Weekly Recap: Legend Of Zelda Wii U Delay And 5 More Startling Stories

Just before the week ended on a somewhat flat note, Nintendo decided to spice things up by announcing that one of the biggest games set to release this holiday season was being delayed. That's right, the true open-world adventure game for the Wii U, The Legend of Zelda, is being delayed, and now the Wii U's holiday line-up is looking awfully thin.

A few more startling bits of news included YouTube preparing to launch a new Twitch-type service where gamers can live-stream their games. This should add an interesting, competitive dynamic to the live-streaming space.

Some leaked gameplay of Rainbow Six: Siege made it out to the public, and Nintendo further explained its foray into the mobile space. These stories and more in this March 28th, 2015 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

Rainbow Six: Siege Leaked Gameplay

The weekend kicked off plenty of discussion-worthy news with some leaked gameplay of Rainbow Six: Siege. The closed beta test for Dying Light's mod tools is getting underway. Mewtwo will join Super Smash Bros as a playable character this spring. Here's how InFamous: Second Son is celebrating its anniversary. Bloodborne is one of the top games that launched this week for the PlayStation. Check out the first footage of State of Decay for the Xbox One. Star Citizen has recently been upgraded with some cool new features that you can check out here. Harley Quinn will be playable in Batman: Arkham Knight as prequel DLC. A new website for Halo 5 has gone live to investigate Master Chief. And here are the new features part of the Xbox One's April update.

Driveclub Dev Hit With Layoffs

Some trouble for Evolution Studios as Sony has to scale back on the costs. If you pre-order Rainbow Six: Siege you'll gain free access to the closed beta test. This guy set a world-record playing Hearthstone and you have got to see how he did it. This gamer managed to spend more than 1200 hours in Destiny, and here's a few of his achievements. Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham Knight could be coming to the Xbox One and PS4. There's a bit of a problem with Xenoblade Chronicles X for the new 3DS and it involves the memory card. This League of Legends player dominates the game... without hands! Is Jonathan Banks in the latest Batman: Arkham Knight trailer? Well, watch it for yourself right here and see. And Uncharted 4's multiplayer is being designed by the Last of Us team.

YouTube Could Start A Twitch Service

Now this could be serious news for Amazon and Twitch – YouTube getting in on the live-streaming game? Well, they already have live-streaming but something more-so geared toward gaming could make things pretty interesting. Sony has a patch inbound for Bloodborne to fix the game's loading issues. Here are the 10 Mortal Kombat characters you never want to play as. Splatoon's multiplayer modes have been detailed for the Wii U. Riot Game devs have managed to make a League of Legends mod for Super Smash Bros. Sony has 24 tips for playing Bloodborne and you can check them out here. A blacksmith has recreated the Master Sword and shield from The Legend of Zelda. A review round-up of Bloodborne shows that most critics and gamers are loving the PS4 exclusive. Twitch has been breached and it's best you change your username and password like right now! And Dragon Age: Inquisition just received some brand spanking new single-player DLC.

Nintendo Explains Why They're Going Mobile

The trouble with mobile gaming is that it's a highly volatile sector of the industry. Nintendo explains exactly why they're going mobile. The new Twitch Plays Pokemon endeavor has managed to accomplish something most gamers never thought possible. Rainbow Six: Siege's pre-order campaign for the beta doesn't actually require pre-orders. There are two more years of updates on the way for Payday 2. The third episode of Game of Thrones has gone live for home consoles and PC. Here are a few reasons why you don't want to buy Battlefield Hardline's premium. Here is Gaming Blend's first few hours of what Bloodborne is like on the PS4. And Evolve's Wraith is being nerfed.

GTA V Patch Downgrades Xbox One, PS4 Graphics

Now here's something you probably don't see often: a patch that downgrades a game's graphics. Well, that's what happened to GTA V on the PS4 and Xbox One. Half-Life 2: Remastered is launching on Steam. Microsoft unveils the Games With Gold for April. Liu Kang is showcased in a proper way with a new trailer for Mortal Kombat X. Square Enix has launched a new mobile Final Fantasy title. DotA 2 tickets have gone on sale. The latest pack for Hearthstone has received a release date. Codemasters has announced F1 2015 for the Xbox One, PS4 and PC. And Destiny will receive these new features before the House of Wolves DLC launches.

Legend Of Zelda Delayed For Wii U

You'll have to wait a whole year to get your hands on the Legend of Zelda for Wii U. Deep Silver wants your face for Homefront: The Revolution and here's how you can give it to them. Microsoft has detailed the April update for the Xbox One. Check out these new 4K screenshots for GTA V on PC. Here's how PC gamers will get a discount on Dark Souls's DLC. The developers of Final Fantasy XV desperately want your feedback. The Fast & Furious pack is now available for free, for a limited time on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. And here's a snazzy teaser for Star Wars Battlefront on the planet Hoth.