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DidYouKnowGaming Shares Metroid Prime Dev Secrets
The fascinating and often turbulent game development cycles of the Metroid franchise are frequently as interesting as the games themselves. The stories and secrets behind the creation of Metroid Prime are no different. Thankfully, DidYouKnowGaming has done another deep dive into the Metroid series, this time uncovering a bountiful batch…
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Boss Rush Mode is Now Available in Metroid Dread!
In the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced two pieces of free DLC coming to Metroid Dread: new difficulty options and a Boss Rush Mode that would be available at a later date. Now that we’ve waited for a bit, the time to return to ZDR is finally at hand as…
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Game Informer Ranks Super Metroid As Still The #1 Metroid Game
Gaming publication and online media outlet Game Informer has released its latest, official ranking of the Metroid series. Even with the release of Metroid Dread last year, Super Metroid still tops their list as the #1 Metroid game of all time. For many Metroid fans, Super Metroid is the pinnacle.…
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ICYMI: Metroid Dread is Now The Best-Selling 2D Metroid Game in the UK
In case you missed it – Metroid Dread has been selling like hot cakes, quickly becoming one of the best selling games on the Nintendo Switch by the end of 2021. Only a few months after its release, Dread was bestowed the award for Best Action/Adventure title at The Game…
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Once Upon A Tee’s Zebes Collection Is On Sale
If you’re in the US or Japan, there are some Metroid merchandise options available for you from the official Nintendo store. However, at least in the US store, the designs are a little lackluster. Here’s where the fans come in. Once Upon A Tee has several of these awesome fan-made…
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The Second (And Final) Print Run of the Metroid35 Zine
After the first print run of the Metroid35 zine, I got a lot of requests for a second print run of the zine. It’s finally time to do the second (and final) print run of the zine. Please keep in mind that it will essentially be the same as the…
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Join TheSpeedGamers March 11-13th for a Metroid Marathon Benefitting Zero Prostate Cancer
What’s better than watching skilled players play Metroid games and having fun with their friends? Not much, but watching skilled players play every Metroid game continuously in support of Zero Prostate Cancer comes to mind! Our friends at TheSpeedGamers are embarking on a 48 hour livestream, filled with tons of fun…
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Super Metroid “SP” Edition Added to Nintendo Switch Online
In addition to the Nintendo Direct announcing that Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings would be joining the ranks of games available for Nintendo Switch Online users, another game was quietly added as well: Super Metroid SP Edition. As you may know, some more difficult games have seen an SP release that…
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Boss Rush Mode Coming to Metroid Dread as Free Update in April
In addition to the new difficulty settings, Metroid Dread is also getting another free update just in time for spring: Boss Rush Mode! I think that everyone would agree a strength of Metroid Dread was its incredible boss fights, so getting to challenge Raven Beak, Kraid, Corpious and the like…
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New Difficulty Modes Added to Metroid Dread; One Hit Kill Among Them
As revealed in Nintendo’s first Nintendo Direct of 2022, Metroid Dread will be a getting a series of free updates, with the first of them launching immediately. The first update will introduce two new difficulty modes to the game – Rookie Mode and Dread Mode. As the name implies, Rookie…
