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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Platforms

Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Wii U

Initial release March 3, 2017

Developers

Nintendo

Genres

Action Adventure
Fantasy
Hack & Slash
Open World
Puzzle
RPG

Publishers

Nintendo

Franchise The Legend of Zelda

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Spotlight

Essential | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review

Fresh air.

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Legend of Zelda film releases some time within this decade, so that's something

Link-182.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild Guardians - How to beat Guardian's easily and get Ancient materials

How to easily take on some of the game's toughest enemies.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Master Sword - location of the legendary weapon and how to complete The Hero's Sword

The famous weapon is hidden away in one of the game's optional areas.

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Princess Zelda holds a frog up to Link (the camera) in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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Legend of Zelda film releases some time within this decade, so that's something

Link-182.

Nov. 7, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Nintendo interactive alarm clock alarmo on a bedside table

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Nintendo just unveiled an alarm clock that plays Mario coin noises when you roll over

Let's-a get up and go!

Oct. 9, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Breath of the Wild

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Nintendo officially places Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom outside series' established timeline

Wild thing.

Sept. 1, 2024 Vikki Blake

Link gets the Master Sword in Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

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Legend of Zelda fan jailed for carrying six-inch Master Sword in public

Point venture.

July 3, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Legend of Zelda Deku Tree Lego set

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Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree Lego set officially revealed by Nintendo

The brick factor.

May 28, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Screenshot of Zelda Breath of the Wild showing Link and Zelda in blue outfits outside a shrine entrance

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Lego Zelda set to feature two Great Deku Tree designs, rumours suggest

Plus four Link and Zelda minifigures.

May 14, 2024 Ed Nightingale

A stylised image of Josemonkey staring at the camera.

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Long read | Where in the world is Josemonkey?

How TikTok's most intriguing geolocator makes a story out of a game.

April 24, 2024 Christian Donlan

Illustration artwork for the Inside Eurogamer podcast. It shows - in very simple shapes - a purple radio with a smiley face on it. A friendly radio, if you will. Around it, blue and white and purple circles decorate a turquoise background.

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Supporters | Podcast: Everything we know about guides

And we answer your questions.

March 16, 2024 Robert Purchese

Link in The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

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Zelda and Splatoon concerts from cancelled Nintendo Live event to be streamed

Ocarina sublime.

Jan. 24, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

The real-life plastic Pip-Boy watch thing that Bethesda sold with a fancy edition of Fallout 4. It's like a forearm brace rather than a watch. A camo-green plastic thing with a large - and actually working - LCD display on it, which shows a menu in black and neon green.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Personal gadgets

Watch.

Jan. 24, 2024 Robert Purchese

Promotional artwork for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom showing Link crouched on the edge of a high rocky plateau with clouds visible behind him.

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Legend of Zelda movie director wants it to be like a "live-action Miyazaki"

"We want to make something really special".

Dec. 5, 2023 Matt Wales

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Bokoblin enemies

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom developers "prioritised gameplay" when deciding which monsters to include

Lynel Richie.

Dec. 4, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

A publicity photo showing tousle-haired Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jojen Reed in HBO's Game of Thrones.

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Newscast | Who should star in The Legend of Zelda: The Movie?

Deku chamber.

Nov. 8, 2023 Tom Phillips

Promotional artwork for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom showing Link crouched on the edge of a high rocky plateau with clouds visible behind him.

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Nintendo developing live-action The Legend of Zelda movie

But "it will take time until its completion".

Nov. 7, 2023 Matt Wales

DF Weekly: How plausible is the Switch 2 Matrix Awakens demo report?

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Digital Foundry | DF Weekly: How plausible is the Switch 2 Matrix Awakens demo report?

Switch 2 could be a tech powerhouse - but expectation management is required.

Sept. 11, 2023 Richard Leadbetter

Link using a hot air balloon to explore a canyon containing the Forgotten Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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My favourite Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom temple is a hole in the game

Backroom with a view.

June 3, 2023 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

The famous Bloodborne promotional image of our hunter facing away from us with expandable cleaver in one hand, blunderbuss-style shotgun in the other, and a long travelling cloak on. The hunter faces a dark and misty city.

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What we've been playing

A few of the games that have us hooked at the moment.

May 26, 2023 Robert Purchese

The Champions in Breath of the Wild

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom includes a cute nod to Breath of the Wild's Champion's Ballad

How to DLC it.

May 16, 2023 Ed Nightingale

Jack Black becomes Lara Croft, Kratos, Link and more in brilliant Tenacious D music video

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Jack Black becomes Lara Croft, Kratos, Link and more in brilliant Tenacious D music video

Band Theft Auto.

May 12, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

Link playing the Wind Waker, not a theremin.

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What Zelda means to us

From the Picto Box to Clock Town.

May 10, 2023 Eurogamer Staff

Prepare for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by catching up on Breath of the Wild's story in under seven minutes

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Prepare for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by catching up on Breath of the Wild's story in under seven minutes

Lore swords adventures.

May 9, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

An image from an old, old Zelda adventure. Link stands on the precipice of a cliff, overlooking a forest and mountain on the horizon, behind which a sun sets, bathing the scene in orangey red. I hope he doesn't trip!

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Some of the wonderful things we've written about The Legend of Zelda over the years

Link.

May 9, 2023 Robert Purchese

A close-up from the cover art of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, showing Link looking back at the viewer

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Can Tears of the Kingdom match the sly genius of Breath of the Wild's music?

Loose notes.

May 7, 2023 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Cooking in Breath of the Wild.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the greatest cooking games ever

Ta-da!

May 6, 2023 Christian Donlan

Image showing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom main character Link looking into the distance.

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom TV spot suggests we'll head deep underground

And we have thoughts.

April 25, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

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Games from the The Legend of Zelda franchise