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For a spinoff title, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is about as close as possible to being a mainline Zelda game without being a mainline Zelda game. While a Hyrule Warriors game at heart, it portrays the world and aesthetics of Breath of the Wild so well that it’s easy to forget that you aren’t…

Thanks to the demo release of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Zelda fans have been able to dive into the opening chapter of the game and get their first taste of gameplay ahead of the official release. For many players, their excitement for this game isn’t just about slaying hordes of enemies or discovering new…

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is bringing the Dynasty Warriors formula back to The Legend of Zelda, but the experience aims to be quite different from what fans enjoyed in the original Hyrule Warriors for Wii U, 3DS, and Switch. This prequel to the groundbreaking Breath of the Wild is adding many new wrinkles to…

If you are a regular reader of Zelda Universe, you may have noticed that the website looks a bit different today. After years of discussions, planning, and development, we have finally launched the first all-new Zelda Universe website design since 2008. Our iconic Zelda temple website design has evolved over time, but the first version…

How empty would life be without music? Whether it’s the sound of yesteryear’s top forties playing in the background at a retail store, the off-key group effort of a birthday song, or a concert that draws thousands to hear the masterful efforts of a performer, any day without some form of music feels incomplete. As…

Piloting the Divine Beasts in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is the ultimate power trip. If Hyrule Warriors is all about Link and friends laying waste to hundreds of enemies on the battlefield, then piloting the Divine Beasts and easily stomping upon, blasting, and ultimately lasering thousands of enemies easily takes that experience to a…

If you’ve played the demo of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, you’ve already gotten some hands-on time with three of the game’s playable characters: Link, Impa, and Zelda. These three characters all handle very differently, so it’s worthwhile getting a bit of practice with each! While you can go into each map and button-mash your…

Bundle up and stash away plenty of Ultra Balls, because Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are whisking us away to the Crown Tundra. The second of two expansion passes for the Nintendo Switch titles opens the way to a brand new area on the southern tip of the Galar region, where there is just as…

Villains are essential ingredients to successful fantasy stories. They move the plot along, keep valiant heroes busy, and make us sit on the edge of our seats. Villains in video games do even more; they give us goals and promote healthy feelings of confidence after we mow them down in epic boss fights. Few other…

The world of The Legend of Zelda is filled with fantastic creatures and beings, many of which we have had to do battle with over the years. Link has squared off against an enormous bestiary throughout the Zelda games, his foes coming in all different shapes and sizes. There have been sinister sorcerers, giant monsters,…

Yesterday, we released a new video on our YouTube channel where our very own Alex Rosenberg interviewed Jules Conroy, also known as FamilyJules. Jules is a musician, composer, YouTuber, and Twitch streamer, and his talent with various musical instruments, particularly electric guitar, has helped him create many incredible remixes of various video game music tracks.…

For someone who isn’t a huge fan of the hack-and-slash genre, I stayed away from the first Hyrule Warriors game. Plus, a lot of the story and a few of the characters weren’t canon (I’m looking at you, Linkle). But when Eiji Aonuma said “You’ll have to wait a bit longer” in regards to Breath…

If you haven’t downloaded the new Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo, you should. I’ll be happy to explain all the reasons why this new game is already doing so many things better than the original Hyrule Warriors while it’s downloading. Early impressions of this game are giving me “more of the same, but better,”…

Today, October 26, a new book about the development, impact, and significance of the classic and beloved Zelda game, Majora’s Mask, has been published by Boss Fight Books. This book, written by Boss Fight Book founder Gabe Durham, is the latest in a series of books that explore video games and video game series, delving…

Nintendo has had a fraught history with their dabbles in the visual medium. From the early days of their success, production companies have tried to bring the franchises over to television screens and theaters. It started with Captain N and the Super Mario Supershow. Neither show did a great job of capturing that Nintendo magic,…