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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…

On May 12th, Tears of the Kingdom‘s launch day, the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil woke up with huge replicas of Goddess Hylia statues (as seen in the game) scattered around at random spots in the city and its countryside. Anyone who thinks these curious appearances are the work of Nintendo’s marketing team for Latin America is very wrong. A group of die-hard fans actually carried out the movement of spreading out these beautiful statues, for the purpose of celebrating…

Disclaimers: The following article contains minor gameplay spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom. The interview that is being covered was conducted via translators and was edited by Polygon staff members for clarity. The abilities in Tears of the Kingdom seem quite silly when you simplify them, with one of them being magic, endless green glue that sticks things together. Ultrahand, however, is one of the many ways in which Tears of the Kingdom excels in promoting the freedom of the player….

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom released May 12 after 6 long years of waiting; to celebrate the release of the much-anticipated game, musician Lucas Cooper released his brand new album of video game cover music, Zelda—After The Storm. The album is Cooper’s second major Zelda-focused release, and you can listen to the entire album here. Whether you’re driving in the car (wishing you were playing Tears of the Kingdom) or exploring the vast regions of the game and longing for…

Fans around the world are still exploring Tears of the Kingdom‘s massive map and soaking in every detail of the latest Zelda game. I wouldn’t be surprised if all that time in Hyrule is affecting how we see the world outside the game. I can’t be the only one seeing potential Korok hiding spots out in the real world, right? Nintendo Japan recently announced, via the official Legend of Zelda Twitter account, another way to take Tears of the Kingdom…

Spoiler Warning: The article below contains minor spoilers for the first couple hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is possible the comments section could contain spoilers in both pictures and words. Please click at your own risk. Sorry, folks; the days of 999 Diamonds, Star Shards, and Dragon Horns have passed. After seemingly being left untouched in Tears of the Kingdom‘s 1.1.1 update, Nintendo has squashed quite a number of the item duplication glitches in…

Since May 12th, I have been glued to my television screen playing Tears of the Kingdom practically non-stop. I am in complete awe of this game — it’s scope is beyond anything I ever dreamed of, as The Sky and The Depths add more new content than I thought they would. Even The Surface, with its caves, wells, and the ramifications of the falling Sky islands and the newly formed Chasms have transformed the landscape we are so familiar with,…

The Plucky Squire, one of the most promising Zelda-like adventures due out this year, was featured during yesterday’s PlayStation Showcase in the form of a new gameplay trailer. The brief teaser, since uploaded to publisher Devolver Digital’s YouTube channel, introduces us to the game’s assorted heroes and villains, as well as the storybook-inspired world these characters inhabit. Most importantly, however, the trailer demonstrates The Plucky Squire‘s unique blend of 2D and 3D gameplay, as players will be able to escape…

When one decides to work in journalism, there is often an unspoken commitment that one should be dedicated to reporting the truth of any given situation. The modern age of the internet has made reaching the truth of a situation all the more difficult however. Within that difficulty, there are quite a number of reporters who have sacrificed that commitment in the name of creating more and more sensational headlines from unclear situations. The realm of Zelda news is in…

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….