Developer Witch Beam's "zen" puzzler Unpacking - which, you may recall, was named Eurogamer's Game of the Year in 2021 - will be making its way to PlayStation 4 and PS5 "soon".

Unpacking initially burst out of its box toward the end of last year, giving PC, Switch, and Xbox players the opportunity to experience significant moments in the life of its protagonist, as relayed entirely through the act of pulling her current possessions out of boxes and packing them away into a new living space each time.

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The Limited Run Games retail store will open its doors on April 30, 2022. The retailer, which previously only sold games through its official website and stores like Best Buy, is about to have its own storefront in Cary, North Carolina. Its grand opening event is set for the end of April 2022, though the official announcement did mention people can come in for trades on April 29, 2022.

The store will carry products from Limited Run Games, as well as products like card games, books, and other gaming-related items. Used games will also be there, with the store accepting trade-ins. The announcement said 800 items will be available at launch. It specifically mentioned the first 100 people during the grand opening will get a swag bag. There will also be a contest for a prize pack.

As for special items and guests, a few came up. People associated with WayForward games will attend. In particular, Matt and Erin Bozon, Bannon Rudis, and Adam Tierney. Mega 64 will show up at the event. There will also be an outdoor market in addition to in-store items.

Here’s the list of special items Limited Run Games will offer at the grand opening.

So the news is official: Sony’s long-rumored Xbox Game Pass competitor, previously codenamed “Spartacus,” was revealed earlier today. You can read more about that here. Alongside the announcement, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan decided it was finally time to explain exactly why the company’s biggest first-party games won’t…

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Today third-party developers had more news to share about add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with Just Flight, which released a new introduction trailer of the highly-anticipated vintage airliner BAE 146.

We get to take a look at its features and flight deck, which definitely appears to be as complex as it should be.

Update: as previously announced Microsoft has released the Dornier Do J Wal (A.K.A. Local Legend 3) on the official marketplace.

It can be purchased on the official marketplace for $14.99. You can check out the official trailer below.

U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer approved a $18 million relief settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today. This settlement comes months after Activision Blizzard originally agreed to settle with the EEOC on September 27, 2021. But those attempting to hold the game publisher to account are split…

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Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Following Sony’s unveiling of its heavily-rumored PlayStation Plus revamp, which combines the features of Plus and those of PlayStation Now into three different tiers, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan revealed that players should not expect first-party games to launch on the service. 

Seemingly alluding to the fact that Xbox Game Studios titles launch day-one on Xbox Game Pass, Ryan said if PlayStation were to do this, it would break the company’s “virtuous” release cycle. This news comes by way of a new interview with Ryan over at GamesIndustry.biz, who spoke to the CEO about today’s PS Plus news. 

“We feel like we are in a good virtuous cycle with the studios where the investment delivers success, which enables yet more investment, which delivers yet more success,” Ryan told GamesIndustry.biz. “We like that cycle and we think our gamers like that cycle. 

While the The Witch from Mercury anime appeared, another other major component of the 3rd Gundam Conference event was the Gundam Metaverse. As announced in February 2022, Bandai Namco is moving forward with its plans to create an IP metaverse, starting with the brand. Based on a presentation and press release, Bandai Namco intends for it to become a "platform of opportunities" for fans worldwide to connect with each other.

The first step in the making of the metaverse is the creation of "virtual communities" for each "category" of Gundam engagement. These include things like Gunpla (Gundam plastic model kits), video games, anime productions, and music. Each will be linked by the existing Bandai Namco ID system.

Then, virtual spaces will be constructed. These will be modeled after Gundam's signature space colonies. Each will link to the Gundam Metaverse hub. Collectively, this cluster of colonies will be called Side-G. How these virtual colonies will be accessed by users was not specified. Bandai Namco promised that the virtual spaces would be linked somehow to the real world.

After months of rumours, Sony have finally unveiled their answer to Xbox Game Pass today. Starting this June, their new subscription service will unite PlayStation Plus and their cloud streaming platform PlayStation Now under one roof, offering three different tiers of membership. Most of it isn't that relevant to us on PC, but the final, most expensive tier, PlayStation Plus Premium, will include that aforementioned cloud streaming to PC, letting us play hundreds of PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4 and PSP games without having to own an actual PlayStation.

It's not yet clear how that library of games will differ from the current PlayStation Now library, but one thing is certain: this is a move that definitely benefits people with a PlayStation and a PC more than it does standalone PC peeps. And yet, even as someone who falls into the former camp of PlayStation and PC owners, I'm still not sure this new PS+ is something I actually want. Sure, there's that massive retro collection on offer, but no Day One games I can either play on my console or stream to PC? On your bike, Sony. Personally, I see this as more of a dip-in and dip-out kinda deal to indulge my occasional retro cravings, but I'm keen to know what you, RPS readers, think of this new PS Plus offering as well. Does it appeal in any shape or form? And how does it compare to Game Pass for you? Let's chat about it below.

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With April inching ever closer, Microsoft has hoisted its Games With Gold sack once more, upending it to reveal a fresh selection of titles being made available as part of Xbox Live Gold (and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) subscriptions next month, which this time look an awful lot like Hue, Another Sight, Outpost Kaloki X, and MX vs ATV Alive.

Hue, if you're unfamiliar, is puzzle adventure that sees players wandering a grey world and using their colour-based powers to push ever forward. Puzzles are largely built around the ability to change the background colour of the world, either causing previously invisible objects to be made visible or to colour-match obstacles so they disappear. Developer Fiddlesticks Games expands on that premise to deliver an experience that's as sweet as it is clever - and Xbox Live Gold subscribers can grab it as part of Games With Gold from 16th April to 15th May.

As for Another Sight, it's a "surreal fantasy adventure" with another distinctive mechanic at its core. Here, players take on the role of a partially sighted girl named Kit and her cat Hodge, flipping between the two and using their respective abilities to solve puzzles and progress - Hodge being smaller, more agile and able to view much more of the environment on-screen, and Kit being more attuned to noises around her and able to manipulate larger objects. It's available on Games With Gold from 1st-30th April.

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With April inching ever closer, Microsoft has hoisted its Games With Gold sack once more, upending it to reveal a fresh selection of titles being made available as part of Xbox Live Gold (and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) subscriptions next month, which this time look an awful lot like Hue, Another Sight, Outpost Kaloki X, and MX vs ATV Alive.

Hue, if you're unfamiliar, is puzzle adventure that sees players wandering a grey world and using their colour-based powers to push ever forward. Puzzles are largely built around the ability to change the background colour of the world, either causing previously invisible objects to be made visible or to colour-match obstacles so they disappear. Developer Fiddlesticks Games expands on that premise to deliver an experience that's as sweet as it is clever - and Xbox Live Gold subscribers can grab it as part of Games With Gold from 16th April to 15th May.

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The Top Gun sequel is finally just around the corner from its long, long-awaited launch. Following its deliberate delay at the big screen due to COVID-19, the new May 25 release is approaching quickly, and today there’s both a new trailer and poster to dial up the excitement.

Prepare for takeoff, the brand new poster for #TopGun: Maverick is here. pic.twitter.com/cIJgLpJuOc

— Paramount Pictures (@ParamountIRL) March 29, 2022

Here’s how the plot is summarized if you’re not familiar with the sequel’s story premise:

“After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster”, the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.”

And here’s the brand new trailer showcasing some not seen before footage:

New monsters means new armor sets and weapons in Monster Hunter games, and Capcom offered a look at two new ones that will appear in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. The suits involve items gathered from the Garangolm and Lunagaron. In each case, every character’s set appears.

First, here is the Garangolm Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak armor set. It begins with a look at the male hunter outfit, before moving on to the female hunter. The Palamute armor makes one look like a horse. As for the Palico, its set of armor resembles a golem.

Checkmate your targets with Garangolm's rugged #Sunbreak gear.

https://t.co/gs9tDOOnY9 pic.twitter.com/VMHxRfi765

— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) March 29, 2022

Next is the Lunagaron sets. Once again, it starts with the hunters before moving on to the Palamute and Palico. These armor sets tend to have parts on the head that resemble ears and tails.

Empower yourself with the cold bite of the full moon when wearing Lunagaron's #Sunbreak gear.

I'm trying to unite Ireland. It's 1066. Harold is about to get shot in the eye over in England - I know that because of history - so I've snuck in early and befriended him, and arranged for my daughter to marry one of his sons when she comes of age. Icky, I know, but when the French later decide to help my Irish neighbour in a war against me, and turn up in their thousands, I'm able to call on the English to fight them off. Step by step, I'm getting there.

This is Crusader Kings 3, and I've wanted to play Crusader Kings 3 for a long time. I've tried playing on PC before but bounced off it. Why it's taken until the console release to try again, I don't know, but here I am. And now the question is whether, on console, it works. The answer? Sort of.

It's a port with some adaptation; it's not a complete rethink for consoles. The game you might already know has been squeezed onto a gamepad and slightly enlarged for TV, and though it never quite feels natural, it works well enough to play.

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I'm trying to unite Ireland. It's 1066. Harold is about to get shot in the eye over in England - I know that because of history - so I've snuck in early and befriended him, and arranged for my daughter to marry one of his sons when she comes of age. Icky, I know, but when the French later decide to help my Irish neighbour in a war against me, and turn up in their thousands, I'm able to call on the English to fight them off. Step by step, I'm getting there.

This is Crusader Kings 3, and I've wanted to play Crusader Kings 3 for a long time. I've tried playing on PC before but bounced off it. Why it's taken until the console release to try again, I don't know, but here I am. And now the question is whether, on console, it works. The answer? Sort of.

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Recovering the missing Battle Bus Plans is one of the challenges you can complete in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2.

This challenge is classified as a Resistance challenge, which means it's part of Season 2's storyline and requires you to find a beacon in either Condo Canyon, Coney Crossroads or the Daily Bugle to start.

Completing it will reward you with 23k XP, which will help you unlock some new skins from the Battle Pass, but, first, you need to know the Battle Bus Plans locations.

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Filming for the third season of Ted Lasso kicked off earlier this month, but that means it’s still too far away. If you’ve already watched the first two seasons on repeat for the last year, then it’s important to keep in mind there are other shows out there. It also means that this quiz will be a breeze and you can probably name all of the Ted Lasso side characters in your sleep.

Those who aren’t addicted to Ted Lasso still stand a chance. It will certainly be a tough time. You’ll have to dig deep for some of these. We’re not going to give you all easy questions but it’s certainly possible for someone who has watched every episode a single time to get a perfect score. Just don’t get your hopes up. We all know it’s the hope that kills you.

When you finish the quiz, don’t forget to share your results down below and on social media. And if you do exceptionally poorly, then don’t share your results and try again until you get a good score. Once you do that, then you’ll also want to check out all of the other fantastic quizzes we have here at Twinfinite.

That’s enough delaying of the inevitable. It’s time to jump in and test your knowledge of the smaller characters in Ted Lasso that help build out this magical little world. Good luck identifying the ten Ted Lasso side characters in this quiz.

All images via Warner Bros. Television Distribution & Apple Inc.

A new PC mod for Elden Ring adds a much wished for element to the game - a transmog system. This allows players to wear whatever armour they like, without having to worry about little things such as stats.

The mod in question is by NexusMods user pelooleq (nice spot, Screen Rant), and is their first mod.

"Want to look classy without sacrificing your stats?" pelooleq writes. "Finish the game with your starting armour skin, or with this armour you like? This mod is for you!!!"

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A new PC mod for Elden Ring adds a much wished for element to the game - a transmog system. This allows players to wear whatever armour they like, without having to worry about little things such as stats.

The mod in question is by NexusMods user pelooleq (nice spot, Screen Rant), and is their first mod.

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Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC
Publisher: Arc System Works, Bandai Namco
Developer: Arc System Works
Release: June 11, 2021
Rating: Teen

Guilty Gear Strive launched last summer and is still going strong with DLC characters and Evo fighting tournaments. I bet you never expected a former president to make an appearance in the game. That’s right, Bill Clinton is a prop in the background of one of Guilty Gear Strive’s various arenas. Sure he’s not a playable fighter, but he is a gracious spectator.

Recent changes to Pokémon GO have yet again stirred controversy. The nerfing of Incense, and the halving of Community Day, have once more sent out a signal that Niantic wants the mobile game to return to its pre-pandemic form, before some of its audience is ready. We spoke to POGO’s live game director, Michael…

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UPDATE 29/3/22: The Kickstarter for the official Dead by Daylight board game is now live.

The campaign has two tiers of pledge reflecting the standard and collector's edition, the latter featuring over twice the content of the base game.

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Marc Spector’s mental health struggle is pure fantasy, but more nuanced than ever

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The chakram is about to join the roster of Honkai Impact 3rd weapons. To help people prepare, miHoYo offered initial details about which ones will appear as part of the 5.6 update. It also showed off a free four-star bow people will be able to earn.

Three chakrams appeared. The first is the four-star Gilded Librae. It is the one people can craft. Purana Phantasma will be a five-star, while Purana Phantasma: Nighteye is a six-star.

Here are the pictures of each one.
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So far, there's one character who will use chakrams as her weapon in Honkai Impact 3rd. The Pardofelis Reverist Calico battlesuit will debut in 5.6, and that's her weapon. Both of the Purana Phantasma chakrams are considered her signature weapons.

As for other Honkai Impact 3rd weapons, the four-star Cerulean Flare bow is on the way. To get it, people need to participate in Honkai Impact 3rd events. Specifically, people need to complete a login mission and Empyrean Legends, Flame-Chasers' Trials, and Starless Night missions to earn this weapon.

Honkai Impact 3rd is available for PCs and mobile devices. The chakrams and Pardofelis Reverist Calico battlesuit will be added in the 5.6 update.

That’s not bad! Although it’s not quite making the 6.1 update, Final Fantasy XIV data center travel is coming in...

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Today Microsoft revealed the new games that will be granted in April 2022 to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers at no additional cost.

Below you can read the full list. All the games are playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, while only the last two are playable on Xbox 360ù

• Another Sight ($29.99 ERP): Available April 1 to 30
• Hue ($14.99 ERP): Available April 16 to May 15
• Outpost Kaloki X ($9.99 ERP): Available April 1 to 15
• MX vs ATV Alive ($19.99 ERP): Available April 16 to 30

If you’re not familiar with the games (and I wouldn’t blame you), you can watch a trailer and take a look at an official description for the bunch.

Another Sight

Switch between two characters – the intrepid teen Kit, and the mysterious red-furred cat Hodge, as you explore the late Victorian era London in this the steampunk fantasy platform adventure. With an emphasis on culture and character and packed with historical cameos, Another Sight focuses on the emotional development of the relationship between its two protagonists as they rely on each other to traverse the cleverly designed levels.

Hue

Earlier today in a press release from Sega of America, it was announced that the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog will be teaming up with Minneapolis-based food producer, General Mills. The deal will see special-edition lines of fruit snacks and breakfast cereal hitting store shelves just in time for the release of the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie.

The cereal appears to have golden-colored rings that are made to look like the rings that you collect in the many Sonic the Hedgehog games. And sprinkled throughout are marshmallows that resemble Chaos Emeralds as well as a featureless front outline of Sonic’s head which Sega of America has dubbed “Spin Dash” marshmallows.

As for the fruit snacks, much less information was revealed. All we know is that they will come, “…in a variety of shapes and flavors.”

Katie Wong, head of Ideas & Partnerships for General Mills talked about these products bringing together Sonic the Hedgehog fans of all ages together:

Our goal is to create holistic brand experiences for our consumers, and we’re so excited to be able to join SEGA to extend the ways that families can engage with the beloved Sonic the Hedgehog this spring. By bringing Sonic into the cereal and fruit snacks aisles, we’re able to bring together favorites of both kids and parents, alike.

Additionally, Senior Manager of Licensing at SEGA of America, Michael Cisneros, commented on his excitement for the partnership:

General Mills is one of the foremost brands in the food industry — especially when it comes to youth-focused products, so we’re thrilled to partner up with them. This partnership is a really fun and creative way to integrate some iconic aspects of the Sonic games into a whole new product line, and we’re excited to introduce it to Sonic fans.

The good news, for those who like their games industry a little less homogenous, is that Sony continues to tread its own line with the much-anticipated makeover of its PlayStation subscription service. The new PlayStation Plus might look broadly similar to Game Pass, and at its top tier it costs broadly the same too, but with Sony's first-party games not hitting the service on day one this is quite pointedly not a direct competitor. It is instead simply a consolidation of what's gone before.

All of which makes the reveal, heavily rumoured and highly billed by some insiders for months beforehand, feel somewhat underwhelming. The new PlayStation Plus is not a game changer. It's not about lowering the barrier of entry, aggressive user acquisition or expanding the market beyond its current boundaries; it's merely a bundle, and further affirmation that Sony firmly believes in its time-honoured model of big-ticket, triple-A games with a £70 price tag for its fancy £500 machine.

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I think the first mobile game I ever bought was Game Dev Story, Kairosoft's smash-hit lightweight management game about running a video game studio. I think the second mobile game I bought was probably one of its follow-ups, too. So I'm feeling all sorts of nostalgic as I see Game Dev Story and four other vintage Kairosoft manage 'em ups have arrived on Steam.

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Over 8,000 Genshin Impact Players Decided to Walk to Inazuma

MiHoYo used to regularly release Teyvat Times updates that shared data collected on various feats players completed in Genshin Impact. On March 29, 2022, it decided to bring the newsletter back. Its first entry went over details about the Serenitea Pot and its furnishings, unorthodox ways to get to Inazuma, and drawing fortunes at the Grand Narukami Shrine. Most notably, it revealed that 8,793 Genshin Impact players ended up deciding to walk from Liyue Harbor to Inazuma City, rather than teleport or take a boat.

When talking about the accomplishment, miHoYo clarified how these people managed the feat. It noted that the Genshin Impact players who made the walk to Inazuma did so after getting there via Beidou’s boat. This is because otherwise, the Raiden Shogun’s thunderstorm barrier could electrocute people attempting unorthodox travel methods.

The announcement also offered details about sneaking into Inazuma in Genshin Impact in February and March 2022. In February 2022, 45,961 people tried to sneak in. Of those, it noted 31,399 failed. 17,998 were electrocuted and 13,401 drowned. In March 2022, 12,420 people drowned trying to swim to Inazuma so far.

Developed by Pixpil and published by Chucklefish, Eastward was one of the most charming indie hits we got to play last year. The game features a really beautiful retro 2D pixel aesthetic, Zelda-like action gameplay, and a moving story about a girl who wants to know the truth about the surface world and what really happened to Earth that drove humanity to live underground.

It was definitely a success at launch, and iam8bit and Skybound are working to release a physical retail version of the game this year.

The game will be getting a Collector’s Edition for Switch, which comes with an original tabletop game and a lovely cover sheet. Here’s how the game works:

“The cooperative tabletop game has 2-4 players working together to rescue villagers and defeat enemies, racing against a sinister miasma that threatens to engulf the world — complete with a foldout game board, 15 food cards, 10 item cards, eight Miasma cards, and four unique playable character standees.”

Ahead of next week's anticipated release of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 in theaters, Sega and General Mills have announced a partnership to bring the spikey blue hedgehog to breakfast nooks nationwide.

General Mills will be releasing two Sonic branded food products, with the obligatory breakfast cereal taking center stage. Featuring honey-flavored rings with spin dash and chaos emerald marshmallows, this cereal is going all out on representing Sega's mascot. There's also a "fun back-of-the-box activity for a speedy way to start the day." Neat!

Michael Cisneros, Senior Manager of Licensing at SEGA of America has this to say about the partnership:

“General Mills is one of the foremost brands in the food industry — especially when it comes to youth-focused products, so we’re thrilled to partner up with them. This partnership is a really fun and creative way to integrate some iconic aspects of the Sonic games into a whole new product line, and we’re excited to introduce it to Sonic fans.”

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Rejoice, horror aficionados! Yes, developer Jasper Byrne and publisher Superflat Games have dropped a brand-new trailer showcasing their expanded remake of 2012’s cult hit, Lone Survivor, just in time for its ten year anniversary (March 27, 2012). Dubbed Super Lone Survivor, the new version of the game will be free to download for existing owners of the original title on PC.

Feast your eyes on the new footage down below… if you so dare!

Originally released on PC, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, and Wii U, Lone Survivor is an old-school survival horror experience that takes much of its inspiration from the Silent Hill series. While it’s played from a 2D perspective, it boasts a surprisingly deep set of mechanics (there are multiple endings, for example), an engaging story, eerie music, and a seriously disturbing atmosphere.

Fast-forward to its new Super Lone Survivor iteration, and we’ll soon have a bunch of extra content that sole developer, Jasper Byrne, has confirmed has taken him “over two years’ additional work rebuilding from scratch in a new engine”.

It got one of those fateful Metroid Prime 4 videos Although Nintendo is rather secretive about a lot of things,...

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Please don’t shoot the messenger. The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been pushed to spring 2023, Nintendo announced in a brief video today.

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Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo

Nintendo has delayed the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to Spring 2023. 

This news comes by way of a video shared by Nintendo on Twitter. The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma reveals that the development team needs more time to make it as special as Nintendo wants it to be.

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Here’s what Aonuma says in the video, in full: 

The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been delayed until Spring 2023.

Nintendo had originally planned for a 2022 release. However, in a video statement, series producer Eiji Aonuma announced the game has been pushed back.

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