GameStop Theories Explode After “Roaring Donnie” Posts Halo Meme Declaring Cross-Platform Unity

Roaring Donnie enters the chat…

For months, everyone’s been asking the same question: Where on earth is Roaring Kitty? Well, after this morning’s events, you’d think the guy took a job running comms in the White House.

Because somehow (and I’m genuinely questioning reality here) the White House just declared a ceasefire in the console wars. Yep, the same people who can’t get China to return a phone call are now negotiating peace between Xbox and PlayStation. Somewhere, a 14-year-old with a headset is crying tears of patriotic joy.

It all started when GameStop (+2%) dropped a post on X announcing the “official cessation of the console wars.” In it, the company called itself a “neutral entity” and demanded that “console loyalists cease hostilities and enjoy this new era of gaming.” 

Then it got weird. The White House’s official X account (almost certainly run by Barron Trump at this point) reposted GameStop’s declaration… complete with an AI-generated image of President Trump in full Halo Master Chief armor, saluting an American flag that somehow only had 40 stars. The caption read: “Power to the Players.”

If that wasn’t surreal enough, the administration’s “Rapid Response 47” account followed up claiming this was the ninth war Trump had ended. (The other eight presumably include Cracker Barrel’s logo, windmills, and his feud with Taylor Swift.) GameStop then replied with its own meme showing Trump and VP JD Vance inside the Halo universe… Vance filling in as Cortana.

Within hours, the internet melted down, the post racked up nearly 20 million views, and GameStop’s stock spiked 7% before reality (and short sellers) dragged it back to +2%.

What’s the huge takeaway for us?

Well, unless your portfolio includes meme stocks or energy swords, not much… except maybe proof that the White House’s social-media interns are terminally online. But for GameStop, any excuse to ride the nostalgia wave of Halo and meme energy from 2021’s Reddit army is good for business.

The actual gaming news buried in this circus was that Microsoft confirmed it’s bringing Halo: Combat Evolved Remake to Sony’s PlayStation 5 in 2026. Which, in political terms, is like Trump firing JD Vance and hiring AOC as his VP.

(Source: Forbes)

It’s a huge symbolic moment in gaming. Microsoft’s console division has been slowing, and this shift signals it’s less about console wars and more about content everywhere… PC, PlayStation, cloud, or your toilet if it runs Game Pass.

Meanwhile, GameStop’s meme department deserves a raise. The company’s been fighting for relevance ever since the 2021 short-squeeze glory days. Tapping into nostalgia, pop culture, and political absurdity all in one post? That’s how you farm engagement in 2025. As for Trump actually knowing what Halo is… let’s just say there’s a nonzero chance he still thinks Master Chief is a military rank.

At the time of publishing this article, Stocks.News holds positions in Gamestop and Microsoft as mentioned in the article.