Wonder Woman Is Totally Rocking That Motorcycle Look

I, for, love the design sensibilities in the current version of Wonder Woman that’s been in place since DC Comics’ New 52 re-launch. But, another re-imagining will happen at some point—of course, it will—and I’d love it if this look by artist Dan Mora were the next face of Wonder Woman. You believe this Diana…

Grand Theft Auto V‘s publisher still isn’t talking about a PC release. “At this point there’s really nothing for us to say about that,” Karl Slatoff, the president of Take-Two Interactive, said in a conference call with investors about the matter. Earlier in the call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that “We are going to…

​Guy Steals $334K In Video Game, Earns $316 In Real World

Last week, indie game-maker Jason Rohrer launched a clever promotional campaign for his new game The Castle Doctrine in which he promised to give out real cash prizes to players depending on how much money they could steal in the game. Today, Rohrer has announced the results of the competition. The top player stole $333,952…

Report: Disney Will Lay Off Hundreds This Week

Disney plans to lay off hundreds of people in their interactive-media department this week, the Wall Street Journal reports today Disney Interactive has 3,000 people, and includes the social game developer Playdom, which will reportedly be part of these layoffs. In January of 2013, Disney shut down Epic Mickey developer Junction Point, and that April,…

Let’s Not Get Too Excited About Nintendo’s ‘Mergers and Acquisitions’

In the past, major video game companies like Square and Enix merged. It’s a big deal when something like that happens! Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently mentioned “M&A” (aka mergers and acquisitions), setting off speculation around the internet. But what does he mean? It’s not yet clear—he could just be talking about licensing Nintendo characters.…

Goat Simulator 2014 Needs To Be A Real Thing

You can play as a ton of different things in video games—a goat is not typically one of them. That’s too bad, because even getting hit by a car while playing as a goat seems like a blast judging from this video. The ridiculous footage above comes from CoffeeStainStudios, and it’s (most unfortunately) not a…

‘A Cancer That’s Eroding The Market’: Reactions To EA’s Dungeon Keeper

EA’s new mobile Dungeon Keeper is free-to-play in the worst possible way, offering up a twisted cartoonish world in which you can progress through the game either by waiting or paying, and people aren’t too pleased about it. “A cynically motivated skeleton of a non-game, a scam that will take your cash and offer nothing…

How Chicken McNuggets Are Made (Spoilers: It’s Not Pink Goop)

Despite having proven otherwise time and time again, McDonald’s still gets people asking if the horrifying image of pink chicken goop which circulated in 2010 is what’s inside their Chicken McNuggets. Here’s what’s really happening inside McDonald’s nugget factory. Now I’m sure the Cargill, Canada factory this video response takes place in received a vigorous…

If you like Street Fighter and have a spare chunk of time, check out this gigantor feature on the making of Street Fighter II over at Polygon. Guile’s Theme makes for good accompaniment for any article, but works particularly well for this one.

PC Peripherals, PC Parts, Playstation 4 In Stock, SONOS [Deals]

Once you’ve gotten your fill of DIY rig components from today’s Amazon Gold Box, you’ll of course need some shiny new peripherals to compliment them. Your favorite gaming mouse, the Razer DeathAdder, is down near its lowest price ever. Your second favorite gaming mouse, the Razer Naga, is at its lowest price ever. The Razer…

Murdered: Soul Suspect is headed to next-gen—Airtight just confirmed an Xbox One version of their upcoming detective game. It’ll also be on 360, PS3, and PC. No word on PS4 yet (but that’s likely coming, or else Microsoft would be touting the exclusivity).

Arise, Transformers: Age Of Extinction Optimus Prime

While everyone was busy politely arguing over the teaser trailer for Transformers 4: Dino Riders, Hasbro put the first toy for the fourth film in the franchise up for sale. What do you think of Transformers: Age of Extinction First Edition Optimus Prime? This version of the Autobot leader, available in limited quantity through Amazon…

Gaming Tip Or Life Lesson?

Boot up the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS role-playing game Bravely Default and you’ll get some tips about how to enjoy the game “to the fullest.” You see these tips before you even see the game’s title screen. You get a different screen of tips each time you start the game. Some explain how to use Bravely…

Texting While Driving Can Get You Seriously Hurt (In Mario Kart)

By now we should all be on board with the idea that texting while driving is a particularly dangerous and irresponsible thing. But how does it affect one’s driving within Mario Kart? A physician and some elementary schoolers found it significantly increases the risk of driving backwards, among other hazards. The study, led by Dr.…

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