan Mitchell Kramer, a 25-year-old from Santa Clarita, California, pleaded guilty to hacking a Disney employee's computer and stealing 1.1 terabytes of confidential data from Disney's internal Slack channels. Posing as the Russian hacktivist group "NullBulge," Kramer used malware disguised as an AI art generator to access the employee's cr…
Snow White Flopped HARDER Than Joker 2 Did?!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the biggest flop of them all? Snow White flopped harder than Joker 2 -- which is quite a feat. Joker 2 was derided as a HUGE failure at the box office, and it still made more than Snow White will have when the Rachel Zegler remake ends its run.
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Nintendo Won't Ditch DEI Policies Despite Trump Pressure, NOA CEO Says
As other corporations scale back DEI to avoid political heat, Nintendo's sticking to its principles. Some gamers are cheering. Others? Not so much.
McDonald’s Revenue McSucks Right Now: Can Value Deals and Adult Happy Meals Win Back Customers?
McDonald’s is facing its biggest U.S. sales drop since the pandemic. Will $5 meal deals and Adult Happy Meals be enough to stop the bleeding?
Bungie Faces Backlash Over Destiny 2 Lawsuit as Studio Struggles Mount
Bungie is catching heat over an unresolved copyright case tied to Destiny 2's Red War storyline, reigniting fan outrage and raising new concerns about the studio's future under Sony.
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Pop Culture is Ending with a BIG BANG (Theory) [Apr 24, 2025]
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We seem to be witnessing the heat death of the modern era of corporate-fueled nerd culture. Everything seems to be in decline -- comics, AAA gaming, tabletop games, franchises like Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, and more. So what is going on here? Why is everything imploding all at once? Well, I have a theory...