Even 
the DC universe’s mightiest superheroes couldn’t fight off yet another month of poor retail sales for the video game industry.
April was the latest in a long string of sales disappointments, with brick and mortar sales of video game software falling 17 percent as compared to the same period in 2012. Hardware sales, predictably, were drastically lower as consumers start to save their money for the looming next-generation systems.
Electronic 
Arts was the first company to institute the online pass. It was, at the time, a revolutionary idea that allowed the publisher to make money from used game sales.
Now, it’s walking away from the practice — and players are celebrating.
It’s 
been three years since Gran Turismo last revved its engine – but it’s finally ready to pull up to the starting line once again.
The hit driving franchise will release its latest installment – Gran Turismo 6 – later this year, Sony and developer Polyphony Digital announced today. Even better, players will be able to get a taste this July, with a playable demo.
Julian 
Knight is one of the most notorious criminals in Australia. And he might be about to become the country’s most dangerous gamer.
In documents filed with Australia’s Supreme Court (via Kotaku), Knight is suing the prison system because no one will let him have a PlayStation. Knight says he is being treated unfairly by prison officials with no rational justification.
If 
you think chess isn’t a spectator sport, you obviously haven’t been watching the right matches.
Gata Kamsky retained his title of U.S. chess champion Monday night in a marathon game that proved so challenging and suspenseful, it went into the chess equivalent of extra innings.
Blizzard 
Entertainment is turning a potential PR disaster into a PR coup.
Last week, the developer discovered a programming bug that let players of the blockbuster role-playing game Diablo III duplicate their in-game gold, resulting in inflated prices in the game’s auction house, which uses real-world money.
You’ve 
played plenty of video games using fake electric guitars, but how about something a bit…classier?
Cello Fortress — yes, cello — combines video games, classical music and concert tours to create what very well may be the most unique multimedia experience to come around in years.
After 
securing $8.5 million on Kickstarter last year, the Ouya game console has further guaranteed itself some financial breathing room with a $15 million venture capital injection.
A group led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (whose other investments include Zynga and Groupon) has invested the money, which Ouya says will be used to support the Android console’s developer community and “meet increased demand” for the retail launch.
When 
EA recently announced it would not be making a version of this year’s Madden franchise for the Wii U, it quickly declared its relationship with Nintendo was still a strong one.
That may turn out to be an overstatement, though.
We’re 
not making an endorsement here, but Audi may just be the most logical car on the road these days.
The automaker has released an online ad that pinpoints its target audience with phaser-like accuracy, pitting Leonard Nimoy’s Spock against newcomer Zachary Quinto’s Spock in a hilarious spot to pitch the Audi A7.
Chris Morris: Journalist 