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Monday4th Aug 2014
News Link, Zelda, and Lana Show Their Moves in New Hyrule Warriors Trailers
Faron PUNCH
Another day, another recommended daily allowance of Hyrule Warriors goodness to be taken with meals. The folks at Koei Tecmo have given its fans three more videos to gawp at, and with just ten days until the Japanese release and the imminent Nintendo Direct focused entirely on the upcoming title, it would naturally be assumed that new...
Friday1st Aug 2014
Video Impa and a Naginata Mean Bad News For Gohma in Hyrule Warriors
More slick action from Koei Tecmo
Now that some Japanese press copies of Hyrule Warriors are in the wild, there's no shortage of footage popping up online for those that want to see the whole game before it arrives. For those seeking an element of surprise when it arrives in stores, however, there's the conventional hype machine of Koei Tecmo and...
News You Won't Be Able To Cross Swords Online In Hyrule Warriors
Co-op restricted to local play only
Nintendo confirmed a while back that Hyrule Warriors will feature online functionality, and while the official page only lists elements such as potential DLC, Miiverse connectivity and "special battle" modes, many fans jumped to conclusions and assumed that online co-op would make the cut. It has now been...
Thursday31st Jul 2014
News Another Hyrule Warriors Live Stream is Scheduled for Tomorrow
The hype train's reached its platform, but it isn't slowing down
Nintendo and Koei Tecmo really are putting their all into promoting Hyrule Warriors in Japan. This morning we had the Niconico broadcast telling everyone to expect a Hyrule Warriors Nintendo Direct from Nintendo of America next week, and now it's been revealed that there'll be yet...
News Hyrule Warriors Nintendo Direct Arriving Next Week
A Link to the future
The recent live stream on Niconico for the upcoming Hyrule Warriors was sadly not fit to burst with new information on the game. Despite the A-list cast of special guests it was a fairly pedestrian affair, re-iterating knowledge already known to most fans who have been following developments. Luckily though, the stream did...
Wednesday30th Jul 2014
Video Sheik Deals Death In Latest Hyrule Warriors Trailer
Wielding the power of the goddesses
For any fan of the Zelda series, Sheik is unforgettable. A mysterious ninja who supplies a semi-deus ex machina role in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Sheik provided one of the best twists in the entire game — and one which meant that all of those uncomfortable feelings Link had during the course of his...
Tuesday29th Jul 2014
News Yet More Hyrule Warriors Details Coming This Week
Set your alarm clocks to HYPE
In the same manner as last week, Niconico will be streaming a live presentation with more details on the Zelda spin-off Hyrule Warriors this Thursday. The tweet shown below, from the game’s official account, details the announcement. [tweet Two of Nintendo's Zelda veterans, Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, will...
Monday28th Jul 2014
Video Darunia Rolls and Pounds His Way Through Enemies in Hyrule Warriors
Princess Ruto opts for a little more elegance
Hyrule Warriors is now less than two months away, and Koei Tecmo continues to build hype through new character reveals, screenshots and trailers. Last week brought confirmation of Ocarina of Time stages along with Sheik, Darunia and Princess Ruto, and the latest trailer shows the Goron leader in action,...
Thursday24th Jul 2014
News Nintendo Serves Up Over Four Minutes of Awesomely Detailed Hyrule Warriors Footage
Shows off the cast, enemies, Skulltulas, cuccos and more
Earlier today Hyrule Warriors appeared in a broadcast on Japanese online service Niconico, with recent details and characters shown off in new footage, including just-announced playable stages and characters from Ocarina of Time
Nostalgia overload with 50 screens
Earlier this week it was revealed that Ocarina of Time was joining Hyrule Warriors with Sheik, Darunia and Princess Ruto, along with stages and other elements to fit in with the game. As has been the case with previous Hyrule Warriors reveals, an initial magazine exclusive has rapidly made way for a deluge of...
Wednesday23rd Jul 2014
News Japanese Video Site Niconico Live Streaming Hyrule Warriors Tomorrow
Footage of new characters in action?
We've already had news regarding new additions to the Hyrule Warriors roster, and tomorrow Japanese video sharing site Niconico will be live streaming footage of the game — presumably showing these fresh combatants in action. The event will take place at 9PM Japanese time, which is 1PM if you're based in
Tuesday22nd Jul 2014
Quite a cast
Just yesterday we reported on the news that a Goron was being teased as a new playable character in Hyrule Warriors. It seems that tease was just the beginning, as a preview from Famitsu on its latest issue is promising details on three new playable characters. As expected, it's the turn of
Video Behold The Insane Destructive Power Of Link's Wrecking Ball And Power Glove Combo
More Hyrule Warriors footage to get you excited
As the Japanese launch of Hyrule Warriors draws ever closer we've starting to see a lot more video content pouring out of Koei Tecmo. This latest footage shows Link's Ball & Chain and Power Glove weapon arrangement, the raw power of which is absolutely terrifying. Link is able to use the ball to...
Monday21st Jul 2014
News New Hyrule Warriors Playable Character to be Announced This Week
Rumours and hints point to a Goron
Koei Tecmo is still consistently revealing tantalising new details for Hyrule Warriors in the form of new playable characters, stages and villains. It's the former that arguably raise hype levels the most, as we can all fantasize about crushing hundreds of foes with a variety of iconic characters from the Zelda...
Thursday17th Jul 2014
Video Watch Zelda Lay The Smackdown With The Wind Waker In Hyrule Warriors
Getting a second wind
Zelda may be pretty handy with a blade in Hyrule Warriors, but as this latest video attests, she's just as keen to create carnage with the legendary Wind Waker wand. In the trailer below you can watch the traditionally mild-mannered Hylian royal dish out plenty of wind-based punishment on hordes of enemies. Compared to Link's...
Monday14th Jul 2014
Video Fi Shows What She Can Do in This Latest Hyrule Warriors Trailer
Always handy when you can turn into a sword
The roster of playable characters and villains in Hyrule Warriors keeps growing, and last week brought the intriguing reveal of Fi as a playable character, along with plenty of other content derived from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Naturally Fi can probably take care of
Thursday10th Jul 2014
News New Official Hyrule Warriors Screens Show Off Fi, Ghirahim, Skyward Sword Stages and More
Over 30 legendary screens
The Hyrule Warriors hype train, increasingly driven by tapping into our nostalgia for the series and its recent games, is still very much on track. Following early Famitsu reports of Fi as a playable character, alongside a host of references from Skyward Sword, official
Tuesday8th Jul 2014
News Fi Confirmed For Hyrule Warriors Along With Skyward Sword Costumes For Link And Zelda
Oh, and that ball and chain weapon from Twilight Princess
Japanese magazine Famitsu has confirmed that Fi from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be a playable character in the forthcoming Hyrule Warriors. The publication has also revealed that both Link and Zelda will be able to wear their costumes from Skyward Sword, and that the huge ball...
Monday7th Jul 2014
Video Midna's Unique Fighting Style Brings Extra Chaos to Hyrule Warriors
Link is the star again, sort of...
Koei Tecmo has been steadily releasing new videos of Hyrule Warriors to show the various playable characters in action, though curiously has been slow to release its Midna equivalent. It's been a slightly odd omission as the Twilight Princess star was revealed as playable a good time ago. Yet still, we now have...
Friday4th Jul 2014
Video This Hyrule Warriors Trailer Shows Off Agitha's Peculiar Moves
If you don't like insects, look away now
Not too long ago Koei Tecmo confirmed, through Famitsu magazine and then its official website, that Agitha from Twilight Princess would be a playable character in Hyrule Warriors; it was an interesting reveal, with subsequent screenshots showing various large bugs being used as part of special moves.
Video Watch Us Gleefully Bust Some Skulls In Hyrule Warriors
So much carnage
Hyrule Warriors is a unique title in that it takes two very popular franchises — Zelda and Dynasty Warriors — and combines them to create a game which should in theory appeal to two very different fanbases. We've got a more detailed hands-on preview going up on the site soon, but in the meantime here's some off-screen footage...
Thursday3rd Jul 2014
"We have ideas for Nintendo 3DS which we have not announced yet"
There's little doubt that, among Nintendo's various big-name franchises, The Legend of Zelda is currently one of the most discussed and prominent at the moment. The Legend of Zelda for Wii U was shown for the first time at E3 this year, while Hyrule Warriors is getting closer to its...
Video Lana Brings Some Deadly Magic to Hyrule Warriors
Check out the Princess Zelda trailer from last week, as a bonus
Nintendo and Tecmo Koei / Koei Tecmo are certainly putting a great deal of effort into building the levels of anticipation for Hyrule Warriors, with regular releases of new trailers, screens and details on new characters; more playable characters are yet to be revealed. A relatively...
Thursday26th Jun 2014
News Hyrule Warriors Downloadable Costume Sets Feature Twilight Princess Outfits for Link and Zelda
Screens for Agitha, Lana, Zant and Argorok also released
Though we have release dates for Hyrule Warriors in the West, one area that's yet to be outlined is whether there'll be multiple retail editions with additional costume sets, as is the case in Japan. At present the official website outlines three offerings, with details as follows. A...
Tuesday24th Jun 2014
Video Impa Shows Off Some Impressive Moves in the Latest Hyrule Warriors Trailer
Call that a sword? THIS, is a sword
Tecmo Koei and Nintendo have been busy in recent days and weeks to make sure that gamers know all about Hyrule Warriors, both also doing their utmost to convince us that this is a title we simply must have on Wii U. This Dynasty Warriors mash-up will certainly be a diversion for the much-loved franchise, at least...
Monday23rd Jun 2014
News Agitha, of Twilight Princess Fame, Confirmed as Playable Character in Hyrule Warriors
New character Lana also playable, villains from Twilight Princess to appear
Update: Subsequent reports from this leaked Famitsu article explain that Lana (referenced below) is a new character, The White Witch, who uses a magical book of spells to combat enemies. Agitha can attack with a parasol and summon bugs, Link will have his iconic hook-shot,...
News Awesome New Hyrule Warriors Trailers Show Link Rocking the Fire Rod and Some Serious Swordplay
No mercy
It may turn out to be slightly mindless button mashing action, but Hyrule Warriors will be mindless button mashing action in The Legend of Zelda's world; we suspect that fact alone will be enough to excite plenty of players. It arrives in September on Wii U, of course, and with that release — along with an earlier arrival in Japan —...
More playable characters to be revealed for Hyrule Warriors
The Legend of Zelda is a franchise that's dabbled with multiplayer in the past, most notably with the Four Swords titles across GameCube, Game Boy Advance and DSiWare re-release The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition. The definition of 'multiplayer' can be stretched in this...
Tuesday17th Jun 2014
Weirdness Eiji Aonuma Does a Cucco Dance, For Realsies
Because why not?
What does Eiji Aonuma do when answering a fan question — with colleagues from Tecmo Koei — about the inclusion of Cuccos in Hyrule Warriors? He dances, he dances without inhibition or fear. We're not even kidding, the video below may be one of the best things we've ever seen. Stop reading and watch it right away. It's...
Saturday14th Jun 2014
News Here's Another Huge Batch of Hyrule Warriors Screens to Enjoy
Spare no-one
Hyrule Warriors is no longer a Japanese title that we hope to eventually see in the West, as Tecmo Koei's extravagant Dynasty Warriors / Zelda mash-up has been confirmed for a September arrival. It'll be all about wiping out hundreds of enemies, taking on a boss, and then doing that all over again, all within a world full of...
