GameStop's viral mock executive order declaring console wars over sparked a White House response with Trump Halo memes, blending gaming culture and politics online.

GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) stock rose 7.7% after the White House’s account reposted a statement from the video game retailer declaring the end of the "console wars."

GameStop quote-tweeted the White House, this time with not just an image of Trump as Master Chief, but with Vice President JD Vance as the character Cortana, an intelligent AI from the game series. It’s not just a straightforward image of Vance, though. It’s one of those bloated Vance memes where he’s made to have long curly hair and a beard.

The White House has recently posted an image of Donald Trump as the Master Chief on their official X page. Thanks to GameStop for that!

The Trump administration's social media team engaged in a viral exchange with GameStop, posting an AI-generated image of President Trump as Master Chi

ICE have started using images of Microsoft's sci-fi shooter Halo for recruitment posts, even as GameStop and the White House swap pics of Trump as Master Chief.

The strength of the nation will be measured, President Trump bellowed inside the Capitol Rotunda during his second inaugural, not just by battles won,

The White House sparked widespread mockery by posting an AI-generated image of Donald Trump as Halo's Master Chief, featuring a flawed US flag. Gamers

Shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME) were up in premarket trading on Monday after the White House reposted on its official X account the video game retailer's statement about the popular Xbox (MSFT) title Halo coming to Sony's (SONY) PlayStation platform for the first time.

The White House sparked online buzz after posting an image of Donald Trump as Halo’s Master Chief, coinciding with GameStop’s humorous “end of console wars” declaration. The move follows news that Halo: Campaign Evolved will arrive on PlayStation 5 in 2026 with cross-platform play.