The 
throwaway dialogue line that became a gaming meme in the early build of Bungie’s Destiny has been jettisoned into space as the game enters its beta phase.
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage’s “so bad, it’s campy” reading of the already-dumb line “That wizard came from the moon” was a standout part of the game’s early trial. And while people still widely praised the game as a whole, the gaming world – as it’s wont to do – fixated on that line, which quickly took on a life of its own.
Call 
it a good news/bad news situation for Microsoft.
The good news: sales of the Xbox One “more than doubled” in June, compared to the May figures. The bad news: It’s becoming increasingly clear that no one cares about Kinect, which was the console’s big differentiator this generation.
As 
the issue of diversity in the video game world continues to gain attention, Atari is making moves to be an industry leader once again.
The company today unveiled PrideFest, a social/simulation mobile game that focuses squarely on the LGBT community.
Manuel 
Noriega – yes, that Manuel Noriega – is not at all happy to have been a character in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. And now the former Panamanian dictator is suing Activision for including him in the game.
Noriega, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleged the game made him out to be “a kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state” – and he wants a cut of the game’s profits as compensation.
40 
years after it broke onto the scene, Dungeons and Dragons is getting a brand new start.
Wizards of the Coast, which owns the rights to the iconic role-playing game, has started rolling out the fifth edition of the series, launching a new D&D Starter Set.
You 
fancy yourself a pretty solid League of Legends player. Or maybe you’re untouchable when it comes to Halo. And now you’re ready to see if you’ve got what it takes to earn a living at it.
Pro gamers can certainly make bank. 25-year old Lee “Jaedong” Jae Dong has earned more than $504,000 over 47 tournaments. And Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel pocketed over $450,000 in tournaments (and a lot more in endorsement deals).
But success in the eSports world takes a lot more than just a lot of practice and studying the moves of your opponents. We spoke with a few eSports champs to get their tips on what people can do to best prepare for competition.
Years 
from now, when gamers find themselves in a smoking wasteland devoid of quality titles wondering where it all went wrong, they can look back at mid-2014 and find their answer.
It’s staggering enough to know that Kim Kardashian was successful in her quest to make a video game about Kim Kardashian. But, in one of the most definitive damnings of our culture to date, that game is making money – a whole lot of money.
Attention 
Las Vegas oddsmakers: be very afraid of Electronic Arts.
Back on June 3, the company told us all that Germany was going to win the World Cup – and with Deutschland’s victory yesterday, its FIFA franchise secured a spot as one of the best seers of World Cup victory since the dearly departed Paul the Octopus.
The 
Girl Scouts are exploring an entirely different sort of cookie.
This week marked the organization’s first video game programming course, with 25 New York area girls, ranging from 13 to 16, gathering to learn more about the ins and outs of creating electronic entertainment.
Tetris, 
the classic game that has been on pretty much every game system to come out in the last 30 years, has broken into a new frontier: clothing.
Superfan Marc Kerger has created a wearable, playable version of the game in the form of a t-shirt. The DIY project made its debut on YouTube – and it’s quickly finding a following among loyal fans of the game.
Chris Morris: Journalist 