Nintendo has apparently provided a fresh new timeline for The Legend of Zelda series, one that famously splits off into three different branches after Ocarina of Time. We now have an idea of where the most recent entries–Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom–fit into the franchise’s chronology. Spoilers: They don’t, instead being placed into their own little timeline.Vooks spotted the new Legend of Zelda timeline at Nintendo Live over this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. The image–seen below–was shared on X by Wario64, showing Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom separated from the official chronology that begins with Skyward Sword.
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Lego’s Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 building kit launched this weekend, marking the first collaboration between the brick-building giant and The Legend of Zelda. The 2,500-piece kit pays homage to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the N64 classic Ocarina of Time. It’s a Lego Store exclusive at the moment, so if you’re interested in picking it up, you may want to order soon. It’s not uncommon for exclusives to switch from “available now” to “backordered” at launch. If that happens, typically you have to wait for 60 days until your order ships. Orders placed now ship for free with a three- to five-day standard shipping delivery window.
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Read moreBand of Crusaders feels like a game I’m going to have to give a second chance to–the preview build doesn’t feature any of the story elements, and I really only enjoy strategy RPGs that feature long-form, intriguing stories that make the dozens, if not hundreds, of hours I spend playing them worth it. So as interesting as it was to play a game largely divorced from any of the narrative context and story–something I’ve never really done before–the experience more than anything reinforced how important those aspects of a game are. When a game is mostly just gameplay, it isn’t all that interesting for me.Set in an alternate history of medieval England, Band of Crusaders sees you take on the role of Grandmaster of a freshly constructed order of knights that do battle against demons. Set in a…
Read moreFunko Pops are making the move from your collectible shelf to your gaming console, as the collectibles brand is launching a wild new game–Funko Fusion–on September 13. The quirky action game will feature 60 playable characters from over 20 popular franchises like Jurassic World, Back to the Future, The Thing, and more. In conjunction with the new game, Funko is also launching a new Funko Fusion figures lineup that can be scanned into the game to unlock additional in-game content. That makes them function a bit like Nintendo’s amiibo figures–though we’re hoping they don’t sell out as fast.Funko Fusion arrives on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC on September 13, and the first of the new figures drop a week later on September 18, followed by additional characters thro…
Read moreExclusives apparently haven’t moved the needle for the Epic Games Store. In fact, most haven’t even been wise investments, according to Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney. What has worked instead for the company is giving away free games.PC Gamer reports that Sweeney revealed this strategy evaluation with reporters earlier this week while discussing user acquisition for the Epic Games Store. “We spent a lot of money on exclusives,” said Sweeney. “A few of them worked extremely well. A lot of them were not good investments, but the free games program has been just magical.”Sweeney didn’t go into detail about which “few” worked out. Arguably the latest big exclusive for the Epic Games Store was Alan Wake 2, which developer Remedy mentioned hadn’t earned back its development costs earlier…
Read moreBethesda Game Studios has announced the official release date for The Elder Scrolls: Castles. The latest installment in the Elder Scrolls series will launch globally on September 10 on mobile devices.Bethesda Game Studios shared a post on its official X/Twitter account announcing the release date alongside a video of the director of mobile games, Craig Lafferty, and production director Veronique Bruneau explaining the game. Lafferty describes The Elder Scrolls: Castles as the “spiritual successor to Fallout Shelter.” Castles has the same premise as Shelter in the sense that players create their castle, ensuring it runs smoothly and assigning the proper people to the right jobs.
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John Madden, the Super Bowl-winning coach turned turned NFL broadcaster and face of a video game franchise, is getting his own biopic movie. Writer and director David O. Russell has put the project together and cast Nicolas Cage to headline the film, which will be called Madden.”Nicolas Cage, one of our greatest and most original actors, will portray the best of the American spirit of originality, fun, and determination in which anything is possible as beloved national legend John Madden,” said Russell in a statement to Deadline. “Together with the ferocious style, focus, and inspired individualism of Al Davis, owner of the underdog Oakland Raiders, the feature will be about the joy, humanity and genius that was John Madden in a wildly inventive, cool world of the 1970s.”Madden only had a …
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