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Hey, look! It's Link—who starred in the GameCube version of SoulCalibur II—making a triumphant return to the Stage of History along with that girl he's always having to rescue. The folks at NowGamercrafted Nintendo's iconic maiden-and-warrior pair with the character creator in Namco's just-released fighting game, and then have Princess Zelda and her eternal savior Link go toe-to-toe. Zelda's based off of new character Viola and Link is patterned after the game's cover boy Patroklos. The fight's even for a while but Zelda handily kicks Link's ass. There's only one thing to say about that: "Well, excuuuuse me, Princess!" More »
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Link from The Legend of Zelda is good at many things: slaying enemies, solving puzzles, and saving Zelda. One thing he totally sucks at is haggling. More »
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Over at website GlitterBerri, they've scanned and translated the first ten pages of the The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Japanese manga. More »
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Welcome back to the Kotaku Game Club. Today we're wrapping up our discussion series on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and 2011. Since we've all (hopefully) completed the game, let's talk about the game's final dungeons and the ending. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5871877&view=rss&microfeed=true Don't forget to come to the last Kotaku Game Club of 2011! We'll be wrapping up our discussion on Skyward Sword tomorrow at 4pm Eastern. More »
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Back in 2006, Kotaku reader Ryan sent a photo of a Yoshi snow sculpture he spotted. It's 2011. Ryan spotted another sculpture. More »
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Welcome to the Kotaku Game Club! Today will be our third meeting to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5870469&view=rss&microfeed=true Don't forget to come back to Kotaku tomorrow to talk about Skyward Sword! The Kotaku Game Club kicks off at 4pm Eastern. More »
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Welcome to the second week of the Kotaku Game Club's series on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. This week, we're talking about the events from where we left off last week, the end of the Earth Shrine up through the Ancient Cistern dungeon. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5868448&view=rss&microfeed=true Hey! Listen! Kotaku Game Club is discussing the second quarter of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword tomorrow! You should come too! We'll be here at 4pm Eastern. More »
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Violinist Lindsey Stirling has a whole bunch of YouTube videos in which she "rocks out" on her violin. She does that on her latest video, but this time she's dressed as Link and playing Zelda music. More »
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In the Zelda games, Link doesn't talk. He's the silent type. In this video, he doesn't talk either, he raps. More »
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High-end collectible creator First 4 Figures continues its love affair with Zelda fans' money with its most expensive statue yet, the Twilight Princess Link on Epona statue. More »
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Any activity you perform often enough has a tendency to invade your nightmares, even video games. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter GiantBoyDetective shares his Zelda-fueled nightmare, and you share your own. More »
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Requiring more than 200 pages, 12 hours of work per day for a solid month, and what must have been gallons of printer ink, is this jaw-dropping life-size papercraft Link that the artist Michaela M. completed this week. Yes, she has a template for those with the time and the patience to try to re-create her masterpiece. More »
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My best camera lost its shutter button a year ago. My second best camera lost its button five shots into today's Dragon Con day one cosplay harvest. My third best camera was purchased at Wal-Mart a half hour ago. More »
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Link is the strong, but silent type. Really, really silent. Like, he doesn't talk. Sometimes that's a good thing, because he's not blabbering on about stupid thing. Sometimes, it's really bad. More »
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This is Mannix. He's so convincing a Link that we're told Nintendo has approached him about cosplaying the character at conventions officially. More »
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Relationships flourish on trust, but if you had the opportunity to hide in plain sight and observe how your significant other behaves when you aren't around, would you take it? Zelda sure as hell would. More »
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For once, Link might want to actually "listen" to the crazy fairies' nonsense. Such an amazing illustration of the classic Nintendo video game by Kevin Keele. More »
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With the Pokémon Global Link service, Pokémon Black and White players can sync their game data with their PC and enter a magical world that exists in the dreams of pocket monsters. Join me on my first trip to this Pokémon Dream World. More »
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In The Legend of Zelda, Link often drinks potions. That doesn't mean you should. More »
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Adorable expert of adorability Meekakitty's latest jam is a morose take on what it must be like to be Navi. Which is to say: Sad, then slightly stalkery, then mostly dead. More »
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In today's silent-but-deadly episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Inspector-Jones quietly sings the praises of video game characters that have nothing to say. More »
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Included with every 3DS sold will be six cards. They may look like plain paper cards, but they're actually "augmented reality" devices, which when detected by the 3DS' camera come to life on the handheld's top screen. More »
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Guinness asked gamers to vote for the top 50 video game characters of all time, so if your favorite character is not represented in this list you probably should have voted harder. More »
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How do two strong-willed, independent women like Peach and Zelda wind up abducted all the time? College Humor presents the only answer that makes sense. More »
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Flickr user Dr. Von Krakenstein finds a novel new use for Magic: The Gathering cards, using basic land to create this pixelated Link, along with a nifty Mario and a passable Companion Cube. More »
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Reader Tim T., perhaps taking a page from Fahey and the soon-to-be Mrs. Fahey's art, sends in these his-and-her Zelda tattoos he and his wife have. The heart containers are mirrored so that both halves form the same whole. Dawwwwwww. More »
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Link battles graffiti in an unidentified urban landscape. Seen via Twitter by reader Corey S. More »
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As seen on GoNintendo. More »
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From the man who brought you the bearded faces of gaming's most beloved characters comes this look at some manly faces covered in macho mustaches... and one bereft of his. More »
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As seen at Wonder Festival by Akiba Blog. More »
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Boomerangs, the androgynous adventurer's must-have accessory this season, as we've learned from this Legend of Zelda-themed display at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, captured by The SinfulKnight. More »
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Prepare for some naked Goron ass as you behold the majesty of First 4 Figures' Darunia, Goron Leader, statue. More »
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What if you could play the original Super Mario Bros. with other classic video game characters, controlling just as they did in their own titles? Well now you can, with Simon Belmont, Link, Samus, Mega Man, and Bill from Contra. More »
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Using 3D Dot Game Heroes's built-in character editor, Game Informer's Tim Turi takes the Zelda "homage" full-circle. More »
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As seen on Albotas via Geekologie via i-am-bored. More »
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With all of those multi-colored bales of hay in Farmville why aren't more people doing this? More »
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"Distúrbio de Déficit de Atenção" ("Attention Deficit Disorder") by Ryot Iras. As seen on Tiny Cartridge. More »
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