the official guide for the legend of zelda tears of the kingdom was unceremoniously announced over the weekend with a handful of retailer listings and as you might expect for a guide to a breath of the wild sequel this is going to be one absolutely massive tomeworking closely with nintendo we have created the authoritative allencompassing guide that this game so richly deserves publisher piggyback says in the item description we have explored all features and facets of the legend of zelda tears of the kingdom with a single mission to help you discover and enjoy every moment of this game the guide promises a comprehensive atlas of hyrule and a 100 complete rundown of everything you could possibly need to know about the gamethe guide comes in two flavors a 30 paperback version and a 45 hardcover collectors edition both versions are listed for 496 pages which for those of you keeping track at home is substantially more than most printings of the new testament the paperback version is two pounds and the hardcover version is nearly three pounds so either can serve as a light workout tool in a pinchheres all the tears of the kingdom collectors edition guide preorder links from amazonamazon us uk editionamazon us uk affiliate pictwittercomlzzk5dmxcfmay 7 2023see moreboth versions of the guide will be released on june 16 over a month after tears of the kingdom itself that may be an effort to stem the tide of spoilers if one of the books were to get into fans hands early after all the art book leaked months ago but given that the entire game is now leaking all over the internet its a bit of a moot pointpiggyback also produced the official guide for breath of the wild which launched right alongside the game on march 3 2017 if you want an idea of what to expect from the tears of the kingdom guide the publisher has made the first 100 pages of the old book available as a free pdfthe initial version of the botw guide was released with what now seems like a paltry 356 pages though a year later an expanded edition of the book was released with over 150 pages of additional content including coverage of the master trials and champions ballad dlc packs we dont yet know if tears of the kingdom will get similar expansions but if youre on the fence about shelling out for a massive guide bear in mind that we could see an expanded version further down the linewere getting one more big tears of the kingdom gameplay showcase the night before launch