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Ubisoft Zelda Game CANCELLED?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.25.26

September 25, 2026

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A Canceled Zelda Game, GTA 6 Pre-Order Discourse, and Marathon's Future

The most surprising story of the day came from Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming: Ubisoft Milan once pitched a Legend of Zelda spin-off to Nintendo, and the project—internally called "Goliath"—was ambitious enough that its lead, David Soliani, "wanted to create a new big bang in the video game universe," according to a former colleague. Nintendo liked the concept but asked Ubisoft to replace the originally planned new protagonist with Ganondorf. Nintendo rejected the prototype in late 2023 for reasons that remain unclear, and by early 2024 the partnership between the two companies had broken down entirely. Soliani and several colleagues left Ubisoft Milan to form their own studio, Day for Night, making it clear the departure wasn't a falling out but that the fate of this project drove their decision.

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  • 1 (02:02) **Show Open & Host Banter** - Blessing and Mike open the show with a cold open and discuss their weekend gaming plans.
  • 2 (09:14) **The Roper Report: Ubisoft's Canceled Zelda Game** - Tom Henderson reports that Ubisoft Milan pitched a Legend of Zelda spin-off to Nintendo, which was later canceled.
  • 3 (14:53) **Speculating on the Canceled Zelda Game** - Blessing and Mike brainstorm what a Ubisoft-developed Zelda game could have looked like.
  • 4 (33:20) **Xbox Responds to GTA 6 Pre-Order Discourse** - Xbox CSO Matthew Ball addresses a report claiming GTA 6 pre-orders are heavily skewed toward PS5.
  • 5 (39:34) **Bungie Shares the Future of Marathon** - Bungie outlines major overhauls coming to Marathon, including dedicated PvE modes and new gameplay options.
  • 6 (53:30) **Control Resonant Post-Launch Plans** - Remedy announces new game plus modes and a photo mode for Control Resonant.
  • 7 (56:40) **Wii News: Castlevania 40th Anniversary** - Konami celebrates Castlevania's 40th anniversary with a free mobile port and a series sale.

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Run of Show -

00:00:00 - Start
00:07:50 - Ubisoft and Nintendo’s Partnership Ended With a Canceled Zelda Title - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming
00:24:50 - Xbox Says Its Share of GTA 6 Preorders Matches Its Share of the Console Market, Following PS5 Dominance Claim - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN
00:32:35 - Bungie Shares 'The Future of Marathon' - Christina Gonzalez @ MMORPG
00:46:25 - Control Resonant devs officially confirm fans’ most-requested feature is coming in post-launch update - Austin Manchester @ Polygon
00:50:50 - Wee News!
00:53:50 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong


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