Double Fine Struggles Show The Problems With Steam Early Access

Once upon a time Double Fine hoped to keep in-progress space station sim Spacebase DF-9 going for five years. Now, however, they’re abruptly pulling the plug, omitting many planned features from the “final” version. Fans are, understandably, upset. Double Fine says it all comes down to one unfortunate reality: money. Late last week Double Fine…

Meet Snake’s Invisible Friend

Just out for a leisurely Sunday drive through the military base, when suddenly, a dead man appears in your back seat. What do you do? Also in today’s Highlight Reel, the worst possible way to start a round of Battlefield 4, an unfortunate glitch in DayZ, and more! Watch the video above, then link any…

Nintendo Turns 125 Today

Nintendo, best known as the creator of the dog from Duck Hunt, turns 125 today, and if that doesn’t seem very old, consider this: when Nintendo first started, the U.S. had 38 states, and the president was Benjamin Harrison. Yep, today we know Nintendo for iconic video games like Barker Bill’s Trick Shooting and Ken…

What Happens When You Don’t Play The Sims 4

In a word: hilarity. You probably noticed this while playing, but the AI in The Sims 4 isn’t exactly the brightest. OfficialNerdCubed decided to start a game of The Sims 4 where an entire household was randomized—and then he followed the characters in the house, reality-TV style. No interactions, no helping the sims out, no…

Destiny and Witcher III Limited Editions, 75 Years of Marvel [Deals]

Not only is the Destiny Limited Edition in stock today, but you’ll snag a $5 Amazon Games Credit with your purchase. [Destiny] How are you liking Destiny? Tell us in the comments. Get these deals and more, and earlier on Deals.Kinja. Connect with us on Twitter and Facebook to never miss a deal, check out…

New Assassin’s Creed Spinoff Is A Sidescroller In 16th-Century China

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China won’t be like Unity or Rogue, the big console titles that Ubisoft is delivering this fall. No, the new game will be a 2.5D sidescroller featuring Shao Jun, an Assassin trained by fan-favorite Ezio Auditore. And the game will only be available to people who’ve bought the Assassin’s Creed Unity Season…

The Best Gaming iPhone Yet

“Isn’t every new iPhone the best gaming iPhone yet?” Sure, but the all-new, all-larger iPhone 6 is better than that. If you’d asked my as recently as Friday afternoon what I thought of the iPhone 6 as a gaming device, I would have probably responded with something along the lines of “Screw T-Mobile in it’s…

The Man Who Saved Final Fantasy XV

“This is my first numbered Final Fantasy game,” FFXV director Hajime Tabata told me at Square Enix’s Tokyo headquarters early last week. And what a numbered Final Fantasy game this is. Tabata sat comfortably in a leather chair. “I don’t feel much pressure,” he said. Final Fantasy XV, he explained, was something they were proud…

PlayStation TV Is Out In October

PlayStation TV, the set-top box that will play some Vita games, PS3 games, and PS4 games via Remote Play, comes to North America on October 14, Sony confirmed today. It’ll be $100 for the box, or $140 for a bundle with an 8GB memory card, the LEGO Movie video game, and a DualShock 3. The…

Rudy Giuliani Will Defend Activision In Call of Duty Lawsuit

In July, ex-military dictator Manuel Noriega filed a lawsuit against Activision over his depiction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Today, Activision filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it “absurd” in a press release issued this morning. Activision has recruited former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani’s law firm to handle the…

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The Nine Best Oculus Rift Games (So Far)

So the latest version of the Oculus Rift was just released, and I’ve got one. It’s called the DK2, and it’s the next big step on the road to VR headsets becoming something people actually have in their living rooms. There’s no set date for the retail version yet, but Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial $2 billion…

Pokémon’s Pallet Town In The Sims 4

Pallet Town, the home of Professor Oak and a total of 8 people might be small with its original three buildings, but that’s just the right size to make a Sims version possible. Trunkleton, the creator of this build, was really careful with the details, even indoors, on this 50×50 lot: Here’s “Gen IV” Pallet…

What An Ancient Mayan Batman Would Look Like

Inspired by Maya art and Camazotz, an actual bat god from Mayan mythology, here’s artist Kimbal‘s pre-Columbian Batman. Encouraged by the Mexican Museum of Design, he made it to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of Batman, and this is truly a realistic suit: Neck movement is just as impossible as in the original…

I’ve Never Seen a Politician Run Like this from the Press

And a 69-year-old politician at that, too. This is Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member Hideo Iwatani. He was being quizzed by television media for improper expenses, when he suddenly ran away as fast as he could. You might remember the last Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member who broke down and started wailing when asked about his improper…

Microsoft To Delay Xbox One Launch In China

The first mainstream video game console to launch in China in over 13 years has just been delayed. The Xbox One won’t be sold in China starting tomorrow—instead, it’ll be released sometime before the end of 2014. In a statement put out on Microsoft China’s official Sina Blog on Saturday, Microsoft China says that the…