No two worlds are alike inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, and nothing proves this more than World 4: Sunbaked Desert. Many levels here are hidden completely from players, leaving you explore the overworld just to find them all. For many of these levels, you simply just have to walk to their locations in the desert to make them appear. Others require clearing nearby levels or uncovering a secret exit. There are 36 Wonder Seeds in total to find in World 4 ofSuper Mario Bros....

That’s Insomniac’s intent, anyway While we’ve only really seen a conceptual trailer for the eye-catchingSunset Overdrive, I’m hopeful this will be a return to form for developer Insomniac Games. It’s post-apocalyptic, but not in the usual drab way. Speaking to Game Informer, CEO Ted Price described the world as a “playground” or, in more creative terms, an “awesomepocalypse.” An Xbox One exclusive,Sunset Overdrivewill make use of cloud computing. “Some of the hardcore data collection, correlation, and translation that we expect to do is difficult and takes a lot of horsepower, and that is one aspect of the cloud that is attractive to us,” Price said....

Check out everything Destructoid did today Ron Gilbert, ofMonkey Islandfame, as well as the recentThe Cave(presently free on PS+!), wrote a blog post: “If I Made Another Monkey Island…” Like O.J. Simpson’s bizarre bookIf I Did It, Gilbert adamantly stated that he isnotmaking anotherMonkey Island. Several times. Don’t get your hopes up. No, this is more an interesting thought experiment on Gilbert’s behalf. One which didn’t tickle me as it did many....

‘I have no idea who this is’ Although he was confirmed to be returning to the roster back whenInjustice 2was first announced, we have yet to see any of The Flash’s gameplay until now. The character may share some moves and combos from theInjustice: Gods Among Usincarnation, but The Flash just looks cooler here. The added flare adds a ton of, well,flashto his moves and seems all that more impressive....

And no, it’s notDrakengard 4 The great mystery of a secret church in oneNier: Automataplayer’s copy of the game is over. And, as it turns out, it’s not some grand marketing scheme for a newNieror a long-hidden secret. It is a mod. But the end result is pretty impressive nonetheless. To backtrack for thosewho missed it the first time around, a player by the name of “sadfutago” was conspicuously seeking help in advancing through a church they found inNier: Automata....

Update incoming I spent a fair bit of time withThe Stanley Parableand didn’t find anything offensive, but author Oliver Campbell and others did, and now developer Galactic Cafe plans to release an update to change out two images. Those that played will recall the instructional video on choice (also here on YouTube). In it, there’s an image of a man lighting a cigarette for a little boy, and another lighting the same boy on fire....

Chunky VR headsets might be a thing of the past thanks to this prototype For even the most diehard VR fans, the cumbersome nature of chunky VR headsets is something of a barrier to overcome in search of an immersive gaming experience. It’s one of the main factors that keeps VR from becoming more widespread than it already is, but experts have figured out how to remove at least this one inconvenience from the VR experience — researchers fromStanford University and Nvidia teamed upon a project to create a VR headset that is the same size as normal glasses....

Full floor map for TGS 2013 revealed In our gallery you’ll see the three pages of maps for the floor of Tokyo Game Show 2013. Yes, it’s really that big. The walk from Hall 1 (where EA is located) down to Hall 9 (where there’s a cosplay dressing room) is so long that I’ve found myself taking a sitting break near Hall 4 before. I’m an out-of-shape blogger, you know....

The other half-shell Dotemu and Tribute Gameshave announcedthat hit arcade beat-’em-upTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revengeis getting DLC in the form ofDimension Shellshock. It will be coming later this year. According to my watch, it is 2023. The key feature of theDimension ShellshockDLC is the inclusion of Usagi Yojimbo (which literally means Rabbit Bodyguard in Japanese). Usagi was the star of his own comic book but frequently crossed over with the turtles....

Reservation windows are moving on up Valve has a new update on Steam Deck production, and it’s some good news. The companyannounced todaythat it’s fulfilling demand sooner than estimated, and so it’s bumping up reservation spots for those in the queue. The supply chain shortfalls that initially affected Steam Deck production have been gradually clearing up, and Valve says it is continuing to ramp up its output. According to Valve, the company is able to produce Decks faster than ever before....

They probably shouldn’t tinker with the multiplayer During 343 Industries’ stint at RTX 2014, they announced some multiplayer game modes which will appear inHalo 2: Anniversary Edition, coming by way of theHalo: Master Chief Collectionto the Xbox One this Fall. They also announced a modified version ofHalo 2‘s Mongoose vehicle, called theGungoose.

While every story in theFalloutuniverse takes place in a different timeframe, their origin is always traced back to a specific point in time: the Great War that ended in humanity’s thermonuclear annihilation. When was that again? Saturday, October 23, 2077was when the Great War started, and the bombs dropped. At 9:42 am, the first bombs detonated. Two hours later, it was over. Despite a statement made by one ofFallout’screators and hints in theFalloutTV series, no one is really sure who dropped the first bomb....

Kingdom Hearts+ We’re going to need to feign a little surprise here so that there are no hurt feelings.We definitely didn’t learn this news ahead of time over the weekend. Nope, no way. During this morning’s PlayStation State of Play stream, Sony confirmed thatKingdom Hearts III: ReMindwill launch on January 23 on PS4. It’s expected that Xbox will receive the add-on one month later. ReMindis broken down into two different purchasing options....