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Nintendo Officially Declares Breath Of The Wild To Be Outside Of The Zelda Series' Timeline
2.9.2024
It’s official: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom don’t fit on any previous Legend of Zelda timeline. As revealed by Nintendo this weekend, the two open-world games that bookended the Switch’s lifespan stand alone in their own version of reality. Which means all that time you spent trying...
PlayStation's Most Underrated Exclusive Still Grips Me 7 Years Later
28.2.2024
In recent years I’ve come to accept that I just don’t love open-world games. It’s partially because my life has only gotten busier and I have less free time to spend on games, so I gravitate towards shorter experiences. But it’s also because open-world game design tends to be boring and repetitive...
Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Director Spills On MIA Sheikah Technology
10.10.2023
Hidemaro Fujibayashi, director of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, finally shed some light on what happened to all the Sheikah technology that was practically ubiquitous in Breath of the Wild but strangely absent in its sequel.Read more
Canceled Ubisoft Sequel Was Inspired By Wind Waker, Elden Ring
21.8.2023
The sequel to Immortals: Fenyx Rising (2020's open-world, Greek-inspired adventure game) was cancelled in July 2023, and we’re just now learning exactly what that game was meant to entail—and how much of a break from tradition it was planned to be for Ubisoft.Read more
Canceled Ubisoft Sequel Was Inspired By Wind Waker, Elden Ring
21.8.2023
The sequel to Immortals: Fenyx Rising (2020's open-world, Greek-inspired adventure game) was cancelled in July 2023, and we’re just now learning exactly what that game was meant to entail—and how much of a break from tradition it was planned to be for Ubisoft.Read more
Tears Of The Kingdom: Fast Travel Anywhere With These Items
27.6.2023
If you’ve spent a decent amount of time in Tears of the Kingdom, then you know the world is vast and filled with tons of fast-travel points by way of Shrines and Skyview Towers. Still, even with all those options, sometimes you need to get back to a specific location, and it doesn’t always...
The Problem With Tears Of The Kingdom Clumsily Giving Sidon A Fiancée
27.6.2023
When Tears of the Kingdom finally released this past May, reactions were mostly rapturous. People marveled at all the things players could build with Link’s new Ultrahand ability, and delighted in discovering the mysteries lurking in Hyrule’s new regions. However, one aspect did have a number...
Tears Of The Kingdom Players Determine Link’s Weight Is 10 Apples
27.6.2023
The clever minds over at r/HyruleEngineering have done it again. This time, instead of building something entertaining like a veritable hamster wheel for Yunobo, or devastating drones that would land Link in trouble with the ICC, one fan has taken to building an in-game scale to weigh objects...
Tears of the Kingdom: 11 Best Armor Sets To Loot ASAP
14.6.2023
Link’s a pretty fashionable guy. But he also has a number of needs from his threads beyond just looking great: increased defenses, the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, and now that he’s taken to jumpin’ off islands in the sky like a madman, having increased aerial maneuvers is pretty...
Tears Of The Kingdom Fixes The Worst Part Of Breath Of The Wild: Boss Fights
2.6.2023
When we were putting together a list of the best boss fights in the Legend of Zelda series here at Kotaku, we all had a collective moment of accepting Breath of the Wild, widely regarded as a defining moment in the series’ long history, wouldn’t be represented. The Wii U/Switch game is...
Nintendo Says Breath Of The Wild Is The Legend of Zelda’s Blueprint Moving Forward
19.5.2023
While Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are widely beloved, there are some Legend of Zelda fans who miss the more streamlined, non-open-world approach of games like Ocarina of Time. To those of you who fall into that category, I’m sorry to tell you it doesn’t sound like the series...
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Fixes Breath Of The Wild’s Most Controversial Feature
17.5.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s weapon degradation system was bullshit. Things got better in the back half of the game, but early on it was a pain in the ass and demoralizing to get a hot new sword only for it to break a few dozen hits later. Tears of the Kingdom fixes this. Weapons still...
Should You Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Before Tears Of The Kingdom?
12.5.2023
It is May 12, 2023, and on this fine day the much-hyped Nintendo sequel The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is finding its way into the eager hands of players around the world. But you: Maybe you stand apart. Maybe you didn’t end up playing the previous game, 2017’s smash hit Breath of...
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Reviews Say It's Even Better Than Breath Of The Wild
11.5.2023
Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are finally here and they’re as glowing as you’d expect. A sequel to one of the most beloved games ever, it sounds like Nintendo’s biggest game of the year does everything it needs to and more, even if it can’t quite rekindle the magic...
Breath Of The Wild Ranked Best Game Of All Time By (Some) Devs And Critics
10.5.2023
We might be two sleeps away from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s hotly anticipated release on the Nintendo Switch but its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, just achieved the impressive distinction of being ranked as the best game of all time. According to one group of industry notables...
The Wii U Presented ‘Restrictions’ In Breath Of The Wild’s Development
10.5.2023
With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dropping on May 12, Nintendo is looking back and sharing more details about its predecessor, Breath of the Wild. Those details include confirmation that the Wii U console held back the production of and content included in BotW.Read more
Catch-Up On Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Before The Sequel In Under Seven Minutes
8.5.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is only a few more days away. The special edition consoles have shipped. The leaks are out there. And the digital version of the game has begun pre-loading on every Switch. The only thing left? Trying to remember what the hell happened in the first game...
Twitch Streamer's Struggle To Become A Top Breath of the Wild Speedrunner Is Today's Must-Watch
24.4.2023
Twitch streamer and YouTuber Simply has attempted the unthinkable: Giving himself just 12 hours, he set out to learn the very tricky speedrun for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and to successfully complete one in as fast a time as possible. The speedrunning challenge was insane, full...
Nintendo Escalates War On Popular Zelda YouTuber Behind Multiplayer Breath Of The Wild Mod
14.4.2023
In the wake of a massive hype wave following the latest The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer, Nintendo has seemingly ratched up the number of rogue copyright claims it puts out against content creators on Youtube, and at least one of them is hitting back. In his latest video, Eric...
Big Breath Of The Wild YouTuber Hit By Nintendo After Multiplayer Mod
7.4.2023
YouTuber and speedrunner Eric “PointCrow” Morino released a brand new multiplayer mod for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on April 4. It basically transforms the hit 2017 Switch game into a modern open-world version of the beloved co-op Zelda spin-off Four Swords Adventures. A couple...