Well folks, the holidays are fast approaching and it seems this year is going to be one full of joy and good deals. Nintendo has just recently announced a couple of Black Friday deals that are sure to get many fans excited. It seems this year Nintendo has decided to pivot from their normal Mario…
Among the many new innovations in Tears of the Kingdom, Hyrule now has a newspaper of record: the Lucky Clover Gazette, the kingdom’s new daily (weekly? hourly? Who knows?) newspaper. Spoiler Warning:This feature discusses certain sidequests, secondary characters, and minor story spoilers from Tears of the Kingdom. Continue reading at your own discretion if you…
After a long day enduring the work grind (or the hardships of a hero), there’s nothing quite like the feeling of coming home to a familiar place and kicking your feet back by the fire in a comfy chair. That’s exactly what this cover of the Hateno Village theme sounds like, laced with a fun…
Next week in Burbank, California, Game Realms is hosting a Legend of Zelda signing event, and many of your favourite voices from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom will be there. Line up to see the actors behind Sidon (Jamie Mortellaro), Revali, Teba & the Great Deku Tree (Sean Chiplock), Daruk &…
Happy Halloween! In a time where the spooky and the dangerous are celebrated, we turn our attention away from the heroes and villains that dominate the Zelda story and focus more on the legions of baddies that haunt our every step. By the time we’ve slain our thousandth keese, they seem pretty uneventful, but what…
It’s not even Halloween yet and already we are getting ready for Christmas. This year has been quite the year for Nintendo, and it seems that even Hallmark is preparing to cash in on the Zelda train with some awesome looking Zelda-themed keepsake ornaments. Officially known as the Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Debut, this line of…
This month, Edge Magazine unveiled their December 2023 issue, which was dedicated to a comprehensive examination and ranking of the greatest games released in the last three decades. Seen in the list’s top five were not one, but two Zelda games, outpacing legendary titles such as Resident Evil 4 and Elden Ring. The “greatness” of…
On October 9, Zelda developers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi divulged more information about making Tears of the Kingdom in a rare interview with The Telegraph. They also reflected on what it was like developing Breath of the Wild and its world compared to Zelda titles in the past, how that affected making its sequel…
Tears of the Kingdom is a game that allows the player’s creativity and imagination to roam free. Its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, opened the door for that freedom with its open air style of adventure. Capitalizing on that success, the Zelda team decided to create the sequel to have even more of a DIY-style…
In a recent interview with Famitsu, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi discussed the ever-so-confusing timeline placements of the recent titles. Unfortunately, no clear answer was given by the director who did a very good job beating around the bush. However, he did reconfirm that despite the talk of…
Voice actors Joe Hernandez and Heather Gonzalez will be present at a meet-and-greet event at KS Collectibles in Redlands, CA on September 16th. Joe Hernandez is known in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom for voicing the Goron brethren Daruk and Yunobo. Heather Gonzalez debuted in Tears of the Kingdom as Mineru,…
In a recent interview with Famitsu, Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma and series Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi denied any DLC being planned for development for Tears of the Kingdom. When asked about what comes next for the series, Aonuma said that they currently have no plans to release additional content for the 2023 game. With Tears of…
A happy end of August to you all and happy returns to ZUCast! Our focus on “Tears of the Kingdom” continues with a stronger focus on how its story relates to our other adventures in Hyrule. Our first segment looks at how well the game fulfilled its role as a true “sequel” to a previous…
The donation results are in after the conclusion of Games Done Quick’s all-women charity speedrunning event Flame Fatales. Talented diverse speedrunners showed off their gaming prowess through exciting runs of Stardew Valley, Final Fantasy X, Breath of the Wild, Cadence of Hyrule, Tears of the Kingdom, Pokemon Blue, Pokemon Scarlet / Violet, and much more.…
In all my years playing games across countless genres, publishers, and developers, there have been few times in my life where playing a game has made me gasp, drop my jaw, make my breath catch in my chest, and let a “wow” spill forth from my lips. Climbing the western edge of the Gerudo Highlands for the first time in Breath of the Wild was one of those times for me.
