From its top-down trappings to Princess Zelda starring as the primary playable protagonist, there’s plenty about the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom that catches the eye, but the central mechanic that the experience is going to be built around will, of course, see players summoning copies – or “echoes” – of a vast amount of objects, enemies, and items, using them in creative ways to solve problems in unique ways.

Exactly how vast will the pool of options be on that front, however? Speaking in a recent Ask the Developer interview published by Nintendo in the lead-up to The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’s release, the action-adventure title’s developers revealed that there are over 100 echoes in th…

A stunning opening 20 minutes paved the way for Borussia Dortmund to thrash Legia Warsaw 6-0 in Wednesday s Champions League Group F encounter at the Stadion Wojska Polskiego. 

Dortmund were somewhat surprisingly beaten 1-0 by RB Leipzig at the weekend, but the Bundesliga defeat clearly did not impact them in Poland on their return to European football s elite club competition as they impressed right from the off.

Mario Gotze, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Marc Bartra all found the net within 17 minutes and Legia were unable to bounce back as Dortmund cruised to an easy win, with Raphael Guerreiro, Gonzalo Castro and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring after the interval. 

Gotze s opener represented his first goal for Dortmund since his return to his boyhood …

The first time I played Path of Exile was in November 2013. After entering open beta, throwing open the gates for all and sundry, Grinding Gear Games finally revealed its free-to-play action RPG – a tribute to Diablo 2 and an attempt to create a worthy successor. This is usually the part where I tell you of the utter surprise and how much it shocked me, but that’s not what happened.

The grim setting of Wraeclast; the combat and its responsiveness; the Skill Gems and customization – it felt…right. Even the massive Passive Tree didn’t intimidate me, perhaps because I took all the damage nodes, ignored health, and opted for more of my main stat over something like “resistances.” Ah, the good old days of no…

Laurent Blanc says Paris Saint-Germain must look to emulate UEFA Champions League opponents Barcelona over the coming years.

PSG are facing a quarter-final exit for the third year running after losing the first leg 3-1 in Paris, with Tuesday s trip to Camp Nou representing a tall order.

With European success having eluded the French champions following substantial investment in 2011, Blanc says the club shoukd seek to model themselves on Barca.

Barca are a big club, everyone knows that. The club are fortunate enough to have players who will be remembered for years after their retirement, the former France boss said.

There s a difference between PSG and Barca  PSG are building a great club and Barcelona are already a great club.

We know we …

Tottenham Hotspur are considering a move for West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lanzini, according to the Mirror.

The Argentina international, who is one of struggling Premier League side’s star players has been coveted by a number of sides recently with both halves of Merseyside also monitoring his situation.

Everton were keeping tabs on the twenty-four year old before they turned their attention to Gylfi Sigurdsson while he was on Liverpool’s radar when they were looking for potential replacements for Philippe Coutinho.

He signed for the Hammers from Al Jazira Club, initially on loan in the summer of 2015 and has since racked up seventy-seven appearances in all competitions, scoring sixteen goals.

His current deal is set to expire in 2020 and it…

Marsielle are keen on agreeing a permanent deal form Swansea City forward Bafetimbi Gomis,.

The thirty-one year old moved to the Ligue One outfit on loan in the summer and has already netted for them six times in ten games.

His form has impressed the club’s president Jacques-Henri Eyraud who has hinted the a full-time switch for the Frenchman is on the cards.

Gomis joined Swansea from Lyon in the summer of 2014 and made seventy-one appearances for them in all competitions before returning to his home country, scoring seventeen goals.

He has been capped twelve times for France, scoring three times but hasn’t featured for them since coming on as a substitute in a 3-0 friendly defeat to Brazil in June 2013.

Swansea will be hoping to record…

Mauricio Pochettino remains Manchester United s top target, according to reports.

It may be some time before the Paris Saint-Germain boss ends up at Old Trafford, though. 

United appear set to finish this season with an interim manager before making a permanent move for the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s long-term successor.
 

TOP STORY – UNITED FOCUSED ON INTERIM MANAGER OPTIONS

All indications are that Mauricio Pochettino will end up at Manchester United eventually, but it could take several months.

The Daily Star reports Pochettino will have to wait six months – through to the end of this season – before jumping from Paris Saint-Germain to Old Trafford.

The report says United have not made any official overtures to PSG and ar…

Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho were on target as Manchester City moved back into second in the Premier League with a comfortable 2-1 home win over West Ham.

The defending champions made light of the difficult wintry conditions at the Etihad Stadium, where the visitors have now won just once in 16 top-flight visits.

Gundogan was on target in a first half where Riyad Mahrez had a strike ruled out, while the Hammers – who have now suffered back-to-back league defeats – were put to rest when Fernandinho netted late on with Manuel Lanzini s goal proving a mere consolation.

Pep Guardiola s 10th top-flight win in 11 attempts against West Ham means City move level on points with leaders Chelsea, albeit that may prove brief as the Blues host Manchester United later on…

Championship promotion hopefuls Southampton and Reading come head to head on Friday night.

The pair are currently separated only by goal difference at the top of the Championship.

However they are six points clear of third place West Ham.

Superb

Both teams have been superb this season and the managers of the respective clubs deserve immense credit for their fantastic seasons. Both Southampton’s Nigel Adkins and Reading’s Brian McDermott have proved themselves to be very astute Championship managers.

Physio

Southampton’s Nigel Adkins has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top of the Championship from physio to boss in a very short time.

He actually started his managerial career off in Wales with League of Wales side Bangor City, …

Pep Guardiola admits Chelsea’s former Manchester City starlet Cole Palmer has been one of the players of the season.

The City manager has also revealed the 21-year-old England midfielder had been trying to leave the Etihad Stadium for two years prior to his £42.5million switch to Stamford Bridge last summer.

Palmer, who was considered one of City’s brightest Academy products, has been Chelsea’s most influential performer since he moved south in search of more first-team opportunities.

Palmer has scored 25 goals this season, 11 of which have come in his last six appearances.

He heads into Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final showdown with former club City at Wembley fresh from a four-goal salvo against Everton on Monday.

Guardiola said: “Cole ha…