Category: The Legend of Zelda

“The Blood Moon rises once again…” Calling all Zelda artists, writers, crafters, and artisans; Blood Moon Rising Zine is doing an interest check for their upcoming project. The zine is a horror-themed Zelda zine, so imagine all of your darkest fears that creep through Zelda lore coming to life upon its pages. Heather BeardHeather is a Senior Editor at Zelda Dungeon and has been a member of the ZD team since 2019. She is a graphic designer, artist, and a…

Spoiler Warning: This article contains minor spoilers and the comments section might contain spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom. Tears of the Kingdom has been around for nearly a month, and I’m sure that many fans have at least gotten a taste of what Hyrule has in store for them. Tears of the Kingdom boasts many new abilities, one of which being Fuse which was demonstrated in a gameplay demo prior to the release of the game. Very early on…

One way that video games have always reached out to me and given me that extra level of immersion is having a stellar soundtrack. This is something that the Zelda series has always been known for. As I delved into Tears of the Kingdom, I found the opening area to be a serene and heavenly environment, loaded with immersive sounds and of course some incredibly beautiful music. And shortly after the release of Tears of the Kingdom, a brand new…

Spoiler Warning: The comments section might contain spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom.   The first teaser trailer for the sequel to Breath of the Wild released the Summer of 2019. Since then we were given tiny little updates on the game’s development and progress. It was not until September of 2022 when we would actually be able to put a title to the highly anticipated sequel. The marketing for Tears of the Kingdom, at times, felt like we were…

Vanpool, the Japanese game studio behind the Nintendo DS Tingle titles and the 3DS-based Dillon series, has been dissolved, according to a statement released on the company’s website. Vanpool’s official dissolution took place on May 31st, with the company citing “various circumstances” for its decision to disband. Vanpool, founded in 1999, forged an ongoing partnership with Nintendo in the 2000s through its contributions to the DS and 3DS libraries. The company developed 2006’s Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland, a quirky Zelda…

One of the most uplifting things about release of Tears of the Kingdom is the increased amount of attention that the entire Zelda series is receiving. Whether it is popular outlets like The New York Times or smaller social media channels, it feels like everyone is giving the Zelda series its due as an innovative and influential series. One of the most acclaimed elements of the series is its music, and plenty of musicians across the internet have been creating…

Spoiler Warning: The article below contains minor spoilers for some returning and new enemies in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. If you’re like me you’ve probably explored a good chunk of Hyrule ,above and below, over the last handful of days. In previous footage we got a brief glimpse of how some of the returning enemies have changes in appearances, but what about the new enemies? We caught a glimpse of a flaming Gleeok and a Boss…

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a couple weeks now, and players are discovering many of the game’s surprises. But there’s at least one unforeseen change that has left some players a little frustrated. The Wolf Link amiibo no longer grants players access to the legendary canine companion. Instead, it merely offers a collection of meat, which we can assume was “hunted” by our wolf friend…I think. True, the nature of gameplay in Tears of the…

Vancouver-based gaming developer Brace Yourself Games has confirmed that their company has laid off a portion of its employees. The gaming company became popular in 2015 with the release of Crypt of the NecroDancer, and they later developed the popular rhythm game based upon The Legend of Zelda, Cadence of Hyrule, that released Summer of 2019. The layoffs were initially reported by Game Developer, which cited tweets by a former employee that the layoffs effected half of the company’s workforce….

We’re in a post-release Tears of the Kingdom world! While embarking on our new adventures through Hyrule, perhaps there is a bit of reflection in our minds on past games, both in terms of gameplay and story. In my playthrough of Tears of the Kingdom, I’ve been thinking a lot about the narratives of past Zelda games in particular (while trying to figure out how this newest entry of the series can tie into them). Zelda is rich with lore,…