The Legend of Zelda

‘The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening’ review: play me a song

I didn’t play the 1993 version of Link’s Awakening, but the reverence shown by fans of this game online is something to behold. So…

Review diary: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Week Two]

The latest game in The Legend of Zelda series makes for a rather interesting, albeit not unprecedented, situation. During its development, Nintendo decided that…

Link, Ico & Ellie: 5 of the most incredible child characters in gaming

I started this piece as a follow up to my previous character roundup (of female protagonists) thinking “how hard can this be?” This is…

Nintendo’s new Zelda game is called ‘Breath of the Wild’ [first look]

Kicking off an E3 conference with the biggest game on the roster isn’t something we see too often from companies, but that’s Nintendo for…

Do you agree with the 2016 Video Game Hall of Fame inductees?

The Video Game Hall of Fame is an international hall of fame that celebrates and recognizes various electronic game titles (arcade, computer, console, handheld,…

Pac-Man, Lara and Link: Ahmad’s most loved characters from gaming folklore

From their beginning, video games have seen a lot of progress. Rudimentary, addictive games like Frogger and Tetris kept teens stuck in their dark…

Fallout 4, Star Wars: Battlefront and GTA V: the TGIF Video Roundup

Welcome to the TGIF Video Roundup, a weekly series where we explore, highlight and poke fun at some of the videos, trailers and clips…

Nintendo’s next big decision: 4 potential successors to Satoru Iwata’s throne

It’s been 13 long years since Nintendo was without a president. In 2002, after a torrid ten-year spell of failed gaming consoles and ideas,…

Nintendo decided against Zelda Wii U reveal at E3 2015, citing possible fan ‘disappointment’

In what must be the most confusing interview conducted with a Nintendo rep, GameSpot recently sat down with Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime who…

Samsung Galaxy S6 bendgate and ‘Game of Hyrule’ trailer: the TGIF Video Roundup

TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos,…

‘Bloodborne’, ‘Uncharted 4’ coming to PC, Xbox One in the future [April Fools 2015]

Note: This is an April Fools’ Day piece, and is in no way intended to be accurate, although we’re sure that some gamers wish…