Nintendo Announces Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Nintendo has announced Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Developed by Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force studio and utilising the hack-and-slash combat of Hyrule Warriors, the game acts a prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, taking place 100 years before the latter game and showing the events of the Great Calamity.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is being developed exclusively for Nintendo Switch and is set to be released on November 20, 2020. The game will feature multiple playable characters, including Link and Zelda. Nintendo released an announcement trailer and an introduction video featuring The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Hyrule Warriors series producer Yosuke Hayashi.