Legend of Zelda - Timeline
Thursday1st Jun 2023
Soapbox Returning To The Great Plateau In Zelda: TOTK Felt Like Coming Home
A truly GREAT plateau
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim argues that Breath of the Wild's starting area is still fantastic in Tears of the Kingdom... There are a lot of fantastic places that you can revisit in The Legend of...
Japanese Charts Nintendo Cleans Up As Zelda Continues To Dominate
Raking in the Ninten-dough
The latest Japanese charts are in and, to the surprise of absolutely no one, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has once again topped the pile with a further 148,482 sales, bringing its current total up to 1,515,673. This puts the game comfortably ahead of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which managed 8,373 sales to land it...
News Zelda Speedrunner Beats Tears Of The Kingdom In Under An Hour
Less than a month after release
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out for less than a month and it seems speedrunners are already drastically improving their times. Following a story about one individual completing the game in just 94 minutes on release, Speedrunner 'Zdi' has now managed to beat the sequel to Breath of the Wild (in...
Wednesday31st May 2023
Random Japanese Zelda Fans Steal Copies Of TOTK By Working As Delivery Assistants
The true villains of Hyrule
In the run up to the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, hype amongst fans had understandably reached fever pitch. Now, while most of us were quite content to replay Breath of the Wild again or simply sit in the corner of a room and rock back and forth for hours on end, two individuals in Japan were...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom New Item Duplication Glitches Discovered In Version 1.1.2
But they're not quite as rewarding...
Nintendo has already released a number of patches for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to improve the overall experience and also stamp out some bugs. Although item duplication glitches have been targeted in the latest update (Version 1.1.2), players are still uncovering new ones in this build. Admittedly, some of...
Tuesday30th May 2023
Poll Will You Be Updating Your Copy Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
Go on, tell us!
At the end of last week, Nintendo rolled out Version 1.1.2 for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - with early player reports seemingly confirming certain item duplication glitches have been patched. Fortunately, for anyone who did want to keep performing these glitches, there's an easy solution where you can simply disable...
Monday29th May 2023
Random Use A Portable Pot To Take Your Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Builds To The Next Level
Cooking on gas
Just three weeks in, we are starting to get the feeling that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is one of those games that's going to keep blowing our minds for years to come. For example, we have just today seen that the Portable Pot (a Zonai device that we have stumbled across multiple times in our travels so far) can in fact...
Random Zonai 'Airbike' Is The Perfect Custom Vehicle In Zelda: TOTK
Sorry, Master Cycle Zero
Traversing across Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is always a joy, but doing it on foot is not always the most efficient means of doing so. Sure, you could hop on a horse or craft yourself a nice little cart, but wouldn't it be great if you could literally just fly wherever you want? Well, you can! And...
UK Charts Guess What, Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Number One Again
A total upheaval
The latest UK charts data is in, and to the surprise of absolutely no one, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has once again topped the pile, despite a 50% sales drop week-on-week. It's the third week at number one for the latest Zelda entry, which sold a bonkers 10 million copies within its first three day
Sunday28th May 2023
Talking Point Could Nintendo Squeeze Another Zelda Game Out Of TOTK's Open World?
Lorule love? Termina time?
Prior to release — and especially before a couple of presentations gave us a better idea of what to expect in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — there were doubts as to exactly how different it would be from its immediate predecessor. & Kingdom. This made us chuckle. Reusing Breath of the Wild's open-world Hyrule...
Friday26th May 2023
Soapbox Modern Zelda Dungeons Are, In Fact, Divine
We owe the Beasts an apology
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim spreads some love for the modern-day Zelda dungeon. Be aware that he discusses Tears of the Kingdom below (not in detail, but he references a specific dungeon), so...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Update Now Live (Version 1.1.2), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Item duplication glitches supposedly patched
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a few weeks now and Nintendo has rolled out yet another patch. Version 1.1.2 fixes a troublesome audio bug, comes with some "additional fixes" for the main quest, and also addresses several issues to improve the overall gameplay experience. Here...
Thursday25th May 2023
Feature 21 Amazing Shield Fuse Combos In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Shield with it
It was back in Eiji Aonuma's 10-minute gameplay demonstration for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that we first got a glimpse at the possibilities of shield fusing. The series producer took a Puffshroom, stuck it to Link's shield, and faced a Construct head on, sending up a cloud of smoke around them both. At the time, this...
Random Zelda: TOTK Player Creates The Ultimate Weapon, Metal Gear Rex
Metal Gear..?! It can't be!
It seems almost unheard of in 2023, but after the announcement of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and a collection of classic Metal Gear Solid games for modern systems, Konami's Metal Gear franchise is all the rage once again. Heck, it's even infiltrating the world of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as one
Japanese Charts Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Strong Sales Continue Into Week Two
Fuse for thought
This week's Japanese charts are now in from Famitsu (via Gematsu), and it has been yet another stellar week for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — what a surprise! Despite not having quite as many sales as it did on its debut, Link's latest still managed to shift a nonetheless impressive 247,689 copies this time around...
Wednesday24th May 2023
Random Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom NPCs Call Out "Naked Link"
"Laundry day, huh?"
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a few weeks now and players are still discovering all sorts of fine details. As you might recall, in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link would get all sorts of reactions from friendly NPCs when he ran around without any clothes on. It turns out you'll get similar responses...
Tuesday23rd May 2023
UK Charts Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Lands The Top Spot, Once Again
Tears of the competition
After a brief delay, we now have the week's charts for boxed sales in the UK and surprising absolutely nobody, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has held onto the top spot after debuting in first place last week. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Link's latest outing has seen a 73% drop in sales week-on-week (though...
Poll Goats Or Lizards? What Do You Think Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Zonai Look Like?
Creature comparison
When it comes to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we have cleared up most of the pressing questions. We've assembled guides covering a range of topics, but we still haven't tackled the biggest one of them all: Do the Zonai look like goats or lizards? Now, we know what you're thinking — they're goats, right? — but...
News Zelda: TOTK Playtimes Start To Appear, And Some People Haven't Been Getting A Lot Of Sleep
Wake up, Link
For many of us, it's fair to say that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has taken over our every waking moment. This was all well and good when you could pour endless hours into exploring, blissfully unaware of the total playtime racking up behind the "Played in the last 10 days" message on your Switch Profile screen. But, if...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom New Item Duplication Glitch Discovered
Easier and faster than before
The Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a few weeks now and it seems another easy duplication glitch has been discovered. Instead of the bow and arrow trick, this one requires Link to jump off a ledge, pull out his paraglider, and then multiply inventory items before he hits the ground. You can see this new...
Monday22nd May 2023
Random Zelda Devs Reveal Which Link They Think Is The Stinkiest
Pooey!
We've often found ourselves wondering a lot of things about the Legend of Zelda franchise and, more specifically, its main protagonist, Link. Which Link is the strongest? What does he do in his spare time? Just how long does he really sleep? What we've never really considered, however, is which Link is perhaps the stinkiest. We're almost...
Soapbox Zelda: TOTK's Shrines Are Brilliant At Making An Idiot Feel Like A Genius
I did it, mum!
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Ollie wants to share his love for Tears of the Kingdom's shrines and the newfound freedom they afford players... I'm really not a very clever man. Okay no, that's not entirely true;...
Sunday21st May 2023
Guide Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: Where Does It Fit In The Zelda Timeline?
A Lon Lon time ago...
Never mind Ganon, anyone who has ever been brave enough to look will tell you that the true Dark Beast of the Zelda franchise is its timeline. Up until Skyward Sword, many of us were happy enough to form our own theories about how the games slotted together, or just play blissfully unaware of the intricacies of how one flowed...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The other boat one
Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we dive into this week's face-off, let's quickly recap what happened last time when we asked you to pick a favourite design between the two regional cover art options for Beyond Good and Evil. This was a slightly closer-fought contest than we have seen in recent weeks, but...
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Icons
Update: Wave 2 is available now
Update [Sun 21st May, 2023 02:15 BST]: Here's your reminder that Wave 2 of the special Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom-themed Switch Online icons are now available. You have until 25th May to grab them! Original [Fri 12th May, 2023 04:00 BST]: As part of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom celebrations...
Saturday20th May 2023
News Eiji Aonuma Has Completed Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom "About 20 Times"
He apparently "never felt bored once"
If you think one playthrough of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is impressive, series producer Eiji Aonuma recently revealed he has already completed the game "about 20 times". In part five of Nintendo's latest 'Ask the Developer' series, Aonuma mentioned how there were times when he had to rush ahead...
Feature Nintendo's Satellaview Blazed A Trail For Today's Season-Based, Ephemeral Games
Total BS-X
The most considerable game industry development in the last decade has been the rise of live-service games. When MMOs first launched, the idea of an always-online game was considered a novelty, but today most AAA studios are making live-service titles, and most non-live-service games from those companies have online features. The modern...
News Zelda: Cadence Of Hyrule Dev 'Brace Yourself Games' Confirms Layoffs
Up to half of its workforce may be gone
Canadian indie developer Brace Yourself Games (known for the Switch exclusive Cadence of Hyrule) has cut "a portion" of its workforce. Brace Yourself Games shared the following statement with PC Gamer, confirming the "incredibly difficult decision" to lay off employees. In a
News Zelda's Tears Of The Kingdom VA Took Inspiration From The Hit HBO Show "Game Of Thrones"
Emilia Clarke's character influenced her performance
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom expands on the story building first seen in the 2017 hit Breath of the Wild with even more cinematic cutscenes and many of the main characters (excluding the protagonist Link) now have even more dialogue. Speaking to Axios recently about her return to the...
Friday19th May 2023
Feature 26 Tweaks That Make Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Better Than BOTW
There's a change in the wind
Given the sheer amount of time that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had been in development, it was obvious that the game would make a number of quality-of-life improvements over its predecessor, Breath of the Wild. We won't lie, there were moments in the run-up to its release in which we wondered just how...