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Monday28th Dec 2020
News This "Impossible" Glitch Could Change The Way You Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Forever
Want to keep the Bow of Light? Now you can
Zelda: Breath of the Wild has remained one of the Switch's most popular games despite being released right at the start of the console's life back in 2017. Since its release, fans have spent countless hours trying to unearth all of its secrets and master the strategies that will allow them to speed-run it...
Thursday24th Dec 2020
News Zelda Fan Recreates Breath Of The Wild Map In Minecraft
Mine-ish Cap
If we could really have anything we wanted for Christmas, we'd ask for Santa to go into our brains, Eternal Sunshine-style, and erase all traces of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Not in a bad breakup, "I never want to see you again" way, but so we could play it all over again, and remember what it was like to be happy. (Just...
Monday21st Dec 2020
News Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett Speaks Out About Online Negativity And Criticism
"One has to build a thick skin, I think"
The inclusion of voice acting in The Legend of Zelda series has been a point of contention amongst fans for years now; in the past, some players have criticised Nintendo for favouring the series' traditional grunts and mumbles over fully realised voice acting, while others would suggest that giving the main...
Monday14th Dec 2020
News A Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Fan Has Created A Super Mario 64-Inspired DLC Expansion
And they're releasing it for free
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild remains one of the Switch's greatest titles almost four years since its release, providing us with hours of fun across its main campaign and DLC expansions. But what if we could get even more content to enjoy? Well, a modder by the name of
Friday4th Dec 2020
News Zelda Modder Performs The Ultimate Renovation On Breath Of The Wild's Hyrule Castle
Hyrule Town comes next
With Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity showcasing what Breath of the Wild's world looked like before it was all ruined by Ganon, it was obvious that modders would leverage the new assets to painstakingly "rebuild" the kingdom in the 2017 title. Now, a modder named banan039 has reconstructed the famous Hyrule Castle using the...
Sunday29th Nov 2020
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #69 - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Nice
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our weekly(ish) contest between box art variants from around the world. Last time, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of both that game and its host system, we looked at SNES launch title Super Mario World. Thirty years! Time has its own Magic Cape, it seems. In
Monday16th Nov 2020
Random Did You Know You Can Feed Squirrels In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild?
How have we not noticed this?
And the animation is adorable, too... With all the tricks, glitches and discoveries spotted in Zelda: Breath of the Wild over the past few years, it's reached a point where seeing new things doesn't surprise us any more. This thing will keep on giving more for years and years to come, and we love it. For example, did...
Monday9th Nov 2020
Random New Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Mod Aims To Restore Hyrule Age Of Calamity Style
Breath of the Wild, but 100 years ago
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity may be just around the corner, but Zelda fans are already taking things into their own hands to experience Hyrule in a whole new light. As fans of the series will likely know, the upcoming Hyrule Warriors game will let us see the world of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as it was 100...
Wednesday28th Oct 2020
Deals Hey Listen! Get 20% Off Zavvi's Secrets & Legends Zelda Collection With This Code
Drape yourself in Hyrule's finest
If you're a Legend of Zelda fan, you'll likely be excited for the arrival of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity later in November. A playable demo of the game dropped on the eShop just earlier, but if you're still in a Zelda-y mood after playing that, you might want to check out this new line of clothing and other...
Tuesday27th Oct 2020
Random This Unofficial Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Mod Makes It Pad-Smashingly Hard
Anyone order a few Golden Lynels?
Zelda: Breath of the Wild contains some pretty tough enemies, but the Lynel is one of the hardest – and the Golden Lynel is even more difficult to overcome, making it a kill that only truly skilled players can obtain. If you're one such player, then you might be interested in upping the stakes a little with a new...
Monday19th Oct 2020
News Ring Fit Adventure Has Now Outsold Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's Physical Sales In Japan
And sales are still rapidly rising
Ring Fit Adventure is proving to be so popular in Nintendo's home country of Japan that it has now sold more physical copies than one of Switch's biggest releases, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If you keep up to date with our regular Japanese chart updates, you'll have seen that Ring Fit Adventure...
Saturday17th Oct 2020
Video This Might Just Be The Greatest Guardian Kill We've Ever Seen In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Seriously, it's impressive!
Guardian Stalkers in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are something you're taught to fear from the beginning. Early on in Link's adventure, the natural instinct is to turn around and run - or at least duck for cover - before one of these ancient machines shoots you down with its long-distance laser beam attack...
Saturday26th Sep 2020
News Breath Of The Wild Players Will Receive A Bonus Training Sword In Hyrule Warriors
Who needs the Master Sword?
If you purchase Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity when it arrives later this year and happen to have save data for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on your Nintendo Switch, you'll unlock a bonus weapon in Koei Tecmo's latest Musou-style game. This information was revealed during the live stream for the game during...
Arriving on Switch at a later date
Last year, as you might recall, a Zelda fan smashed a PlayStation 4 in rage when miHoYo revealed its Breath of the Wild look-a-like, Genshin Impact. The protests didn't end there, either - with other Zelda owners holding up their own c
Wednesday16th Sep 2020
Random Check Out This Amazing "Skyview Temple" Custom Dungeon For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
The first custom dungeon available on (modded) Switches
Prolific modder Waikuteru – the same person who gave us Skyward Sword's Sandship Dungeon and a Mario Kart course in
Monday14th Sep 2020
News New Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Glitch Sends Hyrule Into Chaos
Oh Link, what have they done to you?
Another day, another glitch found in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and this one really messes things up in the wonderful hills of Hyrule. A new way of performing a similar glitch that was previously patched out, this newly-found method requires a Hinox or a Stalnox, two of the biggest wandering...
Tuesday18th Aug 2020
Ahead of the 35th anniversary next year
Last week, as you might recall, the CPSIA page on the Nintendo Americas support site revealed two of the champion amiibo (Mipha and Revali) from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Wednesday12th Aug 2020
Random Modder Makes Fully-Functioning Mario Kart Course Inside Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Complete with Time Trial minigame
We've seen plenty of mods for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before, many of which have impressed us no end, but this latest effort you're about to see is on a whole new scale. Modder and YouTube user Waikuteru has been in touch with us here a
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild amiibo Appear To Be Getting Reprints (North America)
Two of four Champions set to return
Nintendo's amiibo line is still alive and well - with game director Masahiro Sakurai not long ago revealing two new characters would be added to the Super Smash Bros. line: Joker and Hero. They are arriving in Europe, Japan and Australia next month, and in North America on 2nd October. As you'd expect they're...
Sunday9th Aug 2020
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Transformed Into Stunning Studio Ghibli-Inspired Poster
Channelling Hayao Miyazaki's style
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sparked many creative fan projects since it was released and the latest one that's caught the attention of many fans online is a Studio Ghibli-inspired poster by the illustrator and Twitter user, @BigSkyCastle. As you can see, it's a simple but stunning image of Princess...
Tuesday4th Aug 2020
News We've Had LEGO Mario, Could This Fan-Made Breath Of The Wild Link Be Next?
The latest Zelda design added to LEGO Ideas
For years now, LEGO fans have been designing fantastic models and sets based on The Legend of Zelda, hoping that their creations might one day become a reality. When a designer shares a concept to LEGO's Ideas website, their creation is guaranteed to be reviewed if it gains 10,000 votes a
News Early Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Build Shows Link Running Around Japan
And skydiving, too
Back in 2017 - the same year as the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Wii U and Switch - Nintendo showcased the early stages of the game's development at a CEDEC conference. Now, some images of the footage it shared at this event have surfaced online. It shows a map of Japan, Link running around Himeji...
Monday3rd Aug 2020
Random World-Famous Author Included Zelda: BOTW Ingredients In His New Book By Mistake
"That is actually kinda hilarious. I'm totally willing to own it"
Irish novelist John Boyne has penned 18 books since 2000 (as well as a collection of short stories) but is perhaps most famous for his 2006 work The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, the harrowing tale of a doomed friendship between a Jewish boy in a World War II concentration camp and the...
Wednesday8th Jul 2020
Random Running Zelda: Breath Of The Wild With 29 Mods Is As Chaotic As You'd Expect
You've never seen Hyrule like this
We've seen some pretty cool Zelda: Breath of the Wild mods over the years - just last week we saw Ocarina of Time's Lon Lon Ranch be modded into the game, and someone even got Samus and her Gunship in there once - but nothing even comes close to the absurdity you're
Thursday2nd Jul 2020
Video See Ocarina Of Time's Lon Lon Ranch Inside Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
New mod brings back an iconic location
Ever wanted to see how one of the Legend of Zelda franchise's most iconic locations, Lon Lon Ranch, would look inside Breath of the Wild's Hyrule? Well, friends, you're most certainly in luck. Modder Waikuteru, who we featured on the site recently for an impressive attempt at placing Skyward Sword's Sandship...
Friday26th Jun 2020
Random Modder Puts Skyward Sword's Sandship Dungeon In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Running at 4K and 60fps, no less
The Zelda: Breath of the Wild community has left us consistently bewildered and amazed ever since the game launched, and this latest mod continues that trend in style. YouTube user and modder Waikuteru has shared a video of a new mod which places Zelda: Skyward Sword's Sandship dungeon inside Breath of the Wild's...
Wednesday17th Jun 2020
News New Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Escape Hyrule And Go Beyond The Map's Borders
And things get weird
If there's one thing you can always rely on, it's that we'll never go too long without Zelda: Breath of the Wild players discovering new and interesting glitches. Fans have been finding weird and wonderful ways to break the game ever since it launched back in 2017, and this latest find lets you escape Hyrule altogether. First...
Thursday14th May 2020
Video Watch Luigi Pull The Master Sword In The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Step aside, Link
Even after three years, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild continues to surprise us in more ways than one. There's also still a community out there speedrunning, glitching, and modding the game on a regular basis. The latest mod, made by banan039 and highlighted by the YouTube channel BeardBear, swaps out the hero of time for...
Wednesday29th Apr 2020
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Voted Among The Top Stress-Relieving Games In New Study
Call of Duty voted most stressful
We all play video games for different reasons, but one particularly common reason is to unwind and de-stress after a busy working day. The specific games or genres we play to do this will naturally differ from person to person, but a new study conducted by Comfy Sacks has found that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of...
Friday24th Apr 2020
Random Former Halo Composer Would "Love To" Work On The Zelda Series
"I've played all the Zeldas"
The former Halo composer Martin "Marty" O'Donnell says he would love to one day work on music for The Legend of Zelda series. Speaking to the YouTube channel The Act Man yesterday, O'Donnell spoke about how he had played all of the Zelda games, and would happily compose music for them, if given the opportunity: "I'd...
