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Gears of War designer once teased for being a Zelda fan

Cliff Bleszinski, better known as Cliffy B and most famous for designing the Gears of War series, admits that he was often teased about liking The Legend of Zelda as a child.  However, he also cites Nintendo as his “first true love,” and states that the original Zelda game gave him his first lesson in marketing. …

Skyward Sword’s “Crimson Loftwing” on violin

YouTube user and violinist  mklachu has been doing violin covers for months, and this time around she’s tackled “Crimson Loftwing” from Skyward Sword.  In the style of recording multiple videos and then combining them to create one complete arrangement, her take on this popular Zelda tune is a must-hear for anyone who’s played Skyward Sword–or…

Aonuma talks story and complexity in Zelda

Eiji Aonuma, producer of Skyward Sword and one of the leading developers of the Zelda series since Ocarina of Time, recently spoke with IGN via e-mail about story and complexity in Zelda.  The team at IGN took notice of the greater detail in Skyward Sword, such as “bugs, minerals and other assorted collectables [that] could be…

“#@$% Zelda fans say”

We Zelda fans are notorious within the gaming community for being a bit temperamental when it comes to expressing our love of the series to other gamers.  YouTube user itismarc0 has created a video in which he humorously expresses the many sayings, praises, and criticisms that Zelda fans have been belting out for decades.  Hit the…

Baby Link (and Baby Tingle, too)

People have been doing cosplay for a wide array of different video games or anime series, including The Legend of Zelda, for years. But have you ever seen babies portraying your favorite video game hero/heroine? Hit the jump to see some more baby Links, and even a baby Tingle!

Bolero of Fire given an orchestral fan arrangement

For years, fans have been begging for a Zelda game to receive the orchestral treatment and finally get an orchestrated soundtrack.  Skyward Sword did just that (mostly), but what about the previous games in the series?  One fan has been taking classic video game songs and revamping them into beautiful orchestral arrangements.  Next up on…

Fans build a Kikwi snowman

The Kikwi:  they’re the adorable forest creatures that Link encounters in Skyward Sword, all led by their enormous leader, Bucha.  Some avid fans decided to spend their snow day making a snowman, but, rather than the traditional Frosty, decided to create the Kikwi leader!  The group had originally intended to sculpt a normal snowman, but…

Zelda not getting any better according to Kotaku

Gaming website Kotaku have just recently published an article stating how the Legend of Zelda series has never been any better since the original was released 25 years ago. A lot of controversy is in this article as they state Ocarina of Time is not even a ‘great’ Zelda game and write that Skyward Sword…

Only 8 days left to download Four Swords for free!

Despite being well into the new year, Nintendo’s 25th Anniversary celebration of Zelda keeps on giving.  From now until February 20, you can download Four Swords Anniversary Edition for free on your Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS–that’s only seven more days to get your hands on this classic title for the Game Boy Advance.  This…

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