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Tears of the Kingdom builds on Breath of the Wild’s beautiful open-world formula, continuing the Zelda franchise’s new direction. Despite their critical acclaim, some fans miss the “old-style” Zelda and the more “linear” games. Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma knows that, and he gave IGN an interesting response. Aonuma attributes fans’ desires to nostalgia and “the thing that we don’t ...

Apex Legends announced a crossover with Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth at the Game Awards, another surprise collaboration. On January 9, 2024, EA’s battle royale shooter will host it. A first look:  

Baldur’s Gate 3 won Game of the Year at the Game Awards. It competed with Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Multiple other awards went to Baldur’s Gate 3. Mario, Pikmin 4, and Zelda won awards. Here are all the winners: Baldur’s Gate 3: Game of the Year, best performance (Neil Newbon), ...

Capcom announced the next Monster Hunter game at the Game Awards. Monster Hunter Wilds arrives in 2025 on several next-gen platforms. Though Nintendo platforms are missing, the series’ history suggests anything can happen. This game will follow Monster Hunter 20th anniversary celebrations early next year. Monster Hunter Wilds producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said: Ryozo Tsujimoto: “This announcement is just the start, so ...

Nintendo made many Switch announcements at the Game Awards 2023 (see our roundup). Winning was also important. We’ve covered a few of those on the site, but let’s cheer for Pikmin 4, which won Best Sim/Strategy Game! Geoff Keighley’s award floods reveal multiple winners at once, and the win came in one. Nintendo won this one without an acceptance speech ...

Many timeline theories existed before The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s release earlier this year. It follows Breath of the Wild, but how does it compare to Ocarina of Time or A Link to the Past? TOTK did not answer well. In this Hyrule, references to other games are vague. We wanted the game’s producer and director, Eiji ...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s development may have ended, but Nintendo is still releasing DLC fighter amiibo figures. Nintendo announced in September that Kingdom Hearts’ Sora would get a figure in 2024. He’ll be released on February 16, 2024. In July, Pyra and Mythra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) were released. Sora will follow. Along with this release date,

Nintendo announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 5th anniversary and Sora’s February amiibo. In January 2024, new spirits will commemorate this milestone. The translation says these spirits will join amiibo tag tournaments where players can challenge their raised amiibo. Special events begin tomorrow and end December 13. This event offers 5 x EXP, SP, and “Snack L” for five days. Here’s ...

After the “Final Horizon” update in September, Sega has released a new patch for Sonic Frontiers, bringing it to Version 1.41. It tweaks “Easy Mode” balance and controls for new characters Amy, Knuckles, and Tails. The full list is on Sega’s patch notes page: Sonic Frontiers, Patch 1.41 (7 December 2023) Update 1.41 for Sonic Frontiers is now available. We ...

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince launched on Switch last week and is sold out in many Japanese stores. Square Enix now recommends the digital version if they can’t get a retail copy. Translation by Ryuji of Noisy Pixel: “Due to the popular demand for Dragon Quest Monsters, the physical version is currently sold out in many stores. If you ...