Omnihanded Entertainmet News | ‘South Park’ creators respond to White House backlash and reveal network battle over Donald Trump’s penis

South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have responded to the White House’s scathing reaction to the pair’s latest episode, which heavily mocked Donald Trump.

The first episode of the long-running animated series in two years, titled Sermon On The Mount, aired on Wednesday (July 23), and took a number of personal shots at Trump, depicting him with a micro-penis and showing him in bed with Satan.

The US president was depicted with an actual photo of his face superimposed on an animated body, and the episode also made jabs at the rising Canadian tariffs, as well as the recent cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

This prompted an angry response from the White House yesterday (July 24), with spokesperson Taylor Rogers saying: “Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows. This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.”

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Last night, Parker gave his response to the backlash at a panel at San Diego’s Comic-Con International. “We’re terribly sorry,” he said with a deadpan-comic stare (via The Guardian).

Later, Parker also revealed how the pair had to battle with their producers over one particular detail in the episode.

Towards the end of the episode, an AI-generated deep-fake version of Trump was also shown wandering naked through the desert. It showed him collapsing, and his penis began talking and said: “‘I’m Donald J. Trump and I endorse this message.” A voiceover then added: “Trump! His penis is teeny-tiny, but his love for us is large.”

The new season comes just days after it was confirmed that the satirical show will no longer be available to stream in the UK, or anywhere outside the US, amid a disagreement between the show and its broadcaster.

This was due to tensions following a merger between studios Paramount (South Park’s broadcaster) and Skydance. It caused the show’s season 27 premiere to be pushed back from July 9 to July 23, and prompted Parker and Stone to criticise the merger via the comedy’s official X account.

What to expect in New Game Plus in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

New Game Plus mode is unlocked after completing the campaign and obtaining an ending. After the end credits roll, you’ll be sent back to the main menu. Unfortunately, we’re not allowed to show an image just yet, but you should see an option called “Causality Reversal,” which is the term that the game uses for New Game Plus mode.

Should you start New Game Plus mode?

Here’s the surprising part: You’re actually forced to start Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ New Game Plus mode after beating the game.

It doesn’t matter if you pick “Causality Reversal,” “Continue,” or “Load Game.” All these options bring you back to the game’s intro for a New Game Plus run. Worse, your original save file will be overwritten, too.

This can be a bit problematic, especially if you missed a few items or spells during your initial playthrough. It’s also different from how other games handled this feature–i.e. there’s an option to try New Game Plus via the main menu, but you can still load your original save.

Wuchang wakes up in the same cave upon starting New Game Plus.

Is there a way to avoid New Game Plus mode?

If you’re not ready yet for New Game Plus in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, you need to have a backup save before you conclude the campaign. This is how we did our workaround for the PC (Steam) version of the game:

Prior to obtaining an ending, we exited the game so we could have a backup of the save state.

The files/folders that you need are in the “C:Users[username]AppDataLocalProject_Plague” directory.

Copy the whole “Saved” folder and place it somewhere else.

If you need to revert to a previous state, simply place the “Saved” folder in the “Project_Plague” directory and overwrite everything there. Then, launch Wuchang and pick “Load Game” from the main menu.

The save file might say “Causality Reversal 1”–i.e. New Game +1–but that’s fine. This is mostly due to cloud functionality. Upon loading it, you should find yourself at the same spot as your original save.

Items that can’t be duplicated grant you Red Mercury blood resources instead.

What carries over and what changes in New Game Plus?

Here’s what you can expect in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ New Game Plus mode:

You carry over all your equipment/gear pieces, Red Mercury, unlocked skills, spells, temperance needles, and the like.

Enemies will be tougher this time around.

Jade Pendants and Benedictions that you pick up have a +1 coefficient, which means their effects are more potent.

Vendors still sell the same items. You can’t purchase stuff that can’t have duplicates–i.e. spells.

If you loot items that can’t have duplicates–i.e. Manna Vase upgrades and spells–you’ll receive Red Mercury-related materials instead.

Panda Bamboozlings/Bamboo Shoots and Inner Demons that you killed before will respawn in the same locations. You should be able to amass more of their rewards.

You have to reacquire quest items. You can tackle quests that you weren’t able to complete previously.

That does it for our guide on New Game Plus in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. We hope you’re well prepared if you want to continue your adventure. If you’re still looking for other gear pieces, you can take a look at our best weapons and armors/outfits guide.

Many dangers await you as you venture forth in Sichuan Province during the fall of the Ming Dynasty. If you need more help, we’ve got you covered with our Wuchang: Fallen Feathers guides hub.