In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai discusses a topic many in online spaces have heard about before, the echo chamber. Sakurai’s video is short, but he goes on to give a brief definition of the term, and then discusses the role it plays in video game development.…
Way back in 1996 Nintendo released the Nintendo 64. While video games were not incredibly old at that point in history, the system distinguished itself from its competition by providing players with a unique controller and the ability to play with four of your friends at the same time. From that point forward we got…
Fans’ hype for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is palpable with the upcoming release sitting at the top of IGN users’ most wanted titles. GamesIndustry.biz sourced the data from the IGN Playlist, a backlog tracker. It only includes games that were shown in this month’s developer showcases (such as the recent Nintendo Direct),…
This Nintendo Direct delivered quite a bit of pulled punches for Zelda fans that included an immediate Nintendo Switch Online release of A Link to the Past and Four Swords for the Game Boy Advance, a graceful golden Zelda themed Switch Lite, and an all-new 2D Legend of Zelda game that is being released this…
The history of the Zelda fan community might not be as old as the history of Hyrule itself, but it’s certainly long enough to have witnessed a rich variety of content treasures made by talented fans across the decades. Younger fans recently discovered one such hidden treasure with thanks to the Wayback Machine, and that…
Linktober’s annual event for all things Zelda and art returns online this Friday from June 14th 12am to June 16th 11:59pm EDT. For a simple donation of one USD dollar, you can access the event’s main site portal and see the wares of a wide variety of Zelda fan content creators, as well as participate…
The Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) charity speedrunning marathon is fast approaching, and the games list is finalized. The event will be held June 30 through July 6, 2024 and will be streamed live online from Minneapolis, MN to raise funds for charity. A variety of activities will be held onsite simultaneously during the livestream…
We’re always down for a good dungeon builder game, and while there surprisingly aren’t many out there, the independent studio Apogee Entertainment rises to the occasion and has decided to make their own. Developed by Apogee, Skydevilpalm, and Julian Creutz, the game is called Quest Master, a dungeon building fantasy sandbox that draws inspiration from…
It’s safe to say by now that gamers are living in one of the best times to be a Zelda fan. We’ve got amazing games, with the most recent being Tears of the Kingdom, an exciting and technical marvel. We’ve got a plethora of media such as VIZ Comics’s Twilight Princess that just finished up…
Hey, look! Listen! If you missed out on BlackMilk’s award-winning line of Legend of Zelda apparel, we have good news for you. The Australian clothing company announced last week that it’s revealing a brand new “sequel” of Zelda themed apparel. Some pieces have returned since the first time, but most pieces are as fresh as…
Thanks to the power of technology, new inventions and implementations are always at the forefront and pioneering the future. And sometimes, technology allows us to take the rare opportunity to step back in time. One such example is how certain “archivists” are able to re-create older toy collections from years prior. An “archivist” is a…
In the wake of Wes Ball’s movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes releasing in theaters next week, the Zelda movie director assured fans that he vows the live action movie will feel “grounded and real,” according to an interview with Polygon. (And it’s a safe bet there probably won’t be any trains involved,…
It’s always refreshing to see (or hear, in this case,) a new batch of Zelda inspired songs made for fans, by fans. It’s especially impressive when said songs are based on the already powerful orchestrated soundtracks of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. This week, we’re going to focus on albums from…
The wonders never cease in the world of modding. A few weeks ago, we showed off some of the Smash-inspired modding creations of notCHase, and this time we’re back with another of their projects, a fusion of inspirations that turns Ocarina of Time’s Hyrule into a playground. Shield surfing is a mechanic that stands out…
Last week, Tears of the Kingdom once again galloped head-to-head against the impressive game lineup from last year’s market at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’s Game Awards 2024. While Tears did not win the highly coveted Best Game Award, there was no reason to cry just yet. Tears nabbed (or should we…
