The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayers have a brand-new way that they can claim some free in-game items. AlthoughThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomrewards progressionin a variety of ways, claiming these items is a quick way to get ahead in-game.

Some players ofZelda: Tears of the Kingdomare farming rupees earlyto buy armor and weapons earlier than they should be able to, and these free unlocks are just another example of a method gamers can use to gain an advantage.

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As reported by Nintendo Life, the1.2.0 update forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas introduced a new way for players to obtain the Hylian Shroom and the Soldier’s Broadsword. Players who head to the Switch Home Menu and select the “News” icon should then head to theZelda: Tears of the Kingdomnews story, “Fun uses for Fungi.” By then selecting “Play Now” in the news article and launching their game, players will find that they’ve received the two items free of charge. It’s extremely low effort to do, so it’s definitely worth the time taken for anyone playing the game at the moment.

It should be said that players grabbing these items must be playing on the latest update forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, or else it won’t work. The update fixes issues with progression in several main quests, so ultimately there’s no reason for players not to download it anyway.

The success ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomcomes as no real surprise.Breath of the Wildwas a mega-hit for Nintendo, and its sequel takes everything great about the original game and expands on it. There’s no doubt that fans are going to be enjoyingTears of the Kingdomfor a long time to come, but that hasn’t stopped some players from already looking toward the future. Some are wonderingwhat to expect fromTears of the KingdomDLC, despite nothing officially being announced by Nintendo yet. Given the success of the game, it would be surprising if nothing was in the works.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available on Nintendo Switch.