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A fan has gone through the painstaking process of remaking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Minecraft. Areas such as the Temple of Time, Zora’s Domain, and Hyrule Castle have all been recreated by using hundreds upon hundreds of blocks.

An alpha build of the “Hyrulecraft” project has been published and is available for testing. You can find a download link here, and more information here.

This is one of the more exciting Ocarina of Time remixes we’ve seen, so we’re quite interested to see what’s next for “Hyrulecraft”.

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It seems that Square Enix may have a new Final Fantasy game in the works. NeoGAF member “miladesn” has found a U.S. and European trademark for a mystery title called “Final Fantasy Dimensions”. The name was filed on January 16.

Interestingly, Square Enix has also acquired a website for “Final Fantasy Dimensions”. A quick lookup of the domain reveals that Square Enix owns FinalFantasyDimensions.com.

Unless this is some sort of name for an upcoming Final Fantasy localization, it appears that Square Enix has something new in store for the series.

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It looks like Namco Bandai has yet another One Piece game in the works. Siliconera has spotted a Japanese trademark for One Piece: New World Cruise.

A couple of “Cruise” titles made it out for Wii in 2008/2009. Namco Bandai later crammed the games into One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP. It shipped for the 3DS last year in Japan and is set for a European release next month.

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New video. I’ve got an interview with Jools Watsham going up tomorrow for Renegade Kid’s new game Maximillion and the Rise of the Mutant Mudds, and then hopefully I’ll have beaten the game by Saturday so I can get a review up then! Thanks folks. Feel free to start a discussion about what I’m talking about in the comments!

~Austin

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On this week’s episode: Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, a StreetPass Feature and Zumba Fitness 2.

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Update: Just to clarify, this is the listing from readers, not the magazine itself!

15. Game Boy
14. NES
13. ZX Spectrum
12. Commodore 64
11. Gamecube
10. PC
9. Amiga
8. PlayStation 3
7. Dreamcast
6. Mega Drive
5. Nintendo 64
4. PlayStation
3. PlayStation 2
2. Super Nintendo
1. Xbox 360

Opinions about this list, anyone? I’m personally disappointed that the DS isn’t on here. It has an absolutely massive library of games!

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It looks like THQ is a-ok after all. The company has sent out an official notice denying rumors that their 2014 lineup has been cancelled.

The statement reads:

“THQ has not cancelled its 2014 line-up, and has not made any decisions regarding the planned MMO. As part of the ongoing review of our business, we have made decisions to ensure that the company is strategically addressing the most attractive markets. As we have previously announced, we have dramatically reduced our commitment to the kids’ boxed games sector which leads to a significantly more focused release schedule moving forward. Our slate for calendar 2012 and beyond is focused on high-quality core games and continues to build our digital platform and business. We are excited for our pipeline of original and high-quality content along with our relationships with some of the best talent in the industry.

“Additionally, we are thrilled with the great performance of Saints Row: The Third, which on a like for like period in North America has tripled in sell-through from Saints Row 2. In addition, WWE ’12’s worldwide sell-through sales are up almost 40% year-over-year for the same sales period with fewer platforms. According to NPD, for the month of December and the 2011 year, THQ was the #5 publisher overall, #4 third party, with reported sell through growing over 18% in a market that was down almost 6%. And coming up next, we have two great titles for the first half of the year including UFC Undisputed 3 and Darksiders 2.”

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It seems that THQ is in a state of flux right at the moment. The company’s 2014 game lineup has been cancelled, and the publisher is currently trying to find a buyer.

Kevin Dent, who has been sending out a slew of tweets about the situation, said that “THQ are offering themselves to Asian firms to increase value!”

Pre-2014 THQ projects such as Darksiders II are presumably still in development.

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I still can’t believe how shameless this ripoff is. At least Nintendo is probably aware about this by now given the fact that it’s received a great deal of attention from the media.

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Mega Man isn’t the only Capcom franchise with a big anniversary this year! Street Fighter’s 25th anniversary is officially set for August 30.

Today, Capcom shared a logo created for specifically for the occasion. The image will be placed on all Street Fighter products that ship out throughout the year. Capcom hasn’t announced anything specific for the anniversary, though they did tease “some big plans for 2012.”

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