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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Aaron Potter

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom leaks shine a light on the perils of games with big secrets

With less than two weeks to go until release, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom leaks have already been shared countless times across social media websites.

Easily one of the biggest games to launch on Nintendo Switch this summer, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is seemingly already in the hands of certain players. That’s despite not officially releasing until Friday, May 12. We know this because the Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel has been the subject of many leaks across YouTube, Twitter, Twitch and other social media sites, sending fans who don’t want the game spoiled into a frenzy.

Don’t worry, we won’t be posting any of the leaks in this article. However, that hasn’t stopped videos and screenshots from the early sections of the game being posted. Twitch streamer NV5x has already been hit by a copyright strike from Nintendo with his channel taken down after playing the game for roughly 30 minutes. As if that wasn’t bad enough, news site VGC has verified that Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s file has already been ripped by PC players, and that ROMs are already being shared illegally online.

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