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GameTrailers is once again announcing the contenders for their Game of the Year awards. Though A Link Between Worlds did not take a spot among their nominees for Best RPG, GameTrailers saw fit to place it among 2013’s top ten games overall! The latest Zelda installment seems well worth the place of Game of the Year, judging by the numerous scores of 9/10 and higher in site and store reviews, including GameTrailers’ own score of 9.8/10. Hit the jump to see their video…

The Zelda series has always been one to give slight nods to older games in the franchise. Even if they’re not actual storyline elements, the developers seem to like to hide references to older games, and as gamers, we definitely love to find them. Though these might not be all of the references, this GameTrailers video sure captures a good number of them. Hit the jump to watch!

Pop-Fiction is a series of videos from GameTrailers which explore some of gaming’s biggest myths. They have already investigated several aspects of the Zelda series, such as the mysterious Chris Houlihan room from A Link to the Past, and the supposed removal of the original version of the Fire Temple music from early editions of Ocarina of Time. Pop-Fiction have returned to Hyrule once again to explore another mystery, this time a slightly lesser-known one concerning an enigmatic hidden “ghost”…

Recently Game Trailers sat down with Takashi Tezuka, the General Manager of the EAD Software development department at Nintendo. Tezuka gave explanations on the development process of the Legend of Zelda series over the years, the evolution of the Zelda timeline, his involvement in the development of the first game, the inspiration of the franchise, and their thought process behind the creation of the universe. To see the entire interview with Tezuka and more hit the jump!

The folks over on Game Trailers have released an amazing video covering the much talked about and often debated timeline of the Legend of Zelda series. The video begins by covering the first few games in the series in chronological order giving a brief overview of each and explains how the storyline slowly evolved from a simple fantasy game manual backstory to an overarching epic covering several centuries from the creation of Hyrule to the later adventures of Link and…

A new series at GameTrailers is brewing and it is unlike anything we’re used to. In “Timeline”, GameTrailers will be examining various video game series and how the stories in-game all come together, and what franchise better to start with than The Legend of Zelda, whose timeline has been more debated and theorized over than any other video game? If you’re interested in more about this legendary first episode of what should be a great series, hit the jump!

Many people love Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series, but have you ever wondered what a Smash Bros fight would be like in real life? Well the folks over at GameTrailers made this a reality in their web series, “De-Pixelated.” Mario and Luigi are shown duking it out in this episode, with an appearance made by Link along with other characters later in the video. Make the jump to check it out!

GameTrailers has updated one of their Pop Fiction Episodes. That one being specifically about the legendary Chris Houlihan room that can be found in the Zelda game: A Link to the Past. The room itself can only be found using certain methods and the room’s layout consists of blue rupees, a telepathic tile, and a water-covered floor. The reason behind the room’s existence is because back in 1990 Nintendo Power magazine had a contest where one had to take a…

GameTrailers’ web series Pop Fiction has recently aired its 24th episode, which tries to demystify the myth of Link being swordless in Ocarina of Time. The folks over at GT tested out three ways to take away Link’s sword in the many different versions of the game. Many of these methods can be used on all versions of the original N64 copy of the game, but GameTrailers brings to our attention that different methods often won’t necessarily be applicable to…

GameTrailers brings us another episode of their podcast, Invisible Walls, where they share their thoughts on the newest videogames. Among them was The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and it appears these guys have not been enjoying the game. They discuss how the game feels too old, the areas feel too empty, and while some things look stunning with the new graphics, others look old. They also think that Nintendo should step up their game to the level of their…