Polygon

You can play Breath of the Wild on Virtual Boy, but not very well

Nintendo’s new throwback Virtual Boy headset is out today, but Polygon got our hands on a review unit a day early… before the retro console’s library of games were added to the Switch Online + ...
GamesRadar+

As Zelda devs experimented with contraptions that made Tears of the Kingdom great, director realized Breath of the Wild had unused potential: "That's why I thought a sequel ...

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Polygon

Zelda creators reveal the 'exercise in suffering' that inspired Tears of the Kingdom

Since the 1980s, the Legend of Zelda series has always been an experimental testing ground for Nintendo. Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64 introduced lock-on aiming in melee combat, which became a ...
Polygon

Link needs to start talking in the Zelda games

After an early-game battle in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, the gregarious Goron Daruk offers the hero Link a massive hunk of Prime Rock Roast. “Why don’tcha dig in, little guy?” he says with a ...
GamesRadar+

Longtime Zelda producer says "the hardware evolution" lifts "restrictions" but, more importantly, "greatly influences the game design"

The Legend of Zelda Nintendo knew Breath of the Wild's open-world pivot was "the right direction" after seeing players do "amazing" things Hardware Building the ultimate Legend of Zelda 40th ...
Game Rant

Now is the Perfect Opportunity for the Underrated Zelda Co-Op Game from 2004 to Get Its Flowers

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger, and video game enthusiast with over six years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. A passion for writing ...
The New York Times

Wild at the Olympics: A punchable face, hanging with Snoop Dogg and a chance at a pile of medals

Hanging in the Olympic Village on Tuesday, from left: Brady Tkachuk, Jack Hughes, Charlie McAvoy, Quinn Hughes, Zach Werenski, Matthew Tkachuk, Snoop Dogg, Matt Boldy, Jackson LaCombe and Brock Faber.
The Guardian

Robert Carlyle joins Line of Duty for series seven

Acclaimed actor will take on guest lead role as a specialist firearms officer in hit BBC crime drama Robert Carlyle will join the cast of Line of Duty to play a guest lead role in the new series, it ...
The Guardian

Tale of two nations: Andrew’s UK arrest highlights US passivity on Epstein files

In Britain, the establishment has been shaken to the core by the files. In the US, however, ‘the Epstein class’ has faced little legal or political reckoning The contrast could not be starker. At ...
GamesRadar+

Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs knew the open-world pivot was "the right direction to head in" after seeing the "amazing" things players came up with

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GameSpew

A new album reimagines classic Legend of Zelda tracks for piano and strings

The album, simply dubbed Zelda Classics, is the work of musical group Sixth Station Trio and record label GameChops. According to pianist Katelyn Tran, it’s “..our way of bridging our passion for ...