Earlier today, Blindside Dork posted somenew screenshotsforSuper Smash Bros. Brawlin hisblogwhich are deserving of some Dtoid frontpage goodness due to the fact that I really like them. It’s also very rare for me to compliment screenshots from a Wii game, but this is definitely deserving. In this newly revealed stage, the design elements are quite superb, really taking on that hand drawn quality of theYoshi’s Islandvideogames. It’s a stark contrast between the stage and the characters, but one that works in that kind of jarring sense....

I found myself high up in a tower overlooking the area where Tokyo Game Show is held this morning, so I took the opportunity to film a video and take some pictures to show you. You can see for yourself how huge this place is. You’ll also get a good idea of why our feet hurt every evening after the show. Tokyo Game Show isn’t actually in Tokyo. It’s in Chiba, in the Maihama area, which is about a 40 minute train ride from Tokyo proper....

This painting perfectly encapsulates that Although it’s a little more obscure than say, aPac-Manlogo,Zelda‘s Majora’s Mask is recognized by quite a lot of people, even if they aren’t into the series. It came out at a perfect period when everyone was high onOcarina of Time, and polarized that very audience with a more somber and frantic tone. A decade plus and a 3DS remake later, some of those people have recognized its achievements, and the mask itself remains iconic....

Someone must have fed the devs at Neko Entertainment after midnight and things went crazy, because aGremlinsgame the studio was working on never saw the light of day. Yes, I’m talking about a game based off the 80sGremlinsflicks. For some strange reason, the title was being worked on in the early 2000s, and was to be a third-person shooter for the PlayStation 2. The weirdo title was going to be squad-based, with players controlling either Mogwai or Gremlins that carried guns....

We got hold of some new images for the upcomingDishonored, including some rather disturbing ones fromthe Lady Boyle mission I recently previewed. That baby mask is really something. I’m glad I didn’t come across it during my playthrough, in fear of shouting in public. I’m continually impressed by not only the game but with what Arkane Studios has managed to do with Unreal Engine 3. Not sinceMirror’s Edgehas a developer got so much color and personality out of it....

The Persona 5 trailer is better than a lot of things and here are some of those things Kyle posted some newPersona 5screenshots earlier, which got me excited, which got me watching thePersona 5traileragain, which just got me more excited. I like when a trailer can turn me on (not sexual). I watch a lot of them, in my line of work (competitive bird watcher/about-videogames writer). I might watch near all of them....

A whole new world “You’re not a tourist here,” a narrator chides before launching into a two-minute tour of the world ofDays Gone. That’s the goal ofDays Gone‘s latest trailer: To familiarize yourself with the landscape of Sony’s upcoming zombie survival story ahead of its April 26 launch. It’s beautiful in a way. The desolate canyons and ravaged towns are so perfectly hopeless. There’s a lot of open road for biking and thinking....

There’s a new spelling-based, roguelike video game out on the market, and as a certified word nerd, it’s got my stamp of approval. I’m the type of person who’s still playingWords with Friendsin 2025, so when my coworker alerted me to the release ofWord Play,what he described as the cross-section ofScrabbleandBalatro, I had to give it a go. And for only $7, that “go” has been well worth it. If you’ve ever thrown down on aScrabbleboard,Word Playwill look very familiar....

From March 9 to April 21, theLand galleryin Portland, Oregon, will play host toTriforce Tribute, a massiveZeldaseries love fest that collects pieces from over 30 indie artists worldwide. Art won’t be limited to just paintings and doodles but will also include woodwork, music, and everything in between. Organized by Portland-based studiosJolbyandAlways With Honor, Triforce Tribute is already shaping up to feature quite the varied selection of pieces. I’ve posted a few works in the gallery below, such as the incredible pair of Ganon posters above by UK-basedOlly Moss....

Nobiyo and Narita to the skies From John Romero’s head inDoomtokicking the asses of the head honchos for both Square Enix and PlatinumGames inNier: Automata, the phenomenon of game creators cameoing in their own work has a long and storied history. Add to that chronicle the latest event fromGranblue Fantasy. Titled “Together In Song”, the latest story event for the game mainly stars the musician charactersSelfiraandElta, but the team at Cygames have opted to throw in a tribute to musicians of all stripes, and especially the real-life ones that helped bless the game with its soundtrack....

‘We also think other people will as well,’ says Newell Speaking to Kotaku on the red carpet at the 2012 Spike VGAs, Valve’s Gabe Newell openly discussed the company’s intention to enter the living room with hardware of its own and said that there’s been a “stronger than expected” reaction to Steam’sBig Picture mode. He anticipates companies will begin selling specialized PCs designed with the living room in mind next year, putting them up against the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft....

Introducing the ‘Back Button Attachment’ Right as we enter the end of the era of the PlayStation 4, Sony is ready and willing to squeeze anything they can out of this generation. Enter the “Back Button Attachment.” Not unlike something you would have seen from the late ’90s or early 2000s, this thing is an officially sanctioned Sony device that “adds two customizable buttons” to the DualShock 4 remote. Basically you slap it on your remote via the 3....

But it will support external storage devices Engadgetspoke with Albert Penello, senior director of product planning at Microsoft, where he confirmed that the 500GB hard drives included with Xbox One console won’t be replaceable, and are “non-user-serviceable.” On the bright side, you can totally use external storage devices with the Xbox One. Just plug in a external drive into the USB 3.0 slot and you can do anything the main hard drive can do, from game installs to downloads....