ZU’s old comments system was getting rusty, so I went on a hunt for a more customizable and interactive comments system. The old one has been completely nuked and replaced by IntenseDebate, a comments system actually owned by the same guys who make Wordpress, the software that powers Zelda Universe. IntenseDebate has a ton more features than that old pile of crap we used to use. Just to highlight a few features:

• OpenID Support (Yeah!)
• Gravatar Support (coming soon to the forums as well, a universal avatar)
• Threaded Comments
• Comment Rating
• Subscribing to Comments

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Yes, there is another group that will be playing Zelda for a charity. The group is called The Returners, and they are going to attempt to play all thirteen Zelda games in under 72 hours and will be streaming it live. The charity they are raising money for is the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

About a week before the marathon, they will open up donation so that people can either go to the website to click on a direct link to the charity or by using a Chipln widget that directly donates to the charity. The donation window will be open during the marathon till about a week after the marathon.

This marathon will take place at 5:00pm CST on March 20th to 5:00pm CST March 23rd. During the marathon they will be interactive with the viewers and answering questions as well as doing various skits live online while they take donations. They hope to give out prizes to their top donors, but they are currently  unsure if they will be able to do so.

They hope to reach their $5,ooo goal with our support.

More information about this can be found at their website.

Source: Returnersgaming.blogspot.com

Apparently, Burger King will be carrying Wii Toys throughout December. Check them out.

I just happened to stumble across this one. Today on my way home from school (yes, I have school on Saturdays) I went to Burger King to try a Mushroom and Swiss Cheese Burger I had seen last week.
Inside Burger King they had 10 “Toys to make you move”. If you thought these were Wii toys, you’re right on the spot. They were all Mario themed, except for one mini-labyrinth with a Metroid Prime 3 background.

Donkey Kong, Luma and Metroid prime – klick image to see all toys.

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We now have new chapters for both of our interactive stories.

Part 8 of our classic Dawn of Shadows story is now here thanks of ChainofTermina, while Chapter 2 of our newest story A Dream of Things to Come is here thanks to Otaku-man.

Be sure to keep sending in your entries!

The Interactive Story section of the site has been inactive for a while now, but it’s finally back in action! Thanks to one of our skilled ZU members, Crab Helmet, we now have a new interactive story called “A Dream of Things to Come”, about a shiekah named Deucalion who witnessed the battle between Link and Ganondorf.

Be sure to check it out, and if you wish to enter the next part of the story, anybody can do so. Just submit your entry here.