Sony Tried To Change The Subject, But The Public Has Other Plans

To kick off July, Sony made the surprising announcement that it plans to end support of physical discs for PlayStation games at the beginning of 2028. In the week since that news, Sony kept quiet on social media. Now, Sony has attempted to start a new conversation with gamers, but it's not going well so far.

In the message seen in social media platforms, Sony touts the FlexStrike wireless fight stick. Under normal circumstances, this product could have been positively received on its own terms. Unfortunately for the team behind controller, their announcement has been met by lingering anger and resentment from fans over the decision to kill physical discs.

MAGA Hats, Red, White And Blue Dominate 4th Of July

Stars-and-stripes bikinis, cowboy boots, and a sea of "Old Glory" took over Huntington Beach as more than 500,000 patriotic Americans packed Surf City USA for what is widely recognized as the largest Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi River.

American flags waved from parade floats, classic cars and horseback riders as spectators lined the streets in red, white and blue.

Banned Movie Is Flying Off The Charts

Armie Hammer's controversial movie has now become a major success on Apple TV's PVOD service. Directed by a German filmmaker, Uwe Boll, the movie was banned in his home country for its themes. And despite being available to watch for free for two days, the movie has earned a high rank on the digital platform.

According to PopVortex, "Citizen Vigilante" is currently the #2 movie on Apple TV's Top Movie Downloads 2026 list. It became available to rent and purchase on the platform from 19 June. Within a short time, it has outperformed other recent hits.

"Toy Story 5" Surges, While "Supergirl" Falters

Disney/Pixar Studios' "Toy Story 5" is holding onto No. 1, as we knew it would, but pre-weekend estimates were a bit high. The second weekend now is looking more like US$ 74M at 4,425 sites, which would get the Andrew Stanton-directed animated mover over the US$ 300M domestic in 10 days. And that's nothing to whine about.

The pic's second Friday is looking like US$ 22M. At US$ 74M, that's a -54 percent second-weekend hold, which is close to the -56 percent second weekend hold of "Incredibles 2" (US$ 80.3M), which was coming off the record domestic opening for an animated movie (U$ 182.6M).

Teen Invents Pedestrian Tracker To Help Grandparents Cross The Street

Jay Jung, 18, grew up with his grandparents in South Korea. Walking around Seoul with them as an elementary schooler, he noticed they often couldn't keep up with the pedestrian crossing signals, struggling to cross the street in time before cars came whooshing by.

"Whenever I would go with them to the local grocery store or the local park, I would realize that we were not even halfway and then the light just suddenly turns red," Jung said.