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IrelandOcarina of Time's remake meets an experimental PC emulator
GameLinked's fast-starting bulletin puts Zelda's critical reception alongside Steam's review backlog and a long-awaited Guild Wars expansion.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 228,853 views a day, 27 times a normal first day on this channel (8,422).
Somehow, They Did It
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- 0:00Murdock reports strong Ocarina of Time remake reviews and early PC booting through the experimental Lichii emulator.
- 1:44Macronix is leaving cartridge ROM chips to pursue memory for AI data centers, the bulletin reports.
- 3:06Steam's game-review waits are lengthening, reportedly because of an influx of AI-generated submissions.
- 5:10Bethesda reveals Sentinel as the next Elder Scrolls title, though release is reportedly still years away.
- 6:50Guild Wars gets an expansion announcement: Afterlife.
- 8:04Xbox's Series X-BITE puts a working console inside an animatronic alligator.
Riley Murdock opens GameLinked's "Somehow, They Did It" with two very different verdicts on the Ocarina of Time remake: critics are praising it, and an experimental emulator is already booting it on PC.
The remake has a Metacritic score of 96, Murdock reports. But the distinction in his emulation update matters: he describes Lichii as very new and highly experimental, not as a polished alternative to playing on the console.
The Nintendo-led bulletin drew an estimated 230,000 views in its first day, far beyond GameLinked's usual opening. It follows the channel's previous episode about Switch 2 exclusives running on PC, but this time a particular return to Hyrule gives the technical story a familiar face.
Elsewhere, Murdock reports that an influx of AI-generated game submissions is contributing to longer Steam review waits. The episode also contains a paid HTC Viverse segment.
The shorter headlines offer their own mixture of anticipation and absurdity. Bethesda's next Elder Scrolls gets the name Sentinel, while Guild Wars gets an expansion called Afterlife. In the comments, viewers turn the Elder Scrolls announcement into jokes about how much longer a name is going to take to become a playable game.
Then comes the hardware with teeth: Murdock closes the roundup with Xbox's Series X-BITE, a working console housed inside an animatronic alligator.
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I don't care what ES6 is called, it could be Elder Scrolls Retirement Home for all I care, just release it
@RenatoG1848See it on YouTubeAfter 8 years we got 8 letters, truly a bethesda move
@captaincookie72See it on YouTubeIt's pretty generous thinking the GatorX will actually have a disc drive.
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When you originally mentioned Kirby, I heard the 8-bit sound of him sucking stuff up
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