The wait is over, another chapter of lore has been added to The Legend of Zelda in Skyward Sword for Wii. Super-fans everywhere are indulging in their guilty pleasure, and having fun. In the early goings something became very clear to me. My play style has been heavily altered from playing Dark Souls, as the knight class, clad in a mix and match of the traditional heavy armor. Dark Souls (also released in 2011) rarely holds your hand like the late Skyward Sword does, and comparing the two games is completely spoiler free. So, want to read about my gripes with the new Zelda and how it could take pointers from a 360 title, as well as some tips from a fellow knight?

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The creative director of Darksiders, also known as Joe Madureira has told online gaming publication CVG that he would enjoy doing a comic based on the Legend of Zelda series! For those of you who haven’t seen some of Maudreira’s work, he’s a prolific comic book writer and an artist, who has previously worked on Uncanny X-Men, Deadpool and The Ultimates for Marvel, as well as being the creator of Battlechasers. I haven’t seen too much of his work, but I would love any Zelda comic, so I’d be for it. How about you? Would you like to see a comic done by Joe Madureira? Let us know in the comment section below what you think.

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Just a little bit of affiliate news here, our friends over at Link’s Hideaway have posted their speedrun of the 1st Silent Realm Trial in Skyward Sword. If you’re looking for help on how to complete these, or just want to see someone with loads of skills, you should check it out above! They even had 2 minutes and 39 seconds left, and so they challenge players to upload their own speedrun to beat them. You can check out their full post here. Enjoy!

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If you haven’t heard about HyruleCraft, it’s a 1:1 recreation of the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time in Minecraft. Read more for links and info!

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That’s right folks. For those of you who have a virtuoso side to you, then this book is for you. Alfred Music Publishing is releasing an official English Zelda Piano Songbook. Coincidentally, I was just trying to play some Zelda music on piano yesterday, so I may end up getting this. It sure seems like it’d be cool, also for those who are just pure Zelda merchandise collectors.

And for those of you who prefer everything technology, the song book is being released on Apple’s iBookstore. So have yourself an iPad or something of the sort? You should definitely check this out, I know I am. This is a must have for all Zelda fans who like to play instruments. Has this post got you interested? Head on over to Alfred Music Publishing and check it out!

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Currently, the House and the Senate are trying to pass two bills that are described as “anti-piracy” bills; the House with SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), and the Senate with PROTECT IP. The purpose of writing these bills is to combat online piracy, however the vague nature of the bills gives too much power to corporations who can (and likely will) shut down legitimate sites under claims of “copyright protection”. Almost anything can be copyright infringement under these bills, including Let’s Play series, and fan sites such as Zelda Eternity. If these bills pass, anything with a copyright that is unofficial can be considered copyright infringement and be removed.

In order to protest this, from 12 AM EST January 18th, 2012 to 12 AM EST January 19th, 2012, Zelda Eternity will be blacked out. Other websites such as Reddit and Wikipedia will be participating, so be sure to spread the word anywhere you can, whether it be Facebook, Twitter, or any site you use! And have no worries about the forums, as they will still be up for discussion and communication during the blackout. Thanks for your time, and be sure to spread the word!

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We knew that Nintendo has already begun development of Zelda 3DS.  To quote, Aounuma said: “We are already preparing a new game, a game in the series for the Nintendo 3DS, but don’t think that it is a direct sequel to the Zelda titles released on DS. We are talking about a new game, but it takes much of what has been done on previous consoles.”   Later, Sam Claiborn of IGN claimed Nintendo is already working on two Zelda titles.  Now, I would take this rumor with a grain of salt.  The Screw Attack has recently reported that an image depicting the logos of two new Zelda games for the 3DS surfaced on 4chan.  (4chan is not always reliable.)  The titles read 火をプロフェシー and アイスをプロフェシー, which, according to Google Translate, translate to Fire Prophecy and Ice Prophecy.  If this is true, we’ll be getting a duo of games similar to the Oracle Series.  To see the image, keep reading after the jump.

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With the new Club Nintendo game download rewards, Majora’s Mask is available as a download for 150 coins! It’s pretty cheap, so if you don’t have Majora’s Mask already you should get it on your Wii, right now! I really hope this isn’t Nintendo saying “We’re not doing Majora’s Mask 3D, so we give it to you here instead”, because I still want Majora’s Mask 3D. What do you guys think? On a side-note they’ve also given out a Kirby game for the 3DS and a Doctor Mario game for both Wii and 3DS. Club Nintendo Rewards can be found here. Be sure to check out our new upgraded forums if you haven’t already!

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Hey ZE’ers, been a while since I’ve shown my face on the main site (probably because my writing is SO BORING >_>;;). I’m back now with some great news, though. We upgraded our forum software to vBulletin! Doing this, we’ve given ourselves more opportunities for creativity and you more and more ways to enjoy our forums. Which also means the opportunity to hold more contests and events, but let’s save those details for another time.

Anyway, as of right now, we have no forum theme, but rest assured, there is a theme coming that will correspond with our current layout. We also imported everything from the old forums into the new forums, and while thankfully all the threads/posts made it, you might find that your profile picture or avatar didn’t quite make it.

For more information about the new forums, click here.

Note: You have to reset your password before you can log back into the forums. To do that, click here.

As for the staff openings, if you go to this page you’ll notice we’ve opened them up again. The available positions are Video Specialist, Content Writer, and News Writer. Don’t forget when sending your application that each of the positions have a requirement of providing an example of your work. We’ll try to respond as soon as possible, but know that it could take up to 1-2 weeks.

There you have it everyone. Enjoy the new forums, and be sure to send us an application if you’re interested in working for Zelda Eternity!

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The information on the new tracklist page for Oracle of Ages that was incorrect has been patched, that’s not all though, a few more sound clips can be heard if you scroll down a bit. Look out for one last post about this when all the sound clips are finally uploaded but until then the order in which they are uploaded is very random. Listening to Ralph’s Theme and Zelda Awakens is highly recommended. There are some other really good ones too, but I can’t think of any off the top of my head.. except.. Outside Ancient Tomb. Do you have a favorite and if so tell us in the comments and I’ll add it to the tracklist asap.

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