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The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved franchises in video game history, right next to Super Mario Bros., Pokemon, and Sonic the Hedgehog. For nearly 40 years, fans have enjoyed playing through the vast world and lore of Hyrule with various incarnations of Link, the mute green-clad knight sworn to protect the kingdom and Princess Zelda from the evil of Ganon.

Now that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has arrived, you may be looking play all the games in the series in release order or chronological order. If you’re going down the latter route and don’t know which Zelda game to start with, you’ve come to the right place. Read on for the full timeline.

Phil Spencer’s recent comments about Xbox’s third-place standing in the video game marketplace have created quite a stir in the Xbox community. We play Phil’s quote and then spend a LOT of time reacting to and discussing it. Plus: it’s the First Annual Xbox Games Showcase Draft! We compile a list of the games we think are most likely to make an appearance at next month’s Showcase. Some of our choices might surprise you!

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As Diablo IV inches closer to its June launch date, Blizzard has revealed battle pass pricing and how the RPG will handle its seasonal content.

As detailed in its latest livestream developer blog, Blizzard outlined the Diablo IV season basics with a breakdown on rewards and progression. The first season begins in mid to late July, with four seasons planned per year–one per quarter, each set to last for three months.

Seasons aren’t meant to expand upon Diablo IV’s main narrative; that’s being left to its expansions. Instead, it’ll focus on separate, themed content iterating on the base game and introducing “fresh concepts and ideas into the world of Sanctuary.

Square Enix has announced that online servers for the Bravely Default games on Nintendo 3DS will shut down on June 30.

Producer Tomoya Asano said that there will be a second announcement later this month about how the shutdown will impact Bravely Default and Bravely Second: End Layer. He explained that the team expects Net Friend Invites and that sending Nemeses will no longer work. However, players can still enjoy the game offline and see their stories to the end after the shutdown. Additionally, StreetPass between 3DS players will still be available.

Among the many new features of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one of the most interesting is its building system via the Ultrahand mechanic, which lets players build vehicles and other structures out of parts. It’s a fascinating new mechanic, and we just got a look at some of its early development footage that seemingly shows the prototype system in action not in Tears of the Kingdom, but Breath of the Wild.

The footage comes courtesy of Nintendo, which has been posting a series of developer Q&As leading up to Breath of the Wild’s launch, along with some images and videos.

When Guerilla Games released the trailer for Burning Shores, the new expansion for Horizon Forbidden West, developers from other studios quickly took notice of a moment that might otherwise have gone unremarked upon:

that hug at 0:45 is a technical flex like YOU HAVE NO IDEA https://t.co/h0dmivkOpl

— Xalavier Nelson Jr. (@WritNelson) April 19, 2023

“that hug at 0:45 is a technical flex like YOU HAVE NO IDEA,” wrote Strange Scaffold head Xalavier Nelson Jr. He was echoed in the replies by numerous other developers and fans, all of whom were struck by the realization of why we so rarely see two characters hugging one another in games.

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A smartwatch would make a great gift for Mother’s Day. And if you use an Apple iPhone, then there’s no question: the Apple Watch is absolutely the only smartwatch you should consider. Apple watches come in a variety of price points, from the value-minded Apple Watch SE to the no holds barred Apple Watch Ultra. They combine smart iPhone integration with a dazzling array of fitness, and health-related tech that no other brand can match. They’ve always topped our list of best watches, including for 2023.

We’ve compiled a list of the best Apple Watch deals currently available.

Ubisoft has laid off 60 people from its North Carolina and Newcastle, UK offices. The cuts seemed to have impacted Ubisoft’s customer service department the most.

“Ubisoft’s Customer Relation Center team is evolving its organization to focus on where we can have a significant impact while remaining steadfast in our commitment to consistently support our players anywhere in the world.” the company said in a statement.

Ubisoft continued: “We estimate that, due to organizational changes, 60 team members from our offices in Cary, North Carolina in the US and Newcastle in the UK could be impacted.

In recent months, Netherrealm Studios has been slowly teasing another installment in the Mortal Kombat series. But now, we’ve gotten a more firm confirmation that the next game is on the horizon.

On social media, the official Mortal Kombat Twitter account and MK co-creator Ed Boon shared a video of a ticking clock counting up to the number 12, only for it to pause and then skip over it and back to the number 1.

Does anyone know what time it is? #MortalKombatpic.twitter.com/pXY2wlidde

— Ed Boon (@noobde) May 10, 2023

This tease aligns it with a previous video focusing on a 30th-anniversary tribute to the series.

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Becoming a fashion icon can be hard work. It takes time, creativity, and an eye for perfectly crafted outfit composition. Not to mention a sense of design to create the perfect home in which to wear your new fancy clothes. It can take years to curate the ideal wardrobe and house.

Unless you have Life Makeover, the new social simulation game from Famous Heart Limited. The game already has over 15 million followers from around the world and over 4 million players from Southeast Asia, America, and Europe who have already pre-registered to unlock early rewards.

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