Play The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Now in Your Web Browser!

Why respond to your boss’s email when you could be exploring the vast seas of Hyrule instead? Will the upcoming March update for Arc Raiders bring the excitement back, or will it continue to lose players? Meanwhile, FFXIV is standing strong against censorship. Welcome to the latest Morning Checkpoint, where I’ve once again burned the midnight oil playing (and dying in) Marathon. As casual players drift away, the competition on maps seems to be heating up. Or maybe I just need to sharpen my aim.

Robin Payot has made the sailing experience from Wind Waker playable right in your web browser, and it’s surprisingly impressive. You can dive into a rupee-collecting mini-game or just cruise around, reliving those GameCube days as you navigate Hyrule like it’s Waterworld. Way more entertaining than scrolling through social media or crunching numbers on a spreadsheet.

It seems someone left the doors to Stella Montis wide open… Keep your eyes peeled, as the Flashpoint Update is set to drop next week! The update is expected to introduce a new Arc threat, but will it be a brand-new enemy or just a twist on existing ones? Predictions are all over the place, ranging from “meh” to “HYPE!” One theory suggests we might see something entirely unexpected, while another hints at a “flying Arc with the Queen’s laser attack.” The third possibility? Just the usual Shredders making their way to the Blue Gate map.

As excitement builds for the upcoming content, some players are starting to feel uneasy about Arc Raiders’ slower update pace. While it remains a multiplayer powerhouse on Steam, its concurrent player count has halved in the past month. No party lasts forever, and now Embark needs to chart a course for the game’s future and keep players engaged.

Chisato Morishita, who once starred in a 2004 commercial for Metroid: Zero Mission on the Game Boy Advance, is now making waves in politics after being elected to Japan’s House of Representatives in 2024. Back in the day, she was featured in a 30-second ad, navigating through vents in Samus’ iconic blue zero suit, with the campaign extending to magazine ads and in-store displays.

Developer Edmund McMillen recently shared footage of the popular Steam strategy game running on Nintendo hardware, raising hopes that other console ports will follow soon.

In a recent announcement, it was revealed that the “CERO C” rating imposes restrictions on the Group Pose function. To maintain the freedom of this feature and avoid these limitations, the decision has been made to change the rating to “CERO D.” G-posing, as it’s known, has become a favorite pastime for players in the MMO, and things can sometimes get a bit risqué.