February 21 marks the original release of The Legend of Zelda in Japan. The series' influence is more impressive than ever at age 40.

From nonlinear exploration in 1986 to systemic open worlds in 2026, Zelda continues to set the standard for player freedom 40 ...

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Nintendo Mostly Ignored The Legend of Zelda's 40th Anniversary, But Here's Some Toy Versions of Classic Weapons The Legend of ...

Patricia Summersett, who is best known in gaming for voicing Princess Zelda in a variety of The Legend of Zelda games, has clarified her comments from 2023 about Zelda and Link being "in a ...

Experience Hyrule in a whole new way…or New Zealand. Nintendo officially revealed the first photos from The Legend of Zelda live-action movie set. The photos show Bo Bragason (Zelda) and Benjamin Evan ...

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Forty years later, Link remains one of the fundamental heroes of gaming -- and he was perfected in the very first game of the series.

The long-awaited Legend of Zelda movie will hit theaters everywhere on May 7, 2027, and the adaptation just got its most exciting update yet. Nintendo has officially released the first three images ...

The kingdom of Hyrule has officially made the leap to live-action. Nintendo has revealed the first photos of Link and Zelda from the upcoming live-action movie based on the "Legend of Zelda" video ...

There aren't a lot of people whose first exposure to The Legend of Zelda franchise was The Adventure of Link. I'd go so far as to say, for most normal, well adjusted people, playing Zelda's NES sequel ...