In Real Life

Five 2000 Games That Need 2012 Sequels

It’s almost hard to believe that Diablo III is actually out. Blizzard’s action-roleplaying game has been delayed so many times over the past decade, it came awfully close to challenging Duke Nukem Forever for the title of Vapourware King.


March 22, 2012
In Real Life

The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Would Make A Beautiful Opera

And this video proves it. “If you like what you hear, imagine what a real opera could do with it,” YouTuber MBulteau13 writes. We’re imagining. Oh, we’re imagining.


October 20, 2011
Nintendo

Screw You Link And Your Diva Demands

Kotaku AU

The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert tour isn’t making a stop in Australia, which sucks, but it may be for the best when you consider what frickin’ diva is turning out to be. You think Mariah Carey is bad? Wait till you see Link’s list of backstage demands…


October 13, 2011
Nintendo

What Zelda Is

I got a message from a reader the other day. He noticed that I write a lot of articles about Zelda games (like this one and this one, both about the new Zelda, Skyward Sword). He needed my help.


December 9, 2010
In Real Life

Toast This Zelda Wine Glass Cover

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When YouTube user Sp0ntanius covered the tune “Song of Healing” from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, he didn’t do it with traditional instruments. He did it with wine glasses and water. And he did it with himself.


September 12, 2010
In Real Life

The Haunting Of A Majora’s Mask Cartridge

So there was this guy and he bought a Majora’s Mask cartridge from a creepy old guy, and it had wicked scary glitches in it, like Link would burst into flames while the Song of Healing played backwards and …


December 8, 2009

What Do You Do When You Get Stuck In A Video Game?

I am so stuck on a video game right now. Should I rage quit, read a walkthrough or just cry out to the Internet via random forums to help me?


October 12, 2009
In Real Life

Go Play Games With Earthquakes In Them

October 17 marks the anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake — that famous 1989 one that rocked Northern California during an Oakland Athletics/San Francisco Giants game.


July 9, 2009
In Real Life

Master Photoshop The Legend Of Zelda Way

Despite more than a decade of futzing about with Adobe Photoshop, my digital painting skills are considerably amateur. Creating something like David Cousens’ The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask piece above is beyond my skills… or is it?!


June 21, 2009

Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games

Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation.