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David Lins writes: "Everyone wishes they could have a single superpower. Flying, invisibility, being Batman, time travel, and immortality are usually pretty high on the list. I hate heights though, and being invisible sounds really cool at first until you realize it doesnt do much for you. Immortality is great, but what about when your loved ones start dying? And trust me, being Batman isnt all its cracked up to bethat dude has issues, man. But time travel? Time travel has always sounded pretty cool to mebeing able to redo past mistakes, or travel forward and see what awesome technology is comingit would basically be the ultimate cheat code for real life. Then I played Life is Strange and discovered that time travel sucks just as much as the rest of them."

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DICE LA producer David Sirland confirms that Battlefield 4 patch notes are scheduled for tomorrow.

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David Jaffe and The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency (his newly-formed company) are weighing in on The Order: 1886 and the critical response its received from press. While there is always the outlier in game reviews like Polygon who decided to give The Last of Us a 7/10, while nearly every other publication gave the game of the year a perfect or near perfect score, The Order: 1886 has been a different beast.

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Mike Stubbsy: "Last month Nosgoth entered open beta, and I had no idea what it was at all. Then, a few of my regular Dota team mates started playing it on Steam, so not wanting to be a loner I downloaded it and jumped in. Im still yet to play a game with my friends but the one thing that my time with the game has left me wondering, is if the game could work as an eSport. So I decided to ask both Corey Davis the games Design Director and Cat Karskens (Nosgoth Community Manager) what they think about Nosgoths eSport potential."

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Earlier a video was posted showing Twisted Metal God of War creator David Jaffe and his team discussing recent reviews for 'The Order: 1886'. Now it would seem that his video got some attention since the 'open' developer has spoken out once again regarding review scores. Some players have accused Jaffe of complaining about 'clickbait' low scores to generate hits but being ok with unrealistic high scores.

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1. It Wasn’t Originally Called The Legend of Zelda

Does The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy just roll off of your tongue? That was the name in Japan for the first game, but the shorter Legend of Zelda took hold instead.

2. Link Almost Had a Sword From the Start

As every Zelda fan knows, our hero meets an old man who supplies a cheap wooden sword, but that bit of the story was not included until late in the game’s development. Originally, our protagonist began his quest equipped with a weapon.

3. The Triforce Was Almost From the Future

Traveling back and forth in time became a staple of the series by the third game, which usually involves Link being a kid, and then a young warrior. Early ideas included a futuristic timeline where the Triforce pieces were made of microchips.

4. There’s a Secret Second Quest in the Original Game

Dust off your old NES, boot up the game and enter Zelda as your name. You’ll find a secret quest with new challenges and dungeons. #ThingsYouWishYouKnewDecadesAgo

5. The First Zelda Game Is One of the Last, Chronologically Speaking

That’s not all! The first two games take place in an alternate universe where Link failed to defeat Ganon in The Ocarina of Time, which was released later. Follow? Of course you do.

6. The Ocarina of Time Almost Had a First Person View

That idea did float around for a while. But ultimately, the idea of a first-person game was scrapped because Nintendo feared gamers would hate not seeing Link. They were dead-on about that one.

7. The Japanese Version of The Legend of Zelda Came with Stickers!

So unfair!

8. Link Is Based on Peter Pan, Kinda

Link wears a green tunic, hangs out with fairies and has pointy ears. Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said in interviews that his team turned to Disney characters for inspiration.

9. Zelda is… Zelda Fitzgerald?!

The wife of Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald was named Zelda, and she indeed inspired Nintendo's most famous princess.

10. Robin Williams Named His Daughter After Princess Zelda

The late actor even expressed interest in voicing the villainous Ganondorf if a film was ever made.

11. Characters in the Ocarina of Time Were Inspired by Twin Peaks

A fan of David Lynch’s '90s television series, Miyamoto wanted Link to encounter a host of unusual, memorable citizens in the land of Hyrule. That explains the trip to Lon Lon Ranch and that weird masked guy.

12. The Original Prototype NES Cartridge is Worth More Than the Contents of a Treasure Chest

The shiny gold plastic NES cartridge was special at time of release, but a more mundane yellow prototype cartridge recently sold on eBay for a cool $150,000.

13. We Almost Had ZeldaCraft: Dungeon Building

Originally, the game was set to launch on floppy disks, so players could use the memory storage to create and share the dungeons they created. Once Nintendo decided on cartridges for the officially named Nintendo Entertainment System, that idea was ditched.

14. The Third Dungeon Map Is Not a Swastika

Each dungeon map means different things, and the third is an Eastern representation of good fortune, called manji in Japanese. Do not confuse it with the Nazi swastika, which reverses the points.

15. Link is (Usually) Left-Handed

It depends on the game, but most of the time he's a lefty. That gives him at least one thing in common with The Simpsons’s Ned Flanders.

16. Yoshi Appears in Majora's Mask (Sorta)

The happy mask dude, for reasons unexplained, has a mask of Yoshi in his wallet in the second Zelda game for the Nintendo 64.

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1. It Wasn’t Originally Called The Legend of Zelda

Does The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy just roll off of your tongue? That was the name in Japan for the first game, but the shorter Legend of Zelda took hold instead.

2. Link Almost Had a Sword From the Start

As every Zelda fan knows, our hero meets an old man who supplies a cheap wooden sword, but that bit of the story was not included until late in the game’s development. Originally, our protagonist began his quest equipped with a weapon.

3. The Triforce Was Almost From the Future

Traveling back and forth in time became a staple of the series by the third game, which usually involves Link being a kid, and then a young warrior. Early ideas included a futuristic timeline where the Triforce pieces were made of microchips.

4. There’s a Secret Second Quest in the Original Game

Dust off your old NES, boot up the game and enter Zelda as your name. You’ll find a secret quest with new challenges and dungeons. #ThingsYouWishYouKnewDecadesAgo

5. The First Zelda Game Is One of the Last, Chronologically Speaking

That’s not all! The first two games take place in an alternate universe where Link failed to defeat Ganon in The Ocarina of Time, which was released later. Follow? Of course you do.

6. The Ocarina of Time Almost Had a First Person View

That idea did float around for a while. But ultimately, the idea of a first-person game was scrapped because Nintendo feared gamers would hate not seeing Link. They were dead-on about that one.

7. The Japanese Version of The Legend of Zelda Came with Stickers!

So unfair!

8. Link Is Based on Peter Pan, Kinda

Link wears a green tunic, hangs out with fairies and has pointy ears. Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said in interviews that his team turned to Disney characters for inspiration.

9. Zelda is… Zelda Fitzgerald?!

The wife of Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald was named Zelda, and she indeed inspired Nintendo's most famous princess.

10. Robin Williams Named His Daughter After Princess Zelda

The late actor even expressed interest in voicing the villainous Ganondorf if a film was ever made.

11. Characters in the Ocarina of Time Were Inspired by Twin Peaks

A fan of David Lynch’s '90s television series, Miyamoto wanted Link to encounter a host of unusual, memorable citizens in the land of Hyrule. That explains the trip to Lon Lon Ranch and that weird masked guy.

12. The Original Prototype NES Cartridge is Worth More Than the Contents of a Treasure Chest

The shiny gold plastic NES cartridge was special at time of release, but a more mundane yellow prototype cartridge recently sold on eBay for a cool $150,000.

13. We Almost Had ZeldaCraft: Dungeon Building

Originally, the game was set to launch on floppy disks, so players could use the memory storage to create and share the dungeons they created. Once Nintendo decided on cartridges for the officially named Nintendo Entertainment System, that idea was ditched.

14. The Third Dungeon Map Is Not a Swastika

Each dungeon map means different things, and the third is an Eastern representation of good fortune, called manji in Japanese. Do not confuse it with the Nazi swastika, which reverses the points.

15. Link is (Usually) Left-Handed

It depends on the game, but most of the time he's a lefty. That gives him at least one thing in common with The Simpsons’s Ned Flanders.

16. Yoshi Appears in Majora's Mask (Sorta)

The happy mask dude, for reasons unexplained, has a mask of Yoshi in his wallet in the second Zelda game for the Nintendo 64.