Zelda- Echoes Of Wisdom Doesn't Star Link Because His Sword "Got In The Way"

Zelda is off on her own adventure for the first time ever (there definitely weren’t any games starring her on CDi) in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and the princess has Link’s sword and shield to thank. Nintendo has revealed that his weapon combo “got in the way” of the Switch game’s defining feature: copying and pasting items to solve puzzles and fight enemies.

A new Ask the Developer volume touched on how Link’s sword and shield just didn’t gel with using echoes to fight foes. Series producer Eiji Aonuma stated the “the sword and shield got in the way.” That’s because they seemed more effective than copying and pasting other items. As such, this led to an opportunity for Zelda to get her first starring role in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

NSW RSL CEO Criticized for Opinion on Cashless Gaming Cards

The Guardian reported that the quarterly RSL and Services Clubs magazine called Focus Magazine published a commentary piece by New South Wales RSL and Services Clubs CEO Margot Smith, who urged members to protest against the cashless gaming card, which has been proposed by the New South Wales Crime Commission as a means to fight money laundering at gambling venues.

NSW RSL CEO Opposes Cashless Gaming Cards

In her article in Focus Magazine, Margot Smith vouched for a more balanced view on gambling, which has been part of people’s lives since ancient times. Smith argued that the debate on gambling has been quite one-sided and the RSL and Services Clubs should take a stand.<…

Novomatic America Expands Contract With Apex Pro Gaming; Receives Selected Apogee Gaming Resources

Novomatic America, part of NOVOMATIC’s worldwide conglomerate of gaming companies, has expanded its content distribution agreement with Austrian iGaming operator Apex Pro Gaming to include the regulated markets of North America and the Caribbean.

However, that’s not all; as the company also welcomed the CEO of Texas-based Apogee Gaming to the team.

New contract with Apex Pro Gaming:

The new agreement represents the combination of Novomatic America gaming content with the well-known Clover Link and Clover Link Extreme products from Apex and brings more value to the innovative portfolio of the well-known Americas Novomatic group of companies.

The aforementioned Apex Pro Gaming flagship products, Clover Link and Clover Link Extr…